2022
Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort
Cohen A, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Lee S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 832-844. PMID: 36544250, PMCID: PMC9877652, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-centered outcomesCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentPhysical functionOlder COVID-19 survivorsCOVID-19-related symptomsCOVID-19Older adultsIntensive care unitCOVID-19 survivorsPersistent cognitive impairmentSix-month followMost older adultsThird of participantsElectronic health recordsStepdown unitAcute illnessBurdensome symptomsCare unitSupplemental oxygenMedian lengthProspective studyMean ageBlack raceBaseline interview
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