2017
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
2006
Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention on Measures of Physical Performance: Results of the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) Study
Pahor M, Blair S, Espeland M, Fielding R, Gill T, Guralnik J, Hadley E, King A, Kritchevsky S, Maraldi C, Miller M, Newman A, Rejeski W, Romashkan S, Studenski S. Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention on Measures of Physical Performance: Results of the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2006, 61: 1157-1165. PMID: 17167156, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.11.1157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort Physical Performance BatteryPhysical activity interventionsSPPB scoreMobility disabilityActivity interventionsPA interventionsPA groupBaseline short physical performance batteryComprehensive physical activity interventionModerate-intensity PA interventionElders Pilot StudyStructured PA interventionPhysical performanceDaily living (ADL) disabilityMajor mobility disabilityPhysical Performance BatteryHealth education interventionPhysical performance measuresDistal health outcomesLifestyle interventionSPPB performanceMore distal health outcomesLower incidenceSedentary personsPerformance Battery