2024
Association between visual impairment and recurrent hospitalizations in older US adults
Nagarajan N, Leziak K, Zhou Y, Mumby R, Hu M, Ferrante L, De Lott L, Rein D, Ehrlich J. Association between visual impairment and recurrent hospitalizations in older US adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39653643, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Health and Aging Trends StudyOlder US adultsAssociated with recurrent hospitalizationsRecurrent hospitalizationsVisual impairmentNear VIUS adultsOlder adultsPredicted probability of hospitalizationSurvey of Medicare beneficiariesAssociated with adverse health outcomesImprove near visionNear visual acuityVisual function measuresComplex survey designMultivariate logistic regression modelAdverse health outcomesComorbid medical conditionsProbability of hospitalizationLogistic regression modelsVisual acuityHealth outcomesTrends StudyVisual functionContrast sensitivity
2023
Rehabilitation for People with Respiratory Disease and Frailty: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report
Maddocks M, Brighton L, Alison J, Beek L, Bhatt S, Brummel N, Burtin C, Cesari M, Evans R, Ferrante L, Flores-Flores O, Franssen F, Garvey C, Harrison S, Iyer A, Lahouse L, Lareau S, Lee A, Man W, Marengoni A, McAuley H, Rozenberg D, Singer J, Spruit M, Osadnik C. Rehabilitation for People with Respiratory Disease and Frailty: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2023, 20: 767-780. PMID: 37261787, PMCID: PMC10257033, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202302-129st.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRespiratory diseasePulmonary rehabilitationOfficial American Thoracic Society Workshop ReportHome-based pulmonary rehabilitationAmerican Thoracic Society workshopPalliative care expertiseIdentification of frailtyChronic respiratory diseasesRole of rehabilitationWorse health outcomesOnward referralSymptom burdenExercise prescriptionSpecialist inputCare expertiseHealth outcomesFrailtyDiseaseAvailable evidenceRehabilitationOutcomesBasis of sensitivityWorkshop reportComprehensive assessmentComorbidities
2012
Among patients admitted to ICU, delirium is most common in those with neurological diagnoses, and is associated with adverse health outcomes
Pisani MA, Ferrante L. Among patients admitted to ICU, delirium is most common in those with neurological diagnoses, and is associated with adverse health outcomes. Evidence-Based Nursing 2012, 16: 81. PMID: 23171569, DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-101054.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters