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5. Causal analysis identifies small HDL particles and physical activity as key determinants of longevity of older adults

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Kraus, Virginia Byers, primary, Ma, Sisi, additional, Tourani, Roshan, additional, Fillenbaum, Gerda G., additional, Burchett, Bruce M., additional, Parker, Daniel C., additional, Kraus, William E., additional, Connelly, Margery A., additional, Otvos, James D., additional, Cohen, Harvey Jay, additional, Orenduff, Melissa C., additional, Pieper, Carl F., additional, Zhang, Xin, additional, and Aliferis, Constantin F., additional

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2022
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11. A New Method for Identifying Characteristics of Needing Help to Take Medications in an Older Representative Community-Resident Population: The Duke Medication Assist Scale

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Jamerson, Brenda D., Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Sloane, Richard, and Morey, Miriam C.

Subjects
Aged, 80 and over, Male, Health Services Needs and Demand, Age Factors, Article, Medication Adherence, Cognition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Activities of Daily Living, Chronic Disease, North Carolina, Humans, Female, Independent Living, Longitudinal Studies, Geriatric Assessment, Aged, Retrospective Studies
Abstract

To determine the sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions, and cognitive and functional status associated with baseline prevalence and new need for help taking medication 3 years later and to construct a brief scale indicative of need for help taking medications.Retrospective cross-sectional and 3-year longitudinal study.Five-county area in north-central Piedmont, North Carolina.Representative community-dwelling sample of black and white individuals aged 65 and older (N = 4,136).Information was obtained in person in participants' homes using structured questionnaires. Health conditions included sensory impairment and self-report of physician-diagnosed conditions. Cognitive status was assessed using the 10-item Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire. Functional status was assessed using the three-item Rosow-Breslau scale, the five-item Katz activity of daily living scale, and a modified six-item Older Americans Resources and Services instrumental activities of daily living scale.Characteristics associated with need for help taking medications were aged 80 and older, being male, living with others, having four or more chronic conditions, and impaired cognitive or functional status (c-statistic 0.94, 77.1% sensitivity, 87.9% specificity). Predictors of new need for help with medications 3 years later included aged 75 and older at baseline, being male, and impaired cognitive and functional status (c-statistic 0.75).This brief scale can help identify persons needing help with medications and could be useful in assisting clinicians with medication management.

Published
2016

13. Physical Performance Across the Adult Life Span: Correlates With Age and Physical Activity

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Hall, Katherine S., primary, Cohen, Harvey J., additional, Pieper, Carl F., additional, Fillenbaum, Gerda G., additional, Kraus, William E., additional, Huffman, Kim M., additional, Cornish, Melissa A., additional, Shiloh, Andrew, additional, Flynn, Christy, additional, Sloane, Richard, additional, Newby, L. Kristin, additional, and Morey, Miriam C., additional

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2016
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18. Physical Performance Across the Adult Life Span: Correlates With Age and Physical Activity.

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Hall, Katherine S., Cohen, Harvey J., Pieper, Carl F., Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Kraus, William E., Huffman, Kim M., Cornish, Melissa A., Shiloh, Andrew, Flynn, Christy, Sloane, Richard, Newby, L. Kristin, and Morey, Miriam C.

Subjects
OLDER people physiology, PHYSICAL activity, LIFE expectancy, AGE factors in well-being, ACCELEROMETERS, AGING, EXERCISE, RESEARCH funding
Abstract

Background: A number of large-scale population studies have provided valuable information about physical performance in aged individuals; however, there is little information about trajectories of function and associations with age across the adult life span. We developed a mobility-focused physical performance screener designed to be appropriate for the adult life span.Methods: The physical performance battery includes measures of mobility, strength, endurance, and balance. Physical activity (PA) was assessed with accelerometry. We examined age-related trends in physical performance and PA, and the relationship between physical performance and PA across the age range (30-90+), by decade, in 775 participants enrolled in the study 2012-2014.Results: Physical performance was worse with increasing age decade. Although men performed better than women across all ages, the decrement by age group was similar between genders. Worsening physical performance was observed as early as the fifth decade for chair stands and balance and in the sixth decade for gait speed and aerobic endurance. The number and strength of significant associations between physical performance and PA increased with greater age: the greatest number of significant associations was seen in the 60-79 age groups, with fewer reported in the 30-59 and 80-90+ age groups. More PA was associated with better physical function.Conclusion: These results emphasize the importance of a life span approach to studies of function and aging. This work points to the need for a physical performance screener that spans across adulthood as a clinical tool for identifying functional decline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2017
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