Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial

IMPORTANCE In older adults reduced mobility is common and is an independent risk factor for morbidity, hospitalization, disability, and mortality. Limited evidence suggests that physical activity may help prevent mobility disability; however, there are no definitive clinical trials examining whether...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2014-06, Vol.311 (23), p.2387-2396
Main Authors: Pahor, Marco, Guralnik, Jack M, Ambrosius, Walter T, Blair, Steven, Bonds, Denise E, Church, Timothy S, Espeland, Mark A, Fielding, Roger A, Gill, Thomas M, Groessl, Erik J, King, Abby C, Kritchevsky, Stephen B, Manini, Todd M, McDermott, Mary M, Miller, Michael E, Newman, Anne B, Rejeski, W. Jack, Sink, Kaycee M, Williamson, Jeff D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical outcomes
Disabled Persons
Disease prevention
Exercise
Exercise Therapy
Female
General aspects
Health Education
Humans
Life Style
Male
Medical sciences
Motor ability
Motor Skills Disorders - prevention & control
Older people
Physical fitness
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk
Risk assessment
Sedentary Lifestyle
Single-Blind Method
Walking
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