Geriatric Impairments and Disability: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Chaudhry SI, McAvay G, Ning Y, Allore HG, Newman AB, Gill TM. Geriatric Impairments and Disability: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2010, 58: 1686-1692. PMID: 20863328, PMCID: PMC2946108, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03022.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular Health StudyGeriatric impairmentsHazard ratioADL disabilityChronic diseasesMobility disabilityHealth StudyMore geriatric impairmentsSubsequent ADL disabilitySubsequent functional disabilityMore chronic diseasesBody mass indexOnset of disabilityTime-dependent predictorsSingle multivariable modelFunctional disabilityMass indexNumber of impairmentsMultivariable modelDaily livingPerson examinationMore impairmentElderly personsDiseaseImpairmentGeriatric Conditions and Subsequent Mortality in Older Patients With Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Wang Y, Gill TM, Krumholz HM. Geriatric Conditions and Subsequent Mortality in Older Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: 309-316. PMID: 20117435, PMCID: PMC2832791, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term mortalityGeriatric conditionsNet reclassification improvementMobility disabilityOlder patientsReclassification improvementRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelHeart failure hospitalizationIndependent risk factorTraditional risk factorsMedical record dataFinal multivariable modelYears of ageLogistic regression modelsFailure hospitalizationTerm mortalityHeart failureIndependent predictorsPrognostic importanceMean ageMultivariable modelMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateSubsequent mortality