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 persons
2014
Disentangling the Disabling Process: Insights From the Precipitating Events Project
Gill TM. Disentangling the Disabling Process: Insights From the Precipitating Events Project. The Gerontologist 2014, 54: 533-549. PMID: 25035454, PMCID: PMC4155452, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu067.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHealth care utilizationPrecipitating Events ProjectPEP studyOlder personsCare utilizationEpidemiology of disabilityCommunity-living personsHome-based assessmentFrequency of assessmentDisability episodeEnd of lifeFunctional statusDaily livingOngoing longitudinal studyMedicare dataDisabling processEffective interventionsLonger durationLongitudinal studyDisabilityRecent linkageEvents ProjectPersonsSymptomsMorbid
2004
Recovery From Disability Among Community-Dwelling Older Persons
Hardy SE, Gill TM. Recovery From Disability Among Community-Dwelling Older Persons. JAMA 2004, 291: 1596-1602. PMID: 15069047, DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.13.1596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder personsADL functionCommunity-dwelling older personsProspective cohort studyMonthly telephone interviewsCommunity-dwelling personsHigh-risk groupDuration of disabilityDuration of recoveryCourse of recoveryLikelihood of recoveryDisability episodeCohort studyMajority of participantsTrue incidenceChronic conditionsPhysical frailtyDaily livingDemographic featuresCognitive functionTelephone interviewsMonthsMonthly assessmentsPertinent subgroupsDisability