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    Comparison of summer and winter objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: Age, gene/environment susceptibility Reykjavik study 
    Arnardóttir, Nanna Ýr; Oskarsdottir, Nina Dora; Brychta, Robert J.; Koster, Annemarie; Van Domelen, Dane R.; Caserotti, Paolo; Eiriksdottir, Gudny; Sverrisdottir, Johanna E.; Johannsson, Erlingur; Launer, Lenore J.; Guðnason, Vilmundur G; Harris, Tamara B.; Chen, Kong Y.; Sveinsson, Þórarinn (2017-10-21)
    In Iceland, there is a large variation in daylight between summer and winter. The aim of the study was to identify how this large variation influences physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB). Free living PA was measured by a waist-worn ...
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    Health practices in Europe towards families of older patients with cancer : a scoping review 
    Konradsen, Hanne; Brødsgaard, Anne; Østergaard, Birte; Svavarsdóttir, Erla Kolbrún; Dieperink, Karin B.; Imhof, Lorenz; Luttik, Marie Louise; Mahrer-Imhof, Romy; García-Vivar, Cristina (2020-04-14)
    Introduction: In Europe, cancer is one of the predominant causes of mortality and morbidity among older people aged over 65. A diagnosis of cancer can imply a negative impact on the quality of life of the older patients and their families. Despite ...
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    Influence of day length and physical activity on sleep patterns in older Icelandic men and women 
    Brychta, Robert J.; Arnardottir, Nanna Yr; Johannsson, Erlingur; Wright, Elizabeth C.; Eiriksdottir, Gudny; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Marinac, Catherine R.; Davis, Megan; Koster, Annemarie; Caserotti, Paolo; Sveinsson, Thorarinn; Harris, Tamara; Chen, Kong Y. (2016-02-15)
    Study Objectives: To identify cross-sectional and seasonal patterns of sleep and physical activity (PA) in community-dwelling, older Icelandic adults using accelerometers. Methods: A seven-day free-living protocol of 244 (110 female) adults aged 79.7 ...
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    Resilience among older adults living at home : Urban-rural difference in a population-based study 
    Sigurðardóttir, Árún Kristín; Steingrimsson, Jon A.; Kristófersson, Gísli Kort; Gunnarsdóttir, Elín Díanna (2022-12)
    Objective. We examined how individual and contextual factors affect resilience in community-dwelling older adults living in urban or rural areas in Northern Iceland. Methods. A cross-sectional study, conducted from 2017–2018, ran-domly sampled ...