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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch
Arthritis Program
Mailstop K-51
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Phone: 770.488.5464
Fax: 770.488.5964
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CDC-Funded Science
Evaluation of PACE® (People with Arthritis Can Exercise)
Funding Number
Minor (Missouri) project MM-0507
Project Description
Self-management is very important in chronic diseases, and promoting
physical activity is a key public health strategy for arthritis
management. Although several exercise programs such as People with
Arthritis Can Exercise® (PACE) have been created to implement this
strategy, none have sufficient scientific evidence supporting their
effectiveness to promote the programs through public health avenues.
The primary goal of this project is to assess the effectiveness of
PACE® (People with Arthritis Can Exercise), a community-based, group
recreational exercise program, on key arthritis-related health outcomes
such as pain, function and physical activity level. A secondary goal is
to conduct qualitative research among PACE completers and non-completers
to determine motivators and barriers to success, as well as to determine
the acceptability and suitability of the program.
Project Objectives
- Conduct a randomized and controlled study of PACE® programs.
- Assemble focus groups of PACE® leaders and participants to
discuss barriers and facilitators to program participation.
- Make recommendations regarding the benefits of PACE®.
Abstracts, Publications, Presentations
Minor M, Hewett J, Nigh
M, Ross P, Prost E. Evaluation of the Arthritis Foundation Exercise
Program: Report from a randomized control trial. Presented at the
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific
Meeting, Boston MA, November 2007.
Principal Investigator
Marian Minor, Ph.D., P.T. (funded for 3 years)
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
minorm@missouri.edu
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Page last reviewed: June 4, 2008
Page last modified: June 4, 2008
Content Source: Division of
Adult and Community Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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