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
Visual trajectories and risk of physical and cognitive impairment among older Chinese adults
Cao G, Wang K, Han L, Zhang Q, Yao S, Chen Z, Huang Z, Luo Y, Hu Y, Xu B. Visual trajectories and risk of physical and cognitive impairment among older Chinese adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2877-2887. PMID: 34111310, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder Chinese adultsIADL disabilityCognitive impairmentChinese adultsADL disabilityFunctional impairmentCognitive functionMini-Mental State Examination scoreProgressive declineChinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity SurveyState Examination scoreModerate declineGroup-based trajectory modelsKatz scaleLawton scalePotential confoundersLongevity SurveyImpairmentDecline trajectoriesChinese versionDisabilityLongitudinal studyAdultsRiskExamination scores
2006
Triggered sampling could help improve longitudinal studies of persons with elevated mortality risk
Dubin JA, Han L, Fried TR. Triggered sampling could help improve longitudinal studies of persons with elevated mortality risk. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2006, 60: 288-293. PMID: 17292023, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated mortality riskMortality riskChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLongitudinal studyCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseMixed effects modelsLongitudinal observational studyLongitudinal clinical studyStudy design featuresEffects modelHeart failurePulmonary diseaseAdvanced illnessTreatment preferencesClinical studiesObservational studyFirst triggerStudy designPatientsRiskValuable additionMean preferenceSimilar resultsIllness