Public Health and Health Professions
Healthy Aging and Functional Ability Lab (HAFA Lab)
Led by Chiung-ju Liu · Occupational Therapy
What we study
The lab studies how aging affects older adults' independence and health, using exercises, therapy, and community programs. They test ways to help older adults stay active and prevent disabilities.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
What we're looking for
“Liu is interested in recruiting promising undergraduate students or OTD and DPT students to participate in research activities in the Healthy Aging and Functional Ability lab.”
Current projects
3-Step Workout for Life
A program to help older adults stay independent through structured exercise.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Functional Activities to Optimize Patient Outcomes in Home Health: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
2026 · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
- Bridging Perspectives: Guiding the Selection of Patient-Centered Outcomes in Rehabilitation Learning Health Systems
2026 · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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- Grip Strength Decline in Healthy Aging: Reference Values for Rate and Percentage Change
2026 · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Discordance Between Self-Report and Performance-Based Measures Among At-Risk Older Adults: A Secondary Data Analysis
2026 · American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Compares self-reported and performance-based measures of independence in older adults to see if they match.
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, and Cognitive Risk in Senior Living Communities: Associations with Relocation Reasons and Fitness Amenity Utilization
2026 · Geriatrics
Looks at how frailty, muscle loss, and cognitive issues in older adults relate to why they moved and how they use fitness programs.
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How to reach out
Chiung-ju Liu hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.