2023
Dissemination and implementation of age‐friendly care and geriatric emergency department accreditation at Veterans Affairs hospitals
Hwang U, Runels T, Han L, Gruber E, McQuown C, Ragsdale L, Jetter E, Rossomano N, Javier D. Dissemination and implementation of age‐friendly care and geriatric emergency department accreditation at Veterans Affairs hospitals. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 270-277. PMID: 36653961, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA emergency departmentEmergency departmentOlder veteransED visitsVA Corporate Data WarehouseAge-friendly careIndex ED visitVeterans Affairs hospitalYears of ageCorporate Data WarehouseScreening prevalencePoor outcomeStandardization of practiceMean ageVisit encountersPotential confoundingEmergency careGreater oddsExtended careDemographic dataOlder adultsLevel 1Observational evaluationCarePandemic year
2018
Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Dementia: National Estimates of Functional Disability Trajectories
Vroomen J, Han L, Monin JK, Lipska KJ, Allore HG. Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Dementia: National Estimates of Functional Disability Trajectories. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 766-772. PMID: 29521414, PMCID: PMC5906138, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart diseaseDisability trajectoriesPossible dementiaNational estimatesChronic conditionsGreater oddsPhysician-diagnosed chronic conditionsCognitive statusCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesMultiple chronic conditionsAging Trends StudyComplex survey designGroup-based trajectory modelingADL disabilityNational HealthProbable dementiaDaily livingMultinomial logistic regressionMedicare beneficiariesDiabetesStudy attritionConcurrent conditionsDementiaSociodemographic characteristicsSevere disability