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Association of Social Isolation With Disability Burden and 1-Year Mortality Among Older Adults With Critical Illness
Falvey JR, Cohen AB, O’Leary J, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Ferrante LE. Association of Social Isolation With Disability Burden and 1-Year Mortality Among Older Adults With Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1433-1439. PMID: 34491282, PMCID: PMC8424527, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.5022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illnessICU hospitalizationSocial isolation scoresOlder adultsICU admissionCohort studyPrimary outcomeDisability burdenSocial isolationCommunity-dwelling older adultsGreater disability burdenIsolation scoresPost-ICU disabilityObservational cohort studyAging Trends StudyICU stayMortality cohortHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesHospital admissionMedian ageIllness severityAdverse outcomesNational HealthHospitalization data
2022
Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults
Kaushik R, Ferrante LE. Long-term recovery after critical illness in older adults. Current Opinion In Critical Care 2022, 28: 572-580. PMID: 35950731, PMCID: PMC9458622, DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000000981.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOlder ICU patientsPost-ICU recoveryCritical illnessGeriatric syndromesLong-term recoveryOlder adultsICU patientsRisk factorsIncidence of frailtyOlder ICU survivorsTransitional care programLong-term outcomesContinuum of careSocial isolationRecent epidemiologic workSocial risk factorsICU survivorsRecent literature pertainingUnique needsRecent longitudinal studiesNew disabilityWorse outcomesFunctional declineCare programSyndrome