2023
Association of Nursing Home Exposure to Hurricane-Related Inundation With Emergency Preparedness
Festa N, Throgmorton K, Heaphy N, Canavan M, Gill T. Association of Nursing Home Exposure to Hurricane-Related Inundation With Emergency Preparedness. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2249937. PMID: 36607635, PMCID: PMC9856665, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyNursing homesRate ratioNursing home characteristicsUS nursing homesEmergency preparednessPrevalence of facilitiesStratified associationsExposure statusMAIN OUTCOMEHome exposureHome characteristicsPreparedness standardsMultiple comparisonsPrevalenceAssociationExposureDeficiencyNew York metropolitan areaRiskHomeHealth inspectionPreparednessFindingsRegional heterogeneity
2022
Residential exposure to petroleum refining and stroke in the southern United States
Kim H, Festa N, Burrows K, Kim D, Gill T, Bell M. Residential exposure to petroleum refining and stroke in the southern United States. Environmental Research Letters 2022, 17: 094018. PMID: 36340862, PMCID: PMC9629383, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac8943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStroke prevalenceSociodemographic factorsPropensity score-matched analysisSelf-reported strokeLow socioeconomic statusNon-Hispanic white populationStroke pathogenesisIncident strokeNon-Hispanic black populationHispanic ethnicityDisproportionate burdenResidential exposureStrokePrevalenceSocioeconomic statusWhite populationStandard deviation increaseExposureBlack populationPossible linkUnited StatesCensus tractsPercentage point increaseLarge proportionDeviation increase
2016
Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice
Cheraghlou S, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Stabenau HF, Chaudhry SI, Gill TM. Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice. The American Journal Of Medicine 2016, 129: 754.e7-754.e15. PMID: 26968471, PMCID: PMC4914433, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChest PainCognitive DysfunctionCohort StudiesDepressionDiarrheaDizzinessDyspneaEdemaFatigueFemaleHospice CareHospicesHumansIndependent LivingLongitudinal StudiesMaleMemory DisordersMuscle WeaknessMusculoskeletal PainNauseaPatient AdmissionPrevalenceProspective StudiesSleep Wake DisordersUnited StatesUrologic DiseasesVision DisordersVomitingConceptsHospice admissionEnd of lifeDistressing symptomsMean numberCommunity-dwelling older personsMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyMonths of lifeEffect of hospiceHospice treatmentAdmission diagnosisEarly referralMedian durationCohort studySymptom prevalenceSuch symptomsSymptom increasesAdmissionPsychological symptomsSymptomsOlder personsRestricted activityHospiceTelephone interviewsPrevalence
1999
Mismatches Between the Home Environment and Physical Capabilities Among Community‐Living Older Persons
Gill T, Robison J, Williams C, Tinetti M. Mismatches Between the Home Environment and Physical Capabilities Among Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 88-92. PMID: 9920235, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01906.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder personsHomes of participantsCommunity-living older personsTub/showerAdverse functional outcomesPopulation-based cohortCross-sectional studySame deficitSpecific deficitsPhysical performance assessmentPhysical capabilitiesFunctional outcomeEpidemiologic linkGeneral communityPrevalenceComprehensive interviewObstructed pathwaysDeficitsEveryday functionGrab barsObserved deficitsParticipantsGaitPersonsNew Haven