Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
Soham Al Snih is working in Division of rehabilitation sciences of University of Texas Medical branch at Galveston. She is working with 9 projects currently and had published 215 articles till date and got high readership by 14000 readers and high citation.
Research
The Association of Coordination with Physical Activity Levels of Older Adults
Author(s): Eric G. James*, Murat Karabulut, Phillip Conatser, Suzanne G. Leveille, Soham Al Snih, Kyriakos S. Markides and Jonathan F. Bean
Aim: To examine the association between coordination ability and self-reported physical activity among communitydwelling
older adults.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 77 adults (81.51 ± 5.46 years) using motion capture and a gait
walkway to assess rhythmic interlimb ankle, shoulder, and gait coordination. Physical activity was assessed using the
Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE). We conducted multivariable linear regression modeling using backward
elimination with age, gender, body mass index, Mini-Mental State Exam score, number of chronic conditions, falls,
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score, and interlimb ankle, shoulder, and gait coordination as predictors,
and PASE score as the outcome.
Results: Gender and SPPB score accounted for 19.4% and the th.. View more»