2022
Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults
Gill TM, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD. Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults. JAMA Surgery 2022, 157: e225155. PMID: 36260323, PMCID: PMC9582971, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based estimatesMajor surgeryMean survival timeOlder US adultsProbable dementiaUS adultsSurvival timeSex-adjusted hazard ratioProspective longitudinal cohort studyCommunity-living older adultsLongitudinal cohort studyPotential prognostic valueService Medicare beneficiariesNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesAging Trends StudyGeriatric characteristicsCohort studyGeriatric surgeryHazard ratioNonelective surgeryElective surgeryGeriatric conditionsPrognostic valueMean age
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