2024
Longitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients
Liu R, Vander Wyk B, Quiñones A, Allore H. Longitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients. Research On Aging 2024, 46: 327-338. PMID: 38261524, PMCID: PMC11472584, DOI: 10.1177/01640275241229162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkilled-nursing facilityCare recipientsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyGeneralized estimating equation modelsCenters for MedicareLikelihood of hospitalizationMedicaid Services dataCaregiver networkUnpaid caregiversHealthcare utilizationTrends StudyAssociated healthcare utilizationOlder adultsCaregiversRisk ratioSurvey wavesService dataCareHospitalAssociationAdmissionMedicareMedicaidAdultsEquation modeling
2022
Risk Factors of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions and the Interrelation With Hospitalization and Amount of Informal Caregiving Received
Cao Y, Allore H, Gutman R, Vander Wyk B, Jørgensen TSH. Risk Factors of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions and the Interrelation With Hospitalization and Amount of Informal Caregiving Received. Medical Care 2022, 60: 294-301. PMID: 35149662, PMCID: PMC8916995, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsNumber of hospitalizationsSNF admissionImportant risk factorRisk factorsHospital admissionFacility admissionNon-Hispanic white race/ethnicityWhite race/ethnicityInformal caregivingWeak positive correlationDaily living (ADL) disabilityPossible risk factorsPositive correlationAging Trends StudyRace/ethnicityObservational followStrong positive correlationNational HealthAdmissionDementia diagnosisHospitalizationAlzheimer's diseaseHealth factors
2019
Sociodemographic Factors and Characteristics of Caregivers as Determinants of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions When Modeled Jointly With Functional Limitations
Jørgensen TSH, Allore H, MacNeil Vroomen JL, Wyk BV, Agogo GO. Sociodemographic Factors and Characteristics of Caregivers as Determinants of Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions When Modeled Jointly With Functional Limitations. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2019, 20: 1599-1604.e4. PMID: 30902676, PMCID: PMC7444598, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsSNF admissionCharacteristics of caregiversFunctional limitationsSociodemographic factorsCaregiver characteristicsPartner caregiversFacility admissionHigh-risk populationImpact of caregiversNon-Hispanic whitesAging Trends StudyRace/ethnicityNational HealthStudy populationAdmissionLongitudinal changesMedicaid ServicesOlder adultsFuture interventionsEffect estimatesCaregiversLower hazardOlder Americans