2020
Cohort Profile: The Precipitating Events Project (PEP Study)
Gill T, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE. Cohort Profile: The Precipitating Events Project (PEP Study). The Journal Of Nutrition, Health & Aging 2020, 24: 438-444. PMID: 32242212, PMCID: PMC7322244, DOI: 10.1007/s12603-020-1341-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPrecipitating Events ProjectPEP studyComprehensive home-based assessmentsEpidemiology of disabilityAge 70 yearsHealth care utilizationGreater New HavenLarge health planParticipant-level dataHome-based assessmentEnd of lifeCare utilizationDeath certificatesMedicare claimsDepressive symptomsOngoing longitudinal studyDisabling processEligible membersOlder personsHealth plansLongitudinal studyMethodologic researchCompletion ratesOriginal reportQualified investigators
2015
Functional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness
Ferrante LE, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers LS, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 523-529. PMID: 25665067, PMCID: PMC4467795, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitLong-term mortalityCritical illnessICU admissionModerate disabilityOlder personsMinimal disabilitySevere disabilityFunctional trajectoriesFunctional declineEarly deathProspective cohort studyDay of admissionPersons 70 yearsGoals of careRisk of deathShort-term mortalityGreater New HavenSignificant functional declineICU lengthCohort studyHospital dischargePremorbid disabilityCare unitMechanical ventilation
2010
Change in Disability After Hospitalization or Restricted Activity in Older Persons
Gill TM, Allore HG, Gahbauer EA, Murphy TE. Change in Disability After Hospitalization or Restricted Activity in Older Persons. JAMA 2010, 304: 1919-1928. PMID: 21045098, PMCID: PMC3124926, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioPhysical frailtySevere disabilityOlder personsMild disabilityMultivariable hazard ratiosProspective cohort studyCommunity-living personsFall-related injuriesGreater New HavenState of disabilityLikelihood of recoveryCohort studyAbsolute riskFrail individualsHospitalizationDaily livingNonfrail individualsRestricted activityInjuryTelephone interviewsFrailtyIllnessMonthsDisability
2004
Hospitalization, Restricted Activity, and the Development of Disability Among Older Persons
Gill TM, Allore HG, Holford TR, Guo Z. Hospitalization, Restricted Activity, and the Development of Disability Among Older Persons. JAMA 2004, 292: 2115-2124. PMID: 15523072, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.17.2115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of disabilityPhysical frailtyRestricted activityDaily livingOlder personsProspective cohort studyMonthly telephone interviewsMonths of hospitalizationPopulation attributable fractionGreater New HavenPrevention of disabilityOccurrence of disabilityCohort studyFrail participantsHospital admissionNonfrail participantsMultivariable hazardMAIN OUTCOMEDisabling processHospitalizationTelephone interviewsDisability onsetGeneral communityOlder adultsFrailty