2023
Relationship Between Distressing Symptoms and Changes in Disability After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons
Gill T, Han L, Feder S, Gahbauer E, Leo-Summers L, Becher R. Relationship Between Distressing Symptoms and Changes in Disability After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 279: 65-70. PMID: 37389893, PMCID: PMC10761592, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryDistressing symptomsElective surgeryFunctional outcomeOlder personsCommunity-living older personsMultiple distressing symptomsSocioeconomic disadvantageCommunity-living personsTiming of surgerySerious health eventsNumber of disabilitiesSurgerySignificant associationSymptomsHealth eventsRate ratioPotential targetDisabilityUnit increaseDeleterious effectsOutcomesPersonsMultimorbidityAdmission
2022
Self-reported and actigraphic short sleep duration in older adults.
Miner B, Stone KL, Zeitzer JM, Han L, Doyle M, Blackwell T, Gill TM, Redeker NS, Hajduk A, Yaggi H. Self-reported and actigraphic short sleep duration in older adults. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2022, 18: 403-413. PMID: 34338629, PMCID: PMC8804982, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort sleep durationSelf-reported sleep durationSleep durationOsteoporotic fracturesAdverse outcomesOlder personsOlder adultsMen Sleep StudyNormal sleep durationActigraphic sleep durationDaytime sleepinessMultivariable modelShort sleepSleep studiesUnnecessary interventionsSymptom awarenessAverage ageHealth outcomesAge groupsLogistic regressionFalse negativesWomenObesityOutcomesMen
2020
Factors Associated With Insidious and Noninsidious Disability
Gill TM, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Han L. Factors Associated With Insidious and Noninsidious Disability. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2020, 75: 2125-2129. PMID: 31907523, PMCID: PMC7566549, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsIllness/injuryInsidious disabilityLower extremity muscle weaknessNon-Hispanic white raceExtremity muscle weaknessCommunity-living personsEmergency department visitsPoor manual dexterityCox analysisDepartment visitsMultivariable analysisDisability outcomesMuscle weaknessWhite raceDaily livingCognitive impairmentBivariate analysisType of disabilityManual dexterityDisabilityInjuryOutcomesModest differencesDifferent mechanisms
2014
Effect of &bgr;-Blockers on Cardiac and Pulmonary Events and Death in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lee DS, Markwardt S, McAvay GJ, Gross CP, Goeres LM, Han L, Peduzzi P, Lin H, Dodson JA, Tinetti ME. Effect of &bgr;-Blockers on Cardiac and Pulmonary Events and Death in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medical Care 2014, 52: s45-s51. PMID: 24561758, PMCID: PMC4050644, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseΒ-blocker useMajor cardiac eventsObstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary eventsCardiovascular diseaseCardiac eventsOlder adultsPulmonary diseaseΒ-blockersCOPD/asthmaMajor pulmonary eventsCox proportional hazardsPulmonary outcomesCause mortalityHazard ratioStudy criteriaMedicare beneficiariesProportional hazardsSurvey cohortDiseaseAdultsMedicationsOutcomesDeath
2010
Treatment of Death in the Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Gerontological Outcomes
Murphy TE, Han L, Allore HG, Peduzzi PN, Gill TM, Lin H. Treatment of Death in the Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Gerontological Outcomes. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2010, 66A: 109-114. PMID: 21030467, PMCID: PMC3011957, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional disabilityOlder study populationStudy populationLongitudinal studyOlder personsCommunity-living older personsHealthy survivor effectLongitudinal outcomesSurvivor effectFunctional abilityDeathOutcomesDisabilityLongitudinal modelingTreatmentInformative censoringNoninformative censoringRapid declineStrong relationshipCohortPopulationPersonsStudySurvivorsDecedents
2006
Short- and Long-term Functional Outcome of Hospitalized Older Adults With Community-acquired Pneumonia
Sharma G, Han L, Quagliarello V. Short- and Long-term Functional Outcome of Hospitalized Older Adults With Community-acquired Pneumonia. Infectious Diseases In Clinical Practice 2006, 14: 365-368. DOI: 10.1097/01.idc.0000227715.26754.e7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-acquired pneumoniaMonths postdischargeFunctional outcomeLong-term functional outcomeElderly patientsADL declineMean ADLMean ageInclusion criteriaFunctional declineDaily livingPostdischargeElderly adultsPatientsOlder adultsCollected databaseMonthsHospitalizationPneumoniaPotential subjectsAdultsOutcomesIllnessADLDecline