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Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction According to Cognitive Status: The SILVER-AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Saczynski JS, Tsang S, Geda ME, Dodson JA, Ouellet GM, Goldberg RJ, Chaudhry SI. Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction According to Cognitive Status: The SILVER-AMI Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2021, 134: 910-917. PMID: 33737057, PMCID: PMC8243828, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere cognitive impairmentAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionCognitive impairmentOlder acute myocardial infarction patientsCognitive statusMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionAcute myocardial infarction patientsOlder adultsRoutine cognitive screeningRisk of readmissionMedical record reviewRisk of deathPost-discharge periodMyocardial infarction patientsMyocardial infarction survivorsSILVER-AMI StudyComorbidity burdenHospital readmissionPoor outcomeRecord reviewFunctional statusInfarction patientsUnadjusted analysesInfarction survivorsPredicting 6-Month Mortality for Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Cohort Study.
Dodson JA, Hajduk AM, Geda M, Krumholz HM, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Tinetti ME, Nanna MG, McNamara R, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. Predicting 6-Month Mortality for Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 172: 12-21. PMID: 31816630, PMCID: PMC7695040, DOI: 10.7326/m19-0974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-AMI mortalityFunctional impairmentOlder adultsCohort studyMean ageMyocardial infarctionPatient-reported health statusNet reclassification improvement indexProspective cohort studyParticipants' mean ageFinal risk modelMobility impairmentsGood discriminatory abilityRisk modelChart reviewHospital dischargePrognostic utilityBlood InstituteClinical variablesNational HeartHigh prevalenceHealth statusMortalityYounger counterpartsRisk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Dodson JA, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Geda M, Ouellet GM, Gill TM, Brush JE, Chaudhry SI. Risk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015555. PMID: 33000681, PMCID: PMC7792390, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionDaily living declineSILVER-AMI StudyDaily livingOlder patientsMonths postdischargeMyocardial infarctionFunctional declineImportant patient-centered outcomesPoor long-term outcomesLonger hospital stayLong-term outcomesPatient-centered outcomesGeriatric impairmentsHospital stayAMI survivorsClinical variablesMean ageMedical recordsRisk factorsRestorative therapyPhysical activityAMI hospitalizationPsychosocial factorsUS hospitalsMORTALITY PREDICTION FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH AMI: THE SILVER-AMI STUDY
Dodson J, Hajduk A, Geda M, Krumholz H, Murphy T, Tsang S, Tinetti M, Nanna M, McNamara R, Gill T, Chaudhry S. MORTALITY PREDICTION FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH AMI: THE SILVER-AMI STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 102. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)30710-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Mobility Measured During Hospitalization and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the SILVER-AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Murphy TE, Geda ME, Dodson JA, Tsang S, Haghighat L, Tinetti ME, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. Association Between Mobility Measured During Hospitalization and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the SILVER-AMI Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 1669-1677. PMID: 31589285, PMCID: PMC6784755, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionFunctional declineModerate impairmentMild impairmentSevere impairmentOlder patientsADL declineMyocardial infarctionRisk markersMobility impairmentsOlder survivorsAMI hospitalizationMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionImportant patient-centered outcomesOlder adultsProspective cohort studyPatient-centered outcomesSelf-reported functionSILVER-AMI StudyPotent risk markerPercent of participantsCohort studyPrimary outcomeMean ageFunctional outcome
2024
Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Medical Students’ Identity Formation
Venkataraman S, Nguyen M, Chaudhry S, Desai M, Hajduk A, Mason H, Webber A, Boatright D. Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Medical Students’ Identity Formation. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2439727. PMID: 39412803, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack studentsWhite studentsCross-sectional studyMedical schoolsProfessional developmentMedical studentsMedical educationStudent identity formationHolistic student developmentIdentity formationUS medical studentsProfessional identity formationEthnic discriminationEthnic groupsRetrospective cross-sectional studyStudent developmentInclusive environmentMain OutcomesStudentsSchoolDeidentified dataRisk differenceLikert scaleEducationCombat discriminationInsomnia severity and daytime sleepiness in caregivers of advanced age
Webster L, Ali T, Sharninghausen J, Hajduk A, Gill T, Miner B. Insomnia severity and daytime sleepiness in caregivers of advanced age. Frontiers In Sleep 2024, 3: 1404684. DOI: 10.3389/frsle.2024.1404684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsomnia Severity IndexNon-caregiversCaregiver statusOlder caregiversPoor self-rated healthSelf-rated healthLow physical activityClinically significant insomnia symptomsSleep disturbanceMultivariable-adjusted modelsRates of depressionRisk of sleep disturbancesInsomnia severityPrevalence of insomniaLevel of insomniaAdvanced ageCaregiver burdenPhysical activityFunctional disabilityCaregiversStandardized questionnaireMultivariate regression analysisInsomnia symptomsPhysical profileCognitive impairmentIn-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization
Kaushik R, McAvay G, Murphy T, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Chattopadhyay S, Geda M, Gill T, Kaminski T, Lee S, Li J, Cohen A, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. In-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2419640. PMID: 38954414, PMCID: PMC11220565, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-hospital deliriumChart-Based Delirium Identification InstrumentOlder adultsFunctional disabilityCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentCohort studyAssociated with increased functional disabilityHospitalized older adultsIncreased functional disabilityAssociation of deliriumPostdischarge follow-upRisk of deliriumTertiary care systemFollow-upPresence of cognitive impairmentProspective cohort studyLogistic regression modelsOlder survivorsCare systemIncreasing cognitive impairmentMain OutcomesCOVID-19Hospital dischargePrimary outcomeAssociations of Social Support With Physical and Mental Health Symptom Burden After COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults
Lee S, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Cohen A, Ferrante L. Associations of Social Support With Physical and Mental Health Symptom Burden After COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae092. PMID: 38558166, PMCID: PMC11059296, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow social supportMental health symptomsSocial supportSymptom burdenHealth symptomsFollow-up assessmentCOVID-19 hospitalizationMedical Outcomes Study Social Support SurveyPhysical symptomsAssociation of social supportEdmonton Symptom Assessment SystemPatient Health Questionnaire-4Burden of physical symptomsMental health symptom burdenModified Edmonton Symptom Assessment SystemSocial Support SurveyParticipants' mean ageAssociated with higher burdenSupport SurveyOlder survivorsSymptom managementOlder AdultsMental healthHispanic ethnicityLongitudinal associations
2023
Association of Delirium With Functional and Cognitive Outcomes Among Older Survivors of a COVID-19 Hospitalization
Kaushik R, McAvay G, Murphy T, Cohen A, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. Association of Delirium With Functional and Cognitive Outcomes Among Older Survivors of a COVID-19 Hospitalization. 2023, a2754-a2754. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere Neighborhood Deprivation and Symptom Burden Among Older Adults Following COVID-19 Infection
Falvey J, McAvay G, Hajduk A, Cohen A, Ferrante L. Severe Neighborhood Deprivation and Symptom Burden Among Older Adults Following COVID-19 Infection. 2023, a2756-a2756. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparisons Between GPS-based and Self-reported Life-space Mobility in Older Adults.
Bai C, Zapata R, Karnati Y, Smail E, Hajduk A, Gill T, Ranka S, Manini T, Mardini M. Comparisons Between GPS-based and Self-reported Life-space Mobility in Older Adults. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2023, 2022: 212-220. PMID: 37128363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex Differences in Symptom Complexity and Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Brush J, Chaudhry S, Dreyer R, D'Onofrio G, Greene E, Hajduk A, Lu Y, Krumholz H. Sex Differences in Symptom Complexity and Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 197: 101-107. PMID: 37062667, PMCID: PMC10198892, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionD2B timeSymptom complexityYoung womenChest painBalloon timeST-elevation myocardial infarctionSILVER-AMI StudySymptom phenotypeSex differencesPain symptomsCoronary interventionOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionOlder womenSTEMIOlder menSymptom patternsPresentation delayPatientsSymptom clustersLogistic regressionSymptomsWomenMean number
2022
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 ResearchConceptsPatient-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 ResearchConceptsAcute 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 survivorsHospitalizationEmergency department clinician satisfaction with an APRN‐led geriatric emergency medicine service consult team
Moreines L, Gettel C, Hajduk A, Kukulka S, Lai J, Ouellet J. Emergency department clinician satisfaction with an APRN‐led geriatric emergency medicine service consult team. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 991-994. PMID: 36420709, PMCID: PMC10023295, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial disparities among older adults with acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER‐AMI study
Demkowicz P, Hajduk A, Dodson J, Oladele C, Chaudhry S. Racial disparities among older adults with acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER‐AMI study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 474-483. PMID: 36415964, PMCID: PMC9957871, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionFunctional impairmentGeriatric conditionsClinical characteristicsMyocardial infarctionBlack participantsOlder adultsRacial disparitiesRisk of mortalityMore functional impairmentSILVER-AMI StudyBlack older adultsYounger average ageUnadjusted oddsDaily livingAMI hospitalizationAverage ageGeriatric phenotypesUS hospitalsHospitalizationLogistic regressionMortalityImpairmentInfarctionUnintentional lossRates of Medical Student Placement Into Graduate Medical Education by Sex, Race and Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status, 2018-2021
Nguyen M, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Hajduk AM, McDade WA, Fancher TL, Boatright D. Rates of Medical Student Placement Into Graduate Medical Education by Sex, Race and Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status, 2018-2021. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2229243. PMID: 36018592, PMCID: PMC9419015, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors Associated with Disability Over the 6 Months After a COVID Hospitalization Among Older Adults: The VALIANT (CO V ID-19 in Older A dults: A L ong i tudinal A ssessme nt ) Study
Ferrante L, Hajduk A, Cohen A, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Lee S, Acampora D, Gill T, Murphy T. Factors Associated with Disability Over the 6 Months After a COVID Hospitalization Among Older Adults: The VALIANT (CO V ID-19 in Older A dults: A L ong i tudinal A ssessme nt ) Study. 2022, a3696-a3696. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2022.205.1_meetingabstracts.a3696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Financial Strain With Mortality Among Older US Adults Recovering From an Acute Myocardial Infarction
Falvey JR, Hajduk AM, Keys CR, Chaudhry SI. Association of Financial Strain With Mortality Among Older US Adults Recovering From an Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 445-448. PMID: 35188537, PMCID: PMC8861896, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.8569.Peer-Reviewed Original Research