Helen Hoenig

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Lower extremity physical performance and use of compensatory strategies for mobility
    Helen Hoenig
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Division of Geriatrics, Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:262-9. 2006
  2. ncbi Development of a teletechnology protocol for in-home rehabilitation
    Helen Hoenig
    Durham Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center VAMC, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 43:287-98. 2006
  3. ncbi A clinical trial of a rehabilitation expert clinician versus usual care for providing manual wheelchairs
    Helen Hoenig
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1712-20. 2005
  4. ncbi The effect of equipment usage and residual task difficulty on use of personal assistance, days in bed, and nursing home placement
    Donald H Taylor
    Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:72-9. 2004
  5. ncbi Activity restriction among wheelchair users
    Helen Hoenig
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1244-51. 2003
  6. ncbi Associations of environmental factors with elderly health and mortality in China
    Yi Zeng
    Correspondence can be sent to Prof Yi Zeng, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Box 3003, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710 Reprints can be ordered at http www ajph org by clicking the Reprints Eprints link
    Am J Public Health 100:298-305. 2010
  7. ncbi Access to health care services for the disabled elderly
    Donald H Taylor
    Duke University Center for Health Policy, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, 302 Towerview Road, Box 90253, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Health Serv Res 41:743-58. 2006
  8. ncbi Wheelchair use by veterans newly prescribed a manual wheelchair
    Shanti Ganesh
    Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 88:434-9. 2007
  9. ncbi Methodological challenges confronting researchers of wheeled mobility aids and other assistive technologies
    Helen Hoenig
    Department of Medicine Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2:159-68. 2007
  10. ncbi Does assistive technology substitute for personal assistance among the disabled elderly?
    Helen Hoenig
    Department of Medicine Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    Am J Public Health 93:330-7. 2003

Detail Information

Publications29

  1. ncbi Lower extremity physical performance and use of compensatory strategies for mobility
    Helen Hoenig
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Division of Geriatrics, Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:262-9. 2006
    ..To compare measured lower extremity physical performance in the clinic with the methods used to carry out mobility tasks at home and to identify key factors influencing day-to-day task performance...
  2. ncbi Development of a teletechnology protocol for in-home rehabilitation
    Helen Hoenig
    Durham Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center VAMC, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 43:287-98. 2006
    ..1 +/- 3.4), and the most frequently implemented recommendations were for transition between locations. Overall, our results show promise that both the telerehabilitation technology and intervention procedures are feasible...
  3. ncbi A clinical trial of a rehabilitation expert clinician versus usual care for providing manual wheelchairs
    Helen Hoenig
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1712-20. 2005
    ..To determine the effect of differing methods of dispensing wheelchairs...
  4. ncbi The effect of equipment usage and residual task difficulty on use of personal assistance, days in bed, and nursing home placement
    Donald H Taylor
    Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:72-9. 2004
    ..To determine whether residual difficulty in functioning in spite of equipment use is linked with increased use of personal assistance...
  5. ncbi Activity restriction among wheelchair users
    Helen Hoenig
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1244-51. 2003
    ..To identify factors associated with activity restriction...
  6. ncbi Associations of environmental factors with elderly health and mortality in China
    Yi Zeng
    Correspondence can be sent to Prof Yi Zeng, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Box 3003, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710 Reprints can be ordered at http www ajph org by clicking the Reprints Eprints link
    Am J Public Health 100:298-305. 2010
    ..We examined the effects of community socioeconomic conditions, air pollution, and the physical environment on elderly health and survival in China...
  7. ncbi Access to health care services for the disabled elderly
    Donald H Taylor
    Duke University Center for Health Policy, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, 302 Towerview Road, Box 90253, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Health Serv Res 41:743-58. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Difficulty walking and use of compensatory strategies are correlated with the use of Medicare-financed services. The potential impact on the Medicare program is large, given how common such limitations are among the elderly...
  8. ncbi Wheelchair use by veterans newly prescribed a manual wheelchair
    Shanti Ganesh
    Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 88:434-9. 2007
    ..To describe the characteristics of the wheelchairs, the users, and their wheelchair use among persons newly prescribed a manual wheelchair...
  9. ncbi Methodological challenges confronting researchers of wheeled mobility aids and other assistive technologies
    Helen Hoenig
    Department of Medicine Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2:159-68. 2007
    ..To identify gaps in assistive technology (AT) research and solutions, with a focus on wheeled mobility...
  10. ncbi Does assistive technology substitute for personal assistance among the disabled elderly?
    Helen Hoenig
    Department of Medicine Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    Am J Public Health 93:330-7. 2003
    ..This study examined whether use of equipment (technological assistance) to cope with disability was associated with use of fewer hours of help from another person (personal assistance)...
  11. ncbi Effect of motorized scooters on physical performance and mobility: a randomized clinical trial
    Helen Hoenig
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 88:279-86. 2007
    ..To investigate the effects of providing a motorized scooter on physical performance and mobility...
  12. ncbi Cost, utilization, and policy of provision of assistive technology devices to veterans poststroke by Medicare and VA
    Sandra L Hubbard Winkler
    Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center, Research Enhancement Award Program, North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System, 1601 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA
    Med Care 48:558-62. 2010
    ..In contrast, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy does not limit provision of AT to "in home" use only but rather, states "all enrolled and some non-enrolled veterans are eligible for all needed prosthetics."..
  13. ncbi Demographic and clinical variation in Veterans Health Administration provision of assistive technology devices to veterans poststroke
    Sandra L Hubbard Winkler
    Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center Research Enhancement Award Program, North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL 32608 1197, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:369-377.e1. 2010
    ..To examine variation in provision of assistive technology (AT) devices and the extent to which such variation may be explained by patient characteristics or Veterans Health Administration (VHA) administrative region...
  14. ncbi The effects of in-home rehabilitation on task self-efficacy in mobility-impaired adults: A randomized clinical trial
    Jon A Sanford
    Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1641-8. 2006
    ..To examine the effect on mobility self-efficacy of a multifactorial, individualized, occupational/physical therapy (OT/PT) intervention delivered via teletechnology or in-home visits...
  15. ncbi Study protocol: home-based telehealth stroke care: a randomized trial for veterans
    Neale R Chumbler
    Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development HSR and D Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence Based Practice CIEBP, Richard L, Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    Trials 11:74. 2010
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  16. ncbi Medical utilization and cost outcomes for poststroke veterans who receive assistive technology devices from the Veterans Health Administration
    Sandra L Hubbard Winkler
    RORC REAP, North Florida South Georgia Veterans Health System, 1601 SW Archer Road 151B, Gainesville, FL 32608 1197, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 48:125-34. 2011
    ..001). Scooters, walking aids, and power wheelchairs were associated with increased outpatient visits, perhaps functioning as outpatient/community enablers...
  17. ncbi Disaster preparedness and response practices among providers from the Veterans Health Administration and Veterans with spinal cord injuries and/or disorders
    Timothy P Hogan
    Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL, USA
    J Spinal Cord Med 34:353-61. 2011
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  18. ncbi The hazards of stroke case selection using administrative data
    Dean M Reker
    Kansas City VA Medical Center and Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, USA
    Med Care 40:96-104. 2002
    ..Administrative data and ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes are frequently used in research efforts to evaluate risk adjusted patient outcomes, particularly mortality. Varying ICD-9-CM sampling algorithms have been used to identify stroke patients...
  19. ncbi Postacute stroke guideline compliance is associated with greater patient satisfaction
    Dean M Reker
    Kansas City VA Medical Center and Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 64128, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83:750-6. 2002
    ..To determine if the structure of care or the process of stroke care, as measured by compliance with stroke guidelines published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is associated with patient satisfaction...
  20. ncbi Research agenda for geriatric rehabilitation
    Helen Hoenig
    Department of Medicine/Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil 83:858-66. 2004
    ..Explicit research questions and methodologies were developed for three cross-cutting research needs in geriatric rehabilitation and for the rehabilitation of eight specific conditions affecting older individuals...
  21. ncbi Conceptual overview of frameworks for measuring quality in rehabilitation
    Helen Hoenig
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    Top Stroke Rehabil 17:239-51. 2010
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  22. ncbi Wheelchair users are not necessarily wheelchair bound
    Helen Hoenig
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 50:645-54. 2002
    ..To determine the patterns of wheelchair use in terms of locations of use, whether wheelchair use in one location was related to wheelchair use in other locations, and factors associated with wheelchair use in different locations...
  23. ncbi Structure, process, and outcomes in stroke rehabilitation
    Helen Hoenig
    Durham VA Medical Center and Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    Med Care 40:1036-47. 2002
    ..However, little empirical work has been done to test this hypothesis, particularly for medical rehabilitation...
  24. ncbi Performance of a mail-administered version of a stroke-specific outcome measure, the Stroke Impact Scale
    Pamela W Duncan
    Department of Research, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Room 5026 Wescoe Pavilion, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, Kansas 66160 7117, USA
    Clin Rehabil 16:493-505. 2002
    ..To evaluate the feasibility and concurrent validity of a new, mail-administered, stroke-specific outcome measure, the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS)...
  25. ncbi Barriers, facilitators, and access for wheelchair users: substantive and methodologic lessons from a pilot study of environmental effects
    Allan R Meyers
    Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    Soc Sci Med 55:1435-46. 2002
    ..Methodologically, the data suggest that it is possible to make reliable measures of environmental encounters without the administrative and respondent burden associated with daily interviews...
  26. ncbi Evaluating diagnosis-based risk-adjustment methods in a population with spinal cord dysfunction
    Grace Warner
    Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research, VAMC, Bedford, MA, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:218-26. 2004
    ..To examine performance of models in predicting health care utilization for individuals with spinal cord dysfunction...
  27. ncbi Adherence to postacute rehabilitation guidelines is associated with functional recovery in stroke
    Pamela W Duncan
    Kansas City VA Medical Center and Center on Aging, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160 7117, USA
    Stroke 33:167-77. 2002
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine if compliance with poststroke rehabilitation guidelines was associated with better functional outcomes...
  28. ncbi Impact of comorbidities on stroke rehabilitation outcomes: does the method matter?
    Dan R Berlowitz
    Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford VA Hospital, Bedford, MA 01730, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1903-6. 2008
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  29. ncbi Length of stay, functional outcome, and mortality following medical rehabilitation
    Pamela W Duncan
    JAMA 293:294-5; author reply 295. 2005