Evaluation of the Gerofit to Home Model of Care: A Remote Clinical Exercise Program for Older Adults
The GTH program demonstrates that remotely delivered, medically supervised group exercise-integrated within a national healthcare system-can produce and sustain meaningful improvements in physical function for older adults. As one of the first large-scale, health care system-supported remote exercise programs for older adults, GTH offers a novel, scalable model for delivering effective, accessible care to high-risk populations.
Authors
- Matthew D. Mucha
- Kenneth Manning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0954-1291)
- Stephen Jennings
- Michelle McDonald
- Neil Gregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1037-6875)
- Jacob M. Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9476-7605)
- Arti Tayade
- M. N. Pearson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5330-4812)
- Bethany Kidd
- Katherine S. Morris Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9834-2011)
- Tracy Kopp
- Toby Wellington
- Lauren M. Abbate
- T. David Mason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2953-624X)
- Rebekah Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7101-4141)
- K J Sher
- Richard Sloane
- Ryan DeRose
- Katie Althius
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- Healthcare Technology Systems (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (US)
- VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (US)
- VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (US)
- Durham VA Health Care System (US)
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (US)
- VA Northern California Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70128
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00