Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 1613-1618 , September 2009

Tobacco Use and Recovery of Gait and Balance Function in Older Adults

  • Mark D. Bishop, PhD

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    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Mark D. Bishop, PhD, PO Box 100154, Gainesville, FL 32610-0154
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  • Michael E. Robinson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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  • Kathy E. Light, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

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    Comparison of the pre- and postintervention adjusted means (±SE for each of the primary variables split by group [based on tobacco use status]). Those patients who were using tobacco had less improvem

    Comparison of the pre- and postintervention adjusted means (±SE for each of the primary variables split by group [based on tobacco use status]). Those patients who were using tobacco had less improvement in balance and mobility (A and B). C shows that current tobacco users actually perceived their health condition to limit their physical function to greater extent after the intervention, despite modest improvements in balance.

 Supported in part by the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, and the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program (grant no. 04NIR15).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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PII: S0003-9993(09)00343-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.02.025

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 1613-1618 , September 2009

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