ArticleJournal of aging and physical activity2019
Mobility Improvements are Found in Older Veterans After 6-Months of Gerofit Regardless of BMI Classification.
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- An Evolution of Pilot Nutrition Programs to Improve Diet Quality among Older Veterans.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Whole Health(y) Aging With Gerofit: The Development of a Pilot Wellness Program for Older Veterans.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2026Article
- Trajectories of physical function changes for older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program.Mental health and physical activity · 2024Article
- Longitudinal analysis of physical function in older adults: The effects of physical inactivity and exercise training.Aging cell · 2024Observational
- Supporting a lifetime of fitness for the military veteran athlete: a narrative review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Review
- Older Veterans' perspectives on participation in a clinical exercise program: A qualitative study of the VA Gerofit exercise program.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- Pain, comorbidities, and clinical decision-making: conceptualization, development, and pilot testing of the Pain in Aging, Educational Assessment of Need instrument.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The experiences of attending an international veteran sporting competition and preparatory camp for Team Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with movement quality in overweight and obese older adults, independent of age.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
- Physical Function Assessment of Older Veterans With Serious Mental Illness.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2023Article
- Weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with movement quality in overweight and obese older adults.Research square · 2023Article
- Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- A cross-sectional study of sleep, mood, well-being, motivations, and perceived support in Ukrainian veterans and active-duty military personnel with disability, and their supporters, preparing for a sporting event.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Intervention in Older Urban-Dwelling Veterans With Dysmobility: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Clinical Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
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Abstract
Veterans represent a unique population of older adults as they are more likely to self-report disability and be overweight or obese compared to the general population. We sought to compare changes in mobility function across the obesity spectrum in older Veterans participating in six-months of Gerofit, a clinical exercise program. 270 Veterans completed baseline, three, and six-month functional assessment and were divided post-hoc into groups: normal weight, overweight, and obese. Physical function assessment included: ten-meter walk time, six-minute walk distance, 30-second chair stands, and eight-foot up-and-go time. No significant weight x time interactions were found for any measure. However, significant (P<0.02) improvements were found for all mobility measures from baseline to three-months and maintained at six-months. Six-months of participation in Gerofit, if enacted nationwide, appears to be one way to improve mobility and function in older Veterans at high risk for disability regardless of weight status.
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