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GSA 2025 Abstract

Predicting Functional Decline and Falls in Older Adults Participating in Gerofit

By Ben Friedman, Jamie Giffuni, Megan Kelly, Julie Rekant, Odessa R. Addison
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Paper

Abstract

Purpose: Functional limitations contribute to disability and fall risk in older adults. This analysis examined patterns of limitations over 12 months and if baseline function predicts falls in older Veterans participating in GeroFit, a supervised but unstructured VA exercise program. Methods: 199 Veterans (71.9±6.

The paper

Ben Friedman, Jamie Giffuni, Megan Kelly, Julie Rekant, Odessa R. Addison

University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Maryland, Baltimore

GSA 2025 Abstract, 31 Dec 2025, CC BY

Presented at GSA 2025

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.2449

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