{
  "abstract": "This PhD thesis aimed: (i) to assess the validity of the sit-to-stand (STS) muscle power test and compare it with other equations available in the literature; (ii) to investigate the functional implications of having low relative STS power (ie, normalised by body mass) in older individuals with and without Parkinson’s disease (PD); (iii) to assess longitudinal changes in relative STS power and its contributing factors, providing clinically relevant cut-off points for low relative STS power; and (iv) to evaluate the short-term and residual effects of power-oriented resistance training (RT) combined with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in frail older adults and in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "GENUD Toledo Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Toledo, Toledo, Spain",
        "Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Talavera de la Reina, Talavera de la Reina, Spain",
        "Grupo Mixto de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Exitoso UCLM-SESCAM, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha-Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, IDISCAM, Toledo, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Ivan Baltasar-Fernandez"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Role of sit-to-stand muscle power in healthy ageing: assessing validity, clinical relevance, decline and interventions in older adults with and without chronic conditions (PhD Academy Award)",
  "uid": "00b20b17-d0e0-5338-b184-e03d8a0414f4"
}