2025
Incomplete Ascertainment of Mortality in a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study of Community-Living Older Americans
Gill T, Liang J, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Wang Y, Becher R, Davis-Plourde K. Incomplete Ascertainment of Mortality in a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study of Community-Living Older Americans. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2025, glaf014. PMID: 39823281, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaf014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Health and Aging Trends StudyAscertainment of mortalityIncomplete ascertainmentLongitudinal studies of older personsStudy of older personsNationally representative longitudinal studyIncidence rate ratiosLoss to follow-upMortality incidence ratesYear of deathLongitudinal studyRepresentative longitudinal studyCommunity-livingTrends StudyOlder personsRecommended strategiesMedicare dataRate ratiosCumulative mortality rateIncidence rateResults of longitudinal analysesAscertainmentEvaluate mortalityLongitudinal analysisDecedents
2024
National Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults
Wang Y, Leo-Summers L, Vander Wyk B, Davis-Plourde K, Gill T, Becher R. National Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240028. PMID: 38416499, PMCID: PMC10902728, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFee-for-serviceMedicare Advantage beneficiariesHospital readmissionUS residentsNational Health and Aging Trends Study dataCommunity-living older adultsProspective longitudinal cohort studyCommunity-living participantsRate of hospital readmissionLikelihood of hospital readmissionPopulation-based estimatesNationally representative estimatesSex-adjusted modelsCommunity-livingData linkageGeriatric conditionsMedicaid ServicesOlder personsOlder adultsMain OutcomesNational estimatesRepresentative estimatesData analysisCohort study