Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort
Cohen A, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Lee S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 832-844. PMID: 36544250, PMCID: PMC9877652, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAgedCOVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansMalePatient DischargeProspective StudiesConceptsPatient-centered outcomesCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentPhysical functionOlder COVID-19 survivorsCOVID-19-related symptomsCOVID-19Older adultsIntensive care unitCOVID-19 survivorsPersistent cognitive impairmentSix-month followMost older adultsThird of participantsElectronic health recordsStepdown unitAcute illnessBurdensome symptomsCare unitSupplemental oxygenMedian lengthProspective studyMean ageBlack raceBaseline interviewA risk model for decline in health status after acute myocardial infarction among older adults
Hajduk A, Dodson J, Murphy T, Chaudhry S. A risk model for decline in health status after acute myocardial infarction among older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 1228-1235. PMID: 36519774, PMCID: PMC10089939, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAgedHealth StatusHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargeProspective StudiesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth status declineImportant patient-centered outcomesPatient-centered outcomesMyocardial infarctionStatus declineHealth statusOlder adultsShort Form-12 Physical Component ScorePhysical component scoreProspective cohort studyRisk prediction modelLogistic regression modelsOlder adult survivorsPredictive risk modelRisk modelCohort studyPatient ageValidation cohortC-statisticRisk factorsHigh riskLower riskAdult survivorsHospitalization