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Ashley Artese
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Physical Activity and Cognition: Longitudinal findings from the Thinking and Living with Cancer Study.

Journal Article Journal of the National Cancer Institute · August 2024 BackgroundPhysical activity can improve cognition; however, little is known regarding the relationships between longitudinal objectively-measured physical activity, cognition, and inflammation in older breast cancer survivors.MethodsOlder ... Full text Cite

Older Adults’ Perceptions of Returning to Exercise Classes During COVID-19

Journal Article Activities, Adaptation & Aging · May 17, 2024 Full text Cite

Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order in Active Older Adults: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article Journal of aging and physical activity · February 2024 To reduce the spread of COVID-19, in March of 2020, the state of Virginia issued a stay-at-home order requiring fitness center closures for 2.4 months. The purpose of this study was to explore how the fitness center closures influenced physical activity (P ... Full text Cite

Effects of high-intensity interval training on health-related quality of life in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A pilot study.

Journal Article J Geriatr Oncol · January 2023 INTRODUCTION: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common incurable leukemia/lymphoma in the United States. Individuals with CLL are at risk for disability, frailty, and cancer-specific complications that negatively affect health-related quality ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating the Influence of Gravity on Shoulder Strength Measures Assessed via Handheld Dynamometry.

Journal Article Journal of sport rehabilitation · September 2022 ContextHandheld dynamometry is a feasible, reliable, and cost-effective method for assessing shoulder strength. One limitation to this tool is the lack of standardized testing protocols and specified shoulder strength test positions. Although it i ... Full text Cite

Associations of clinical and circulating metabolic biomarkers with low physical fitness and function in adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Journal Article Front Oncol · 2022 Many patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) experience physical dysfunction and low overall fitness. It remains unknown what factors drive CLL physical dysfunction. We assessed physical function and metabolic lipoprotein panels in 106 patients wi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of Functional Impact Training on Body Composition, Bone Mineral Density, and Strength in Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal Article Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · January 2021 ABSTRACTPurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 24 wk of functional impact training (FIT) that consisted of resistance and high- ... Full text Cite

Cigarette Smoking: An Accessory to the Development of Insulin Resistance

Journal Article American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine · November 2019 Insulin resistance is a condition characterized by decreased sensitivity of a skeletal or adipose cell to insulin, resulting in decreased glucose uptake by the cell. This can lead to hyperinsulinemia and further reduce insulin sensitivity. Insulin ... Full text Cite

Body composition and bone mineral density in breast cancer survivors and non-cancer controls: A 12- to 15-month follow-up.

Journal Article European journal of cancer care · March 2018 While prognosis for breast cancer in women has improved, adverse side effects of treatments may negatively affect body composition and bone mineral density (BMD). This study assessed body composition and BMD changes in breast cancer survivors (BCS) (n = 10 ... Full text Cite

The benefits of resistance training in breast cancer survivors: a focus on maintaining bone density

Journal Article Expert Review of Quality of Life in Cancer Care · May 3, 2016 Full text Cite

A Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility of Group Exercise and Animal-Assisted Therapy in Older Adults

Journal Article Journal of Aging and Physical Activity · April 2016 This pilot study assessed the feasibility of incorporating animal-assisted therapy teams (ATT) into a 6-week group exercise program for older adults (77 ± 6 years). Fifteen participants were randomly assigned to an exercise with ATT (E+ATT; Full text Cite