2013
Restricting Symptoms in the Last Year of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study
Chaudhry SI, Murphy TE, Gahbauer E, Sussman LS, Allore HG, Gill TM. Restricting Symptoms in the Last Year of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 1534-1540. PMID: 23836056, PMCID: PMC4041035, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.8732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studySymptom occurrenceCohort studyIndividuals 70 yearsGreater New HavenTime of deathOlder patientsSecondary outcomesSymptom burdenClinical factorsPrimary outcomeComorbid conditionsMultivariable analysisMean ageSudden deathMAIN OUTCOMEDichotomous outcomesPsychological symptomsSymptomsOlder personsMultimorbidityMonthly interviewsMonthsDeathMean number
2011
Change in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure
Ahluwalia SC, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI, Leo-Summers L, Van Ness PH, Fried TR. Change in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1145-1151. PMID: 21573881, PMCID: PMC3181289, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1725-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureDiscordant comorbiditiesComorbidity burdenMedicare beneficiariesDiscordant conditionsOlder personsChronic Conditions WarehouseCount of conditionsOverall comorbidity burdenHigher overall burdenOlder Medicare beneficiariesPatterns of comorbidityComorbidity prevalencePrimary illnessPrevalence increasesOverall burdenMedian numberComorbiditiesGreater prevalenceAge strataConcordant conditionsPrevalenceUnrelated conditionsOverall managementOlder beneficiaries