2024
Longitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients
Liu R, Vander Wyk B, Quiñones A, Allore H. Longitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients. Research On Aging 2024, 46: 327-338. PMID: 38261524, PMCID: PMC11472584, DOI: 10.1177/01640275241229162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkilled-nursing facilityCare recipientsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyGeneralized estimating equation modelsCenters for MedicareLikelihood of hospitalizationMedicaid Services dataCaregiver networkUnpaid caregiversHealthcare utilizationTrends StudyAssociated healthcare utilizationOlder adultsCaregiversRisk ratioSurvey wavesService dataCareHospitalAssociationAdmissionMedicareMedicaidAdultsEquation modeling
2021
The Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States
Becher RD, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Desai MM, Gill TM. The Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States. Annals Of Surgery 2021, 277: 87-92. PMID: 34261884, PMCID: PMC8758792, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryOlder personsCumulative riskNational HealthCommunity-living older personsHigh-quality surgical careNon-frail groupPopulation-based incidenceService Medicare beneficiariesMedicaid Services dataCumulative risk estimatesProspective longitudinal studyUnited States agesAging Trends StudyGeriatric characteristicsRepresentative incidenceFrail groupAdjusted incidenceGeriatric populationProbable dementiaSurgical carePersons 85Medicare beneficiariesSurgeryVulnerable subgroups
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