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Gaming-Based Tele-Exercise Program to Improve Physical Function in Frail Older Adults: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial Open

Lakshmi Kannan, Upasana Sahu, Savitha Subramaniam, Neha Mehta, Tanjeev Kaur , et al. · 2024

Background Frailty leads to reduced physical activity can cause increased fall risk. This contributes to accelerated aging processes, leading to adverse health outcomes and reduced quality of life. We have developed and piloted the design,…

Embedded and Retrieved: A Full Circle of Life, Birth, and Death within Forty-Two Square Meters Open

Susan L. Hughes · 2023

This work aims to engage visual storytelling to reveal the tangible and elusive layers of personal and collective memory. A forty-two-square-meter apartment in Sarajevo purchased by a newlywed couple in 1972 would go on to witness the birt…

Changes in Glucose Homeostasis and Systemic Inflammation Following an 8-week Exercise Only and 8-week Exercise Plus Dietary Weight Management Intervention among Overweight and Obese African American Older Adults with Osteoarthritis Open

Lelas Shamaileh, Sarah Olender, Karla Castellanos, Linda Schiffer, Lauren Welke , et al. · 2023

Background. Obesity is associated with impaired fasting blood glucose, insulin resistance (IR) and low-grade in- flammation, all of which are risk factors for chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes (T2D). Glucose metabolism and inflamm…

NOVEL BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS TARGETING COGNITIVE-MOTOR NEUROPLASTICITY IN OLDER ADULTS Open

Tanvi Bhatt, Susan L. Hughes, Susan L. Hughes · 2022

Comparatively little is known about the ability of physical activity to improve or maintain cognitive function in older adults. Our Midwest Roybal Center uses social/behavioral theory to promote engagement in physical activity in order to …

Latin Dance and Working Memory: The Mediating Effects of Physical Activity Among Middle-Aged and Older Latinos Open

Susan Aguiñaga, Navin Kaushal, Guilherme Moraes Balbim, R. J. Wilson, JoEllen Wilbur , et al. · 2022

Background Physical activity (PA) is a promising method to improve cognition among middle-aged and older adults. Latinos are at high risk for cognitive decline and engaging in low levels of PA. Culturally relevant PA interventions for midd…

COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths in Cook County: Predictors and Modifiable Risks Open

Andrew DeMott, Susan L. Hughes, Michael Gelder, Sage Kim · 2021

Investigators at the University of Illinois Chicago, the Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA), the Illinois Department of Public Health, and the Health and Medicine Policy Research Group are collaborating to examine comparative rates of Cov…

Author response for "TAB2 variants cause cardiovascular heart disease, connective tissue disorder, and developmental delay" Open

Jennifer Hanson, Daniel Brezavar, Susan L. Hughes, Shivarajan Amudhavalli, Emily Fleming , et al. · 2021

Author response for "TAB2 variants cause cardiovascular heart disease, connective tissue disorder, and developmental delay" Open

Jennifer Hanson, Daniel Brezavar, Susan L. Hughes, Shivarajan Amudhavalli, Emily Fleming , et al. · 2021

Does Exercise-Based Conventional Training Improve Reactive Balance Control among People with Chronic Stroke? Open

Lakshmi Kannan, Jinal Vora, Gonzalo Varas‐Díaz, Tanvi Bhatt, Susan L. Hughes · 2020

Background: Exercise-based conventional training has predominantly benefited fall-associated volitional balance control domain; however, the effect on reactive balance control is under-examined. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to …

The Importance of Studying Health Behavior in Older Adults Open

Jaime M. Hughes, Susan L. Hughes, Mina Raj, Janet Prvu Bettger · 2020

Behavior change is an inherent aspect of routine geriatric care. However, most research and clinical programs emphasis how to initiate behavior change with less emphasis placed on skills and strategies to maintain behaviors over time, incl…

Defining the Construct of Health Behavior Maintenance Open

Mina Raj, Janet Prvu Bettger, Susan L. Hughes, Jaime M. Hughes · 2020

Prior research on health behavior maintenance has proposed several key constructs that distinguish this concept from initiation. Initiation is thought to depend upon action self-efficacy, goal setting, and outcome expectations. Maintenance…

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Maintenance of Health Behavior Change Open

Jaime M. Hughes, Janet Prvu Bettger, Susan L. Hughes, Mina Raj · 2020

Modifying health behaviors can be difficult, especially for older adults who are challenged by multiple chronic conditions, reduced functional and/or cognitive capacity, and limited social support. Although much attention has been given to…

Multi-Level Resources to Support Health Behavior Maintenance Open

Susan L. Hughes, Janet Prvu Bettger, Mina Raj, Jaime M. Hughes · 2020

Although behavior change is largely thought to occur on the individual level, maintenance of health behaviors also depends upon factors at the community and population levels. As discussed in earlier presentations, health behaviors can be …

Association of diet quality and physical function among overweight and obese primarily African American older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis Open

Teresa Schering, Linda Schiffer, Andrew McLeod, Andrew DeMott, Susan L. Hughes , et al. · 2020

BACKGROUND: Strategies to reduce osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms and increase physical function in persons with lower extremity (LE) OA is a public health priority. OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between diet quality and measures of physi…

OUTCOMES OF FIT & STRONG! PLUS: A GROUP EXERCISE AND WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM TO TREAT OSTEOARTHRITIS Open

Andrew DeMott, Susan L. Hughes · 2019

Overweight older adults with osteoarthritis (OA) face increased risk for disability; however, no evidence-based programs target weight and OA simultaneously. Fit & Strong! (F&S!) is an 8-week evidence-based exercise program for persons wit…

CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON HEALTH AND AGING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Open

Susan L. Hughes · 2018

The Center for Research on Health and Aging at the University of Illinois at Chicago conducts rigorous applied research on health promotion for older adults, including the development, testing, and translation of evidence-based health prom…

BRAIN HEALTH: A FOCUS ON RISK REDUCTION AND SCIENCE TRANSLATION Open

David X. Márquez, Susan L. Hughes, Guilherme Moraes Balbim · 2018

The new Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map (HBI RM) has several foci, among them 1) reducing risk for cognitive decline and dementia and 2) translating science for policies, communication, and programmatic interventions. For the first focus…

SUPPORTING APPLICANTS FOR THE ACL/AOA EVIDENCE-BASED REVIEW PROCESS Open

Lesley Steinman, Paula J. Haynes, P E Denison, Susan L. Hughes, Stan Weisner · 2018

The National Council on Aging is partnering with the Evidence-Based Leadership Council (EBLC) to support program developers/administrators to enhance research and/or delivery systems and supports. EBLC is a collaborative of organizations w…

Fit & Strong! Plus Trial Outcomes for Obese Older Adults with Osteoarthritis Open

Susan L. Hughes, Lisa Tussing‐Humphreys, Linda Schiffer, Renae L. Smith-Ray, David X. Márquez , et al. · 2018

Background and Objectives We compared the effectiveness of standard Fit & Strong! (F&S!; targets physical activity [PA]) to Fit & Strong! Plus (F&S! Plus; targets PA and dietary weight loss) on weight, diet quality, and PA outcomes. Resear…

FIT & STRONG! PLUS: DESCRIPTIVE DEMOGRAPHIC AND RISK CHARACTERISTICS IN A COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL FOR OLDER AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADULTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS Open

Marian Fitzgibbon, Lisa Tussing‐Humphreys, Linda Schiffer, Renae L. Smith-Ray, Andrew DeMott , et al. · 2018

CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF FIT & STRONG! FOR PORTUGUESE OLDER ADULTS—FIRST STEPS Open

Nuno Duarte, Susan L. Hughes, Mertens Paul · 2017

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability in older adults world-wide. Fit & Strong! (F&S) is an 8-week evidence-based physical activity program for older adults with OA that has significantly improved strength and mobility out to …

EARLY OUTCOMES OF FIT & STRONG! PLUS: NEW EXERCISE AND WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS Open

Susan L. Hughes, Andrew DeMott · 2017

Overweight older adults with osteoarthritis (OA) face high risk for disability; however, no evidence-based programs target PA and weight simultaneously. Fit & Strong! (F&S!) is an evidence-based PA program for persons with OA that improves…

Translation of Fit & Strong! for Use by Hispanics With Arthritis: A Feasibility Trial of ¡En Forma y Fuerte! Open

Cheryl Der Ananian, Renae L. Smith-Ray, Brad Meacham, Anoop Shah, Susan L. Hughes · 2017

This study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of translating the evidence-based program, Fit & Strong!, into a Spanish program, ¡En Forma y Fuerte!. A single-group, quasi-experimental design (n = 34, mean age = 58.8 [8.1], 87.2% f…

Regular Latin Dancing and Health Education May Improve Cognition of Late Middle-Aged and Older Latinos Open

David X. Márquez, Robert S. Wilson, Susan Aguiñaga, Priscilla M. Vásquez, Louis Fogg , et al. · 2017

Disparities exist between Latinos and non-Latino Whites in cognitive function. Dance is culturally appropriate and challenges individuals physically and cognitively, yet the impact of regular dancing on cognitive function in older Latinos …

Development of the Inventory Management and Tracking System (IMATS) to Track the Availability of Public Health Department Medical Countermeasures During Public Health Emergencies Open

Liora Sahar, Guy Faler, Еmil Hristov, Susan L. Hughes, Leslie Lee , et al. · 2015

Objective: To bridge gaps identified during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic by developing a system that provides public health departments improved capability to manage and track medical countermeasures at the state and local levels and t…

Translating Fit and Strong!: Lessons Learned and Next Steps Open

Susan L. Hughes, Renae L. Smith-Ray, Amy S. Shah, Gail Huber · 2015

OPINION article Front. Public Health, 27 April 2015Sec. Aging and Public Health Volume 2 - 2014 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00131

Evidence-Based Leadership Council – A National Collaborative Open

Margaret Haynes, Susan L. Hughes, Kate Lorig, June Simmons, Susan Snyder , et al. · 2015

OPINION article Front. Public Health, 27 April 2015Sec. Aging and Public Health Volume 2 - 2014 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00136

Performance measures, hours of caregiving assistance, and risk of adverse care outcomes among older adult users of Medicaid home and community-based services Open

Margaret Danilovich, Daniel M. Corcos, David X. Márquez, Amy Eisenstein, Susan L. Hughes · 2015

Objectives: This study used validated physical performance measures to examine function, risk of adverse health outcomes, and the relationship with allocated hours of weekly caregiving assistance among older adults receiving home and commu…

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