2023
Associations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control study
Monin J, McAvay G, Zang E, Vander Wyk B, Carrión C, Allore H. Associations between dementia staging, neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, and divorce or separation in late life: A case control study. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0289311. PMID: 37585365, PMCID: PMC10431668, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAggressionAlzheimer DiseaseBehavioral SymptomsCase-Control StudiesDivorceHumansNeuropsychological TestsConceptsAdjusted odds ratioAlzheimer's Disease Research CenterAgitation/aggressionDepression/dysphoriaCase-control studyElation/euphoriaNational Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterDisease Research CenterBehavioral symptomsDivorce/separationOlder adultsCoordinating CenterDementia stagingConditional logistic regressionStages of dementiaCase/control statusInitial visitOdds ratioIndividual symptomsNPI scoresStandardized clinical informationClinical informationMarried casesGreater oddsControl study
2015
Cognitive Aging Trajectories and Burdens of Disability, Hospitalization and Nursing Home Admission Among Community-living Older Persons
Han L, Gill TM, Jones BL, Allore HG. Cognitive Aging Trajectories and Burdens of Disability, Hospitalization and Nursing Home Admission Among Community-living Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2015, 71: 766-771. PMID: 26511011, PMCID: PMC4888384, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home admissionBurden of disabilityCommunity-living older personsHome admissionOlder personsGreater burdenCognitive trajectoriesMini-Mental State ExaminationCommunity-living personsCognitive aging trajectoriesNursing home placementPrecipitating Events ProjectLow incidence rateEquation Poisson modelsRapid cognitive declineBaseline cognitive functionAging trajectoriesGroup-based trajectory modelsThird of participantsADL disabilityHigher baseline cognitive functionInstrumental ADLIncidence rateDaily livingHospitalization