2023
Relationship Between Distressing Symptoms and Changes in Disability After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons
Gill T, Han L, Feder S, Gahbauer E, Leo-Summers L, Becher R. Relationship Between Distressing Symptoms and Changes in Disability After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 279: 65-70. PMID: 37389893, PMCID: PMC10761592, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryDistressing symptomsElective surgeryFunctional outcomeOlder personsCommunity-living older personsMultiple distressing symptomsSocioeconomic disadvantageCommunity-living personsTiming of surgerySerious health eventsNumber of disabilitiesSurgerySignificant associationSymptomsHealth eventsRate ratioPotential targetDisabilityUnit increaseDeleterious effectsOutcomesPersonsMultimorbidityAdmissionAssessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US
Festa N, Throgmorton K, Davis-Plourde K, Dosa D, Chen K, Zang E, Kelly J, Gill T. Assessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2320207. PMID: 37358851, PMCID: PMC10293909, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyNursing homesNursing home characteristicsMean survival timeUS nursing homesGreater mean numberPrimary outcomeUS CentersExposure statusMAIN OUTCOMEElevated riskSurvival timeSurvival analysisPresence of deficienciesMore deficienciesRisk statusEmergency preparednessHome characteristicsMean numberRiskPreparedness standardsDeficiencyResponsivenessHigh percentageOutcomes
2019
SPOUSAL ASSOCIATIONS IN MONTHLY REPORTS OF DISABILITY IN THE PRECIPITATING EVENTS PROJECT
Monin J, Laws H, Gahbauer E, Murphy T, Gill T. SPOUSAL ASSOCIATIONS IN MONTHLY REPORTS OF DISABILITY IN THE PRECIPITATING EVENTS PROJECT. Innovation In Aging 2019, 3: s672-s672. PMCID: PMC6845752, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrecipitating Events ProjectDisability levelSubsequent disabilitySpousal associationsSelf-reported disabilityAdults age 70Actor-partner interdependence modelFunctional statusPrior disabilityDaily livingOngoing longitudinal studyAge 70Monthly reportsOlder adultsLongitudinal actor-partner interdependence modelMonthly assessmentsDisabilityLongitudinal studySpouse's levelAssociationPartner Interdependence ModelOutcomesSubsequent increasePartner influenceIntimate partners
2000
Health, Functional, and Psychological Outcomes Among Older Persons with Chronic Dizziness
Tinetti M, Williams C, Gill T. Health, Functional, and Psychological Outcomes Among Older Persons with Chronic Dizziness. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2000, 48: 417-421. PMID: 10798469, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04700.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-rated healthChronic dizzinessDepressive symptomsInstrumental activitiesDaily livingOlder personsProspective cohort studyGoals of carePotential confounding factorsCohort studyAdverse outcomesDizzinessAge 72Clinical strategiesBaseline levelsConfounding factorsSocial disabilityDiscrete diseaseSymptomsHealth conditionsMarginal significanceHospitalizationSyncopeOutcomesPsychological outcomes