2020
Risk Factors for Disability After Emergency Department Discharge in Older Adults
Nagurney JM, Han L, Leo‐Summers L, Allore HG, Gill TM. Risk Factors for Disability After Emergency Department Discharge in Older Adults. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 1270-1278. PMID: 32673434, PMCID: PMC7749835, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity weaknessDisability burdenRisk factorsOlder adultsED visitsPhysical frailtyLongitudinal multivariable modelsEmergency department dischargeModifiable risk factorsCommunity-living personsCandidate risk factorsEmergency department experienceED dischargeNonmodifiable factorsMultivariable analysisRisk stratificationFunctional outcomeIndependent associationMultivariable modelOngoing longitudinal studyMonthly interviewsAnalytic sampleFunctional activityAdultsVisits
2018
Insomnia in Community‐Living Persons with Advanced Age
Miner B, Gill TM, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Van Ness PH, Han L, Fragoso CAV. Insomnia in Community‐Living Persons with Advanced Age. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1592-1597. PMID: 29785710, PMCID: PMC6167156, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported sleep-disordered breathingRestless legs syndromeInsomnia Severity IndexDepressive symptomsBaseline characteristicsOlder adultsCognitive impairmentAverage baseline characteristicsEpidemiology of insomniaChronic lung diseaseSleep-disordered breathingMultivariable regression modelsHigh medical burdenCurrent smokersLegs syndromeLung diseaseClinical correlatesDaytime sleepinessSleep disturbancesAdvanced ageMedical burdenMild severityCardiovascular diseaseDiagnostic confirmationHigh prevalence
2014
Effect of &bgr;-Blockers on Cardiac and Pulmonary Events and Death in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lee DS, Markwardt S, McAvay GJ, Gross CP, Goeres LM, Han L, Peduzzi P, Lin H, Dodson JA, Tinetti ME. Effect of &bgr;-Blockers on Cardiac and Pulmonary Events and Death in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medical Care 2014, 52: s45-s51. PMID: 24561758, PMCID: PMC4050644, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseΒ-blocker useMajor cardiac eventsObstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary eventsCardiovascular diseaseCardiac eventsOlder adultsPulmonary diseaseΒ-blockersCOPD/asthmaMajor pulmonary eventsCox proportional hazardsPulmonary outcomesCause mortalityHazard ratioStudy criteriaMedicare beneficiariesProportional hazardsSurvey cohortDiseaseAdultsMedicationsOutcomesDeath