Implementation of a Community Walking Program (Walk On!) for Functionally-Limited Older Adults.

Background: Walking interventions improve physical function, reduce fall risk, and prevent mobility disability-even in those with compromised walking ability. However, most prior studies have been conducted in controlled research settings, with no dissemination of an evidence-based walking program for older adults who have mobility limitations and/or are socially isolated.

Objectives: This study reports data on the feasibility and acceptability of a community-based walking program (Walk On!) for older adults who are functionally limited, and assesses changes in physical function among attendees.

Mind over bladder: Women, aging, and bladder health.

The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy and acceptability of an innovative, electronically delivered self-management intervention for urinary incontinence (UI) that included daily mindfulness practice, completion of sequential bladder diaries, and bladder health education to improve UI in older women living independently in a retirement community. A mixed methods pilot study was conducted over ten weeks using a custom website or CD. Ten women were recruited and 8 completed the study; 5 of those (71%) experienced fewer daily UI episodes post intervention (p = 0.

Effect of Resistance Training and Caloric Restriction on the Metabolic Syndrome.

Purpose: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is greatest in older obese adults, and effective evidence-based treatment strategies are lacking. This study determined the efficacy of adding caloric restriction (CR) for weight loss to resistance training (RT) on MetS and its individual components in older overweight and obese adults.

Methods: We performed a 5-month randomized controlled trial in 126 older (65-79 yr) overweight and obese (body mass index = 27-35 kg·m) men and women who were assigned to a progressive 3-d·wk moderate-intensity RT with (RT + CR) or without caloric restriction (RT).

Gait speed response to aerobic versus resistance exercise training in older adults.

Background: Little is known about the comparative effect of aerobic training (AT) versus resistance training (RT) on gait speed, a strong predictor of disability.

Aims: To compare the effect of AT versus RT on gait speed and other functional measures.

Methods: Overweight and obese [body mass index (BMI) ≥27.

Standardized Rehabilitation and Hospital Length of Stay Among Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Physical rehabilitation in the intensive care unit (ICU) may improve the outcomes of patients with acute respiratory failure.

Objective: To compare standardized rehabilitation therapy (SRT) to usual ICU care in acute respiratory failure.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Single-center, randomized clinical trial at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, North Carolina.