2020
Cohort Profile: The Precipitating Events Project (PEP Study)
Gill T, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE. Cohort Profile: The Precipitating Events Project (PEP Study). The Journal Of Nutrition Health & Aging 2020, 24: 438-444. PMID: 32242212, PMCID: PMC7322244, DOI: 10.1007/s12603-020-1341-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPrecipitating Events ProjectPEP studyComprehensive home-based assessmentsEpidemiology of disabilityAge 70 yearsHealth care utilizationGreater New HavenLarge health planParticipant-level dataHome-based assessmentEnd of lifeCare utilizationDeath certificatesMedicare claimsDepressive symptomsOngoing longitudinal studyDisabling processEligible membersOlder personsHealth plansLongitudinal studyMethodologic researchCompletion ratesOriginal reportQualified investigators
2014
Disentangling the Disabling Process: Insights From the Precipitating Events Project
Gill TM. Disentangling the Disabling Process: Insights From the Precipitating Events Project. The Gerontologist 2014, 54: 533-549. PMID: 25035454, PMCID: PMC4155452, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu067.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHealth care utilizationPrecipitating Events ProjectPEP studyOlder personsCare utilizationEpidemiology of disabilityCommunity-living personsHome-based assessmentFrequency of assessmentDisability episodeEnd of lifeFunctional statusDaily livingOngoing longitudinal studyMedicare dataDisabling processEffective interventionsLonger durationLongitudinal studyDisabilityRecent linkageEvents ProjectPersonsSymptomsMorbid
2004
Hospitalization, Restricted Activity, and the Development of Disability Among Older Persons
Gill TM, Allore HG, Holford TR, Guo Z. Hospitalization, Restricted Activity, and the Development of Disability Among Older Persons. JAMA 2004, 292: 2115-2124. PMID: 15523072, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.17.2115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of disabilityPhysical frailtyRestricted activityDaily livingOlder personsProspective cohort studyMonthly telephone interviewsMonths of hospitalizationPopulation attributable fractionGreater New HavenPrevention of disabilityOccurrence of disabilityCohort studyFrail participantsHospital admissionNonfrail participantsMultivariable hazardMAIN OUTCOMEDisabling processHospitalizationTelephone interviewsDisability onsetGeneral communityOlder adultsFrailty