Abstract

We propose a Biostatistics Core (BC) for BGSM's Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC).
The aims of the BC are to provide personnel and other resources to: a) collaborate with investigators throughout all phases of the planning and conduct of OAIC pilot, intervention development and intervention studies, b) collaborate with the Research Development Core to provide training in the areas of research design, conduct and analysis of geriatric research to junior faculty, c) collaborate with the Dissemination Core on presentation of research results for dissemination and design of evaluation studies to measure the effectiveness of dissemination projects, and d) collaborate with the Quality of Life and Costs. The BC will provide assistance with methodologic, statistical, and computer related issues, including study design, data collection, computer networking, database management, data analysis, and presentation of results for publication. The BC will work closely with the Steering Committee, Advisory Board, Research Development Core, Quality of Life/Cost Assessment Core, Recruitment Core and Demonstration and Information Dissemination Core to complete the following tasks.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Comprehensive Center (P60)
Project #
5P60AG010484-02
Application #
3790586
Study Section
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Department
Type
DUNS #
041418799
City
Winston-Salem
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27106

  Publications

Li, Yanhong; Levy, Wayne C; Neilson, Matthew P et al. (2014) Associations between seattle heart failure model scores and medical resource use and costs: findings from HF-ACTION. J Card Fail 20:541-7
Li, Yanhong; Neilson, Matthew P; Whellan, David J et al. (2013) Associations between Seattle Heart Failure Model scores and health utilities: findings from HF-ACTION. J Card Fail 19:311-6
Flynn, Kathryn E; Lin, Li; Moe, Gordon W et al. (2012) Relationships between changes in patient-reported health status and functional capacity in outpatients with heart failure. Am Heart J 163:88-94.e3
Swank, Ann M; Horton, John; Fleg, Jerome L et al. (2012) Modest increase in peak VO2 is related to better clinical outcomes in chronic heart failure patients: results from heart failure and a controlled trial to investigate outcomes of exercise training. Circ Heart Fail 5:579-85
Miller, G D; Nicklas, B J; Davis, C C et al. (2012) Basal growth hormone concentration increased following a weight loss focused dietary intervention in older overweight and obese women. J Nutr Health Aging 16:169-74
Reed, Shelby D; Li, Yanhong; Dunlap, Mark E et al. (2012) In-hospital resource use and medical costs in the last year of life by mode of death (from the HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial). Am J Cardiol 110:1150-5
Reed, Shelby D; Li, Yanhong; Ellis, Stephen J et al. (2012) Associations between hemoglobin level, resource use, and medical costs in patients with heart failure: findings from HF-ACTION. J Card Fail 18:784-91
Morris, Peter E; Griffin, Leah; Berry, Michael et al. (2011) Receiving early mobility during an intensive care unit admission is a predictor of improved outcomes in acute respiratory failure. Am J Med Sci 341:373-7
Messier, S P; Legault, C; Loeser, R F et al. (2011) Does high weight loss in older adults with knee osteoarthritis affect bone-on-bone joint loads and muscle forces during walking? Osteoarthritis Cartilage 19:272-80
Arena, Ross; Myers, Jonathan; Abella, Joshua et al. (2011) Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is equally prognostic in young, middle-aged and older individuals diagnosed with heart failure. Int J Cardiol 151:278-83

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