Feasibility randomized controlled trial of a mind–body activity program for older adults with chronic pain and cognitive decline: the virtual “Active Brains” study

JD Doorley, RA Mace, PJ Popok, VA Grunberg… - The …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Chronic pain (CP) and cognitive decline (CD) are
highly comorbid and debilitating among older adults. We iteratively developed Active Brains …

My Healthy Brain: a multimodal lifestyle program to promote brain health

RA Mace, J Greenberg, M Stauder… - Aging & Mental …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Promoting brain health depends on sustaining healthy behaviors across the
lifespan. Yet, public adoption of lifestyle behaviors and knowledge of cognitive decline (CD) …

Feasibility Trial of a Mind–Body Activity Pain Management Program for Older Adults With Cognitive Decline

RA Mace, MV Gates, PJ Popok, R Kulich… - The …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives The relationship between chronic pain (CP) and
cognitive decline (CD) is bidirectional among older adults. The CP–CD comorbidity can …

[HTML][HTML] Live video adaptations to a mind-body activity program for chronic pain and cognitive decline: protocol for the virtual active brains study

RA Mace, JD Doorley, PJ Popok… - JMIR Research …, 2021 - researchprotocols.org
Background Chronic pain (CP) and cognitive decline (CD) are costly, challenging to treat,
prevalent among older adults, and worsen each other over time. We are iteratively …

[HTML][HTML] Live video mind-body program for patients with knee osteoarthritis, comorbid depression, and obesity: development and feasibility pilot study

RA Mace, J Greenberg, N Lemaster… - JMIR formative …, 2022 - formative.jmir.org
Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most common joint disorder in the United
States and a leading cause of disability. Depression and obesity are highly comorbid with …

Exploring mechanisms of improvement in the Active Brains intervention for older adults with chronic pain and early cognitive decline

NR Choukas, RA Mace, EA Rochon, JR Brewer… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives We iteratively developed, optimized, and established the feasibility of a virtual,
group-based, mind-body activity program (Active Brains, AB), supported by Fitbit for older …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing the Chronic Pain–Early Cognitive Decline Comorbidity Among Older Adults: Protocol for the Active Brains Remote Efficacy Trial

AM Vranceanu, NR Choukas… - JMIR Research …, 2023 - researchprotocols.org
Background Chronic pain and early cognitive decline, which are costly to treat and highly
prevalent among older adults, commonly co-occur, exacerbate one another over time, and …

My Healthy Brain: Rationale and Case Report of a Virtual Group Lifestyle Program Targeting Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia

RA Mace, SW Hopkins, GO Reynolds… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
Nearly half of dementia cases may be explained by modifiable lifestyle risk factors.
Multidomain interventions are needed to bypass cognitive decline (CD) and aging-related …

Association of Osteoarthritis and Functional Limitations With Cognitive Impairment Among Older Adults in the United States

MJ Rakutt, RA Mace, CEW Conley… - Journal of Aging …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Given overlapping pathophysiology, this study sought to assess the association
between osteoarthritis (OA), functional impairment, and cognitive impairment in the aging …

Adaptation and virtual feasibility pilot of a mindfulness-based lifestyle program targeting modifiable dementia risk factors in older adults

RA Mace, PJ Popok, SW Hopkins… - Aging & Mental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives We developed a group-based program (My Healthy Brain, MHB) to engage older
adults at-risk for dementia in healthy lifestyles. We report on a two-part study to adapt MHB …