2022
The Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Death: Variation by Race
Quiñones AR, McAvay GJ, Peak KD, Vander Wyk B, Allore HG. The Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Death: Variation by Race. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 191: 2014-2025. PMID: 35932162, PMCID: PMC10144669, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsChronic conditionsFacility admissionMedicare beneficiariesCostly health care utilizationHealth care utilizationRacial differencesNon-Hispanic blacksWhite Medicare beneficiariesAverage attributable fractionHealth-related outcomesImportant health-related outcomesNon-Hispanic White older adultsWhite older adultsAging Trends StudyMultimorbidity burdenRenal morbidityOngoing careAttributable fractionNational HealthCardiovascular conditionsOlder adultsImportant markerHospitalizationRisk Factors of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions and the Interrelation With Hospitalization and Amount of Informal Caregiving Received
Cao Y, Allore H, Gutman R, Vander Wyk B, Jørgensen TSH. Risk Factors of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions and the Interrelation With Hospitalization and Amount of Informal Caregiving Received. Medical Care 2022, 60: 294-301. PMID: 35149662, PMCID: PMC8916995, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsNumber of hospitalizationsSNF admissionImportant risk factorRisk factorsHospital admissionFacility admissionNon-Hispanic white race/ethnicityWhite race/ethnicityInformal caregivingWeak positive correlationDaily living (ADL) disabilityPossible risk factorsPositive correlationAging Trends StudyRace/ethnicityObservational followStrong positive correlationNational HealthAdmissionDementia diagnosisHospitalizationAlzheimer's diseaseHealth factors
2020
Individual Heterogeneity in the Probability of Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Mortality
McAvay GJ, Vander Wyk B, Allore H. Individual Heterogeneity in the Probability of Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Mortality. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2020, 76: 1668-1677. PMID: 33320184, PMCID: PMC8361334, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsChronic kidney diseaseHeart failureFacility admissionKidney diseaseChronic conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseIschemic heart diseaseHealth care utilizationProbability of hospitalizationPulmonary diseaseCare utilizationMortality outcomesPoor outcomeHeart diseaseNational HealthOdds ratioDisease combinationsLongitudinal cohortSociodemographic factorsMedicaid ServicesDiseaseAging Study
2019
Sociodemographic Factors and Characteristics of Caregivers as Determinants of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions When Modeled Jointly With Functional Limitations
Jørgensen TSH, Allore H, MacNeil Vroomen JL, Wyk BV, Agogo GO. Sociodemographic Factors and Characteristics of Caregivers as Determinants of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions When Modeled Jointly With Functional Limitations. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2019, 20: 1599-1604.e4. PMID: 30902676, PMCID: PMC7444598, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsSNF admissionCharacteristics of caregiversFunctional limitationsSociodemographic factorsCaregiver characteristicsPartner caregiversFacility admissionHigh-risk populationImpact of caregiversNon-Hispanic whitesAging Trends StudyRace/ethnicityNational HealthStudy populationAdmissionLongitudinal changesMedicaid ServicesOlder adultsFuture interventionsEffect estimatesCaregiversLower hazardOlder Americans