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
2002
A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home
Gill TM, Baker DI, Gottschalk M, Peduzzi PN, Allore H, Byers A. A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home. New England Journal Of Medicine 2002, 347: 1068-1074. PMID: 12362007, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa020423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional declineControl groupElderly personsDisability scoresIntervention groupLower-body dressingMore severe disabilityPrevent Functional DeclineHome-based intervention programFrequency of admissionHome-based programSuch functional declinePersons 75 yearsBase lineSevere frailtyPrimary outcomeSubstantial morbidityModerate frailtyMuscle strengthDisability ScalePhysical abilityPhysical therapyDaily livingNursing homesSix months