2024
Resiliency among older adults receiving lung cancer treatment (ROAR-LCT): A novel supportive care intervention for older adults with advanced lung cancer
Presley C, Grogan M, Compston A, Hock K, Knauss B, Redder E, Arrato N, Lo S, Janse S, Benedict J, Hoyd R, Williams N, Hayes S, Wells-Di Gregorio S, Gill T, Allore H, Focht B, Quist M, Carbone D, Spakowicz D, Paskett E, Andersen B. Resiliency among older adults receiving lung cancer treatment (ROAR-LCT): A novel supportive care intervention for older adults with advanced lung cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2024, 15: 101844. PMID: 39174449, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2024.101844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort Physical Performance BatterySupportive care interventionsProgressive muscle relaxationPhysical therapyCare interventionsOlder adultsVirtual healthSelf-report measures of functional statusTwo-minute walk testPatient Health Questionnaire-9Functional statusMeasures of functional statusAdvanced lung cancerGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Physical Performance BatteryActivity monitor dataEQ-5D-5LEvaluated in-personParticipants' functional statusCancer treatmentHealth sessionsPerformance BatteryResistance bandsPost-interventionWalk test
2020
Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD. Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Hospitalization for Major Surgery in Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 273: 834-841. PMID: 33074902, PMCID: PMC8370041, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryED visitsRestricted activityFunctional statusFunctional declineOlder personsCommunity-living older personsAdjusted hazard ratioAdverse functional outcomesCommunity-living personsEmergency department visitsTraditional risk factorsCorresponding odds ratiosFunctional effectsIllness/injuryHazard ratioDepartment visitsFunctional recoveryFunctional outcomeRisk factorsOdds ratioHospitalizationSurgeryInjuryVisits
2019
SPOUSAL ASSOCIATIONS IN MONTHLY REPORTS OF DISABILITY IN THE PRECIPITATING EVENTS PROJECT
Monin J, Laws H, Gahbauer E, Murphy T, Gill T. SPOUSAL ASSOCIATIONS IN MONTHLY REPORTS OF DISABILITY IN THE PRECIPITATING EVENTS PROJECT. Innovation In Aging 2019, 3: s672-s672. PMCID: PMC6845752, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrecipitating Events ProjectDisability levelSubsequent disabilitySpousal associationsSelf-reported disabilityAdults age 70Actor-partner interdependence modelFunctional statusPrior disabilityDaily livingOngoing longitudinal studyAge 70Monthly reportsOlder adultsLongitudinal actor-partner interdependence modelMonthly assessmentsDisabilityLongitudinal studySpouse's levelAssociationPartner Interdependence ModelOutcomesSubsequent increasePartner influenceIntimate partners
2016
Sex Differences in Concomitant Trajectories of Self-Reported Disability and Measured Physical Capacity in Older Adults
Botoseneanu A, Allore HG, de Leon C, Gahbauer EA, Gill TM. Sex Differences in Concomitant Trajectories of Self-Reported Disability and Measured Physical Capacity in Older Adults. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2016, 71: 1056-1062. PMID: 27071781, PMCID: PMC4945890, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported disabilityShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical Performance Battery scoreGrip strengthPhysical capacityFunctional statusBattery scoreShort Physical Performance BatterySelf-reported functional statusChronic disease statusPhysical Performance BatteryWeak grip strengthPrecipitating Events ProjectHealth risk factorsSex-specific comparisonsAge-related declineFunctional indicatorsDisability ScaleRisk factorsOlder womenPerformance BatterySociodemographic characteristicsOlder adultsDisabilityWomen
2014
Disentangling the Disabling Process: Insights From the Precipitating Events Project
Gill TM. Disentangling the Disabling Process: Insights From the Precipitating Events Project. The Gerontologist 2014, 54: 533-549. PMID: 25035454, PMCID: PMC4155452, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu067.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHealth care utilizationPrecipitating Events ProjectPEP studyOlder personsCare utilizationEpidemiology of disabilityCommunity-living personsHome-based assessmentFrequency of assessmentDisability episodeEnd of lifeFunctional statusDaily livingOngoing longitudinal studyMedicare dataDisabling processEffective interventionsLonger durationLongitudinal studyDisabilityRecent linkageEvents ProjectPersonsSymptomsMorbid
2010
Trajectories of Disability in the Last Year of Life
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. Trajectories of Disability in the Last Year of Life. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 362: 1173-1180. PMID: 20357280, PMCID: PMC2877372, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0909087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCourse of disabilityDisability trajectoriesOrgan failureAdvanced dementiaSudden deathOlder personsSevere disabilityCommunity-dwelling older personsTrajectories of disabilityLevel of disabilityCatastrophic disabilityEnd of lifeProgressive disabilityFunctional statusDeath certificatesCommon conditionBaseline assessmentPredominant trajectoriesMonthly interviewsDeathDisabilityLongitudinal studyDementiaFrailtyDecedents
2009
Indications, Labeling, and Outcomes Assessment for Drugs Aimed at Improving Functional Status in Older Persons: A Conversation Between Aging Researchers and FDA Regulators
Bhasin S, Espeland M, Evans W, Ferrucci L, Fried L, Gill T, Pahor M, Studenski S, Guralnik J, Nayfield S, Romashkin S, Perlstein R, Burke L, Parks M. Indications, Labeling, and Outcomes Assessment for Drugs Aimed at Improving Functional Status in Older Persons: A Conversation Between Aging Researchers and FDA Regulators. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2009, 64A: 487-491. PMID: 19270182, PMCID: PMC2657175, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gln042.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAgingCognition DisordersDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleOutcome Assessment, Health CarePharmaceutical PreparationsPhysical FitnessPractice Guidelines as TopicResearchRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificityUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug Administration
2001
Restricted activity among community-living older persons: incidence, precipitants, and health care utilization.
Gill T, Desai M, Gahbauer E, Holford T, Williams C. Restricted activity among community-living older persons: incidence, precipitants, and health care utilization. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2001, 135: 313-21. PMID: 11529694, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-5-200109040-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationRestricted activityOlder personsProspective cohort studyEmergency department visitsMonthly telephone interviewsPhysician office visitsLarge health planYears of ageHealth-related problemsCohort studyDepartment visitsHospital admissionOffice visitsFunctional statusMedical attentionHigh riskHealth plansTelephone interviewsMonthsConsecutive monthsEpisodesDisability