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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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBayes TheoremCritical IllnessFemaleHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsMalePatient DischargeSurvivorsConceptsPersistent 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 symptoms
2022
Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort
Cohen A, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Lee S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 832-844. PMID: 36544250, PMCID: PMC9877652, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAgedCOVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansMalePatient DischargeProspective StudiesConceptsPatient-centered outcomesCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentPhysical functionOlder COVID-19 survivorsCOVID-19-related symptomsCOVID-19Older adultsIntensive care unitCOVID-19 survivorsPersistent cognitive impairmentSix-month followMost older adultsThird of participantsElectronic health recordsStepdown unitAcute illnessBurdensome symptomsCare unitSupplemental oxygenMedian lengthProspective studyMean ageBlack raceBaseline interview
2020
Home Health Rehabilitation Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Following Critical Illness
Falvey JR, Murphy TE, Gill TM, Stevens‐Lapsley J, Ferrante LE. Home Health Rehabilitation Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Following Critical Illness. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1512-1519. PMID: 32187664, PMCID: PMC7712590, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRehabilitation visitsCritical illnessMedicare beneficiariesICU survivorsHome healthPost-acute care facilitiesIntensive care unit survivorsDays of dischargeHigher baseline disabilityAssessment Information SetPost-hospitalization periodRural settingsHome-based rehabilitationHH careHH servicesHH settingHospice transferLeast disabilityMore comorbiditiesBaseline disabilityICU stayElixhauser scoreHighest tertileRehabilitation utilizationDischarge planning