2022
The Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Death: Variation by Race
Quiñones AR, McAvay GJ, Peak KD, Vander Wyk B, Allore HG. The Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Death: Variation by Race. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 191: 2014-2025. PMID: 35932162, PMCID: PMC10144669, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsChronic conditionsFacility admissionMedicare beneficiariesCostly health care utilizationHealth care utilizationRacial differencesNon-Hispanic blacksWhite Medicare beneficiariesAverage attributable fractionHealth-related outcomesImportant health-related outcomesNon-Hispanic White older adultsWhite older adultsAging Trends StudyMultimorbidity burdenRenal morbidityOngoing careAttributable fractionNational HealthCardiovascular conditionsOlder adultsImportant markerHospitalization
2021
Association Between Potentially Inappropriate Medications and 30-Day Post–Hospital Discharge Outcomes in US Veterans
Allore HG, Gnjidic D, Skanderson M, Han L. Association Between Potentially Inappropriate Medications and 30-Day Post–Hospital Discharge Outcomes in US Veterans. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2021, 56: 256-263. PMID: 34282638, PMCID: PMC8770754, DOI: 10.1177/10600280211032072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratioRisk of mortalityHospital dischargeMean ageAcute care hospital readmissionPrimary care clinic visitsCohort's mean agePrevalence of PIMsInappropriate medication useRisk of readmissionHospital discharge outcomesEmergency room visitsHealth care utilizationAdverse drug eventsCentral nervous systemCause mortalityInappropriate medicationsPIM useClinic visitsHazard ratioProspective cohortDischarge outcomesHospital readmissionMedication useOlder inpatients
2020
Individual Heterogeneity in the Probability of Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Mortality
McAvay GJ, Vander Wyk B, Allore H. Individual Heterogeneity in the Probability of Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Mortality. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2020, 76: 1668-1677. PMID: 33320184, PMCID: PMC8361334, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsChronic kidney diseaseHeart failureFacility admissionKidney diseaseChronic conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseIschemic heart diseaseHealth care utilizationProbability of hospitalizationPulmonary diseaseCare utilizationMortality outcomesPoor outcomeHeart diseaseNational HealthOdds ratioDisease combinationsLongitudinal cohortSociodemographic factorsMedicaid ServicesDiseaseAging Study