2023
Defining and Measuring Preclinical Mobility Limitation: An Expert Consensus Exercise Informed by a Scoping Review
Richardson J, Beauchamp M, Bean J, Brach J, Chaves P, Guralnik J, Jette A, Leveille S, Hoenig H, Manini T, Marottoli R, Porter M, Sinclair S, Letts L, Kuspinar A, Vrkljan B, Morgan A, Mirbaha S. Defining and Measuring Preclinical Mobility Limitation: An Expert Consensus Exercise Informed by a Scoping Review. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2023, 78: 1641-1650. PMID: 37300461, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreclinical disabilityConsensus meetingMobility limitationsMobility tasksStage of disabilityOvert disabilityOutcome measuresEarly changesClinical settingFurther evaluationOlder adultsPopulation healthPerceptions of disabilityPerformance-based measuresStandardized assessmentDisabilityScoping ReviewStandardized approachContent expertsFurther declineReviewOptimal time
2007
A Randomized Trial of a Physical Conditioning Program to Enhance the Driving Performance of Older Persons
Marottoli RA, Allore H, Araujo KL, Iannone LP, Acampora D, Gottschalk M, Charpentier P, Kasl S, Peduzzi P. A Randomized Trial of a Physical Conditioning Program to Enhance the Driving Performance of Older Persons. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 590-597. PMID: 17443366, PMCID: PMC1852916, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0134-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder driversRoad test scoreDriving performanceControl participantsPotential safety implicationsIntervention driversTest scoresDrivers increasesCognitive impairmentCritical errorsOverall ratingDriving maneuversTraffic situationsCommunity sourcesSpeed of movementParticipantsPositive toneRatingsPhysical conditioning programRoad performanceInterventionOlder personsSafety moduleConditioning programSafety implications
1999
Population based study of social and productive activities as predictors of survival among elderly Americans
Glass T, de Leon C, Marottoli R, Berkman L. Population based study of social and productive activities as predictors of survival among elderly Americans. The BMJ 1999, 319: 478. PMID: 10454399, PMCID: PMC28199, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7208.478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studyPredictors of survivalBody mass indexHistory of cancerFrail elderly peopleProportional hazards modelRandom population sampleRace/ethnicityCohort studySurvival benefitCardiopulmonary fitnessExercise programFunctional disabilityMass indexMyocardial infarctionYear survivalMAIN OUTCOMEPhysical activityHazards modelParticipants' homesElderly AmericansPsychosocial pathwaysPhysical exertionOlder peopleAlternative interventions