2022
Aggressive End-of-Life Care in the Veterans Health Administration versus Fee-for-Service Medicare among Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Presley CJ, Kaur K, Han L, Soulos PR, Zhu W, Corneau E, O'Leary JR, Chao H, Shamas T, Rose MG, Lorenz KA, Levy CR, Mor V, Gross CP. Aggressive End-of-Life Care in the Veterans Health Administration versus Fee-for-Service Medicare among Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2022, 25: 932-939. PMID: 35363053, PMCID: PMC9360181, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationEnd of lifeAggressive careLung cancerLife careMedicare beneficiariesAdvanced nonsmall cell lung cancerHealth AdministrationService MedicareNonsmall cell lung cancerLung cancer careAdvanced lung cancerCell lung cancerAggressive endHospice admissionCancer careConcurrent careCare availabilityCancer treatmentCareMedicareGreater declinePatientsCancerHospice
2018
Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Dementia: National Estimates of Functional Disability Trajectories
Vroomen J, Han L, Monin JK, Lipska KJ, Allore HG. Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Dementia: National Estimates of Functional Disability Trajectories. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 766-772. PMID: 29521414, PMCID: PMC5906138, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart diseaseDisability trajectoriesPossible dementiaNational estimatesChronic conditionsGreater oddsPhysician-diagnosed chronic conditionsCognitive statusCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesMultiple chronic conditionsAging Trends StudyComplex survey designGroup-based trajectory modelingADL disabilityNational HealthProbable dementiaDaily livingMultinomial logistic regressionMedicare beneficiariesDiabetesStudy attritionConcurrent conditionsDementiaSociodemographic characteristicsSevere disability
2017
Distressing Symptoms, Disability, and Hospice Services at the End of Life: Prospective Cohort Study
Gill TM, Han L, Leo‐Summers L, Gahbauer EA, Allore HG. Distressing Symptoms, Disability, and Hospice Services at the End of Life: Prospective Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 66: 41-47. PMID: 28895118, PMCID: PMC5777867, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studyEnd of lifeHospice admissionCohort studyDistressing symptomsHospice servicesMonths of lifeNumber of disabilitiesMedian durationSubsequent admissionHigh burdenMedicare claimsAdditional disabilitiesAdmissionAdditional monthsSymptomsOlder personsHospiceMonthly interviewsMonthsDisabilityShort durationAdditional strategiesDurationNew Haven