2021
Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Critical Illness in Older Persons
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Ferrante LE. Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Critical Illness in Older Persons. Critical Care Medicine 2021, 49: 956-966. PMID: 33497167, PMCID: PMC8140984, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overBody Mass IndexCognitionCritical IllnessEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFrail ElderlyHealth StatusHospitalizationHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental HealthPhysical Functional PerformanceProspective StudiesSelf EfficacySocioeconomic FactorsWounds and InjuriesConceptsEmergency department visitsCritical illnessDepartment visitsICU admissionFunctional outcomeFunctional statusFunctional declineOlder personsAdjusted hazard ratioAdverse functional outcomesCommunity-living personsTraditional risk factorsCommunity-living participantsCorresponding odds ratiosFunctional effectsProspective longitudinal studyHazard ratioRisk factorsOdds ratioHospitalizationPremorbid functionInjuryIllnessRestricted activityAnalytic sample
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
2017
Emergency Department Visits Without Hospitalization Are Associated With Functional Decline in Older Persons
Nagurney JM, Fleischman W, Han L, Leo-Summers L, Allore HG, Gill TM. Emergency Department Visits Without Hospitalization Are Associated With Functional Decline in Older Persons. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 69: 426-433. PMID: 28069299, PMCID: PMC5365369, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsED visitsDisability scoresControl groupFunctional declineOlder personsBaseline disability scoresCourse of disabilityHigher disability scoresEmergency department visitsNursing home admissionAdjusted risk ratioAcute hospitalizationSecondary outcomesDepartment visitsHome admissionEmergency departmentMean ageFunctional statusRisk ratioHospitalizationUnmatched groupsNursing homesMeaningful declineRelevant covariates
2006
Short- and Long-term Functional Outcome of Hospitalized Older Adults With Community-acquired Pneumonia
Sharma G, Han L, Quagliarello V. Short- and Long-term Functional Outcome of Hospitalized Older Adults With Community-acquired Pneumonia. Infectious Diseases In Clinical Practice 2006, 14: 365-368. DOI: 10.1097/01.idc.0000227715.26754.e7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-acquired pneumoniaMonths postdischargeFunctional outcomeLong-term functional outcomeElderly patientsADL declineMean ADLMean ageInclusion criteriaFunctional declineDaily livingPostdischargeElderly adultsPatientsOlder adultsCollected databaseMonthsHospitalizationPneumoniaPotential subjectsAdultsOutcomesIllnessADLDecline