2024
Multimorbidity and associated informal care receiving characteristics for US older adults: a latent class analysis
Liu R, Nagel C, Chen S, Newsom J, Allore H, Quiñones A. Multimorbidity and associated informal care receiving characteristics for US older adults: a latent class analysis. BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24: 571. PMID: 38956501, PMCID: PMC11221032, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05158-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyMultimorbidity patternsCare needsOlder adultsSelf-careInformal careLatent class analysisCare receiver characteristicsCombinations of multimorbidityPerson-centered carePatterns of multimorbidityDifferential care needsUS older adultsAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with higher oddsGroup of older adultsMultinomial logistic regression modelModerate cognitive impairmentClass analysisLogistic regression modelsInformal caregiversBackgroundOlder adultsCare recipientsMultimorbidity groupsChronic conditionsMultimorbidity Patterns, Hospital Uses and Mortality by Race and Ethnicity Among Oldest-Old Patients
Cho J, Allore H, Rahimighazikalayeh G, Vaughn I. Multimorbidity Patterns, Hospital Uses and Mortality by Race and Ethnicity Among Oldest-Old Patients. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38381325, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-01929-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOldest-old patientsClinic visitsAssociated with EDHealthcare systemEmergency departmentPatterns of multimorbidityHealthcare service utilizationIntegrated healthcare systemGeneralized estimating equationsRacial-ethnic groupsMultimorbidity patternsMultimorbidity clustersMinoritized patientsEmergency careService utilizationProportional hazards survival modelChronic conditionsOldest-oldHospital useDiverse patientsMultimorbidityAge-related risk factorsHospital servicesRace-ethnicityRacial-ethnic variations
2022
RACIAL-ETHNIC VARIATION IN MULTIMORBIDITY PATTERNS AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES AMONG OLDEST-OLD PATIENTS
Cho J, Rahimighazikalayeh G, Allore H. RACIAL-ETHNIC VARIATION IN MULTIMORBIDITY PATTERNS AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES AMONG OLDEST-OLD PATIENTS. Innovation In Aging 2022, 6: 795-795. PMCID: PMC9767161, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.2870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple chronic conditionsOldest-old patientsHealthcare service utilizationPatterns of multimorbidityClinic visitsEmergency departmentHispanic patientsService utilizationHealthcare systemAge-related risk factorsIntegrated healthcare systemRacial-ethnic variationsMetabolism syndromeWhite patientsBlack patientsMultimorbidity patternsChronic conditionsRisk factorsClinical dataPatientsCare managementAlzheimer's diseaseDiverse patientsRelated dementiaSignificant association