2020
Cognitive frailty in relation to adverse health outcomes independent of multimorbidity in Chinese older adults
Liu Z, Chen C, Park J, Wu C, Xue Q, Agogo G, Han L, Wu Z. Cognitive frailty in relation to adverse health outcomes independent of multimorbidity in Chinese older adults. Innovation In Aging 2020, 4: 908-909. PMCID: PMC7741254, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChinese older adultsAdverse health outcomesCognitive frailtyHealth outcomesInstrumental ADLOlder adultsPhysical frailtyCognitive impairmentInternational Consensus GroupRetirement Longitudinal StudyPhysical frailty assessmentFrailty assessmentIADL disabilitySecondary preventionDaily livingHigh riskMobility disabilityMultimorbidityConsensus groupFrailtyChina HealthNormal cognitionBaseline cognitionHealthy agingDeathCognitive frailty in relation to adverse health outcomes independent of multimorbidity: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study
Chen C, Park J, Wu C, Xue Q, Agogo G, Han L, Hoogendijk EO, Liu Z, Wu Z. Cognitive frailty in relation to adverse health outcomes independent of multimorbidity: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study. Aging 2020, 12: 23129-23145. PMID: 33221750, PMCID: PMC7746379, DOI: 10.18632/aging.104078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChinaCognitionCognitive AgingCognitive DysfunctionDisability EvaluationFemaleFrail ElderlyFrailtyFunctional StatusHealth SurveysHospitalizationHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMobility LimitationMultimorbidityPrognosisRetirementRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsCognitive frailtyInstrumental ADLPhysical frailtyHealth outcomesCognitive impairmentAdverse health outcomesRetirement Longitudinal StudyPhysical frailty assessmentChinese older adultsFrailty assessmentIADL disabilitySecondary preventionDaily livingHigh riskMobility disabilityMultimorbidityFrailtyChina HealthNormal cognitionBaseline cognitionHealthy agingOlder adultsDeathBasic activitiesHospitalization
2018
Days Spent at Home in the Last Six Months of Life Among Community-Living Older Persons
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Han L. Days Spent at Home in the Last Six Months of Life Among Community-Living Older Persons. The American Journal Of Medicine 2018, 132: 234-239. PMID: 30447203, PMCID: PMC6349467, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsMonths of lifeOrgan failureOlder personsRace/ethnicityEnd of lifeImportant patient-centered outcomesCommunity-living personsPatient-centered outcomesOngoing cohort studyCohort studyAdvanced dementiaHospice facilityMedian numberDeath certificatesSudden deathNursing homesAnalytic sampleNumber of daysDeathDecedentsDaysMonthsAgeSexPrognostic Effect of Changes in Physical Function Over Prior Year on Subsequent Mortality and Long‐Term Nursing Home Admission
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo‐Summers L, Allore HG. Prognostic Effect of Changes in Physical Function Over Prior Year on Subsequent Mortality and Long‐Term Nursing Home Admission. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1587-1591. PMID: 29719039, PMCID: PMC6133765, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term nursing home admissionNursing home admissionHome admissionPhysical functionDisability scoresPrognostic effectDaily livingPrior yearCommunity-living personsRisk of deathUseful prognostic informationProspective longitudinal studyAdverse outcomesPrognostic informationMultivariable modelInstrumental activitiesSubsequent mortalityAdmissionBivariate predictorsSubsequent outcomesMonthsDifferent intervalsComprehensive assessmentDeathLongitudinal studyDisability Prior to Death Among the Oldest-Old in China
Liu Z, Han L, Wang X, Feng Q, Gill TM. Disability Prior to Death Among the Oldest-Old in China. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2018, 73: 1701-1707. PMID: 29408957, PMCID: PMC6230206, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Effect of &bgr;-Blockers on Cardiac and Pulmonary Events and Death in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lee DS, Markwardt S, McAvay GJ, Gross CP, Goeres LM, Han L, Peduzzi P, Lin H, Dodson JA, Tinetti ME. Effect of &bgr;-Blockers on Cardiac and Pulmonary Events and Death in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medical Care 2014, 52: s45-s51. PMID: 24561758, PMCID: PMC4050644, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseΒ-blocker useMajor cardiac eventsObstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary eventsCardiovascular diseaseCardiac eventsOlder adultsPulmonary diseaseΒ-blockersCOPD/asthmaMajor pulmonary eventsCox proportional hazardsPulmonary outcomesCause mortalityHazard ratioStudy criteriaMedicare beneficiariesProportional hazardsSurvey cohortDiseaseAdultsMedicationsOutcomesDeath
2010
Treatment of Death in the Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Gerontological Outcomes
Murphy TE, Han L, Allore HG, Peduzzi PN, Gill TM, Lin H. Treatment of Death in the Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Gerontological Outcomes. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2010, 66A: 109-114. PMID: 21030467, PMCID: PMC3011957, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional disabilityOlder study populationStudy populationLongitudinal studyOlder personsCommunity-living older personsHealthy survivor effectLongitudinal outcomesSurvivor effectFunctional abilityDeathOutcomesDisabilityLongitudinal modelingTreatmentInformative censoringNoninformative censoringRapid declineStrong relationshipCohortPopulationPersonsStudySurvivorsDecedentsTrajectories 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