Publications by authors named "Gail M Huber"
Access to Physical Therapy in a Medically Underserved, Urban Community.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
March 2020
Purpose: Austin is Chicago's largest community and is 85% African American. The purpose of this study was to the examine facilitators and barriers to physical therapy (PT) access as described by Austin community residents and health care providers (HCPs).
Methods: Community residents (n=47) participated in focus groups.
Article Synopsis
- Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common condition and significant cause of disability in older adults, exacerbated by the rising obesity epidemic; lifestyle changes can help alleviate both issues.
- The study compares two programs, Fit and Strong! and Fit and Strong! Plus, that provide exercise and education for older adults with lower extremity OA, focusing on physical activity and weight management, respectively.
- The trial involves 400 participants who will engage in 8-week, thrice-weekly sessions, with long-term behavior maintenance strategies assessed over 24 months, examining dietary change, weight loss, physical activity, and mental health outcomes.
Background: Many national surveys have found substantial differences in self-reported overall health between Spanish-speaking Hispanics and other racial/ethnic groups. However, because cultural and language differences may create measurement bias, it is unclear whether observed differences in self-reported overall health reflect true differences in health.
Objectives: This study uses a cross-sectional survey to investigate psychometric properties of the Short Form-36v2 for subjects across 4 racial/ethnic and language groups.
Objective: Fit and Strong! is an award winning, evidence-based, multiple-component physical activity/behavior change intervention. It is a group- and facility-based program that meets for 90 minutes 3 times per week for 8 weeks (24 sessions total). We originally tested Fit and Strong! using physical therapists (PTs) as instructors but have transitioned to using nationally certified exercise instructors (CEIs) as part of an effort to translate Fit and Strong! into community-based settings, and have tested the impact of this shift in instruction type on participant outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine whether mental health scores are associated with self-reported physical limitations after adjustment for physical performance. Patient-reported physical limitations are widely used to assess health status or the impact of disease. However, patients' mental health may influence their reports of their physical limitations.
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