Susan F Assmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 6637612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan F Assmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan F |
| FAMILY NAME | Assmann |
| SIGNATURE | ASSMANN S F |
| AFFILIATIONS | New England Research Institutes |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Quality of Life in Diverse Groups of Midlife Women
Distinguishing between quality of life and health status in quality of life research
Exercise--it's never too late
OBJECTIVES: This investigation determined whether an in-home resistance training program achieved health benefits in older adults with disabilities. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial compared the effects of assigning 215 older persons to either a home-based resistance exercise training group or a waiting list control group. Assessments were conducted at baseline and at 3 and 6 months following randomization. The program consisted of videotap…
Fear of Falling and Activity Restriction
A new instrument was developed to assess the role of fear of falling in activity restriction. The instrument assesses fear of falling during performance of 11 activities, and gathers information about participation in these activities as well as the extent to which fear is a source of activity restriction. The instrument demonstrated good internal consistency reliability and showed convergent validity with other fear of falling measures. Concurre…
Do Proxy Evaluations of Health Status Predict Mortality
The ability of self-evaluations of health to predict mortality remains despite efforts to explain their contribution. To further the understanding of global evaluations, this study investigated whether proxy evaluations of health status also predict mortality. Data from the Longitudinal Study of Aging were used. For men and women, the unadjusted odds ratios for proxy evaluations exhibited a monotone relationship to 3-year and 7-year mortality rat…
Fear of Falling and Activity Restriction
A new instrument was developed to assess the role of fear of falling in activity restriction. The instrument assesses fear of falling during performance of 11 activities, and gathers information about participation in these activities as well as the extent to which fear is a source of activity restriction. The instrument demonstrated good internal consistency reliability and showed convergent validity with other fear of falling measures. Concurre…
Exercise--it's never too late
OBJECTIVES: This investigation determined whether an in-home resistance training program achieved health benefits in older adults with disabilities. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial compared the effects of assigning 215 older persons to either a home-based resistance exercise training group or a waiting list control group. Assessments were conducted at baseline and at 3 and 6 months following randomization. The program consisted of videotap…
Do Proxy Evaluations of Health Status Predict Mortality
The ability of self-evaluations of health to predict mortality remains despite efforts to explain their contribution. To further the understanding of global evaluations, this study investigated whether proxy evaluations of health status also predict mortality. Data from the Longitudinal Study of Aging were used. For men and women, the unadjusted odds ratios for proxy evaluations exhibited a monotone relationship to 3-year and 7-year mortality rat…
Fear of Falling and Activity Restriction
A new instrument was developed to assess the role of fear of falling in activity restriction. The instrument assesses fear of falling during performance of 11 activities, and gathers information about participation in these activities as well as the extent to which fear is a source of activity restriction. The instrument demonstrated good internal consistency reliability and showed convergent validity with other fear of falling measures. Concurre…
Distinguishing between quality of life and health status in quality of life research
Exercise--it's never too late
OBJECTIVES: This investigation determined whether an in-home resistance training program achieved health benefits in older adults with disabilities. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial compared the effects of assigning 215 older persons to either a home-based resistance exercise training group or a waiting list control group. Assessments were conducted at baseline and at 3 and 6 months following randomization. The program consisted of videotap…
Quality of Life in Diverse Groups of Midlife Women
Medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (2 works) · Physical Activity and Health (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work)