2023
A Joint Model for Disability, Self-Rated Health, and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries—Differences by Chronic Disease and Race/Ethnicity
Quiñones A, McAvay G, Vander Wyk B, Han L, Nagel C, Allore H. A Joint Model for Disability, Self-Rated Health, and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries—Differences by Chronic Disease and Race/Ethnicity. Journal Of Aging And Health 2023, 36: 642-653. PMID: 37879084, PMCID: PMC11446605, DOI: 10.1177/08982643231210027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor self-rated healthSelf-rated healthHigher oddsADL disabilityHip fractureAging Trends Study dataOlder adultsConcurrent riskPatient-centered outcomesLongitudinal logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityKidney diseaseChronic diseasesNational HealthDaily livingMortalityHealth declineOddsDisabilityHispanic respondentsDementiaDiseaseRiskWide variability
2020
Individual Heterogeneity in the Probability of Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Mortality
McAvay GJ, Vander Wyk B, Allore H. Individual Heterogeneity in the Probability of Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Mortality. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2020, 76: 1668-1677. PMID: 33320184, PMCID: PMC8361334, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsChronic kidney diseaseHeart failureFacility admissionKidney diseaseChronic conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseIschemic heart diseaseHealth care utilizationProbability of hospitalizationPulmonary diseaseCare utilizationMortality outcomesPoor outcomeHeart diseaseNational HealthOdds ratioDisease combinationsLongitudinal cohortSociodemographic factorsMedicaid ServicesDiseaseAging Study
2019
Chronic Conditions, Medically Supportive Care Partners, And Functional Disability Among Cognitively Impaired Adults
Van Ness PH, Vroomen J, Leo-Summers L, Vander Wyk B, Allore HG. Chronic Conditions, Medically Supportive Care Partners, And Functional Disability Among Cognitively Impaired Adults. Innovation In Aging 2019, 3: igz018. PMID: 31286072, PMCID: PMC6604743, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseFunctional disabilityChronic conditionsCare partnersKidney diseaseCognitive impairmentAging Trends Study dataPotential effect modificationMultimorbid older adultsMedicaid Services dataComplex survey designHeart failurePrescribed medicationsProspective studyEffect modificationNational HealthDoctor visitsMedicare claimsDaily livingMedicare beneficiariesRepresentative cohortSociodemographic informationImpaired adultsCare recipientsOlder adults