Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Pilot Study: Recruitment and Baseline Characteristics
Autor: | Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Marco Pahor, Jason M. Wallace, Thomas M. Gill, Jeffrey A. Katula, Stephanie A. Studenski, Leslie A. Pruitt, Nancy W. Glynn, Kristin Wallace, Jack M. Guralnik, Fang-Chi Hsu, Michael P. Walkup, Erik J. Groessl |
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Rok vydání: | 2007 |
Předmět: |
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Short Physical Performance Battery medicine.disease Comorbidity Independence law.invention Randomized controlled trial law Baseline characteristics Intervention (counseling) Lifestyle intervention Physical therapy Medicine Study recruitment Geriatrics and Gerontology business media_common |
Zdroj: | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55:674-683 |
ISSN: | 1532-5415 0002-8614 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01136.x |
Popis: | OBJECTIVES: To describe several recruitment parameters derived from the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders pilot (LIFE-P) study for use in a full-scale trial of mobility disability prevention. DESIGN: A description of the recruiting methods and baseline characteristics of a four-site randomized, controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a physical activity intervention at preventing mobility disability. SETTING: The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas; Stanford University, Stanford, California; University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS: Community-living persons aged 70 to 89 who were able to walk 400 m within 15 minutes and were at high risk for disability (scoring |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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