2017
STRIDE: ASCERTAINING SERIOUS FALL-RELATED INJURIES IN A PRAGMATIC TRIAL OF FALL PREVENTION
Ganz D, Siu A, Magaziner J, Travison T, Gill T, Latham N. STRIDE: ASCERTAINING SERIOUS FALL-RELATED INJURIES IN A PRAGMATIC TRIAL OF FALL PREVENTION. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 1008-1008. PMCID: PMC6184873, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.3659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious fall injuriesFall injuriesMedical attentionFalls/injuriesMonthly fall calendarsType of injuryFall calendarsPrimary outcomeClinical featuresPragmatic trialMedical recordsFall preventionInjurySerious fallsTelephone interviewsParticipants' reportsAscertainment biasParticipantsPatientsTrialsFallMonthsPrevention
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
2010
Change in Disability After Hospitalization or Restricted Activity in Older Persons
Gill TM, Allore HG, Gahbauer EA, Murphy TE. Change in Disability After Hospitalization or Restricted Activity in Older Persons. JAMA 2010, 304: 1919-1928. PMID: 21045098, PMCID: PMC3124926, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioPhysical frailtySevere disabilityOlder personsMild disabilityMultivariable hazard ratiosProspective cohort studyCommunity-living personsFall-related injuriesGreater New HavenState of disabilityLikelihood of recoveryCohort studyAbsolute riskFrail individualsHospitalizationDaily livingNonfrail individualsRestricted activityInjuryTelephone interviewsFrailtyIllnessMonthsDisability
2004
Hospitalization, Restricted Activity, and the Development of Disability Among Older Persons
Gill TM, Allore HG, Holford TR, Guo Z. Hospitalization, Restricted Activity, and the Development of Disability Among Older Persons. JAMA 2004, 292: 2115-2124. PMID: 15523072, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.17.2115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of disabilityPhysical frailtyRestricted activityDaily livingOlder personsProspective cohort studyMonthly telephone interviewsMonths of hospitalizationPopulation attributable fractionGreater New HavenPrevention of disabilityOccurrence of disabilityCohort studyFrail participantsHospital admissionNonfrail participantsMultivariable hazardMAIN OUTCOMEDisabling processHospitalizationTelephone interviewsDisability onsetGeneral communityOlder adultsFrailtyRecovery From Disability Among Community-Dwelling Older Persons
Hardy SE, Gill TM. Recovery From Disability Among Community-Dwelling Older Persons. JAMA 2004, 291: 1596-1602. PMID: 15069047, DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.13.1596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder personsADL functionCommunity-dwelling older personsProspective cohort studyMonthly telephone interviewsCommunity-dwelling personsHigh-risk groupDuration of disabilityDuration of recoveryCourse of recoveryLikelihood of recoveryDisability episodeCohort studyMajority of participantsTrue incidenceChronic conditionsPhysical frailtyDaily livingDemographic featuresCognitive functionTelephone interviewsMonthsMonthly assessmentsPertinent subgroupsDisability
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