2022
Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort
Cohen A, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Lee S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 832-844. PMID: 36544250, PMCID: PMC9877652, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-centered outcomesCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentPhysical functionOlder COVID-19 survivorsCOVID-19-related symptomsCOVID-19Older adultsIntensive care unitCOVID-19 survivorsPersistent cognitive impairmentSix-month followMost older adultsThird of participantsElectronic health recordsStepdown unitAcute illnessBurdensome symptomsCare unitSupplemental oxygenMedian lengthProspective studyMean ageBlack raceBaseline interview
2018
Days Spent at Home in the Last Six Months of Life Among Community-Living Older Persons
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Han L. Days Spent at Home in the Last Six Months of Life Among Community-Living Older Persons. The American Journal Of Medicine 2018, 132: 234-239. PMID: 30447203, PMCID: PMC6349467, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsMonths of lifeOrgan failureOlder personsRace/ethnicityEnd of lifeImportant patient-centered outcomesCommunity-living personsPatient-centered outcomesOngoing cohort studyCohort studyAdvanced dementiaHospice facilityMedian numberDeath certificatesSudden deathNursing homesAnalytic sampleNumber of daysDeathDecedentsDaysMonthsAgeSex