2015
The role of intervening hospital admissions on trajectories of disability in the last year of life: prospective cohort study of older people
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. The role of intervening hospital admissions on trajectories of disability in the last year of life: prospective cohort study of older people. The BMJ 2015, 350: h2361. PMID: 25995357, PMCID: PMC4443433, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h2361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCohort StudiesConnecticutDementiaDisability EvaluationDisabled PersonsDisease ProgressionFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHospitalizationHumansMaleMultiple Organ FailureNeoplasmsPrognosisProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsCourse of disabilityProspective cohort studyHospital admissionTrajectories of disabilitySeverity of disabilityCatastrophic disabilitySevere disabilityCohort studyAcute hospital admissionPalliative care approachMultiple hospital admissionsAdvance care planningPersonal care needsEnd of lifeDisability scoresOlder patientsPotential confoundersOccurrence of admissionMultivariable modelCare planningMAIN OUTCOMECare approachDaily livingCare needsAdmission
2008
Serum Micronutrient Concentrations and Decline in Physical Function Among Older Persons
Bartali B, Frongillo EA, Guralnik JM, Stipanuk MH, Allore HG, Cherubini A, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Gill TM. Serum Micronutrient Concentrations and Decline in Physical Function Among Older Persons. JAMA 2008, 299: 308-315. PMID: 18212315, PMCID: PMC2645790, DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.3.308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical Performance Battery scorePhysical functionLow serum concentrationsVitamin EOlder personsBattery scorePotential confoundersSerum concentrationsOdds ratioShort Physical Performance BatteryCommunity-living older adultsPhysical Performance BatteryPublic health priorityPersons 65 yearsSerum micronutrient concentrationsLogistic regression analysisOnset of disabilityBaseline examinationPotential deleterious effectsSubsequent declineClinical trialsLowest quartilePopulation registryFunctional decline