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Physical fitness and functional limitations in community-dwelling older adultsM C Morey
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NC 27705, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 30:715-23. 1998..Functional limitations in the performance of basic tasks are considered primary mediators on the causal pathway from disease to disability...
Study protocol: home-based telehealth stroke care: a randomized trial for veteransNeale 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....- Effect of physical activity guidelines on physical function in older adultsMiriam C Morey
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Geriatric Research, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1873-8. 2008.... - Effects of home-based diet and exercise on functional outcomes among older, overweight long-term cancer survivors: RENEW: a randomized controlled trialMiriam C Morey
Duke University Older Americans Independence Center, and Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
JAMA 301:1883-91. 2009..Lifestyle interventions may provide benefit, but it is unknown whether long-term cancer survivors can modify their lifestyle behaviors sufficiently to improve functional status... - The Veterans Learning to Improve Fitness and Function in Elders Study: a randomized trial of primary care-based physical activity counseling for older menMiriam C Morey
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1166-74. 2009..To determine the effects of primary care-based, multicomponent physical activity counseling (PAC) promoting physical activity (PA) guidelines on gait speed and related measures of PA and function in older veterans... - Medical assessment for health advocacy and practical strategies for exercise initiationMiriam C Morey
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Am J Prev Med 25:204-8. 2003.... - Improved fitness narrows the symptom-reporting gap between older men and womenMiriam C Morey
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center 182, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 12:381-90. 2003..Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare sex differences in adaptations to exercise training in measures of physical function (physical performance and self-report) and symptom reporting... - Exercise adherence and 10-year mortality in chronically ill older adultsMiriam C Morey
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1929-33. 2002..To compare mortality of adherents and nonadherents of an exercise program... - Spinal-flexibility-plus-aerobic versus aerobic-only training: effect of a randomized clinical trial on function in at-risk older adultsM C Morey
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 54:M335-42. 1999..The purpose of this study was to determine the added benefit of a spinal flexibility-plus-aerobic exercise intervention versus aerobic-only exercise on function among community-dwelling elders... - Is there a threshold between peak oxygen uptake and self-reported physical functioning in older adults?M C Morey
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NC, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 30:1223-9. 1998..kg-1min-1 report significant difficulty in the performance of daily tasks and that differences in peak V02 may explain, in part, why women report more impairment in PF... - Project LIFE--Learning to Improve Fitness and Function in Elders: methods, design, and baseline characteristics of randomized trialMiriam C Morey
Durham Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center VAMC, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
J Rehabil Res Dev 45:31-42. 2008..A total of 400 veterans, aged 70 to 92, have enrolled and are currently receiving multicomponent physical activity counseling or usual care... - Is diabetes associated with poorer self-efficacy and motivation for physical activity in older adults with arthritis?K M Huffman
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Scand J Rheumatol 39:380-6. 2010..A further objective was to determine whether the added burden of diabetes contributes to a further reduction in these PA determinants and types... - The impact of self-reported arthritis and diabetes on response to a home-based physical activity counselling interventionK M Huffman
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Scand J Rheumatol 39:233-9. 2010..Our objective was to explore whether persons with arthritis alone or those with both arthritis and diabetes could improve amounts of PA with a home-based counselling intervention... - Project LIFE: a partnership to increase physical activity in elders with multiple chronic illnessesMiriam C Morey
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
J Aging Phys Act 14:324-43. 2006..The intervention was well received by practitioners and patients. We conclude that partnering primary-care providers with specialized exercise counselors for age- and health-appropriate physical activity counseling is effective... - Two-year trends in physical performance following supervised exercise among community-dwelling older veteransM C Morey
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center GRECC, VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705
J Am Geriatr Soc 39:986-92. 1991..02). Strength variables did not improve. The study indicates that improvements in cardiovascular function and flexibility achieved by the elderly in the early stages of an exercise program can be maintained for at least 2 years... - The Diet Quality Index-Revised: a tool to promote and evaluate dietary change among older cancer survivors enrolled in a home-based intervention trialDenise Clutter Snyder
School of Nursing, Duke University, Box 3322 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1519-29. 2007..To utilize the Diet Quality Index-Revised (DQI-R) as a framework for delivering and evaluating an intervention to improve overall diet quality among older cancer survivors... - Physical function in sedentary and exercising older veterans as compared to national normsMatthew J Peterson
Durham VA Medical Center, GRECC 182, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705, USA
J Rehabil Res Dev 41:653-8. 2004..Healthcare providers need to stress the importance of regular exercise to their older veteran patients... - Walking in old age and development of metabolic syndrome: the health, aging, and body composition studyMatthew J Peterson
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veteran s Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 8:317-22. 2010..We examined the association between meeting, not meeting, or change in status of meeting physical activity guidelines through walking and the 5-year incidence of metabolic syndrome in older adults... - Active Mothers Postpartum: a randomized controlled weight-loss intervention trialTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:173-80. 2009..Pregnancy may contribute to overweight and obesity... - Prospective study of associations among positive emotion and functional status in older patients with coronary artery diseaseBeverly H Brummett
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2969, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 64:461-9. 2009..Lower levels of PE during follow-up were also related to increasing decline in function but only in men. Thus, our findings indicate that PE is associated with less decline in functional status following hospitalization for CAD... 
Effect of telephone exercise counseling on frailty in older veterans: project LIFEMatthew J Peterson
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Am J Mens Health 1:326-34. 2007..07). There was a clinically meaningful change in frailty status with intensive, telephone exercise counseling. Improvement in frailty status was likely due to improvement in functional limitations...- Walking speed predicts health status and hospital costs for frail elderly male veteransJama L Purser
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Rehabil Res Dev 42:535-46. 2005..Walking speed is useful for the functional assessment of acutely ill, hospitalized older adults. Measurement of walking speed over time may help predict those who will need and use more health-related services... - Correlation between symptoms and function in older adults with comorbidityHeather E Whitson
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:676-82. 2009.... - Effects of an oral growth hormone secretagogue in older adultsHeidi K White
Duke University School of Medicine and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:1198-206. 2009..GH secretion declines with age, possibly contributing to reduced muscle mass, strength, and function. GH secretagogues (GHS) may increase muscle mass and physical performance... - Individual progress toward self-selected goals among older adults enrolled in a physical activity counseling interventionKatherine S Hall
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC
J Aging Phys Act 18:439-50. 2010..30, p < .05). Our results demonstrate that this physical activity counseling intervention had a positive impact on self-selected goals over the course of the intervention... - Using step activity monitoring to characterize ambulatory activity in community-dwelling older adultsJames T Cavanaugh
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:120-4. 2007..To explore the potential of using step activity monitoring to detect differences in ambulatory activity associated with advancing age and declining function in community-dwelling seniors... - Lifestyle intervention development study to improve physical function in older adults with cancer: outcomes from Project LEADWendy Demark-Wahnefried
School of Nursing, Department of Surgery, Older Americans Independence Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:3465-73. 2006..Declines in physical functioning (PF) among elderly cancer patients threaten quality of life and the ability to maintain independence. Adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors may prevent functional decline... - Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP): rationale, design, and baseline characteristicsTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:1567-75. 2008..This paper presents the design, rationale, and baseline participant characteristics of a randomized controlled intervention trial to enhance weight loss in postpartum women who entered pregnancy overweight or obese... - Reach out to ENhancE Wellness in Older Cancer Survivors (RENEW): design, methods and recruitment challenges of a home-based exercise and diet intervention to improve physical function among long-term survivors of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancerDenise Clutter Snyder
Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Psychooncology 18:429-39. 2009..Lifestyle interventions may hold promise in reorienting functional decline in older cancer survivors, but few studies have been conducted... - Physical activity as a preventative factor for frailty: the health, aging, and body composition studyMatthew J Peterson
Durham VA Medical Center, GRECC, Durham, NC 27705, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64:61-8. 2009..It is unclear if physical activity (PA) can prevent or reverse frailty. We examined different doses and types of PA and their association with the onset and severity of frailty... - Leading the Way in Exercise and Diet (Project LEAD): intervening to improve function among older breast and prostate cancer survivorsWendy Demark-Wahnefried
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Control Clin Trials 24:206-23. 2003..In reporting our methods, we hope to give others "a leg up," so that they can hurdle with greater ease the barriers we experienced, and thus advance the field more rapidly... - Aerobic fitness, acute exercise and sleep in older menJ D Edinger
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705
Sleep 16:351-9. 1993..However, results also suggest that high levels of body heating resulting from a single exercise challenge may have adverse effects. Implications of the study are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided... - Change in goal ratings as a mediating variable between self-efficacy and physical activity in older menKatherine S Hall
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, GRECC 182, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Ann Behav Med 39:267-73. 2010..Few studies have examined the associations between exercise self-efficacy, goals, and physical activity over time... - Plasma acylcarnitines are associated with physical performance in elderly menHelen Lum
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 66:548-53. 2011..Metabolic profiling might provide insight into the biologic underpinnings of disability in older adults... - Counseling for home-based walking and strength exercise in older primary care patientsPatricia M Dubbert
G V Sonny Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:979-86. 2008..We evaluated the effects of counseling linked with primary care visits on walking and "strength exercise" (the combination of strength-building and flexibility exercise) in aging veterans... - Role of weight history on functional limitations and disability in late adulthood: the ARIC studyDenise K Houston
Department of Nutrition, CB #7461, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Obes Res 13:1793-802. 2005..DISCUSSION: Maintenance of a healthy body weight throughout adulthood may play a role in preventing or delaying the onset of functional limitations and disability, resulting in increased quality of life and decreased health care costs...