2022
Risk Factors Associated with Healthcare Utilization for Spine Pain
Higgins DM, Han L, Kerns RD, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Skanderson M, Lisi AJ, Mattocks KM, Brandt C, Haskell SG. Risk Factors Associated with Healthcare Utilization for Spine Pain. Pain Medicine 2022, 23: 1423-1433. PMID: 34999899, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine pain careSpine painHealthcare utilizationPain careRisk factorsPain episodesObservation periodNew episodesMultivariable logistic regression modelPotential risk factorsOutpatient visit dataLogistic regression analysisMental health conditionsBaseline observation periodLogistic regression modelsBaseline characteristicsOutpatient visitsClinical correlatesContinued careLower oddsPainVisit dataContinued episodesHealth conditionsCare
2016
Dyspnea in Community‐Dwelling Older Persons: A Multifactorial Geriatric Health Condition
Miner B, Tinetti ME, Van Ness PH, Han L, Leo‐Summers L, Newman AB, Lee PJ, Fragoso C. Dyspnea in Community‐Dwelling Older Persons: A Multifactorial Geriatric Health Condition. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 2042-2050. PMID: 27549914, PMCID: PMC5073004, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnkle Brachial IndexBody Mass IndexCausalityComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDyspneaEchocardiographyElectric ImpedanceFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansIndependent LivingMaleMental CompetencyRespiratory Function TestsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicUnited StatesConceptsBody mass indexSevere dyspneaOlder personsChair standCommunity-dwelling older personsMultivariable logistic regression modelHealth conditionsWhole body muscle massMini-Mental State ExaminationAnkle-brachial indexEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleRespiratory muscle weaknessMaximal inspiratory pressureVentricular ejection fractionCardiovascular Health StudyCommunity-dwelling personsDiastolic cardiac dysfunctionLogistic regression modelsGrip weaknessSerum hemoglobinBlood pressureDyspnea severityEjection fractionMedication useCardiac dysfunction