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Helen Marie Hoenig

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
Rehab SVC (117), VA Med Ctr, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


1. General Focus and Goals of Research: Dr. Hoenig's research focuses on rehabilitation, and more specifically on assistive technology and teletechnology. Patient populations of interest include geriatric patients with diverse medical problems including stroke, spinal and/or musculoskeletal disorders.

2. Specific Approaches or Techniques: Randomized controlled trials, epidemiological studies including large data base analyses and survey research. Clinical trials include studies of the effects of motorized scooters in persons with difficulty walking, methods for providing wheelchairs, and telerehabilitation for exercise & functional mobility training in the home. Epidemiological studies and survey research have examined use of assistive technology and other coping strategies to disability.

4. Special areas of expertise/national recognition: Rehabilitation health services research, geriatric rehabilitation, assistive technology outcomes, telerehabilitation.

KEY WORDS/PHRASES: Rehabilitation, Process and Outcomes Research, Assistive Technology, Telehealth, Activities of Daily Living, Geriatrics, Disability.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Medicine · 2012 - Present Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Medicine
Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development · 2020 - Present Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Creative Arts Therapies in Rehabilitation.

Journal Article Arch Phys Med Rehabil · January 2025 Appreciation for the utility of creative arts therapy in rehabilitation is on the rise. The limitations of conventional approaches to address posttraumatic stress disorder and co-occurring traumatic brain injury is spurring the development and increased us ... Full text Link to item Cite

Interventions to Improve Long-Term Adherence to Physical Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001) · January 2024 ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of physical rehabilitation interventions, supplemented with one or more adherence-enhancing components, on outcomes among adults with hip or knee osteoarthritis or chronic lower back pain.DesignPrimary lite ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Duke/UNC ADAR Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

IPA - Lawrence Landerman

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2014

IPA - Michelle Morgan

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2013 - 2014

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Los Angeles · 1993 M.P.H.
University of Arizona · 1985 M.D.