2022
Self-reported and actigraphic short sleep duration in older adults.
Miner B, Stone KL, Zeitzer JM, Han L, Doyle M, Blackwell T, Gill TM, Redeker NS, Hajduk A, Yaggi H. Self-reported and actigraphic short sleep duration in older adults. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2022, 18: 403-413. PMID: 34338629, PMCID: PMC8804982, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort sleep durationSelf-reported sleep durationSleep durationOsteoporotic fracturesAdverse outcomesOlder personsOlder adultsMen Sleep StudyNormal sleep durationActigraphic sleep durationDaytime sleepinessMultivariable modelShort sleepSleep studiesUnnecessary interventionsSymptom awarenessAverage ageHealth outcomesAge groupsLogistic regressionFalse negativesWomenObesityOutcomesMen
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 activityAdultsVisits0855 Primary Sleep Disorders And The Combined Outcome Of Poor Sleep Quality With Objective Short Sleep Duration In Older Persons
Miner B, Fragoso C, Han L, Stone K, Redeker N, Yaggi H. 0855 Primary Sleep Disorders And The Combined Outcome Of Poor Sleep Quality With Objective Short Sleep Duration In Older Persons. Sleep 2020, 43: a325-a326. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary sleep disordersShort sleep durationPoor sleep qualityHigh-risk phenotypeSleep disordersSleep qualityOlder personsOsteoporotic fracturesMultivariable modelUnadjusted modelsSleep durationClaude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence CenterCombined outcomeObjective short sleep durationPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreSelf-reported chronic conditionsMultivariate logistic regression modelAverage total sleep timeMen Sleep StudyCross-sectional associationsTotal sleep timeQuality Index scoresLogistic regression modelsMedication usePsychiatric comorbidity
2018
Prognostic Effect of Changes in Physical Function Over Prior Year on Subsequent Mortality and Long‐Term Nursing Home Admission
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo‐Summers L, Allore HG. Prognostic Effect of Changes in Physical Function Over Prior Year on Subsequent Mortality and Long‐Term Nursing Home Admission. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 1587-1591. PMID: 29719039, PMCID: PMC6133765, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term nursing home admissionNursing home admissionHome admissionPhysical functionDisability scoresPrognostic effectDaily livingPrior yearCommunity-living personsRisk of deathUseful prognostic informationProspective longitudinal studyAdverse outcomesPrognostic informationMultivariable modelInstrumental activitiesSubsequent mortalityAdmissionBivariate predictorsSubsequent outcomesMonthsDifferent intervalsComprehensive assessmentDeathLongitudinal study
2015
The role of intervening hospital admissions on trajectories of disability in the last year of life: prospective cohort study of older people
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. The role of intervening hospital admissions on trajectories of disability in the last year of life: prospective cohort study of older people. The BMJ 2015, 350: h2361. PMID: 25995357, PMCID: PMC4443433, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h2361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCohort StudiesConnecticutDementiaDisability EvaluationDisabled PersonsDisease ProgressionFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHospitalizationHumansMaleMultiple Organ FailureNeoplasmsPrognosisProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsCourse of disabilityProspective cohort studyHospital admissionTrajectories of disabilitySeverity of disabilityCatastrophic disabilitySevere disabilityCohort studyAcute hospital admissionPalliative care approachMultiple hospital admissionsAdvance care planningPersonal care needsEnd of lifeDisability scoresOlder patientsPotential confoundersOccurrence of admissionMultivariable modelCare planningMAIN OUTCOMECare approachDaily livingCare needsAdmission