2023
Distressing symptoms after major surgery among community‐living older persons
Gill T, Han L, Murphy T, Feder S, Gahbauer E, Leo‐Summers L, Becher R. Distressing symptoms after major surgery among community‐living older persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 2430-2440. PMID: 37010784, PMCID: PMC10524276, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsMajor surgeryDistressing symptomsArea Deprivation IndexOlder personsSocioeconomic disadvantageCommunity-living personsTiming of surgeryProspective longitudinal studyYears of ageQuality of lifeSymptom burdenNonelective surgeryPresurgery valuesElective surgeryMultivariable analysisFunctional outcomeNonelective proceduresChronic conditionsSurgerySymptomsProportional increaseMedicaid eligibilityDeprivation indexMonths
2018
MULTIMORBIDITY BURDEN AND ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN OLDER ADULTS WITH HEART FAILURE
Tisminetzky M, Gurwitz J, Fan D, Reynolds K, Smith D, Sung S, Murphy T, Go A. MULTIMORBIDITY BURDEN AND ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN OLDER ADULTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Innovation In Aging 2018, 2: 703-704. PMCID: PMC6229076, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failureMultimorbidity burdenMore morbidityCause hospitalizationHazard ratioChronic conditionsLeft ventricular systolic functionType of HFLarge community-based cohortHF-specific hospitalizationVentricular systolic functionCommunity-based cohortImportant clinical outcomesBurden of multimorbidityMultiple chronic conditionsElectronic medical recordsHealthcare delivery systemCause deathHF hospitalizationAdjusted riskSystolic functionClinical outcomesAdverse outcomesMedical recordsWorse outcomes