2012
Contribution of Individual Diseases to Death in Older Adults with Multiple Diseases
Tinetti ME, McAvay GJ, Murphy TE, Gross CP, Lin H, Allore HG. Contribution of Individual Diseases to Death in Older Adults with Multiple Diseases. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2012, 60: 1448-1456. PMID: 22734792, PMCID: PMC3419332, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04077.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathComorbidityFemaleGeriatricsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleConceptsOlder adultsSingle underlying causeRespiratory diseaseMedicare Current Beneficiary Survey participantsChronic lower respiratory diseasesUnderlying causeAcute kidney injuryLower respiratory diseaseAverage attributable fractionKidney injuryHazard ratioHeart failureLiver diseaseAcute eventMyocardial infarctionUnintentional injuriesAcute diseaseAttributable fractionNational representative sampleMedicare beneficiariesOlder adults' experiencesDiseaseIndividual diseasesDeathConfidence intervals
2010
Treatment of Death in the Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Gerontological Outcomes
Murphy TE, Han L, Allore HG, Peduzzi PN, Gill TM, Lin H. Treatment of Death in the Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Gerontological Outcomes. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2010, 66A: 109-114. PMID: 21030467, PMCID: PMC3011957, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional disabilityOlder study populationStudy populationLongitudinal studyOlder personsCommunity-living older personsHealthy survivor effectLongitudinal outcomesSurvivor effectFunctional abilityDeathOutcomesDisabilityLongitudinal modelingTreatmentInformative censoringNoninformative censoringRapid declineStrong relationshipCohortPopulationPersonsStudySurvivorsDecedentsGerontologic Biostatistics: The Statistical Challenges of Clinical Research with Older Study Participants
Van Ness PH, Charpentier PA, Ip EH, Leng X, Murphy TE, Tooze JA, Allore HG. Gerontologic Biostatistics: The Statistical Challenges of Clinical Research with Older Study Participants. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2010, 58: 1386-1392. PMID: 20533963, PMCID: PMC2918405, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02926.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomedical ResearchBiostatisticsClinical Trials as TopicGeriatricsHumansResearch Design
2005
Experimental designs for multicomponent interventions among persons with multifactorial geriatric syndromes
Allore HG, Tinettia M, Gill TM, Peduzzi PN. Experimental designs for multicomponent interventions among persons with multifactorial geriatric syndromes. Clinical Trials 2005, 2: 13-21. PMID: 16279575, DOI: 10.1191/1740774505cn067oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultifactorial health conditionsModifiable risk factorsMulticomponent interventionRisk factorsGeriatric syndromesHealth conditionsMultifactorial geriatric syndromeOutcomes of interestIntervention trialsClinical trialsClinical concernIntervention componentsInterventionSyndromeDeleterious effectsTrialsOutcomesBlindingFactors