Driving cessation and health outcomes in older adults

S Chihuri, TJ Mielenz, CJ DiMaggio… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine what effect driving cessation may have on subsequent health and
well‐being in older adults. Design Systematic review of the evidence in the research …

[HTML][HTML] Peer Reviewed: Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Patients With Arthritis

LF Callahan, EK Wiley-Exley, TJ Mielenz… - Preventing chronic …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Using a cross-sectional design, we drew our sample from primary care (n= 1,077)
and specialist (n= 1,063) physician offices. Summary statistics were used to calculate …

Patterns of 12-year change in physical activity levels in community-dwelling older women: can modest levels of physical activity help older women live longer?

QL Xue, K Bandeen-Roche, TJ Mielenz… - American journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Few studies have addressed changes in physical activity participation over time among the
elderly. The authors hypothesized that there were distinct trajectories of physical activity level …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal research on aging drivers (LongROAD): study design and methods

G Li, DW Eby, R Santos, TJ Mielenz, LJ Molnar… - Injury …, 2017 - Springer
Background As an important indicator of mobility, driving confers a host of social and health
benefits to older adults. Despite the importance of safe mobility as the population ages, …

[HTML][HTML] Select physical performance measures and driving outcomes in older adults

TJ Mielenz, LL Durbin, JA Cisewski, JM Guralnik… - Injury epidemiology, 2017 - Springer
Background Improving physical functioning may be a future intervention to keep older adults
driving safely longer as it can help maintain both physical and cognitive health longer. This …

Using patient-reported outcomes and PROMIS in research and clinical applications: experiences from the PCORI pilot projects

CO Bingham, SJ Bartlett, PA Merkel, TJ Mielenz… - Quality of Life …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The field of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) continues to develop.
Patient-reported outcomes and, in particular the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement …

[HTML][HTML] Peer Reviewed: Multiple chronic conditions and limitations in activities of daily living in a community-based sample of older adults in New York City, 2009

NL Ralph, TJ Mielenz, H Parton, AM Flatley… - Preventing chronic …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A representative sample of 1,036 New York City Housing Authority residents aged
65 or older completed a telephone survey in June 2009. We examined the association of up …

Importance of driving and potential impact of driving cessation for rural and urban older adults

D Strogatz, TJ Mielenz, AK Johnson… - The Journal of Rural …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Analyses compared older drivers from urban, suburban, and rural areas on perceived
importance of continuing to drive and potential impact that driving cessation would have …

[HTML][HTML] Peer Reviewed: Identifying Supports and Barriers to Physical Activity in Patients at Risk for Diabetes

KE Donahue, TJ Mielenz, LF Callahan… - Preventing Chronic …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A cross-sectional sample of 522 high-risk adults who attended 14 North Carolina
primary care family practices were mailed a survey about physical activity and supports of and …

Physical therapy utilization by patients with acute low back pain

TJ Mielenz, TS Carey, DA Dyrek, BA Harris… - Physical …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Background and Purpose. The purposes of this study were (1) to describe the demographic
and clinical characteristics of a group of patients with acute low back pain (LBP), (2) to …