2023
A Joint Model for Disability, Self-Rated Health, and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries—Differences by Chronic Disease and Race/Ethnicity
Quiñones A, McAvay G, Vander Wyk B, Han L, Nagel C, Allore H. A Joint Model for Disability, Self-Rated Health, and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries—Differences by Chronic Disease and Race/Ethnicity. Journal Of Aging And Health 2023, 36: 642-653. PMID: 37879084, PMCID: PMC11446605, DOI: 10.1177/08982643231210027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor self-rated healthSelf-rated healthHigher oddsADL disabilityHip fractureAging Trends Study dataOlder adultsConcurrent riskPatient-centered outcomesLongitudinal logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityKidney diseaseChronic diseasesNational HealthDaily livingMortalityHealth declineOddsDisabilityHispanic respondentsDementiaDiseaseRiskWide variability
2021
Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization
Haskell SG, Han L, Abel EA, Bastian L, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Burg MM, Skanderson M, Brandt CA. Sex Differences in Use of a Clinical Complexity Measure to Predict Primary Care Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 31: 71-78. PMID: 34388023, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care utilizationCare utilizationWomen veteransCare Assessment Need (CAN) scoreComplex high-risk patientsHigh-risk patientsRisk stratification toolPotential confounding factorsCorporate Data WarehouseSex differencesVA careVisit utilizationCare coordinationHigher oddsReproductive healthConfounding factorsVeterans AffairsPsychosocial variablesStrong associationQuintileWomenNeed scoresMenVeteransGood predictive accuracyFunctional Disability Among Older Versus Younger Adults With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Presley CJ, Arrato NA, Janse S, Shields PG, Carbone DP, Wong ML, Han L, Gill TM, Allore HG, Andersen BL. Functional Disability Among Older Versus Younger Adults With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 17: e848-e858. PMID: 33939536, PMCID: PMC8258136, DOI: 10.1200/op.20.01004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline disabilityFunctional disabilityAdvanced NSCLCBrain metastasesLung cancerHigher oddsUsual activitiesDepressive symptomsEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerDisability groupsECOG PS 0Poor ECOG PSCell lung cancerFunctional status scoresECOG PSPatient characteristicsPerformance statusProspective cohortPS 0Systemic treatmentEuroQol-5DPsychologic symptomsDisease characteristics
2018
Association between death and loss of stage N2 sleep features among critically Ill patients with delirium
Knauert MP, Gilmore EJ, Murphy TE, Yaggi HK, Van Ness PH, Han L, Hirsch LJ, Pisani MA. Association between death and loss of stage N2 sleep features among critically Ill patients with delirium. Journal Of Critical Care 2018, 48: 124-129. PMID: 30179762, PMCID: PMC6226351, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU patientsIll patientsOdds ratioHigher oddsSleep spindlesIntensive care unit outcomesGrade of encephalopathySignificant sleep disruptionWorse ICU outcomeMedical ICU patientsAcute brain injuryObservational cohort studySedative-hypnotic useImportant prognostic valueLength of stayStage N2 sleepK-complexesCohort studyCritical illnessHospital dischargeRankin ScaleICU outcomesPrognostic valueSevere gradesMedical records