The overall goal of my scholarship is to advance education, clinical practice and research related to the physical therapist’s management of patients with complex medical conditions ranging from the intensive care unit to post-acute setting to home.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Falvey, JR, Burke, RE, Ridgeway, KJ, Malone D, Forster, JE, & Stevens-Lapsley, JE. Involvement of acute care physical therapists in care transitions for older adults following acute hospitalization: A cross-sectional national survey. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2018 Mar 12. doi: 10.1519/ JPT. 0000000000000187. [Epub ahead of print]
Neumeier A, Nordon-Craft A, Malone D, Schenkman M, Clark B, Moss M. Prolonged acute care and post-acute care admission and recovery of physical function in survivors of acute respiratory failure: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Crit Care. 2017 Jul 21; 21(1):190. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1791-1.
Falvey JR, Burke RE, Malone D, Ridgeway KJ, McManus BM, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Role of Physical Therapists in Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Optimizing Outcomes for Older Adults During Care Transitions From Hospital to Community. Phys Ther. 2016 Aug; 96(8):1125-34. PMID: 26939601.
Kelmenson DA, Quan D, Nordon-Craft A, Malone D, Schenkman M, Moss M. Electrophysiological abnormalities can differentiate pre-hospital discharge functional status in critically ill patients with normal strength. Intensive Care Med. 2016 Sep; 42(9):1504-5.
Falvey JR, Burke RE, Malone D, Ridgeway KJ, McManus BM, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Role of Physical Therapists in Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Optimizing Outcomes for Older Adults During Care Transitions From Hospital to Community. Phys Ther. 2016 Aug; 96(8):1125-34.
Moss M, Nordon-Craft A, Malone D, Van Pelt D, Frankel SK, Warner ML, Kriekels W, McNulty M, Fairclough DL, Schenkman M. A Randomized Trial of an Intensive Physical Therapy Program for Acute Respiratory Failure Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 May 15;193(10):1101-10.
Malone D, Ridgeway K, Moss P, Nordon-Craft A, Schenkman M, Moss M. Physical Therapists’ Practice in the Intensive Care Unit: Results of a National Survey. Phys Ther. 2015 Oct; 95(10): 1335-44.
Sottile PD, Nordon-Craft A, Malone D, Schenkman M, Moss M. Patient and family perceptions of physical therapy in the medical intensive care unit. J Crit Care. 2015 Oct;30(5):891-5.
Sottile PD, Nordon-Craft A, Malone D, Luby D, Schenkman M, Moss M. Physical Therapy Management of Patients in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit: A Description of Practice. Phys Ther. 2015 Jul; 95(7): 1006-14.
Humphrey R, Malone D. Effectiveness of pre-operative physical therapy for elective cardiac surgery. LEAP- Linking Evidence and Practice. Phys Ther. 2015 Feb; 95(2): 160-6.
Peer Reviewed Scientific and Professional Presentations
Posters & Platform Presentations
Gustavson AM, Malone D, Boxer R, Ruse R, Saboorisadeh M, Stevens-Lapsley J. Interpreting the Impact of Physical Function in Skilled Nursing Facility Residents: Are We Setting Patients Up for Failure. The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (formerly AMDA). Grapevine TX. 2018
Gustavson AM, Baym C, Maurer D, Stoper S, Ruse R, Malone D, Stevens-Lapsley J. Using Data to Characterize a Skilled Nursing Facility Population. American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting. New Orleans, LA. 2018
Gustavson AM, Falvey JR, King D, Smith R, Maurer D, Baym C, Malone D, Stevens-Lapsley J. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Function for Patients in a Skilled Nursing Facility. American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting. San Antonio, TX. 2017
Books and Book Chapters
