2022
Military sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women
Gaffey AE, Rosman L, Sico JJ, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Han L, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Burg MM. Military sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women. Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 40: 2307-2315. PMID: 35983872, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident hypertensionRisk factorsPsychiatric disordersMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelVeterans Health Administration dataGreater riskCox proportional hazards modelTrauma-related psychiatric disordersMiddle-aged veteransCardiovascular risk factorsBaseline blood pressureElevated cardiovascular riskLarge prospective cohortHealth Administration dataMiddle-aged menProportional hazards modelSex-specific analysesPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaCardiovascular riskCohort studyProspective cohortBlood pressureTreatment attenuatesCardiovascular impact
2006
Bathing Disability and the Risk of Long-Term Admission to a Nursing Home
Gill TM, Allore HG, Han L. Bathing Disability and the Risk of Long-Term Admission to a Nursing Home. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2006, 61: 821-825. PMID: 16912099, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.8.821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term nursing home admissionNursing home admissionHome admissionPersistent disabilityLong-term admissionBathing disabilityPotential confoundersDaily livingCommunity-living older personsCommunity-living personsMonthly telephone interviewsPrevalence of disabilityProportional hazards modelShort-term admissionsLong-term care servicesAdmission increasesProspective studyHazards modelNursing homesAdmissionCare servicesOlder personsTelephone interviewsDisabilityConfounders
2004
Modifiable Risk Factors for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia
Quagliarello V, Ginter S, Han L, Van Ness P, Allore H, Tinetti M. Modifiable Risk Factors for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004, 40: 1-6. PMID: 15614684, DOI: 10.1086/426023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsElderly nursing home residentsInadequate oral careNursing home residentsCox proportional hazards modelCases of pneumoniaRisk factorsProportional hazards modelOral careHome residentsSurveillance periodHazards modelCandidate modifiable risk factorNursing Home-Acquired PneumoniaPneumonia prevention strategiesRisk of pneumoniaPrimary outcomeSwallowing difficultiesIndependent associationAttributable fractionPneumoniaNursing homesPrevention strategiesElderly residentsSame covariates