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Risk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Dodson JA, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Geda M, Ouellet GM, Gill TM, Brush JE, Chaudhry SI. Risk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015555. PMID: 33000681, PMCID: PMC7792390, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionDaily living declineSILVER-AMI StudyDaily livingOlder patientsMonths postdischargeMyocardial infarctionFunctional declineImportant patient-centered outcomesPoor long-term outcomesLonger hospital stayLong-term outcomesPatient-centered outcomesGeriatric impairmentsHospital stayAMI survivorsClinical variablesMean ageMedical recordsRisk factorsRestorative therapyPhysical activityAMI hospitalizationPsychosocial factorsUS hospitalsAssociation Between Mobility Measured During Hospitalization and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the SILVER-AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Murphy TE, Geda ME, Dodson JA, Tsang S, Haghighat L, Tinetti ME, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. Association Between Mobility Measured During Hospitalization and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the SILVER-AMI Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 1669-1677. PMID: 31589285, PMCID: PMC6784755, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionFunctional declineModerate impairmentMild impairmentSevere impairmentOlder patientsADL declineMyocardial infarctionRisk markersMobility impairmentsOlder survivorsAMI hospitalizationMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionImportant patient-centered outcomesOlder adultsProspective cohort studyPatient-centered outcomesSelf-reported functionSILVER-AMI StudyPotent risk markerPercent of participantsCohort studyPrimary outcomeMean ageFunctional outcome
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 ResearchConceptsPatient-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 interviewA risk model for decline in health status after acute myocardial infarction among older adults
Hajduk A, Dodson J, Murphy T, Chaudhry S. A risk model for decline in health status after acute myocardial infarction among older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 1228-1235. PMID: 36519774, PMCID: PMC10089939, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth status declineImportant patient-centered outcomesPatient-centered outcomesMyocardial infarctionStatus declineHealth statusOlder adultsShort Form-12 Physical Component ScorePhysical component scoreProspective cohort studyRisk prediction modelLogistic regression modelsOlder adult survivorsPredictive risk modelRisk modelCohort studyPatient ageValidation cohortC-statisticRisk factorsHigh riskLower riskAdult survivorsHospitalization
2020
Changes in Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults After Surgical, Interventional, or Medical Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Mori M, Djulbegovic M, Hajduk A, Holland ML, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI. Changes in Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults After Surgical, Interventional, or Medical Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 33: 72-81. PMID: 32439546, PMCID: PMC7983308, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionPhysical component scaleMedical managementFunctional statusOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionArtery bypass graftHealth-related qualityAge 75 yearsPatient-centered outcomesRisk of declinePredictors of declineQuality of lifeUnadjusted incidenceCoronary interventionADL declineCardiac surgeryMedical therapyBypass graftSF-12Multivariable modelHRQoLPatients