2024
Association Between Cognitive Trajectories and Subsequent Health Status, Depressive Symptoms, and Mortality Among Older Adults in the United States: Findings From a Nationally Representative Study
Zang E, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wu B, Fried T, Becher R, Gill T. Association Between Cognitive Trajectories and Subsequent Health Status, Depressive Symptoms, and Mortality Among Older Adults in the United States: Findings From a Nationally Representative Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae143. PMID: 38845419, PMCID: PMC11212484, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor health statusHealth statusDepressive symptomsOlder adultsHealth outcomesCognitive trajectoriesNational Health and Aging Trends StudyScreening of cognitive functionTrajectory groupsCognitive functionHigher depressive symptomsPopulation-based dataAdverse health outcomesNationally representative cohortGroup-based trajectory modelingHigher mortality riskAssociated with higher riskNationally-representative studyLogistic regression modelsTrends StudyRepresentative cohortGlobal cognitionLiving respondentsRegular screeningMortality risk
2002
Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of patients with cancer in a hospice setting
Goldstein N, Concato J, Fried T, Cherlin E, Kasl S, Bradley E. Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of patients with cancer in a hospice setting. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2002, 55: 628. DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00418-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregivers of patientsCaregiver burdenSocio-demographic characteristicsSocial Network IndexCaregivers' socio-demographic characteristicsSelf-reported health statusZarit Burden InventoryLevel of burdenCross-sectional surveyBurden scoreBurden InventoryChronic illnessSummary scoresHospice settingsCaregivers' perceptionsHealth statusWorse scoresYounger ageCaregivers' feelingsGreater burdenLogistic regressionUpper quartilePrimary caregiversPatientsCaregivers
1998
Factors Associated With Six‐Month Mortality in Recipients of Community‐Based Long‐Term Care
Fried T, Pollack D, Tinetti M. Factors Associated With Six‐Month Mortality in Recipients of Community‐Based Long‐Term Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1998, 46: 193-197. PMID: 9475448, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02538.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSix-month mortalityShort-term mortalityPresence of cancerCommunity-based long-term careLong-term careHeart diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNutritional problemsObstructive pulmonary diseaseSevere cognitive impairmentCommunity-based waiverCohort studyPulmonary diseaseHomecare programMortality registryMale sexFunctional impairmentClinical dataAdmission assessmentRoutine assessmentCognitive impairmentHealth statusMultivariate analysisCognitive statusMortality