2018
Trends in opioid use in commercially insured and Medicare Advantage populations in 2007-16: retrospective cohort study
Jeffery MM, Hooten WM, Henk HJ, Bellolio MF, Hess EP, Meara E, Ross JS, Shah ND. Trends in opioid use in commercially insured and Medicare Advantage populations in 2007-16: retrospective cohort study. The BMJ 2018, 362: k2833. PMID: 30068513, PMCID: PMC6066997, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare Advantage beneficiariesAverage daily doseDisabled Medicare beneficiariesAged Medicare beneficiariesRetrospective cohort studyDaily doseOpioid useMedicare beneficiariesLong-term useCohort studyCommercial beneficiariesStudy periodUse prevalenceOpioid use prevalenceHigh rateMedicare Advantage populationTerm useAge 65 yearsOpioid use ratesAdministrative claims dataAverage daily dosesProportion of beneficiariesQuarterly prevalenceMorphine equivalentsOpioid prescriptions
2012
Association of Chronic Diseases and Impairments With Disability in Older Adults
Hung WW, Ross JS, Boockvar KS, Siu AL. Association of Chronic Diseases and Impairments With Disability in Older Adults. Medical Care 2012, 50: 501-507. PMID: 22584885, PMCID: PMC3353149, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318245a0e0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAgingCardiovascular DiseasesChronic DiseaseCognition DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusDisabled PersonsFemaleHealth SurveysHearing LossHumansHypertensionMaleMobility LimitationResidence CharacteristicsRespiratory Tract DiseasesSelf CareSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVision DisordersConceptsSelf-care disabilityChronic diseasesLung diseaseOlder adultsSelf-care ADLChronic lung diseaseCommunity-dwelling adultsCross-sectional analysisADL disabilityHeart failureHeart diseaseDaily livingHypertensionDiseaseDiabetesImpairmentDisabilityAdultsRetirement StudySpecific disabilitiesAssociationArthritisStrokeCancerADL
2011
Recent trends in chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults in the United States
Hung WW, Ross JS, Boockvar KS, Siu AL. Recent trends in chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults in the United States. BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11: 47. PMID: 21851629, PMCID: PMC3170191, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of impairmentChronic diseasesOlder adultsDaily livingChronic lung diseaseMore chronic diseasesImpairment of cognitionPrevalence of disabilityOlder U.S. adultsProportion of respondentsIADL disabilityUrinary incontinenceLung diseaseHeart diseasePrevalence trendsInstrumental activitiesU.S. adultsDiseasePrevalenceImpairmentAdultsDisabilityMore diseasesRetirement StudyUnited States