Midcareer Investigator Award in Translational Patient-oriented Research in Aging
Description: PROJECT NARRATIVE Walking difficulty is a common and costly problem in older adults. Almost half of all community-dwelling older adults report walking difficulty and of those without such difficulty, approximately 22% will develop new difficulty over one year. Exercise promotes physical and mental health and may improve mobility and prevent walking difficulty in older adults. Innovative exercise programs to improve mobility and the translation of such programs into everyday clinical practice is urgently needed. This award will provide the primary investigator with the necessary resources and protected time to train junior investigators in patient-oriented research with a focus on knowledge translation in disability prevention in aging, helping new exercise interventions reach clinical practice and the community more quickly thus leading to improved mobility outcomes and enhanced quality of life for older adults.
Funder: National Institute on Aging
Funding type: career_development
Funder scheme: K24
Start date: 2017-01-01
End date: 2022-11-30
Investigator: JENNIFER S BRACH
Institution: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
Funded outputs count: 57
Funder award ID: K24AG057728
OpenAlex ID: G6823760768