Susan L Hughes
Biographic Data
| ID | 3600240 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan L Hughes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan L |
| FAMILY NAME | Hughes |
| SIGNATURE | HUGHES S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6041-5932 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity Among Black Older Adult Parishioners
Embedded and Retrieved: A Full Circle of Life, Birth, and Death within Forty-Two Square Meters
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 birth of two children, the early loss of two parents, and life under the siege. A series of original drawings, overlaid with information retrieved from the past (photos, artifacts, and letters), begins to reveal rec…
Participation in a randomised controlled trial for older adults with osteoarthritis in Portugal: Analysis of the acceptance factors
Fit & Strong! is an evidence-based program that combines exercise with health education for older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis. This paper explores the factors of acceptance to a randomised controlled trial that tested the Portuguese (Europe) version of Fit & Strong! and analysed the sociodemographic, lifestyle and health characteristics of people who agreed versus people who declined to participate. Patients were identified by Gene…
Impact of Telephone Reinforcement and Negotiated Contracts on Behavioral Predictors of Exercise Maintenance in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis
TR appears to positively affect perceptions around engagement, whereas negotiation positively impacts PA behavior. Further research should examine the effectiveness of specific PA maintenance strategies
Impact of Cognitive Training on Balance and Gait in Older Adults
Cognitive training slows degradation of balance and improves gait while distracted, rendering it a promising approach to falls prevention
Comparison of Two Health-Promotion Programs for Older Workers
Objectives. We examined the effects of 2 worksite health-promotion interventions (compared with a health-education control) on older workers’ healthy behaviors and health outcomes. Methods. We conducted a prospective, randomized controlled trial with 423 participants aged 40 years and older. Participants were categorized into 3 study arms: the COACH intervention combined Web-based risk assessments with personal coaching support, the RealAge inter…
Fit and Strong: Bolstering Maintenance of Physical Activity Among Older Adults With Lower-extremity Osteoarthritis
The negotiated follow-up contract that Fit and Strong! uses, bolstered by TR, is associated with enhanced long-term PA maintenance and health outcomes
Understanding the Assessment of Psychotropic Drug Harms in Clinical Trials to Improve Social Workers' Role in Medication Monitoring
The purpose of this integrative review is to facilitate social work practitioners' understanding of how psychotropic drug harms are assessed in clinical trials and to make specific suggestions for social workers' increased involvement in detecting drug harms in their clients. The authors undertook a comprehensive review of interdisciplinary sources relating to policies, procedures, and evidence of current practices in adverse event assessment in …
Best-Practice Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults: Findings From the National Impact Study
Objectives. We assessed the impact of existing best-practice physical activity programs for older adults on physical activity participation and health-related outcomes. Methods. We used a multisite, randomized trial with 544 older adults (mean age 66 years) and measures at baseline, 5, and 10 months to test the impact of a multiple-component physical activity program compared with results for a control group that did not participate in such a pro…
Home Medical Equipment Receipt in a Home Care Appropriate Population
HME accounted for $4.5 billion in sales (16% of total) for medical products in 1996. As the HME market continues to expand, the characteristics of HME recipients are necessary to project future HME needs in a growing, elderly population
Impact of expanded home care models
Older people who need home care are a heterogeneous population. Individuals in this population can have very different demographic, disease, and functional-status characteristics. As a result, different subgroups of home care users require different sets of services and can logically be expected to experience different care outcomes. This article demonstrates this complexity by summarizing four studies (two complete and two ongoing) that assess t…
Disability in activities of daily living: Patterns of change and a hierarchy of disability
OBJECTIVES: This paper examines longitudinal data over 6 years to evaluate incidence rates of disability and the pattern of dependency in activities of daily living. METHODS: The Longitudinal Study of Aging (n = 5151) was used to evaluate incidence of disability in activities of daily living; biennial interview data from 1984 through 1990 were used. The median age to disability onset for individual activities was estimated from survival analysis.…
Predicting Agency Participation in Interorganizational Networks Providing Community Care
In response to health care reform, health care providers have begun to develop interorganizational networks. At present, however, relatively little is known about factors facilitating participation in networks. To this end, organizational characteristics and views were obtained from key informants from both "Lead" and "Affiliate" Agencies participating in the networks for the Living-at-Home Program (LAHP) Demonstration (N = 131) using an Organiza…
Estimates and Determinants of Valid Self-Reports of Musculoskeletal Disease in the Elderly
This study examined the extent and nature of bias associated with self-reported versus standardized physician-examination/assessment-based accounts of musculoskeletal disease in a sample of 406 persons chosen to represent an aging and dependency continuum. Prevalence of musculoskeletal disease based on standardized physician examination/assessments was 97%. Using the standardized findings as the criterion, the self-report underestimated prevalenc…
A Randomized Trial of Veterans Administration Home Care for Severely Disabled Veterans
This randomized study screened hospital admissions to all wards except Psychiatry and Spinal Cord Injured during a 3-year period to identify 233 severely disabled patients (2 impairments on the Katz Index of ADL) and caregivers who were willing to participate in a pretest-multiple posttest trial of the Hines VA Hospital-based Home Care (HBHC) Program. Patient functional status, morale, and satisfaction with care were measured at baseline, 1 month…
The First Great Increase in Anorexia Nervosa
The First Great Increase in Anorexia Nervosa Get access Steven Hughes Steven Hughes University of Toronto Department of History, Toronto, Canada M5S IAI Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 21, Issue 1, Fall 1987, Pages 69–96, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/21.1.69 Published: 01 October 1987
Evaluation of a Long-Term Home Care Program
This article reports the outcomes of a 9-month evaluation of the Five Hospital Homebound Elderly Program ( FHHEP ), a model long-term, comprehensive, coordinated home care program in Chicago. Outcomes assessed include the mortality, comprehensive functional status, and rates of hospitalization and of institutionalization of the elderly (mean age, 80.4 years), chronically impaired population served by the FHHEP . The evaluation utilized a quasi-ex…
Hospice: A Caring Community . Theodore H. Koff
Disability in activities of daily living: Patterns of change and a hierarchy of disability
OBJECTIVES: This paper examines longitudinal data over 6 years to evaluate incidence rates of disability and the pattern of dependency in activities of daily living. METHODS: The Longitudinal Study of Aging (n = 5151) was used to evaluate incidence of disability in activities of daily living; biennial interview data from 1984 through 1990 were used. The median age to disability onset for individual activities was estimated from survival analysis.…
The First Great Increase in Anorexia Nervosa
The First Great Increase in Anorexia Nervosa Get access Steven Hughes Steven Hughes University of Toronto Department of History, Toronto, Canada M5S IAI Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 21, Issue 1, Fall 1987, Pages 69–96, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/21.1.69 Published: 01 October 1987
Impact of Cognitive Training on Balance and Gait in Older Adults
Cognitive training slows degradation of balance and improves gait while distracted, rendering it a promising approach to falls prevention
Best-Practice Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults: Findings From the National Impact Study
Objectives. We assessed the impact of existing best-practice physical activity programs for older adults on physical activity participation and health-related outcomes. Methods. We used a multisite, randomized trial with 544 older adults (mean age 66 years) and measures at baseline, 5, and 10 months to test the impact of a multiple-component physical activity program compared with results for a control group that did not participate in such a pro…
Estimates and Determinants of Valid Self-Reports of Musculoskeletal Disease in the Elderly
This study examined the extent and nature of bias associated with self-reported versus standardized physician-examination/assessment-based accounts of musculoskeletal disease in a sample of 406 persons chosen to represent an aging and dependency continuum. Prevalence of musculoskeletal disease based on standardized physician examination/assessments was 97%. Using the standardized findings as the criterion, the self-report underestimated prevalenc…
Hospice: A Caring Community . Theodore H. Koff
Evaluation of a Long-Term Home Care Program
This article reports the outcomes of a 9-month evaluation of the Five Hospital Homebound Elderly Program ( FHHEP ), a model long-term, comprehensive, coordinated home care program in Chicago. Outcomes assessed include the mortality, comprehensive functional status, and rates of hospitalization and of institutionalization of the elderly (mean age, 80.4 years), chronically impaired population served by the FHHEP . The evaluation utilized a quasi-ex…
The First Great Increase in Anorexia Nervosa
The First Great Increase in Anorexia Nervosa Get access Steven Hughes Steven Hughes University of Toronto Department of History, Toronto, Canada M5S IAI Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 21, Issue 1, Fall 1987, Pages 69–96, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/21.1.69 Published: 01 October 1987
A Randomized Trial of Veterans Administration Home Care for Severely Disabled Veterans
This randomized study screened hospital admissions to all wards except Psychiatry and Spinal Cord Injured during a 3-year period to identify 233 severely disabled patients (2 impairments on the Katz Index of ADL) and caregivers who were willing to participate in a pretest-multiple posttest trial of the Hines VA Hospital-based Home Care (HBHC) Program. Patient functional status, morale, and satisfaction with care were measured at baseline, 1 month…
Estimates and Determinants of Valid Self-Reports of Musculoskeletal Disease in the Elderly
This study examined the extent and nature of bias associated with self-reported versus standardized physician-examination/assessment-based accounts of musculoskeletal disease in a sample of 406 persons chosen to represent an aging and dependency continuum. Prevalence of musculoskeletal disease based on standardized physician examination/assessments was 97%. Using the standardized findings as the criterion, the self-report underestimated prevalenc…
Predicting Agency Participation in Interorganizational Networks Providing Community Care
In response to health care reform, health care providers have begun to develop interorganizational networks. At present, however, relatively little is known about factors facilitating participation in networks. To this end, organizational characteristics and views were obtained from key informants from both "Lead" and "Affiliate" Agencies participating in the networks for the Living-at-Home Program (LAHP) Demonstration (N = 131) using an Organiza…
Impact of expanded home care models
Older people who need home care are a heterogeneous population. Individuals in this population can have very different demographic, disease, and functional-status characteristics. As a result, different subgroups of home care users require different sets of services and can logically be expected to experience different care outcomes. This article demonstrates this complexity by summarizing four studies (two complete and two ongoing) that assess t…
Disability in activities of daily living: Patterns of change and a hierarchy of disability
OBJECTIVES: This paper examines longitudinal data over 6 years to evaluate incidence rates of disability and the pattern of dependency in activities of daily living. METHODS: The Longitudinal Study of Aging (n = 5151) was used to evaluate incidence of disability in activities of daily living; biennial interview data from 1984 through 1990 were used. The median age to disability onset for individual activities was estimated from survival analysis.…
Home Medical Equipment Receipt in a Home Care Appropriate Population
HME accounted for $4.5 billion in sales (16% of total) for medical products in 1996. As the HME market continues to expand, the characteristics of HME recipients are necessary to project future HME needs in a growing, elderly population
Best-Practice Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults: Findings From the National Impact Study
Objectives. We assessed the impact of existing best-practice physical activity programs for older adults on physical activity participation and health-related outcomes. Methods. We used a multisite, randomized trial with 544 older adults (mean age 66 years) and measures at baseline, 5, and 10 months to test the impact of a multiple-component physical activity program compared with results for a control group that did not participate in such a pro…
Fit and Strong: Bolstering Maintenance of Physical Activity Among Older Adults With Lower-extremity Osteoarthritis
The negotiated follow-up contract that Fit and Strong! uses, bolstered by TR, is associated with enhanced long-term PA maintenance and health outcomes
Understanding the Assessment of Psychotropic Drug Harms in Clinical Trials to Improve Social Workers' Role in Medication Monitoring
The purpose of this integrative review is to facilitate social work practitioners' understanding of how psychotropic drug harms are assessed in clinical trials and to make specific suggestions for social workers' increased involvement in detecting drug harms in their clients. The authors undertook a comprehensive review of interdisciplinary sources relating to policies, procedures, and evidence of current practices in adverse event assessment in …
Comparison of Two Health-Promotion Programs for Older Workers
Objectives. We examined the effects of 2 worksite health-promotion interventions (compared with a health-education control) on older workers’ healthy behaviors and health outcomes. Methods. We conducted a prospective, randomized controlled trial with 423 participants aged 40 years and older. Participants were categorized into 3 study arms: the COACH intervention combined Web-based risk assessments with personal coaching support, the RealAge inter…
Impact of Cognitive Training on Balance and Gait in Older Adults
Cognitive training slows degradation of balance and improves gait while distracted, rendering it a promising approach to falls prevention
Impact of Telephone Reinforcement and Negotiated Contracts on Behavioral Predictors of Exercise Maintenance in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis
TR appears to positively affect perceptions around engagement, whereas negotiation positively impacts PA behavior. Further research should examine the effectiveness of specific PA maintenance strategies
Participation in a randomised controlled trial for older adults with osteoarthritis in Portugal: Analysis of the acceptance factors
Fit & Strong! is an evidence-based program that combines exercise with health education for older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis. This paper explores the factors of acceptance to a randomised controlled trial that tested the Portuguese (Europe) version of Fit & Strong! and analysed the sociodemographic, lifestyle and health characteristics of people who agreed versus people who declined to participate. Patients were identified by Gene…
Embedded and Retrieved: A Full Circle of Life, Birth, and Death within Forty-Two Square Meters
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 birth of two children, the early loss of two parents, and life under the siege. A series of original drawings, overlaid with information retrieved from the past (photos, artifacts, and letters), begins to reveal rec…
Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity Among Black Older Adult Parishioners
Medicine (16 works) · Gerontology (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Physical therapy (11 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Randomized controlled trial (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Business (4 works)