2017
Joint Trajectories of Cognition and Frailty and Associated Burden of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Liu Z, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Allore HG, Gill TM. Joint Trajectories of Cognition and Frailty and Associated Burden of Patient-Reported Outcomes. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2017, 19: 304-309.e2. PMID: 29146224, PMCID: PMC6054444, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcomesNursing home admissionException of hospitalizationMini-Mental State ExaminationFrailty groupHome admissionCumulative burdenSlower cognitive declineCognitive frailtyCognitive declineProgressive frailtyCommunity-living older personsGreater burdenJoint trajectory groupsHigh cumulative burdenCommunity-living personsIncidence density rateLow physical activitySlow walking speedTrajectory groupsEquation Poisson modelsRapid cognitive declineDistinct joint trajectoriesFried phenotypeMuscle weakness
2015
Cognitive Aging Trajectories and Burdens of Disability, Hospitalization and Nursing Home Admission Among Community-living Older Persons
Han L, Gill TM, Jones BL, Allore HG. Cognitive Aging Trajectories and Burdens of Disability, Hospitalization and Nursing Home Admission Among Community-living Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2015, 71: 766-771. PMID: 26511011, PMCID: PMC4888384, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home admissionBurden of disabilityCommunity-living older personsHome admissionOlder personsGreater burdenCognitive trajectoriesMini-Mental State ExaminationCommunity-living personsCognitive aging trajectoriesNursing home placementPrecipitating Events ProjectLow incidence rateEquation Poisson modelsRapid cognitive declineBaseline cognitive functionAging trajectoriesGroup-based trajectory modelsThird of participantsADL disabilityHigher baseline cognitive functionInstrumental ADLIncidence rateDaily livingHospitalization
2009
Factors Associated With Recovery of Prehospital Function Among Older Persons Admitted to a Nursing Home With Disability After an Acute Hospitalization
Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, Allore HG. Factors Associated With Recovery of Prehospital Function Among Older Persons Admitted to a Nursing Home With Disability After an Acute Hospitalization. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2009, 64A: 1296-1303. PMID: 19661289, PMCID: PMC2773809, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesContinuity of Patient CareDisability EvaluationDisabled PersonsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGeriatric AssessmentHomes for the AgedHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLongitudinal StudiesMaleMultivariate AnalysisNursing HomesPatient DischargeProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsRecovery of FunctionRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNursing home admissionPrehospital functionHome admissionAcute hospitalizationSignificant weight lossNursing homesGross motor coordinationMotor coordinationOlder personsManual dexterityWeight lossMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyCohort studyFunctional recoveryPrehospital levelMore admissionsDaily livingHospitalizationAdmissionCognitive impairmentMultivariate analysisTelephone interviewsPotential predictorsAnalytic sample