2022
National Cohort Study of Homebound Persons Living With Dementia: Antibiotic Prescribing Trends and Opportunities for Antibiotic Stewardship
Datta R, Fried T, O’Leary J, Zullo AR, Allore H, Han L, Juthani-Mehta M, Cohen A. National Cohort Study of Homebound Persons Living With Dementia: Antibiotic Prescribing Trends and Opportunities for Antibiotic Stewardship. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac453. PMID: 36147594, PMCID: PMC9487603, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHome-based primary careDays of therapyAntibiotic use ratesAntibiotic useHomebound personsOverall median lengthPhysician home visitsNational cohort studyAntibiotic prescribing trendsVeterans Health AdministrationUse ratesProvider visitsAntibiotic prescriptionsCohort studyPrescribing trendsTelephone visitsMedian agePrescription fillsMedian lengthAntibiotic stewardshipNational cohortPrimary careHome visitsHealth AdministrationPrescribed class
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