Susan L. Hughes, DSW

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Researcher Profile

Full Name:

Last Name:

Hughes

Title:

Professor of Community Health Sciences

Other Title(s):

Co-director, Center for Research on Health & Aging

Bio:

Dr. Susan L. Hughes is a gerontologist and health policy analyst who has conducted numerous studies in the field of aging over the past 20 years with support from the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease, the Veterans Health Administration and numerous private foundations. She has considerable experience conducting multi-site randomized trials. She conducted the national evaluation of the 20-site Living at Home Program that was funded by the Commonwealth Fund and Pew Charitable Trusts and conducted a cooperative study of the effectiveness of team-managed home-based primary care at 16 VA hospitals across the country (see Hughes et al., 2000).

Dr. Hughes is principal investigator of the UIC Midwest Roybal Center for Health Maintenance, which has completed four longitudinal intervention studies about exercise adherence in older adults. She designed the evidence-based Fit and Strong! [2] physical activity/behavior change program for older adults with arthritis. She is also collaborating with the National Council on Aging on a study of “Best Practice Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults,” funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Hughes will direct a multi-site randomized trial of physical activity outcomes among participants at each of three community-based best-practice sites across the country.

Research Interests:

Long-term care policy, cost, quality, and effectiveness of community-based services, prevention of disability, adoption of and adherence to wellness behavior and translation research

Publications:

Etkin CD, Prohaska TR, Connell CM, Edelman P, Hughes SL. Antecedents of Physical Activity Among Family Caregivers. J Appl Gerontol. 2008;27:350–367.

Hong S., Hughes SL, and Prohaska T. Factors affecting exercise attendance and completion in sedentary older adults: a meta-analytic approach. J Phys Act Health, 2008, 5(3):385-397.

Hughes SL, Finkel S, Harter K, Fulton B, Edelman P, Waters T. Evaluation of the managed community care demonstration project. J Aging Health. 2003 Feb;15(1):246-68.

Hughes SL, Seymour RB, Campbell R, Pollak N, Huber G, Sharma L. Impact of the Fit and Strong intervention on older adults with osteoarthritis. Gerontologist. 2004 Apr;44(2):217-28.

Hughes SL, Seymour RB, Campbell RT, Huber G, Pollak N, Sharma L, Desai P. Long-term impact of Fit and Strong! on older adults with osteoarthritis. Gerontologist. 2006 Dec;46(6):801-814.

Hughes SL, Seymour RB, Campbell RT, Whitelaw N, Bazzarre T. Best-practice physical activity programs for older adults: findings from the national impact study. Am J Public Health. 2009 Feb;99(2):362-8. [See abstract. [3]]

Hughes SL, Williams B, Molina LC, Bayles C, Bryant LL, Harris JR, Hunter R, Ivey S, Watkins K. Characteristics of physical activity programs for older adults: results of a multisite survey. Gerontologist. 2005 Oct;45(5):667-75.

Seymour RB, Hughes SL, Campbell RT, Huber GM, Desai P. Comparison of two methods of conducting the Fit and Strong! program. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jun 29;61(7):876-884. [See abstract. [4]]

Weaver FM, Hughes SL, Almagor O, Wixson R, Manheim L, Fulton B, Singer R. Comparison of two home care protocols for total joint replacement. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Apr;51(4):523-8.

Awards:

Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
Leadership Award, Gerontological Health Section, American Public Health Association

IHRP Affiliation(s):

Center for Research on Health and Aging [5]

Contact Info

E-mail Address:

shughes@uic.edu [6]

Phone Number:

(312) 996-1473

Fax Number:

(312) 413-9835

Address Info:

Institute for Health Research and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 275)
372 Westside Research Office Bldg.
1747 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608

Research

Current Research (PI):

Arthritis Foundation Pilot of Fit and Strong! [7]

Cost-Effective Health Promotion for Older Workers [8]

Fit and Strong! Translating an Evidence-Based Multi-component Exercise Program for Older Adults with Lower-Extremity Osteoarthritis [9]

Gerontological Public Health Training Program [10]

Midwest Roybal Center for Health Promotion and Translation [11]

Translatability of Wellness Programs for Older Workers [12]

Current IHRP Research (Co-investigator):

Gerontological Public Health Training Program [10]

Other Activity:

Senior Health Alliance Promoting Exercise (SHAPE) Walk [13]

Recently Completed Research:

Adherence Trajectories Across Behaviors and Associated Impact on Quality of Life [14]
[14]Enhancing the Performance of Local Long-Term-Care Ombudsman Programs in Illinois [15]
Evaluation of Physical Activity Programs for Sedentary Mid-Life and Older Adults: Best Principles, Practices, and Programs [16]
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Links:
[1] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/files/researcher_image/hughes_sue_sm.jpg
[2] http://www.fitandstrong.org
[3] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/content/best-practice-physical-activity-programs-older-adults-findings-national-impact-study
[4] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/content/comparison-two-methods-conducting-fit-and-strong-program
[5] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/center/center-research-health-and-aging
[6] mailto:shughes@uic.edu
[7] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/arthritis-foundation-pilot-fit-and-strong
[8] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/cost-effective-health-promotion-older-workers
[9] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/fit-and-strong-translating-evidence-based-multi-component-exercise-program-older-adults-lower-
[10] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/gerontological-public-health-training-program
[11] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/midwest-roybal-center-health-promotion-and-translation
[12] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/translatability-wellness-programs-older-workers
[13] http://www.shapechicago.com
[14] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/adherence-trajectories-across-behaviors-and-associated-impact-quality-life
[15] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/enhancing-performances-local-long-term-care-ombudsman-program-illinois
[16] http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/evaluation-physical-activity-programs-sedentary-mid-life-and-older-adults-best-principles-prac