2020
Cognitive frailty in relation to adverse health outcomes independent of multimorbidity: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study
Chen C, Park J, Wu C, Xue Q, Agogo G, Han L, Hoogendijk EO, Liu Z, Wu Z. Cognitive frailty in relation to adverse health outcomes independent of multimorbidity: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study. Aging 2020, 12: 23129-23145. PMID: 33221750, PMCID: PMC7746379, DOI: 10.18632/aging.104078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChinaCognitionCognitive AgingCognitive DysfunctionDisability EvaluationFemaleFrail ElderlyFrailtyFunctional StatusHealth SurveysHospitalizationHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMobility LimitationMultimorbidityPrognosisRetirementRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsCognitive frailtyInstrumental ADLPhysical frailtyHealth outcomesCognitive impairmentAdverse health outcomesRetirement Longitudinal StudyPhysical frailty assessmentChinese older adultsFrailty assessmentIADL disabilitySecondary preventionDaily livingHigh riskMobility disabilityMultimorbidityFrailtyChina HealthNormal cognitionBaseline cognitionHealthy agingOlder adultsDeathBasic activitiesHospitalization
2014
Establishing a Hierarchy for the Two Components of Restricted Activity
Gill TM, Allore HG, Gahbauer EA, Han L. Establishing a Hierarchy for the Two Components of Restricted Activity. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2014, 70: 892-898. PMID: 25391532, PMCID: PMC4481688, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllness/injuryBed restSevere disabilityHazard ratioCommunity-living personsAdverse functional consequencesPrompt medical attentionMobility activitiesFunctional statusMedical attentionUsual activitiesInjuryOlder personsRestricted activityTelephone interviewsMild disabilityDisabilityBasic activitiesComparable effectsFunctional consequencesExposureRestActivityIllnessYears
2013
Comparisons Between Older Men and Women in the Trajectory and Burden of Disability Over the Course of Nearly 14 Years
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Lin H, Han L, Allore HG. Comparisons Between Older Men and Women in the Trajectory and Burden of Disability Over the Course of Nearly 14 Years. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2013, 14: 280-286. PMID: 23294968, PMCID: PMC3615123, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of disabilityOlder menModerate disabilityGender differencesWorse disabilityDisability trajectoriesClinical covariatesDaily livingOlder womenBaseline levelsHigh mortalityGreater burdenSevere disabilityMonthly interviewsLife course approachWomenMild disabilityDisabilityBasic activitiesLongitudinal studyMenMobility activitiesHigh rateHigher initial levelsBurden