NIH R01 · 2025
PROJECT SUMMARY Walking is important for maintaining independence and is highly valued by older adults. Evidence continues to accumulate on the positive impact of group exercise programs on the health of older adults. Our team developed On the Move (OTM), a group exercise program to improve walking in older adults. A PCORI-funded cluster randomized trial demonstrated that OTM was superior to a usual care exercise program for improving walking ability. Though we and others have demonstrated the benefits of improving mobility through exercise, the programs are seldom used outside of the research setting (i.e. evidence-practice gap). In our PCORI trial, we began to address this…
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