2022
Factors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons
Gill TM, Becher RD, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Han L. Factors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2022, 278: e13-e19. PMID: 35837967, PMCID: PMC9840715, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care facilitiesMajor surgeryAge 85 yearsCare facilitiesOlder personsRisk factorsNumber of daysLower peak expiratory flowCommunity-living older personsShort Physical Performance BatteryIndependent risk factorCommunity-living personsPhysical Performance BatteryPeak expiratory flowCandidate risk factorsQuality of lifeHospital dischargeMultivariable analysisExpiratory flowMedian numberPerformance BatteryMusculoskeletal surgerySurgeryMean differenceHospital
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