2015
Potential Overtreatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Older Adults With Tight Glycemic Control
Lipska KJ, Ross JS, Miao Y, Shah ND, Lee SJ, Steinman MA. Potential Overtreatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Older Adults With Tight Glycemic Control. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 356-362. PMID: 25581565, PMCID: PMC4426991, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTight glycemic controlHealth status categoriesGlycemic controlPoor healthOlder adultsDiabetes mellitusPotential overtreatmentIntermediate healthDaily livingHealth statusGlycemic control levelsMultiple serious comorbiditiesTight glycemic targetsIntensive glycemic controlMore chronic conditionsNutrition Examination SurveyPoor health statusStatus categoriesMore instrumental activitiesCross-sectional analysisComplex survey designDialysis dependenceSerious comorbiditiesDiabetes medicationsGlycemic targets
2012
Discharge disposition disagreements and re-admission risk among older adults: a retrospective cohort study
Dinescu A, Korc-Grodzicki B, Farber J, Ross JS. Discharge disposition disagreements and re-admission risk among older adults: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2012, 2: e001646. PMID: 23117568, PMCID: PMC3547317, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetrospective cohort studyHospital dischargeOlder patientsDischarge dispositionClinical teamCohort studyDaily livingInpatient servicesRe-admission riskRe-admission ratesLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerAdjusted analysisMean ageMedical CenterPatientsCognitive impairmentHospitalisationMain independent variableOlder adultsTeam recommendationsDaysDischargeHospitalDispositionAssociation of Chronic Diseases and Impairments With Disability in Older Adults
Hung WW, Ross JS, Boockvar KS, Siu AL. Association of Chronic Diseases and Impairments With Disability in Older Adults. Medical Care 2012, 50: 501-507. PMID: 22584885, PMCID: PMC3353149, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318245a0e0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAgingCardiovascular DiseasesChronic DiseaseCognition DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusDisabled PersonsFemaleHealth SurveysHearing LossHumansHypertensionMaleMobility LimitationResidence CharacteristicsRespiratory Tract DiseasesSelf CareSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVision DisordersConceptsSelf-care disabilityChronic diseasesLung diseaseOlder adultsSelf-care ADLChronic lung diseaseCommunity-dwelling adultsCross-sectional analysisADL disabilityHeart failureHeart diseaseDaily livingHypertensionDiseaseDiabetesImpairmentDisabilityAdultsRetirement StudySpecific disabilitiesAssociationArthritisStrokeCancerADL
2011
Recent trends in chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults in the United States
Hung WW, Ross JS, Boockvar KS, Siu AL. Recent trends in chronic disease, impairment and disability among older adults in the United States. BMC Geriatrics 2011, 11: 47. PMID: 21851629, PMCID: PMC3170191, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of impairmentChronic diseasesOlder adultsDaily livingChronic lung diseaseMore chronic diseasesImpairment of cognitionPrevalence of disabilityOlder U.S. adultsProportion of respondentsIADL disabilityUrinary incontinenceLung diseaseHeart diseasePrevalence trendsInstrumental activitiesU.S. adultsDiseasePrevalenceImpairmentAdultsDisabilityMore diseasesRetirement StudyUnited States