Ann L Gruber‐baldini
Biographic Data
| ID | 4421564 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann L Gruber‐baldini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann L |
| FAMILY NAME | Gruber‐baldini |
| SIGNATURE | BALDINI A L G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0190-1973 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Impact of a Multi-Component Home-Based Physical Therapy Intervention on Cognitive Outcomes
Objective Differences in cognitive outcomes for two home-based 16-week interventions after usual rehabilitative care post-hip fracture were examined. Methods Community Ambulation Project randomized controlled trial included 210 hip fracture participants. Interventions: Specific multi-component (PUSH) included strength-, balance-, function-, and endurance-based exercises; non-specific active control (PULSE) included seated range-of-motion exercise…
Racial differences in the quality of care interactions among nursing home residents with dementia
The findings suggest that care interactions in nursing homes are consistent between Black residents and White residents. Future research should evaluate the impact of staff race on the quality of care interaction among nursing home residents
Spirituality in Parkinson’s Disease within a Sample from the USA
People aging with HIV – protecting a population vulnerable to effects of Covid-19 and its control measures
Certain comorbidities known to increase the risk of poor outcomes in COVID-19 exist at higher rates in people with HIV; people aging with HIV (PAWH) face additional risk due to the association of advanced age with COVID-19 mortality. Cognitive and functional deficits and social barriers have been identified in cohorts of people aging with HIV. It is postulated that the COVID-19 pandemic potentially threatens PAWH disproportionately to the general…
Multidimensionality of the PROMIS self-efficacy measure for managing chronic conditions
Comparative study of PROMISR self-efficacy for managing chronic conditions across chronic neurologic disorders
Validation of the PROMIS® measures of self-efficacy for managing chronic conditions
Asymmetric responsiveness of disability and health-related quality of life to improvement versus decline in Parkinson’s disease
Assessment of the psychometrics of a PROMIS item bank
Does spouse participation influence quality of life reporting in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Exploring the Factors That Influence Functional Performance Among Nursing Home Residents
These findings indicate that identifying physical and psychosocial variables early in the disablement process will help health care providers tailor medical and restorative care interventions that may help older adults maintain the ability to chair rise
Differences in Services Provided by Hospices Based on Home Health Agency Certification Status
BACKGROUND: Similar patient populations and favorable regulations have led many home health agencies to become Medicare and/or Medicaid certified as hospice agencies (mixed), but home health and hospice programs differ in focus and scope. Little research has been performed examining the differences between mixed hospices and those agencies only certified as hospices (nonmixed). OBJECTIVES: To describe the differences in agency characteristics bet…
How Good Is Assisted Living? Findings and Implications From an Outcomes Study
No single component defines "good" AL care. Predictors and outcomes are inconsistent, and effect sizes are small. Therefore, practice and policy should not focus narrowly on any one area or restrict the type of care-this being welcome news that supports diversity to accommodate individual preferences
Social engagement and its relationship to service provision in residential care and assisted living
The purpose of this study was to categorize the underlying constructs of social activity participation in a residential care and assisted-living population, determine the extent of social engagement and how it varies by facility type, and relate social engagement to service provision. Data were collected for 2,078 residents of 193 facilities in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina participating in the Collaborative Studies of Long-Te…
Short-term persistent depression following hip fracture
Persistent depression is a risk factor for poor recovery following hip fracture. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between depression and functional recovery at one year and to investigate which characteristics discriminate people who are at greatest risk of poor outcomes. A total of 272 people ages 65 and older were evaluated in the hospital after hip fracture and followed with standardized measures of affect and physical…
Age Differences and Age Changes in Activities
This study examines cross-sectional age differences, longitudinal age changes, and secular changes in obligatory, committed, and discretionary activities, using activity questionnaire completed by men and women participants in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging between 1958 and 1992. (1) Time spent, on obligatory activities and passive leisure is greatest, and on committed activities and active leisure least, for older adults. (2) Longitud…
Similarity in married couples
Longitudinal changes in couple similarity on the Primary Mental Abilities and the Test of Behavioral Rigidity were studied over 7-year intervals from 1956 to 1984 in 169 couples from the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Positive, initial intraclass spousal correlations were significant for verbal meaning, inductive reasoning, word fluency, educational aptitude, intellectual aptitude, attitudinal flexibility, psychomotor speed, and social responsibilit…
Short-Term Dynamics of Disability and Well-Being
For persons with serious chronic morbidity, disability is a very dynamic process as morbidity advances or retreats, and as interventions succeed or fail. This article studies trajectories of function (cognitive, emotional, social, physical, and global well-being) over a year for 165 persons whose chronic morbidity prompted a hospital stay. Changes in functioning from hospital admission to one year post-discharge are analyzed; functional statuses …
Age Differences and Age Changes in Activities
This study examines cross-sectional age differences, longitudinal age changes, and secular changes in obligatory, committed, and discretionary activities, using activity questionnaire completed by men and women participants in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging between 1958 and 1992. (1) Time spent, on obligatory activities and passive leisure is greatest, and on committed activities and active leisure least, for older adults. (2) Longitud…
How Good Is Assisted Living? Findings and Implications From an Outcomes Study
No single component defines "good" AL care. Predictors and outcomes are inconsistent, and effect sizes are small. Therefore, practice and policy should not focus narrowly on any one area or restrict the type of care-this being welcome news that supports diversity to accommodate individual preferences
Short-Term Dynamics of Disability and Well-Being
For persons with serious chronic morbidity, disability is a very dynamic process as morbidity advances or retreats, and as interventions succeed or fail. This article studies trajectories of function (cognitive, emotional, social, physical, and global well-being) over a year for 165 persons whose chronic morbidity prompted a hospital stay. Changes in functioning from hospital admission to one year post-discharge are analyzed; functional statuses …
Social engagement and its relationship to service provision in residential care and assisted living
The purpose of this study was to categorize the underlying constructs of social activity participation in a residential care and assisted-living population, determine the extent of social engagement and how it varies by facility type, and relate social engagement to service provision. Data were collected for 2,078 residents of 193 facilities in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina participating in the Collaborative Studies of Long-Te…
Similarity in married couples
Longitudinal changes in couple similarity on the Primary Mental Abilities and the Test of Behavioral Rigidity were studied over 7-year intervals from 1956 to 1984 in 169 couples from the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Positive, initial intraclass spousal correlations were significant for verbal meaning, inductive reasoning, word fluency, educational aptitude, intellectual aptitude, attitudinal flexibility, psychomotor speed, and social responsibilit…
Exploring the Factors That Influence Functional Performance Among Nursing Home Residents
These findings indicate that identifying physical and psychosocial variables early in the disablement process will help health care providers tailor medical and restorative care interventions that may help older adults maintain the ability to chair rise
Short-Term Dynamics of Disability and Well-Being
For persons with serious chronic morbidity, disability is a very dynamic process as morbidity advances or retreats, and as interventions succeed or fail. This article studies trajectories of function (cognitive, emotional, social, physical, and global well-being) over a year for 165 persons whose chronic morbidity prompted a hospital stay. Changes in functioning from hospital admission to one year post-discharge are analyzed; functional statuses …
Similarity in married couples
Longitudinal changes in couple similarity on the Primary Mental Abilities and the Test of Behavioral Rigidity were studied over 7-year intervals from 1956 to 1984 in 169 couples from the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Positive, initial intraclass spousal correlations were significant for verbal meaning, inductive reasoning, word fluency, educational aptitude, intellectual aptitude, attitudinal flexibility, psychomotor speed, and social responsibilit…
Age Differences and Age Changes in Activities
This study examines cross-sectional age differences, longitudinal age changes, and secular changes in obligatory, committed, and discretionary activities, using activity questionnaire completed by men and women participants in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging between 1958 and 1992. (1) Time spent, on obligatory activities and passive leisure is greatest, and on committed activities and active leisure least, for older adults. (2) Longitud…
Short-term persistent depression following hip fracture
Persistent depression is a risk factor for poor recovery following hip fracture. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between depression and functional recovery at one year and to investigate which characteristics discriminate people who are at greatest risk of poor outcomes. A total of 272 people ages 65 and older were evaluated in the hospital after hip fracture and followed with standardized measures of affect and physical…
Social engagement and its relationship to service provision in residential care and assisted living
The purpose of this study was to categorize the underlying constructs of social activity participation in a residential care and assisted-living population, determine the extent of social engagement and how it varies by facility type, and relate social engagement to service provision. Data were collected for 2,078 residents of 193 facilities in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina participating in the Collaborative Studies of Long-Te…
How Good Is Assisted Living? Findings and Implications From an Outcomes Study
No single component defines "good" AL care. Predictors and outcomes are inconsistent, and effect sizes are small. Therefore, practice and policy should not focus narrowly on any one area or restrict the type of care-this being welcome news that supports diversity to accommodate individual preferences
Differences in Services Provided by Hospices Based on Home Health Agency Certification Status
BACKGROUND: Similar patient populations and favorable regulations have led many home health agencies to become Medicare and/or Medicaid certified as hospice agencies (mixed), but home health and hospice programs differ in focus and scope. Little research has been performed examining the differences between mixed hospices and those agencies only certified as hospices (nonmixed). OBJECTIVES: To describe the differences in agency characteristics bet…
Exploring the Factors That Influence Functional Performance Among Nursing Home Residents
These findings indicate that identifying physical and psychosocial variables early in the disablement process will help health care providers tailor medical and restorative care interventions that may help older adults maintain the ability to chair rise
Does spouse participation influence quality of life reporting in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Asymmetric responsiveness of disability and health-related quality of life to improvement versus decline in Parkinson’s disease
Assessment of the psychometrics of a PROMIS item bank
Validation of the PROMIS® measures of self-efficacy for managing chronic conditions
Multidimensionality of the PROMIS self-efficacy measure for managing chronic conditions
Comparative study of PROMISR self-efficacy for managing chronic conditions across chronic neurologic disorders
People aging with HIV – protecting a population vulnerable to effects of Covid-19 and its control measures
Certain comorbidities known to increase the risk of poor outcomes in COVID-19 exist at higher rates in people with HIV; people aging with HIV (PAWH) face additional risk due to the association of advanced age with COVID-19 mortality. Cognitive and functional deficits and social barriers have been identified in cohorts of people aging with HIV. It is postulated that the COVID-19 pandemic potentially threatens PAWH disproportionately to the general…
Spirituality in Parkinson’s Disease within a Sample from the USA
Racial differences in the quality of care interactions among nursing home residents with dementia
The findings suggest that care interactions in nursing homes are consistent between Black residents and White residents. Future research should evaluate the impact of staff race on the quality of care interaction among nursing home residents
Impact of a Multi-Component Home-Based Physical Therapy Intervention on Cognitive Outcomes
Objective Differences in cognitive outcomes for two home-based 16-week interventions after usual rehabilitative care post-hip fracture were examined. Methods Community Ambulation Project randomized controlled trial included 210 hip fracture participants. Interventions: Specific multi-component (PUSH) included strength-, balance-, function-, and endurance-based exercises; non-specific active control (PULSE) included seated range-of-motion exercise…
Medicine (17 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Disease (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (5 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works)