2023
Changes in Restricting Symptoms after Critical Illness among Community-Living Older Adults.
Jain S, Han L, Gahbauer E, Leo-Summers L, Feder S, Ferrante L, Gill T. Changes in Restricting Symptoms after Critical Illness among Community-Living Older Adults. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 1206-1215. PMID: 37769149, PMCID: PMC10868351, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202304-0693oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantageCritical illnessIntensive care unitHospital dischargeCommunity-living older adultsOlder adultsOlder ICU survivorsPost-ICU careSocioeconomic disadvantageProspective longitudinal studyQuality of lifeICU admissionICU survivorsCare unitFunctional recoverySymptom managementMultiple symptomsThird monthThree monthsSymptomsIllnessRestricted activityVulnerable subgroupsFirst monthMonths
2020
Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD. Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 273: 834-841. PMID: 33074902, PMCID: PMC8370041, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryED visitsRestricted activityFunctional statusFunctional declineOlder personsCommunity-living older personsAdjusted hazard ratioAdverse functional outcomesCommunity-living personsEmergency department visitsTraditional risk factorsCorresponding odds ratiosFunctional effectsIllness/injuryHazard ratioDepartment visitsFunctional recoveryFunctional outcomeRisk factorsOdds ratioHospitalizationSurgeryInjuryVisits
2009
Factors Associated With Recovery of Prehospital Function Among Older Persons Admitted to a Nursing Home With Disability After an Acute Hospitalization
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. Factors Associated With Recovery of Prehospital Function Among Older Persons Admitted to a Nursing Home With Disability After an Acute Hospitalization. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2009, 64A: 1296-1303. PMID: 19661289, PMCID: PMC2773809, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesContinuity of Patient CareDisability EvaluationDisabled PersonsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGeriatric AssessmentHomes for the AgedHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLongitudinal StudiesMaleMultivariate AnalysisNursing HomesPatient DischargeProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsRecovery of FunctionRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNursing home admissionPrehospital functionHome admissionAcute hospitalizationSignificant weight lossNursing homesGross motor coordinationMotor coordinationOlder personsManual dexterityWeight lossMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyCohort studyFunctional recoveryPrehospital levelMore admissionsDaily livingHospitalizationAdmissionCognitive impairmentMultivariate analysisTelephone interviewsPotential predictorsAnalytic sample