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Cognitive Aging Trajectories and Burdens of Disability, Hospitalization and Nursing Home Admission Among Community-living Older Persons
Han L, Gill TM, Jones BL, Allore HG. Cognitive Aging Trajectories and Burdens of Disability, Hospitalization and Nursing Home Admission Among Community-living Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2015, 71: 766-771. PMID: 26511011, PMCID: PMC4888384, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home admissionBurden of disabilityCommunity-living older personsHome admissionOlder personsGreater burdenCognitive trajectoriesMini-Mental State ExaminationCommunity-living personsCognitive aging trajectoriesNursing home placementPrecipitating Events ProjectLow incidence rateEquation Poisson modelsRapid cognitive declineBaseline cognitive functionAging trajectoriesGroup-based trajectory modelsThird of participantsADL disabilityHigher baseline cognitive functionInstrumental ADLIncidence rateDaily livingHospitalization
2014
Epidemiology of Restricting Fatigue in Older Adults: The Precipitating Events Project
de Rekeneire N, Leo‐Summers L, Han L, Gill TM. Epidemiology of Restricting Fatigue in Older Adults: The Precipitating Events Project. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2014, 62: 476-481. PMID: 24512073, PMCID: PMC4103720, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older adultsPhysical frailtyOlder adultsCommunity-living older menEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleProspective cohort studySlow gait speedOverall incidence ratePrecipitating Events ProjectCohort studyCumulative incidenceMedian durationGait speedIncidence rateDepression ScaleUsual activitiesOlder menFrailtyDepressionMonthsWomenConsecutive monthsAdultsHigh rateRespective counterparts
2011
Epidemiology of Restricting Back Pain in Community‐Living Older Persons
Makris UE, Fraenkel L, Han L, Leo‐Summers L, Gill TM. Epidemiology of Restricting Back Pain in Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2011, 59: 610-614. PMID: 21410444, PMCID: PMC3098613, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03329.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsCumulative incidenceBack painIncidence rateOlder personsFirst episodeBaseline age groupProspective cohort studyKaplan-Meier methodCommunity-living menPoisson regression modelsCohort studyMedian durationMedian timeDescriptive epidemiologyTotal episodesOlder womenPainOlder menAge groupsRestricted activityIncidenceWomenMenConsecutive months