The Journal of experimental medicine
Authors: Ward ME, Taubes A, Chen R, Miller BL, Sephton CF, Gelfand JM, Minami S, Boscardin J, Martens LH, Seeley WW, Yu G, Herz J, Filiano AJ, Arrant AE, Roberson ED, Kraft TW, Farese RV, Green A, Gan L
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Authors: Fiandaca MS, Kapogiannis D, Mapstone M, Boxer A, Eitan E, Schwartz JB, Abner EL, Petersen RC, Federoff HJ, Miller BL, Goetzl EJ
PloS one
Authors: Campbell CD, Mohajeri K, Malig M, Hormozdiari F, Nelson B, Du G, Patterson KM, Eng C, Torgerson DG, Hu D, Herman C, Chong JX, Ko A, O'Roak BJ, Krumm N, Vives L, Lee C, Roth LA, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Rodriguez-Santana J, Brigino-Buenaventura E, Davis A, Meade K, LeNoir MA, Thyne S, Jackson DJ, Gern JE, Lemanske RF, Shendure J, Abney M, Burchard EG, Ober C, Eichler EE
Cancer
Authors: Lee JS, DuBois SG, Boscardin WJ, Wustrack RL, Goldsby RE
American journal of otolaryngology | Volume 35 of Issue 6
Authors: Chen DS, Blake CR, Genther DJ, Li L, Lin FR
PURPOSE
Objective measures of physical functioning and mobility are considered to be the strongest indicators of overall health and mortality risk in older adults. These measures are not routinely used in otolaryngology research. We investigated the feasibility of using a validated physical performance battery to assess the functioning of older adults seen in a tertiary care otolaryngology clinic.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The Short Physical Performance Battery was performed on 22 individuals aged 50 years or older enrolled in the Studying Multiple Outcomes after Aural Rehabilitative Treatment (SMART) study at Johns Hopkins.
RESULTS
We successfully administered the SPPB to 22 participants, and this testing resulted in minimal participant and provider burden with respect to time, training, and space requirements. The mean time to complete 5 chair stands was 13.0 ± 3.8 seconds. The mean times for the side-by-side, semi-tandem, and tandem stands were 10.0 ± 0.0, 9.5 ± 2.1, and 8.8 ± 3.2 seconds, respectively. Mean walking speed was 1.1 ± 0.3 meters per second, and composite SPPB scores ranged from 6 to 12 (mean = 10.45, S.D. = 1.6).
CONCLUSIONS
Our results demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a standardized physical performance battery to assess physical functioning in a cohort of older adults seen in a tertiary otolaryngology clinic. We provide detailed instructions, references, and analytic methods for implementing the SPPB in future otolaryngology studies involving older adults.
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American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Authors: Lai JC, Covinsky K, Feng S
BMC medical genomics
Authors: Bunyavanich S, Schadt EE, Himes BE, Lasky-Su J, Qiu W, Lazarus R, Ziniti JP, Cohain A, Linderman M, Torgerson DG, Eng CS, Pino-Yanes M, Padhukasahasram B, Yang JJ, Mathias RA, Beaty TH, Li X, Graves P, Romieu I, Navarro Bdel R, Salam MT, Vora H, Nicolae DL, Ober C, Martinez FD, Bleecker ER, Meyers DA, Gauderman WJ, Gilliland F, Burchard EG, Barnes KC, Williams LK, London SJ, Zhang B, Raby BA, Weiss ST
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Authors: Levin AM, Wang Y, Wells KE, Padhukasahasram B, Yang JJ, Burchard EG, Williams LK
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
Authors: Takada S, Weiser SD, Kumbakumba E, Muzoora C, Martin JN, Hunt PW, Haberer JE, Kawuma A, Bangsberg DR, Tsai AC
Arthritis care & research
Authors: Schmajuk G, Miao Y, Yazdany J, Boscardin WJ, Daikh DI, Steinman MA
