2024
Resiliency among older adults receiving lung cancer treatment (ROAR-LCT): A novel supportive care intervention for older adults with advanced lung cancer
Presley C, Grogan M, Compston A, Hock K, Knauss B, Redder E, Arrato N, Lo S, Janse S, Benedict J, Hoyd R, Williams N, Hayes S, Wells-Di Gregorio S, Gill T, Allore H, Focht B, Quist M, Carbone D, Spakowicz D, Paskett E, Andersen B. Resiliency among older adults receiving lung cancer treatment (ROAR-LCT): A novel supportive care intervention for older adults with advanced lung cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2024, 15: 101844. PMID: 39174449, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2024.101844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort Physical Performance BatterySupportive care interventionsProgressive muscle relaxationPhysical therapyCare interventionsOlder adultsVirtual healthSelf-report measures of functional statusTwo-minute walk testPatient Health Questionnaire-9Functional statusMeasures of functional statusAdvanced lung cancerGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Physical Performance BatteryActivity monitor dataEQ-5D-5LEvaluated in-personParticipants' functional statusCancer treatmentHealth sessionsPerformance BatteryResistance bandsPost-interventionWalk test
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
2016
Sex Differences in Concomitant Trajectories of Self-Reported Disability and Measured Physical Capacity in Older Adults
Botoseneanu A, Allore HG, de Leon C, Gahbauer EA, Gill TM. Sex Differences in Concomitant Trajectories of Self-Reported Disability and Measured Physical Capacity in Older Adults. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2016, 71: 1056-1062. PMID: 27071781, PMCID: PMC4945890, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported disabilityShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical Performance Battery scoreGrip strengthPhysical capacityFunctional statusBattery scoreShort Physical Performance BatterySelf-reported functional statusChronic disease statusPhysical Performance BatteryWeak grip strengthPrecipitating Events ProjectHealth risk factorsSex-specific comparisonsAge-related declineFunctional indicatorsDisability ScaleRisk factorsOlder womenPerformance BatterySociodemographic characteristicsOlder adultsDisabilityWomen
2012
Risk factors and precipitants of long-term disability in community mobility: a cohort study of older persons.
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Murphy TE, Han L, Allore HG. Risk factors and precipitants of long-term disability in community mobility: a cohort study of older persons. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 131-40. PMID: 22250144, PMCID: PMC3278794, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-2-201201170-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term disabilityRisk factorsOlder personsCohort studyCommunity mobilityShort Physical Performance BatteryMultivariate hazard ratiosProspective cohort studyPhysical Performance BatteryMultiple risk factorsCandidate risk factorsSpecific risk factorsNational InstituteLong-term mobility disabilityHazard ratioAbsolute riskPerformance BatteryPotential precipitantsMobility disabilityRestricted activityOlder ageObserved associationsInitial onsetStrong associationQuarter mile
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