title: A proposal for a new screening paradigm and tool called Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY).
abstract: The Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY) is a tool developed to help older individuals, their health care providers, and exercise professionals identify different types of exercise and physical activity regimens that can be tailored to meet the existing health conditions, illnesses, or disabilities of older adults. The EASY tool includes 6 screening questions that were developed based on an expert roundtable and follow-up panel activities. The philosophy behind the EASY is that screening should be a dynamic process in which participants learn to appreciate the importance of engaging in regular exercise, attending to health changes, recognizing a full range of signs and symptoms that might indicate potentially harmful events, and becoming familiar with simple safety tips for initiating and progressively increasing physical activity patterns. Representing a paradigm shift from traditional screening approaches that focus on potential risks of exercising, this tool emphasizes the benefits of exercise and physical activity for all individuals.
authors.affiliation: Dept.of Organized Systems & Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: Marcia G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ory
authors.forename: Kerrie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hora
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Jane N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bolin
authors.forename: Roseann M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lyle
authors.forename: Cody
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sipe
authors.forename: Wojtek
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chodzko-Zajko
authors.forename: Terry L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Bazzarre
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D015444:Exercise; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012449:Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires