2023
Automatable end‐of‐life screening for older adults in the emergency department using electronic health records
Haimovich A, Xu W, Wei A, Schonberg M, Hwang U, Taylor R. Automatable end‐of‐life screening for older adults in the emergency department using electronic health records. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 1829-1839. PMID: 36744550, PMCID: PMC10258151, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningDecision curve analysisLife screeningComorbidity indexCode statusPrognostic modelHealth systemOlder adultsCurve analysisOlder ED patientsPalliative care interventionsObservational cohort studyEmergency department visitsPalliative care servicesElixhauser Comorbidity IndexReceiver-operating characteristic curveIdentification of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionLarge regional health systemLife-limiting illnessRisk older adultsCode status ordersLife Screening ToolMortality predictive modelsElectronic health records
2020
Suicide in Older Adults With and Without Known Mental Illness: Results From the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003–2016
Schmutte TJ, Wilkinson ST. Suicide in Older Adults With and Without Known Mental Illness: Results From the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003–2016. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2020, 58: 584-590. PMID: 32001049, PMCID: PMC7089842, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsMental illnessOlder adultsSuicide decedentsSuicide deathsHealth conditionsFemale suicide decedentsMost suicide deathsU.S. geriatric populationRisk older adultsPhysical health problemsMost older adultsClinical characteristicsPast suicide attemptsGeriatric populationRetrospective analysisLaw enforcement reportsSuicidal intentHealth problemsOld maleIllnessSuicide attemptsU.S. adultsSuicide risk increasesDepressed mood
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