2024
In-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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCOVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Social SupportConceptsLow 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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAgedCOVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansMalePatient DischargeProspective StudiesConceptsPatient-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 interviewThe association between beta‐blockers and outcomes in patients with heart failure and concurrent Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Gilstrap L, Cohen A, Ouellet GM, Goyal P, Gladders B, Flint D, Skinner J. The association between beta‐blockers and outcomes in patients with heart failure and concurrent Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 404-413. PMID: 36240493, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAlzheimer DiseaseHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMedicareStroke VolumeUnited StatesConceptsHigh riskBB useHeart failureAlzheimer's diseaseLong-term mortality ratesConcurrent Alzheimer's diseaseBeta-blocker useReduced ejection fractionMedicare Part ARisk/benefitBB therapyEjection fractionContemporary patientsHFrEFHigh prevalenceSimilar riskMortality ratePatientsCognitive impairmentMortalityDiseaseADRDRiskTherapyOutcomesGuardianship Before and Following Hospitalization
Moye J, Cohen AB, Stolzmann K, Auguste EJ, Catlin CC, Sager ZS, Weiskittle RE, Woolverton CB, Connors HL, Sullivan JL. Guardianship Before and Following Hospitalization. HEC Forum 2022, 35: 271-292. PMID: 35072897, PMCID: PMC10281591, DOI: 10.1007/s10730-022-09469-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospital lengthComparison groupDate of admissionVeterans Healthcare AdministrationRetrospective cohortMedical complicationsCourt-appointed guardianNeuropsychiatric comorbiditiesUnnecessary hospitalizationStayPatientsEthics CommitteeMean lengthComorbiditiesHospitalizationGuardianship statusAppointmentsHealthcare administrationSeparate analysisGroupDaysPersonsGuardiansComplications
2017
Do‐Not‐Hospitalize Orders in Nursing Homes: “Call the Family Instead of Calling the Ambulance”
Cohen AB, Knobf MT, Fried TR. Do‐Not‐Hospitalize Orders in Nursing Homes: “Call the Family Instead of Calling the Ambulance”. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65: 1573-1577. PMID: 28369740, PMCID: PMC5507729, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAvoiding Hospitalizations From Nursing Homes for Potentially Burdensome Care: Results of a Qualitative Study
Cohen AB, Knobf MT, Fried TR. Avoiding Hospitalizations From Nursing Homes for Potentially Burdensome Care: Results of a Qualitative Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 137-139. PMID: 27893891, PMCID: PMC5345121, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7128.Peer-Reviewed Original Research