2023
Dissemination and implementation of age‐friendly care and geriatric emergency department accreditation at Veterans Affairs hospitals
Hwang U, Runels T, Han L, Gruber E, McQuown C, Ragsdale L, Jetter E, Rossomano N, Javier D. Dissemination and implementation of age‐friendly care and geriatric emergency department accreditation at Veterans Affairs hospitals. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 270-277. PMID: 36653961, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitalsHumansMaleUnited StatesVeteransConceptsVA emergency departmentEmergency departmentOlder veteransED visitsVA Corporate Data WarehouseAge-friendly careIndex ED visitVeterans Affairs hospitalYears of ageCorporate Data WarehouseScreening prevalencePoor outcomeStandardization of practiceMean ageVisit encountersPotential confoundingEmergency careGreater oddsExtended careDemographic dataOlder adultsLevel 1Observational evaluationCarePandemic year
2022
Factors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons
Gill TM, Becher RD, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Han L. Factors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons. Annals Of Surgery 2022, 278: e13-e19. PMID: 35837967, PMCID: PMC9840715, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overHospitalizationHospitalsHumansPatient DischargeQuality of LifeRisk FactorsConceptsHealth care facilitiesMajor surgeryAge 85 yearsCare facilitiesOlder personsRisk factorsNumber of daysLower peak expiratory flowCommunity-living older personsShort Physical Performance BatteryIndependent risk factorCommunity-living personsPhysical Performance BatteryPeak expiratory flowCandidate risk factorsQuality of lifeHospital dischargeMultivariable analysisExpiratory flowMedian numberPerformance BatteryMusculoskeletal surgerySurgeryMean differenceHospital
2021
Association Between Potentially Inappropriate Medications and 30-Day Post–Hospital Discharge Outcomes in US Veterans
Allore HG, Gnjidic D, Skanderson M, Han L. Association Between Potentially Inappropriate Medications and 30-Day Post–Hospital Discharge Outcomes in US Veterans. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2021, 56: 256-263. PMID: 34282638, PMCID: PMC8770754, DOI: 10.1177/10600280211032072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratioRisk of mortalityHospital dischargeMean ageAcute care hospital readmissionPrimary care clinic visitsCohort's mean agePrevalence of PIMsInappropriate medication useRisk of readmissionHospital discharge outcomesEmergency room visitsHealth care utilizationAdverse drug eventsCentral nervous systemCause mortalityInappropriate medicationsPIM useClinic visitsHazard ratioProspective cohortDischarge outcomesHospital readmissionMedication useOlder inpatients
2019
Associations between home deaths and end-of-life nursing care trajectories for community-dwelling people: a population-based registry study
Kjellstadli C, Han L, Allore H, Flo E, Husebo BS, Hunskaar S. Associations between home deaths and end-of-life nursing care trajectories for community-dwelling people: a population-based registry study. BMC Health Services Research 2019, 19: 698. PMID: 31615500, PMCID: PMC6794846, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4536-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolContinuity of Patient CareFemaleHome Care ServicesHome NursingHospice CareHospitalsHumansIndependent LivingInfantInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNorwayNursing CarePalliative CareRegistriesResearch DesignRetrospective StudiesSkilled Nursing FacilitiesTerminal CareYoung AdultConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesHome deathCommunity-dwelling peoplePlace of deathHome nursingSNF stayAssociation of placeNursing servicesPopulation-based registry studyHome nursing servicesPalliative home careContinuity of careRetrospective longitudinal studyDays of lifeMunicipal healthcare servicesLogistic regression modelsGroup-based trajectory modelsDeath RegistryMultinomial logistic regression modelsNorwegian CauseRegistry studyBackgroundFew studiesNational registryCare trajectoriesNursing hours