2022
Depressive Multimorbidity and Trajectories of Functional Status among Older Americans: Differences by Racial/Ethnic Group
Botoseneanu A, Elman M, Allore H, Dorr D, Newsom J, Nagel C, Quiñones A. Depressive Multimorbidity and Trajectories of Functional Status among Older Americans: Differences by Racial/Ethnic Group. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022, 24: 250-257.e3. PMID: 36535384, PMCID: PMC10280885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional limitationsOlder adultsSomatic multimorbidityBody mass indexScreening/treatmentDaily living limitationsUS older adultsNon-Hispanic blacksHigher depressive symptomsAdults age 65Race/ethnicityMass indexTreatment optionsBaseline ageFunctional statusRepresentative sampleHigh prevalenceInstrumental activitiesFunctional declineDaily livingMultimorbidityDepressive symptomsSomatic diseasesDepressive symptomatologyEthnic groupsRisk Factors of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions and the Interrelation With Hospitalization and Amount of Informal Caregiving Received
Cao Y, Allore H, Gutman R, Vander Wyk B, Jørgensen TSH. Risk Factors of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions and the Interrelation With Hospitalization and Amount of Informal Caregiving Received. Medical Care 2022, 60: 294-301. PMID: 35149662, PMCID: PMC8916995, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedFollow-Up StudiesHospitalizationHumansMedicareRisk FactorsSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsNumber of hospitalizationsSNF admissionImportant risk factorRisk factorsHospital admissionFacility admissionNon-Hispanic white race/ethnicityWhite race/ethnicityInformal caregivingWeak positive correlationDaily living (ADL) disabilityPossible risk factorsPositive correlationAging Trends StudyRace/ethnicityObservational followStrong positive correlationNational HealthAdmissionDementia diagnosisHospitalizationAlzheimer's diseaseHealth factors
2016
Methodology to Estimate the Longitudinal Average Attributable Fraction of Guideline-recommended Medications for Death in Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Allore HG, Zhan Y, Cohen AB, Tinetti ME, Trentalange M, McAvay G. Methodology to Estimate the Longitudinal Average Attributable Fraction of Guideline-recommended Medications for Death in Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2016, 71: 1113-1116. PMID: 26748093, PMCID: PMC4945884, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiovascular DiseasesDrug PrescriptionsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMedicareMultiple Chronic ConditionsPractice Guidelines as TopicRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival RateThiazidesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsAverage attributable fractionChronic conditionsAttributable fractionCardiovascular conditionsHeart failureMedicare Current Beneficiary Survey participantsRenin-angiotensin system blockersGuideline-recommended medicationsMore chronic conditionsAge-stratified modelsSystem blockersBeta blockersCardiovascular medicationsOral medicationsAtrial fibrillationMedication effectsMedicationsAge strataParticipant characteristicsOlder adultsSurvivalThiazidesBlockersAge