Prevention of decline among older persons in the community

Exercise

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Marx, M.S., Biddison, J.R., Guralnik, J.M.  (2003).  Socio-environmental exercise preferences among older adults.  Preventive Medicine, 38, 804-811.

Marx, M.S., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  Recruitment of community-dwelling elderly at risk for physical disability into exercise research.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 229-241

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Marx, M.S., & Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  Motivators and barriers to exercise in an older community-dwelling population.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 242-253.

Guralnik, J.M., Leveille, S., Volpato, S., Marx, M.S., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2003).  Targeting high risk older persons into exercise programs for disability prevention.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 219-228.

Chang, M., Leveille, S., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  The association of physical performance level with attitude toward exercise in older persons.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 254-264.

Ostir, G.V., Cohen-Mansfield, J., Leveille, S., Volpato, S., Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  The association of positive and negative affect and exercise self-efficacy in older adults.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 265-274.

Leveille, S., Cohen-Mansfield, J., & Guralnik, J.M. (2003).  The impact of chronic musculoskeletal pain on exercise attitudes, self-efficacy, and physical activity.  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11(2), 275-283.

Chang M, Cohen-Mansfield J, Ferrucci L, Leveille S, Volpato S, de Rekeneire N, Gulralnik JM. Incidence of loss of ability to walk 400 meters in a functionally limited older population. J Am Geriatric Society. 2004 Dec;52(12):2094-8.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Marx, M.S., Guralnik, J.M. (2006). Comparison of exercise models in an elderly population. Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research. 18(4):312-319.

Technology

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Lipson, S., Woosley, R.L., & Farley, J. (2002).  An evaluation of a computer software program in identifying drug interactions in nursing home residents.  Consultant Pharmacist, 17(4), 328-336.

Libin, A., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2004). Therapeutic robocat for nursing home residents with dementia: A comparative study. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 19(2): 111-116.

Libin, A., & Cohen-Mansfield, J. (2004). Benefits of robotic pets for Alzheimer’s disease patients. Activities Directors’ Quarterly for Alzheimer’s & Other Dementia Patients, 5(2), 15-18.

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Creedon, M.A., Malone, T.B., Kirkpatrick, M.J., Dutra, L.A. & Herman, R.P. (2005). Electronic memory aids for community dwelling elderly persons: Attitudes, preferences, and potential utilization.  Journal of Applied Gerontology, 24(1): 3-20.

Cohen-Mansfield, J. & Biddison, J. (2005). The potential of ‘wash and dry’ toilets to improve the toilet experience in nursing home residents.  The Gerontologist, 45(5), 694-9.

Other

Cohen-Mansfield, J., Parpura-Gill, A., Campbell-Kotler, M., Vass, J., & Rosenberg, F.  (2005). Elderly persons’ preferences for topics of discussion and shared interest groups.  Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 44(3), 39-57.