Development and validation of a prediction model for persistent functional impairment among older ICU survivors
Ferrante LE, Murphy TE, Leo‐Summers L, O'Leary JR, Vander Wyk B, Pisani MA, Gill TM. Development and validation of a prediction model for persistent functional impairment among older ICU survivors. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 188-197. PMID: 36196998, PMCID: PMC9870848, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent functional impairmentICU hospitalizationFunctional impairmentValidation cohortICU admissionDevelopment cohortOlder Intensive Care Unit SurvivorsIntensive care unit survivorsOlder adultsOlder ICU survivorsMonths of dischargeHigh-risk survivorsCommunity-living participantsGood calibrationHospital lengthICU survivorsCritical illnessMedian agePrior hospitalizationFunctional recoveryNational HealthProbable dementiaHospitalizationHigh riskDepressive symptomsThe Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Death: Variation by Race
Quiñones AR, McAvay GJ, Peak KD, Vander Wyk B, Allore HG. The Contribution of Chronic Conditions to Hospitalization, Skilled Nursing Facility Admission, and Death: Variation by Race. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2022, 191: 2014-2025. PMID: 35932162, PMCID: PMC10144669, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facility admissionsNursing facility admissionsChronic conditionsFacility admissionMedicare beneficiariesCostly health care utilizationHealth care utilizationRacial differencesNon-Hispanic blacksWhite Medicare beneficiariesAverage attributable fractionHealth-related outcomesImportant health-related outcomesNon-Hispanic White older adultsWhite older adultsAging Trends StudyMultimorbidity burdenRenal morbidityOngoing careAttributable fractionNational HealthCardiovascular conditionsOlder adultsImportant markerHospitalizationRisk 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