LATE-LIFE DISABILITY FOLLOWING THE ACTION FOR HEALTH IN DIABETES (LOOK AHEAD) TRIAL
Charles Semelka, Rebecca Neiberg, Peter Huckfeldt, Kathleen Hayden, Haiying Chen, Lynne Wagenknecht, Mark Espeland, Denise Houston · 2024
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Charles Semelka and seven co-authors follow up a major diabetes trial to see how it affected disability in later life, in a 2024 paper. The Look AHEAD trial tested an intensive lifestyle program in adults with type 2 diabetes who carried excess weight. During the trial, the program improved mobility. The question here is whether any benefit lasted after the program ended, as participants grew older.
Disability was measured with a standard tool covering daily tasks, household activities, and mobility. Ratings were taken at the first visit after the trial and at three later visits. The team compared the two original trial groups across those visits. The results help judge whether a time-limited lifestyle program can protect independence years later.
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| CREATOR | Charles Semelka, Rebecca Neiberg, Peter Huckfeldt, Kathleen Hayden, Haiying Chen, Lynne Wagenknecht, Mark Espeland, Denise Houston |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |