Multimorbidity and associated informal care receiving characteristics for US older adults: a latent class analysis
Liu R, Nagel C, Chen S, Newsom J, Allore H, Quiñones A. Multimorbidity and associated informal care receiving characteristics for US older adults: a latent class analysis. BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24: 571. PMID: 38956501, PMCID: PMC11221032, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05158-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyMultimorbidity patternsCare needsOlder adultsSelf-careInformal careLatent class analysisCare receiver characteristicsCombinations of multimorbidityPerson-centered carePatterns of multimorbidityDifferential care needsUS older adultsAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with higher oddsGroup of older adultsMultinomial logistic regression modelModerate cognitive impairmentClass analysisLogistic regression modelsInformal caregiversBackgroundOlder adultsCare recipientsMultimorbidity groupsChronic conditionsProfile of Caregiving Activities and Association With Physical Health Among Dementia Spousal Caregivers
Cho J, Sands L, Stevens A, Allore H, Horstman M. Profile of Caregiving Activities and Association With Physical Health Among Dementia Spousal Caregivers. Innovation In Aging 2024, 8: igae017. PMID: 38524243, PMCID: PMC10960627, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igae017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpousal caregivers of personsCaregivers of personsSpousal caregiversPhysical activityHealth indicatorsHealth-promoting behaviorsElectronic health recordsPhysical health indicatorsSelf-reported fatigueSleep disturbanceLow-intensity groupFrequency of healthCaregiving intensityCare recipientsCaregiving experiencePain interferenceCaregiving activitiesPhysical functionHealth behaviorsPromoting behaviorsHealth recordsChronic conditionsPhysical healthCaregiversEffective interventionsLongitudinal 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