2020
Factors Associated With Insidious and Noninsidious Disability
Gill TM, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Han L. Factors Associated With Insidious and Noninsidious Disability. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2020, 75: 2125-2129. PMID: 31907523, PMCID: PMC7566549, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsIllness/injuryInsidious disabilityLower extremity muscle weaknessNon-Hispanic white raceExtremity muscle weaknessCommunity-living personsEmergency department visitsPoor manual dexterityCox analysisDepartment visitsMultivariable analysisDisability outcomesMuscle weaknessWhite raceDaily livingCognitive impairmentBivariate analysisType of disabilityManual dexterityDisabilityInjuryOutcomesModest differencesDifferent mechanisms
2009
Factors Associated With Recovery of Prehospital Function Among Older Persons Admitted to a Nursing Home With Disability After an Acute Hospitalization
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. Factors Associated With Recovery of Prehospital Function Among Older Persons Admitted to a Nursing Home With Disability After an Acute Hospitalization. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2009, 64A: 1296-1303. PMID: 19661289, PMCID: PMC2773809, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesContinuity of Patient CareDisability EvaluationDisabled PersonsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGeriatric AssessmentHomes for the AgedHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLongitudinal StudiesMaleMultivariate AnalysisNursing HomesPatient DischargeProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsRecovery of FunctionRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNursing home admissionPrehospital functionHome admissionAcute hospitalizationSignificant weight lossNursing homesGross motor coordinationMotor coordinationOlder personsManual dexterityWeight lossMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyCohort studyFunctional recoveryPrehospital levelMore admissionsDaily livingHospitalizationAdmissionCognitive impairmentMultivariate analysisTelephone interviewsPotential predictorsAnalytic sample