Physical Functional Performance

A long-term, supervised exercise program for patients with axial spondyloarthritis and severe functional limitations improved functional disability and physical quality of life vs. usual care, according to data published in Rheumatology.

Starting exercise training early in a hospitalization for a COPD exacerbation led to improved exercise capacity and physical function at discharge, according to study results published in Respiratory Medicine.

Postmenopausal female cancer survivors experienced faster declines in physical function compared with postmenopausal women who never had cancer, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

Poor physical function was associated with increased risk for CHD, stroke and HF in adults older than 65 years, according to a new analysis of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.

Patients who had a stroke had steeper declines in cognitive and daily functioning up to 10 years prior to their first stroke compared with those who never had a stroke.

Mental and physical health was worse among recently divorced adults compared with the general population, according to research published in Frontiers in Psychology.

A mobility program significantly decreased health care utilization among hospitalized patients with cancer, according to study results presented during the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program.