2020
Risk Factors and Precipitants of Severe Disability Among Community-Living Older Persons
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE. Risk Factors and Precipitants of Severe Disability Among Community-Living Older Persons. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e206021. PMID: 32484551, PMCID: PMC7267844, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overConnecticutDisability EvaluationDisabled PersonsEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleGlobal Burden of DiseaseHospitalizationHumansMaleProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexWounds and InjuriesConceptsEmergency department visitsRisk factorsCatastrophic disabilitySevere disabilityDepartment visitsProgressive disabilityOlder community-living adultsCommunity-living older personsIndependent risk factorProspective cohort studyCommunity-living personsGreater New HavenCommunity-living adultsPotential risk factorsCandidate risk factorsNon-Hispanic white participantsQuality of lifeLong-term careCohort studyMultivariable analysisMean ageFunctional statusMAIN OUTCOMEPotential precipitantsDaily living
2012
Risk factors and precipitants of long-term disability in community mobility: a cohort study of older persons.
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Murphy TE, Han L, Allore HG. Risk factors and precipitants of long-term disability in community mobility: a cohort study of older persons. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 131-40. PMID: 22250144, PMCID: PMC3278794, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-2-201201170-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term disabilityRisk factorsOlder personsCohort studyCommunity mobilityShort Physical Performance BatteryMultivariate hazard ratiosProspective cohort studyPhysical Performance BatteryMultiple risk factorsCandidate risk factorsSpecific risk factorsNational InstituteLong-term mobility disabilityHazard ratioAbsolute riskPerformance BatteryPotential precipitantsMobility disabilityRestricted activityOlder ageObserved associationsInitial onsetStrong associationQuarter mile
2007
Predisposing Factors and Precipitants for Bathing Disability in Older Persons
Gill TM, Han L, Allore HG. Predisposing Factors and Precipitants for Bathing Disability in Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 534-540. PMID: 17397431, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01099.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBathing disabilityPersistent disabilityPredisposing factorsPotential precipitantsComprehensive home-based assessmentsOlder personsCommunity-living older personsCommunity-living residentsMultivariable hazard ratiosProspective cohort studyLow physical activityMonthly telephone interviewsPotential predisposing factorsHome-based assessmentCohort studyHazard ratioPhysical activityRestricted activityTelephone interviewsStrong associationDisabilityHospitalizationInjuryIllnessSuitable target