2022
Emergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Cohen AB, Monin JK, Feder SL, Fried TR, Hwang U. Emergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2022, 8: e12355. PMID: 36204349, PMCID: PMC9518973, DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare transitionsCare partnersCognitive impairmentMean ageOlder adultsED discharge processEmergency department dischargeCare transition interventionsHealth care systemAcute illnessED encountersAdverse outcomesCare considerationsOutcome measuresQualitative studyTransition interventionsScreening toolCare systemImpairmentAdultsAfrican AmericansPoor communicationRepresentative quotationsRecovery phaseStandardized guide
2021
Association of Social Isolation With Disability Burden and 1-Year Mortality Among Older Adults With Critical Illness
Falvey JR, Cohen AB, O’Leary J, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Ferrante LE. Association of Social Isolation With Disability Burden and 1-Year Mortality Among Older Adults With Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1433-1439. PMID: 34491282, PMCID: PMC8424527, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.5022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illnessICU hospitalizationSocial isolation scoresOlder adultsICU admissionCohort studyPrimary outcomeDisability burdenSocial isolationCommunity-dwelling older adultsGreater disability burdenIsolation scoresPost-ICU disabilityObservational cohort studyAging Trends StudyICU stayMortality cohortHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesHospital admissionMedian ageIllness severityAdverse outcomesNational HealthHospitalization data
2020
End-of-Life Care for Persons Under Guardianship
Moye J, Stolzmann K, Auguste EJ, Cohen AB, Catlin CC, Sager ZS, Weiskittle RE, Woolverton CB, Connors HL, Sullivan JL. End-of-Life Care for Persons Under Guardianship. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 62: 81-90.e2. PMID: 33212143, PMCID: PMC8124075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care consultationVeterans Health AdministrationLife careCare consultationsHealth AdministrationIntensive care unit careIntensive care unitTransitions of careVeterans Healthcare AdministrationQuality of endHealth care challengesSurrogate decision makersSample of personsICU admissionUnit careCare unitAdverse outcomesPalliative careExtended lengthQuality endCareComparison groupHealth carePatient narrativesAdministration