2017
Serious adverse events of older adults in nursing home and community intervention trials
Datta R, Trentalange M, Van Ness PH, McGloin JM, Guralnik JM, Miller ME, Walkup MP, Nadkarni N, Pahor M, Gill TM, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Group F. Serious adverse events of older adults in nursing home and community intervention trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2017, 9: 77-80. PMID: 29696228, PMCID: PMC5898490, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnanticipated serious adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsNursing home residentsTotal serious adverse eventsHome residentsSAE incidenceAdverse eventsClinical trialsOlder adultsCommunity dwellersNursing homesIncidence of SAEsFemale nursing home residentsProportion of patientsRandomized clinical trialsCommunity intervention trialStructured physical activityCranberry capsulesLifestyle interventionRandomized trialsIntervention trialsElders StudyHealth centersSecondary data analysisPhysical activityThe effect of intervening hospitalizations on the benefit of structured physical activity in promoting independent mobility among community-living older persons: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Gill TM, Beavers DP, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Fielding RA, Hauser M, Manini TM, Marsh AP, McDermott MM, Newman AB, Allore HG, Miller ME, for the LIFE Study Investigators. The effect of intervening hospitalizations on the benefit of structured physical activity in promoting independent mobility among community-living older persons: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine 2017, 15: 65. PMID: 28347337, PMCID: PMC5368996, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-017-0824-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor mobility disabilityPhysical activity programPhysical activity interventionsPhysical activityActivity programOlder personsHazard ratioActivity interventionsFunctional limitationsModerate-intensity physical activity programCommunity-living older personsStructured physical activity programHealth education groupStructured physical activityHealth education programsIndependent mobilityAcute illnessLifestyle interventionHospital exposureElders StudyParallel groupSedentary personsUS CentersHospitalizationSustained benefit
2016
Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Overall Burden and Transitions Between States of Major Mobility Disability in Older Persons: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.
Gill TM, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Church T, Fielding RA, King AC, Marsh AP, Newman AB, Pellegrini CA, Chen SH, Allore HG, Miller ME. Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Overall Burden and Transitions Between States of Major Mobility Disability in Older Persons: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 165: 833-840. PMID: 27669457, PMCID: PMC5476905, DOI: 10.7326/m16-0529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor mobility disabilityStructured physical activity programPhysical activity programPhysical activityMobility disabilityHealth educationActivity programStructured physical activityHealth education interventionNational InstituteOnset of disabilityQuality of lifeDisability episodeTreat principleRandomized trialsPatient assessmentRisk ratioOverall burdenProportion of assessmentsSedentary personsFunctional limitationsU.S. CentersEnhanced recoverySecondary analysisOlder personsPredictors of Change in Physical Function in Older Adults in Response to Long-Term, Structured Physical Activity: The LIFE Study
Layne AS, Hsu FC, Blair SN, Chen SH, Dungan J, Fielding RA, Glynn NW, Hajduk AM, King AC, Manini TM, Marsh AP, Pahor M, Pellegrini CA, Buford TW, Investigators L, Pahor M, Guralnik J, Leeuwenburgh C, Caudle C, Crump L, Holmes L, Lee J, Lu C, Miller M, Espeland M, Ambrosius W, Applegate W, Beavers D, Byington R, Cook D, Furberg C, Harvin L, Henkin L, Hepler J, Hsu F, Lovato L, Roberson W, Rushing J, Rushing S, Stowe C, Walkup M, Hire D, Rejeski W, Katula J, Brubaker P, Mihalko S, Jennings J, Hadley E, Romashkan S, Patel K, Bonds D, McDermott M, Spring B, Hauser J, Kerwin D, Domanchuk K, Graff R, Rego A, Church T, Blair S, Myers V, Monce R, Britt N, Harris M, McGucken A, Rodarte R, Millet H, Tudor-Locke C, Butitta B, Donatto S, Cocreham S, King A, Castro C, Haskell W, Stafford R, Pruitt L, Berra K, Yank V, Fielding R, Nelson M, Folta S, Phillips E, Liu C, McDavitt E, Reid K, Kim W, Beard V, Manini T, Pahor M, Anton S, Nayfield S, Buford T, Marsiske M, Sandesara B, Knaggs J, Lorow M, Marena W, Korytov I, Morris H, Fitch M, Singletary F, Causer J, Radcliff K, Newman A, Studenski S, Goodpaster B, Glynn N, Lopez O, Nadkarni N, Williams K, Newman M, Grove G, Bonk J, Rush J, Kost P, Ives D, Kritchevsky S, Marsh A, Brinkley T, Demons J, Sink K, Kennedy K, Shertzer-Skinner R, Wrights A, Fries R, Barr D, Gill T, Axtell R, Kashaf S, de Rekeneire N, McGloin J, Wu K, Shepard D, Fennelly B, Iannone L, Mautner R, Barnett T, Halpin S, Brennan M, Bugaj J, Zenoni M, Mignosa B, Williamson J, Sink K, Hendrie H, Rapp S, Verghese J, Woolard N, Espeland M, Jennings J, Pepine C, Ariet M, Handberg E, Deluca D, Hill J, Szady A, Chupp G, Flynn G, Gill T, Hankinson J, Fragoso C, Groessl E, Kaplan R. Predictors of Change in Physical Function in Older Adults in Response to Long-Term, Structured Physical Activity: The LIFE Study. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2016, 98: 11-24.e3. PMID: 27568165, PMCID: PMC5183463, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functionPhysical activitySPPB scoreGait speedHigher self-reported physical activityShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical activity-related factorsPhysical Performance Battery scoreLower body mass indexModerate-intensity physical activitySelf-reported physical activityOlder adultsBaseline physical functionBody mass indexLower extremity functionStructured physical activityHome-based sessionsHealth education programsActivity-related factorsPredictors of changeMulticenter institutionsLifestyle interventionRelevant health informationBaseline factorsLife studiesEffect of structured physical activity on prevention of serious fall injuries in adults aged 70-89: randomized clinical trial (LIFE Study)
Gill TM, Pahor M, Guralnik JM, McDermott MM, King AC, Buford TW, Strotmeyer ES, Nelson ME, Sink KM, Demons JL, Kashaf SS, Walkup MP, Miller ME. Effect of structured physical activity on prevention of serious fall injuries in adults aged 70-89: randomized clinical trial (LIFE Study). The BMJ 2016, 352: i245. PMID: 26842425, PMCID: PMC4772786, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesPhysical activity programHealth education programsStructured physical activity programSedentary older peopleFall injuriesHospital admissionFunctional limitationsActivity programOlder peopleModerate-intensity physical activity programShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical Performance Battery scoreNon-vertebral fracturesPrespecified secondary outcomesPhysical activity groupRelated hospital admissionsHealth education groupStructured physical activityBalance training activitiesRate of fallSecondary outcomesStretching exercisesIntervention assignmentClinical trials
2014
Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial
Pahor M, Guralnik JM, Ambrosius WT, Blair S, Bonds DE, Church TS, Espeland MA, Fielding RA, Gill TM, Groessl EJ, King AC, Kritchevsky SB, Manini TM, McDermott MM, Miller ME, Newman AB, Rejeski WJ, Sink KM, Williamson JD. Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2014, 311: 2387-2396. PMID: 24866862, PMCID: PMC4266388, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.5616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor mobility disabilityPhysical activity groupModerate-intensity physical activity programHealth education groupPhysical activity programHealth education programsMobility disabilityOlder adultsActivity programClinical trialsActivity groupPhysical activityIncident major mobility disabilityShort Physical Performance BatteryPersistent mobility disabilityPhysical activity preventsEducation groupSerious adverse eventsIndependent risk factorPhysical Performance BatteryDefinitive clinical trialsStructured physical activityVulnerable older adultsAdverse eventsLifestyle intervention