tiffany.hilton@duke.edu
Interprofessional Education and Care Building (IPE)
919-684-8910
Dr. Hilton is a physical therapist and research scientist focusing on exercise and aging. She has worked on developing and implementing exercise interventions to improve physical function in frail community-dwelling elders. Her research is aimed at optimizing function in elderly individuals who have experienced a disabling medical event, such as a hip fracture.
Education
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Postdoctoral fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, 2005 – 2007
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PhD, Rehabilitation Science, University of Florida, 2004
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MPT, Physical Therapy, the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, 1999
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BS, Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, 1996
Practice
Geriatrics, cardiovascular physical therapy, home health, fall prevention
Research
The widespread occurrence of the loss of muscle mass and strength presents an important challenge to the field of physical therapy. Muscular weakness is observed following surgery, falls and fractures, immobilization, non-weight-bearing during extended periods of bed rest, or as a result of disease and aging. The consequences of loss of muscle function are far reaching and include decreased motor control and overall fitness, development of impairment and functional limitations, and long-term disability. Primary clinical and research interests include classification, contributors to and rehabilitation of physical frailty in older adults, and metabolic and skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise training to reduce sarcopenia and osteopenia. Current research is aimed at optimizing physical function in older individuals who have experienced a disabling medical event, such as a hip fracture.
Recent publications
- Zablotny C, Hilton T, Riek L, Kneiss J, Tome J, Houck J. Validity of Visual Assessment of Sit to Stand After Hip Fracture. J Geriatr Phys Ther; 2020 Jan/Mar; 43(1): 12-19.
- Cook CJ, Cook CE, Hilton TN. Does Emotional Intelligence Influence Success During Medical School Admissions and Program Matriculation?: a systematic review. J Educ Eval Health Prof; 2016 Nov 8
- Shah, Krupa N., Zahraa Majeed, Yilmaz B. Yoruk, Hongmei Yang, Tiffany N. Hilton, James M. McMahon, William J. Hall, Donna Walck, Amneris E. Luque, and Richard M. Ryan. “Enhancing physical function in HIV-infected older adults: A randomized controlled clinical trial.” Health Psychol 35, no. 6 (June 2016): 563–73. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000311.
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Shah, K., Z. Majeed, Y. Yoruk, W. Donna, H. Yang, T. Hilton, A. Luque, and R. Ryan. “REGULATORY MOTIVES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MAY IMPROVE MOBILITY IN HIV-INFECTED OLDER ADULTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64:S95–96. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016.
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Hilton, Tiffany. “Physical Therapy in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Conditions.” In Introduction to Physical Therapy. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Health Sciences, 2016.
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Cook, Christian Jaeger, Chad E. Cook, and Tiffany N. Hilton. “Does emotional intelligence influence success during medical school admissions and program matriculation?: a systematic review.” J Educ Eval Health Prof 13 (2016): 40. https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2016.13.40.
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Kneiss, Janet A., Tiffany N. Hilton, Josh Tome, and Jeff R. Houck. “Weight-bearing asymmetry in individuals post-hip fracture during the sit to stand task.” Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 30, no. 1 (January 2015): 14–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2014.11.012.
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Shah, K. N., Z. Majeed, H. Yang, J. J. Guido, Tiffany Hilton, O. Polesskaya, W. J. Hall, and A. E. Luque. “Functional Limitations and Adipokines in HIV-Infected Older Adults.” The Journal of Frailty & Aging 4, no. 1 (2015): 41–46.
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Armamento-Villareal, R., L. Aguirre, N. Napoli, K. Shah, T. Hilton, D. R. Sinacore, C. Qualls, and D. T. Villareal. “Changes in thigh muscle volume predict bone mineral density response to lifestyle therapy in frail, obese older adults.” Osteoporos Int 25, no. 2 (February 2014): 551–58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-013-2450-2.
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Shah, Krupa, Tiffany N. Hilton, Lauren Myers, Jonathan F. Pinto, Amneris E. Luque, and William J. Hall. “A new frailty syndrome: central obesity and frailty in older adults with the human immunodeficiency virus.” J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 3 (March 2012): 545–49. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03819.x.
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Shah, Krupa, Reina Armamento-Villareal, Nehu Parimi, Suresh Chode, David R. Sinacore, Tiffany N. Hilton, Nicola Napoli, Clifford Qualls, and Dennis T. Villareal. “Exercise training in obese older adults prevents increase in bone turnover and attenuates decrease in hip bone mineral density induced by weight loss despite decline in bone-active hormones.” J Bone Miner Res 26, no. 12 (December 2011): 2851–59. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.475.
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Villareal, D. T., S. Chode, N. Parimi, D. R. Sinacore, T. Hilton, R. Armamento-Villareal, N. Napoli, C. Qualls, and K. Shah. “Weight loss, exercise, or both and physical function in obese older adults.” Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 66, no. 8 (August 1, 2011): 488–89. https://doi.org/10.1097/OGX.0b013e3182352181.
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Awards and honors
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Foundation for Physical Therapy PODS I Scholarship, 2002
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Foundation for Physical Therapy Viva J. Erickson Scholarship, 2003
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Foundation for Physical Therapy PODS II Scholarship, 2003
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VA Pre-Doctoral Health Rehabilitation Research Fellowship, 2004
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Foundation for Physical Therapy NIFTI Fellowship, 2006