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Emerging concept: 'central benefit model' of exercise in falls preventionTeresa Liu-Ambrose
Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Br J Sports Med 47:115-7. 2013..The authors propose that improved cognitive function - specifically, executive functions - and associated functional plasticity may be an important yet underappreciated mechanism by which the exercise reduces falls in older adults...- Resistance training and functional plasticity of the aging brain: a 12-month randomized controlled trialTeresa Liu-Ambrose
The Brain Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Neurobiol Aging 33:1690-8. 2012.... 
Changes in executive functions and self-efficacy are independently associated with improved usual gait speed in older womenTeresa Liu-Ambrose
Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
BMC Geriatr 10:25. 2010..Thus, we examined the independent association of change in executive functions and change in falls-related self-efficacy with improved gait speed among community-dwelling senior women...- Promotion of the mind through exercise (PROMoTE): a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial of aerobic exercise training in older adults with vascular cognitive impairmentTeresa Liu-Ambrose
Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
BMC Neurol 10:14. 2010.... - Resistance training and executive functions: a 12-month randomized controlled trialTeresa Liu-Ambrose
BrainResearch Centre, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Research Institute, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia 357 2647 Willow St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3P1, Canada
Arch Intern Med 170:170-8. 2010..We compared the effect of once-weekly and twice-weekly resistance training with that of twice-weekly balance and tone exercise training on the performance of executive cognitive functions in senior women... - Self-efficacy is independently associated with brain volume in older womenJennifer C Davis
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute VCHRI, 357 2647 Willow Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Age Ageing 41:495-501. 2012..Evidence suggests that personality variables are risk factors for reduced brain volume. We examine whether falls-related self-efficacy is independently associated with brain volume... 
Falls-related self-efficacy is independently associated with balance and mobility in older women with low bone massTeresa Liu-Ambrose
Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Suite 211 2150 Western Parkway, Vancouver, Canada, V6T 1V6
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:832-8. 2006....- Otago home-based strength and balance retraining improves executive functioning in older fallers: a randomized controlled trialTeresa Liu-Ambrose
Centre for Hip Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1821-30. 2008.... - Executive function is independently associated with performances of balance and mobility in community-dwelling older adults after mild stroke: implications for falls preventionTeresa Liu-Ambrose
UBC Bone Health Research Group, Center for Hip Health, BC Women s Hospital and Health Center Osteoporosis Program, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada
Cerebrovasc Dis 23:203-10. 2007..e. performances of balance and mobility) could enhance future interventions that aim to prevent falls and to promote an independent lifestyle among stroke survivors... - Resistance and agility training reduce fall risk in women aged 75 to 85 with low bone mass: a 6-month randomized, controlled trialTeresa Liu-Ambrose
Bone Health Research Group, British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Center Osteoporosis Program and Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:657-65. 2004..Such programs may have particular public health benefits because it has been shown that this group is at increased risk of falling and sustaining fall-related fractures... - Feasibility of a 6-month exercise and recreation program to improve executive functioning and memory in individuals with chronic strokeDebbie Rand
University of British Columbia and Rehab Research Lab, GF Strong Rehab Centre, Vancouver, Canada
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 24:722-9. 2010..Physical activity is beneficial for improving cognitive function in healthy older adults. However, research results on the benefits of physical activity on cognitive performance after stroke are limited... - Physical activity improves verbal and spatial memory in older adults with probable mild cognitive impairment: a 6-month randomized controlled trialLindsay S Nagamatsu
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia UBC, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
J Aging Res 2013:861893. 2013.... - Dual-task gait performance among community-dwelling senior women: the role of balance confidence and executive functionsTeresa Liu-Ambrose
Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64:975-82. 2009..It is unclear currently which specific executive processes are most relevant to dual-task gait performance and whether "balance confidence" is independently associated with dual-task gait performance... - Older fallers with poor working memory overestimate their postural limitsTeresa Liu-Ambrose
Centre for Hip Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1335-40. 2008..To compare the accuracy of perceived postural limits between older fallers with good working memory and those with poor working memory... - Physical activity as a mediator of the impact of chronic conditions on quality of life in older adultsRichard Sawatzky
Nursing Department, Trinity Western University, 7600 Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1Y1, Canada
Health Qual Life Outcomes 5:68. 2007..We examined whether physical activity mediates the relationship between different chronic conditions and several health outcomes that are important to the quality of life of older adults... - HipWatch: osteoporosis investigation and treatment after a hip fracture: a 6-month randomized controlled trialJennifer C Davis
University of British Columbia, Center for Hip Health, David Strangway Building, Suite 320 5950 University Boulevard, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z3
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:888-91. 2007..We aimed to determine whether a novel Patient Empowerment and Physician Alerting (PEPA) intervention would improve the proportion of seniors who were investigated and treated for osteoporosis after hip fracture... - Functional neural correlates of reduced physiological falls riskLindsay S Nagamatsu
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada
Behav Brain Funct 7:37. 2011..If these are related, it would suggest that the development of interventions targeted at improving executive neurocognitive function would be an effective new approach for reducing physiological falls risk in seniors... - Sustained economic benefits of resistance training in community-dwelling senior womenJennifer C Davis
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1232-7. 2011..To determine whether the health and cost benefits of resistance training were sustained 12 months after formal cessation of the intervention... - Optimizing results from pQCT: reliability of operator-dependent pQCT variables in cadavers and humans with low bone massMaureen C Ashe
Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, and British Columbia Women's and Children's Hospital, BC, Canada
J Clin Densitom 8:335-40. 2005..These results provide a foundation for recommending scan acquisition and analysis options for patients with low bone mass... - The association between cognitive function and white matter lesion location in older adults: a systematic reviewNiousha Bolandzadeh
Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, 212 2177 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
BMC Neurol 12:126. 2012..This review systematically evaluates peer-reviewed evidence on the role of anatomical location in the association between WMLs and cognitive function... - Exploration of the association between quality of life, assessed by the EQ-5D and ICECAP-O, and falls risk, cognitive function and daily function, in older adults with mobility impairmentsJennifer C Davis
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, The University of British Columbia, Research Pavilion, 7th Floor, 828 West 10th Avenue, V5Z 1M9, Vancouver, BC, Canada
BMC Geriatr 12:65. 2012.... - The independent contribution of executive functions to health related quality of life in older womenJennifer C Davis
Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute VCHRI, 301 2647 Willow Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 3P1, Canada
BMC Geriatr 10:16. 2010..We calculated QALYs from the EQ-5D administered at baseline, 6 months and 12 months... - Change in body fat mass is independently associated with executive functions in older women: a secondary analysis of a 12-month randomized controlled trialElizabeth Dao
Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
PLoS ONE 8:e52831. 2013..To investigate the independent contribution of change in sub-total body fat and lean mass to cognitive performance, specifically the executive processes of selective attention and conflict resolution, in community-dwelling older women... - Failing bodies: body image and multiple chronic conditions in later lifeLaura Hurd Clarke
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Qual Health Res 18:1084-95. 2008..We discuss how the participants view their bodies as both aesthetic and instrumental entities and how gender norms and discourses of successful aging and healthism shape their body evaluations... - Older women with osteoporosis have increased postural sway and weaker quadriceps strength than counterparts with normal bone mass: overlooked determinants of fracture risk?Teresa Liu-Ambrose
School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 58:M862-6. 2003..The purpose of this study was to compare 3 established fall risk factors between these 2 groups of women...