2022
Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort
Cohen A, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Lee S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 832-844. PMID: 36544250, PMCID: PMC9877652, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-centered outcomesCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentPhysical functionOlder COVID-19 survivorsCOVID-19-related symptomsCOVID-19Older adultsIntensive care unitCOVID-19 survivorsPersistent cognitive impairmentSix-month followMost older adultsThird of participantsElectronic health recordsStepdown unitAcute illnessBurdensome symptomsCare unitSupplemental oxygenMedian lengthProspective studyMean ageBlack raceBaseline interview
1997
The Role of Change in Physical Performance in Determining Risk for Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Nondisabled Community-Living Elderly Persons
Gill T, Williams C, de Leon C, Tinetti M. The Role of Change in Physical Performance in Determining Risk for Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Nondisabled Community-Living Elderly Persons. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1997, 50: 765-772. PMID: 9253386, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(97)00065-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUseful prognostic informationADL dependencePhysical performanceElderly personsPrognostic informationDaily livingCommunity-living elderly personsSingle assessmentLarge representative cohortAssessment of changesFuture disabilityBaseline interviewRepresentative cohortPowerful predictorRole of changesRiskParticipantsShort intervalsYearsAssessmentBaseline performancePersonsCohortYear interviewsADLA Predictive Model for ADL Dependence in Community‐Living Older Adults Based on a Reduced Set of Cognitive Status Items
Gill T, Williams C, Richardson E, Berkman L, Tinetti M. A Predictive Model for ADL Dependence in Community‐Living Older Adults Based on a Reduced Set of Cognitive Status Items. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 441-445. PMID: 9100712, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb05168.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADL dependenceDevelopment cohortValidation cohortPresence of impairmentsPopulation-based cohort studyMini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) itemCommunity-living older adultsCommunity-living personsSelf-reported ADLOlder person's riskYears of ageCohort studyResearch nursesMultivariable analysisRisk groupsBaseline interviewInitial cohortStratified subjectsSeparate cohortCohortPerson's riskGeneral communityOlder adultsCognitive AssessmentComparable subjects
1995
Assessing Risk for the Onset of Functional Dependence Among Older Adults: The Role of Physical Performance
Gill T, Williams C, Tinetti M. Assessing Risk for the Onset of Functional Dependence Among Older Adults: The Role of Physical Performance. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1995, 43: 603-609. PMID: 7775716, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07192.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-dwelling adultsBasic ADLPhysical performanceOlder adultsMain outcome eventTimed testsPhysical performance testsChair standNew disabilityBaseline interviewOutcome eventsCohort membersDaily livingHigh riskRepresentative cohortRate of dependenceOlder personsRisk assessment strategiesADLRapid gaitBasic activitiesComplete dataAdultsRiskOnset