Does sit-to-stand transition velocity vary across the day? Association with physical functioning and fatigability in community-dwelling older adults
Antti Löppönen, Laura Karavirta, Merja Rantakokko, Katja Lindeman, Christophe Delecluse, Evelien Van Roie, Taina Rantanen, Lotta Palmberg, Michelle Putnam · 2026
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Antti Löppönen and co-authors ask in this 2026 study whether the speed of standing up from a chair fades across the day in older adults, and what that fade means. They fitted thigh sensors to 479 people aged seventy-five, eighty, or eighty-five, recording sit-to-stand moves for up to a week. Groups were split by self-rated walking fatigue, tested fatigue, and daily function.
Everyone's stand speed dipped late in the day, but the dip ran deeper in the high-fatigue groups from mid-afternoon on. Those with function limits dipped most in the evening hours. The authors propose the evening fade, caught by a wearable, as an early flag for fatigue and decline.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Antti Löppönen, Laura Karavirta, Merja Rantakokko, Katja Lindeman, Christophe Delecluse, Evelien Van Roie, Taina Rantanen, Lotta Palmberg, Michelle Putnam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |