2021
Association of Social Isolation With Disability Burden and 1-Year Mortality Among Older Adults With Critical Illness
Falvey JR, Cohen AB, O’Leary J, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Ferrante LE. Association of Social Isolation With Disability Burden and 1-Year Mortality Among Older Adults With Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1433-1439. PMID: 34491282, PMCID: PMC8424527, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.5022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illnessICU hospitalizationSocial isolation scoresOlder adultsICU admissionCohort studyPrimary outcomeDisability burdenSocial isolationCommunity-dwelling older adultsGreater disability burdenIsolation scoresPost-ICU disabilityObservational cohort studyAging Trends StudyICU stayMortality cohortHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesHospital admissionMedian ageIllness severityAdverse outcomesNational HealthHospitalization data
2020
Older Adults without Desired Surrogates in a Nationally Representative Sample
Cohen AB, Costello DM, OʼLeary JR, Fried TR. Older Adults without Desired Surrogates in a Nationally Representative Sample. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 114-121. PMID: 32898285, PMCID: PMC7854949, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear familiesOlder adultsNational Social LifeNationally Representative SampleSocial lifeCommunity-dwelling older adultsRepresentative sampleSocial connectednessCross-sectional studyHealth care agentCare agentsCognitive impairmentLogistic regressionLow indicatorsAdultsRespondentsConfidantsIntact capacityMedical decisions