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
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