2021
Visual trajectories and risk of physical and cognitive impairment among older Chinese adults
Cao G, Wang K, Han L, Zhang Q, Yao S, Chen Z, Huang Z, Luo Y, Hu Y, Xu B. Visual trajectories and risk of physical and cognitive impairment among older Chinese adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2877-2887. PMID: 34111310, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder Chinese adultsIADL disabilityCognitive impairmentChinese adultsADL disabilityFunctional impairmentCognitive functionMini-Mental State Examination scoreProgressive declineChinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity SurveyState Examination scoreModerate declineGroup-based trajectory modelsKatz scaleLawton scalePotential confoundersLongevity SurveyImpairmentDecline trajectoriesChinese versionDisabilityLongitudinal studyAdultsRiskExamination scores
2015
The role of intervening hospital admissions on trajectories of disability in the last year of life: prospective cohort study of older people
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. The role of intervening hospital admissions on trajectories of disability in the last year of life: prospective cohort study of older people. The BMJ 2015, 350: h2361. PMID: 25995357, PMCID: PMC4443433, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h2361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCohort StudiesConnecticutDementiaDisability EvaluationDisabled PersonsDisease ProgressionFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHospitalizationHumansMaleMultiple Organ FailureNeoplasmsPrognosisProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsCourse of disabilityProspective cohort studyHospital admissionTrajectories of disabilitySeverity of disabilityCatastrophic disabilitySevere disabilityCohort studyAcute hospital admissionPalliative care approachMultiple hospital admissionsAdvance care planningPersonal care needsEnd of lifeDisability scoresOlder patientsPotential confoundersOccurrence of admissionMultivariable modelCare planningMAIN OUTCOMECare approachDaily livingCare needsAdmission