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Thomas M. Gill
Researcher at Yale University
Publications - 435
Citations - 32123
Thomas M. Gill is an academic researcher from Yale University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 84, co-authored 380 publications receiving 27611 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas M. Gill include Syracuse University & Baylor College of Medicine.
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A critical appraisal of the quality of quality-of-life measurements
TL;DR: To evaluate how well quality of life is being measured in the medical literature and to offer a new approach to the measurement, original English-language articles having the term "quality of life" in their titles were identified.
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A standard procedure for creating a frailty index
Samuel D Searle,Arnold Mitnitski,Arnold Mitnitski,Evelyne A. Gahbauer,Thomas M. Gill,Kenneth Rockwood,Kenneth Rockwood +6 more
TL;DR: A systematic process for creating a frailty index, which relates deficit accumulation to the individual risk of death, showed reproducible properties in the Yale Precipitating Events Project cohort study.
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Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial
Marco Pahor,Jack M. Guralnik,Jack M. Guralnik,Walter T. Ambrosius,Steven N. Blair,Denise E. Bonds,Timothy S. Church,Mark A. Espeland,Roger A. Fielding,Thomas M. Gill,Erik J. Groessl,Erik J. Groessl,Abby C. King,Stephen B. Kritchevsky,Todd M. Manini,Mary M. McDermott,Michael E. Miller,Anne B. Newman,W. Jack Rejeski,Kaycee M. Sink,Jeff D. Williamson +20 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest mobility benefit from a structured, moderate-intensity physical activity program compared with a health education program reduced major mobility disability over 2.6 years among older adults at risk for disability.
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Transitions Between Frailty States Among Community-Living Older Persons
TL;DR: Frailty among older persons is a dynamic process, characterized by frequent transitions between frailty states over time, and ample opportunity for the prevention and remediation of frailty is suggested.
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A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home
Thomas M. Gill,Dorothy I. Baker,Margaret Gottschalk,Peter Peduzzi,Heather G. Allore,Amy L. Byers +5 more
TL;DR: A home-based program targeting underlying impairments in physical abilities can reduce the progression of functional decline among physically frail, elderly persons who live at home.