2020
Risk Factors for Disability After Emergency Department Discharge in Older Adults
Nagurney JM, Han L, Leo‐Summers L, Allore HG, Gill TM. Risk Factors for Disability After Emergency Department Discharge in Older Adults. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 1270-1278. PMID: 32673434, PMCID: PMC7749835, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity weaknessDisability burdenRisk factorsOlder adultsED visitsPhysical frailtyLongitudinal multivariable modelsEmergency department dischargeModifiable risk factorsCommunity-living personsCandidate risk factorsEmergency department experienceED dischargeNonmodifiable factorsMultivariable analysisRisk stratificationFunctional outcomeIndependent associationMultivariable modelOngoing longitudinal studyMonthly interviewsAnalytic sampleFunctional activityAdultsVisits
2004
Modifiable Risk Factors for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia
Quagliarello V, Ginter S, Han L, Van Ness P, Allore H, Tinetti M. Modifiable Risk Factors for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004, 40: 1-6. PMID: 15614684, DOI: 10.1086/426023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsElderly nursing home residentsInadequate oral careNursing home residentsCox proportional hazards modelCases of pneumoniaRisk factorsProportional hazards modelOral careHome residentsSurveillance periodHazards modelCandidate modifiable risk factorNursing Home-Acquired PneumoniaPneumonia prevention strategiesRisk of pneumoniaPrimary outcomeSwallowing difficultiesIndependent associationAttributable fractionPneumoniaNursing homesPrevention strategiesElderly residentsSame covariates