2020
Serious Falls in Middle‐Aged Veterans: Development and Validation of a Predictive Risk Model
Womack JA, Murphy TE, Bathulapalli H, Smith A, Bates J, Jarad S, Redeker NS, Luther SL, Gill TM, Brandt CA, Justice AC. Serious Falls in Middle‐Aged Veterans: Development and Validation of a Predictive Risk Model. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 2847-2854. PMID: 32860222, PMCID: PMC7744431, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged veteransVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid useSerious fallsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption scoresCategory-free net reclassification improvementIllicit substance use disordersMental health comorbiditiesPrescription opioid useMultivariable logistic regressionNet reclassification improvementSubstance use disordersQuality of lifeHazardous alcohol usePredictive risk modelChronic medicationsCohort studyHealth comorbiditiesNinth RevisionReclassification improvementGeriatric healthInjury codesHazardous alcoholInternational ClassificationUse disorders
2019
The Epidemiology of Patient‐Reported Hypersomnia in Persons With Advanced Age
Miner B, Gill TM, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Van Ness PH, Han L, Fragoso C. The Epidemiology of Patient‐Reported Hypersomnia in Persons With Advanced Age. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 2545-2552. PMID: 31390046, PMCID: PMC6898735, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported sleep-disordered breathingRestless legs syndromeMean ESS scoreCommunity-dwelling personsESS scoreCross-sectional associationsAdvanced ageHypersomnia symptomsCentral nervous system depressant medicationsEpworth Sleepiness Scale scoreMini-Mental State Examination scoreEpidemiologic Studies-Depression scoreSelf-reported medical conditionsEpidemiology of patientsLow physical activitySleep-disordered breathingBody mass indexPhysical Activity ScalePrecipitating Events ProjectState Examination scoreInsomnia Severity IndexMultivariable regression modelsDepressant medicationsClinical characteristicsCross-sectional design
2017
Sleep Disturbance Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Veterans
Womack JA, Murphy TE, Bathulapalli H, Akgün KM, Gibert C, Kunisaki KM, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Yaggi H, Justice AC, Redeker NS. Sleep Disturbance Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Veterans. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 74: e117-e120. PMID: 27906767, PMCID: PMC5326673, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001264.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Insomnia Symptoms and Daytime Function in Stable Heart Failure
Redeker NS, Jeon S, Muench U, Campbell D, Walsleben J, Rapoport DM. Insomnia Symptoms and Daytime Function in Stable Heart Failure. Sleep 2010, 33: 1210-1216. PMID: 20857868, PMCID: PMC2938862, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/33.9.1210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable heart failureHeart failureInsomnia symptomsDaytime symptomsHF patientsHF disease management programStable chronic HF patientsMedical Outcomes Study SF-36Six-minute walk testPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexChronic HF patientsDemographic patient characteristicsEpworth Sleepiness ScaleSleep Quality IndexFunctional performanceDisease management programsPatient characteristicsWalk testExcessive daytimeSF-36Daytime functionFull polysomnographyFatigue ScaleDepression ScaleSleepiness Scale