Sushma Kola

Partnership Building and Implementation of an Integrated Healthy-Aging Program.

Background: Evidence-based interventions exist for prevention of chronic disease in older adults. Partnering with community organizations may provide a mechanism for disseminating these interventions.Objective: To describe the partnership and program implementation by the Arthritis Foundation (AF) and the University of Pittsburgh.Methods: The AF Exercise Program (AFEP; an existing evidence-based program) was enhanced with the “10 Keys”™ to Healthy Aging (a prevention-focused program bundling the most common risk factors for chronic disease and disability in older adults and applies behavior change strategies to enhance prevention). The program was delivered in 20 sessions over 10 weeks by community health workers in a cluster-randomized trial.Lessons Learned: Partnering with an organization having an existing infrastructure supports program delivery at the community level. This partnership provided programming in 54 sites across Pittsburgh and surrounding communities.Conclusions: This collaborative partnership created a productive synergy maximizing strengths in both research and program delivery.

Comparison of trabectome ab interno trabeculectomy to baerveldt glaucoma implants using propensity score matching

● Prior to matching, T had a preoperative IOP of 21.2±7.8 mmHg on 2.6±1.8 medications. After 1 year, the IOP had decreased to 15.9±4.2 and the number of medications decreased to 1.9±1.7. ● Prior to matching, BGI had a preoperative IOP of 20.4 ± 7.3 mmHg on 2.7±1.2 medications. After 1 year, the IOP decreased to 13.7±4.1 mmHg and the number of medications increased to 2.0±1.4. ● Matching resulted in 127 cases with at least 6 months of follow-up similar enough to justifiably compare. ● At 3 months, the difference in average IOP between BGI and T was insignificant at 0.8 ± 1.2 mmHg (95% CI: -1.4 to 3.0 mmHg). ● At 6 months, BGI IOP was significantly lower by -2.7 ± 0.9 mmHg compared to T (95% CI: -4.4 to -1.1 mmHg). ● At 12 months, the BGI group has a significantly lower IOP by -3.2 ± 0.9 mmHg compared to T (95% CI: -5.0 to -1.5 mmHg). Results