2024
Population‐based estimates of major forms of housing insecurity among community‐living older Americans
Paredes L, Wang Y, Keene D, Gill T, Becher R. Population‐based estimates of major forms of housing insecurity among community‐living older Americans. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39229863, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor housing affordabilityPoor housing qualityPoor neighborhood qualityNational Health and Aging Trends StudyPopulation-based estimatesHousing insecurityOlder AmericansOlder adultsImprove social determinants of healthSocial determinants of healthHigh-risk older adultsStudy of Medicare beneficiariesCalculated population-based estimatesImprove social determinantsDeterminants of healthMultidimensional approachPersons of colorHousing affordabilityNeighborhood qualityAdequate housingHousing qualityDementia statusProspective longitudinal studyTrends StudyMedicare beneficiariesAssociation Between Cognitive Trajectories and Subsequent Health Status, Depressive Symptoms, and Mortality Among Older Adults in the United States: Findings From a Nationally Representative Study
Zang E, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wu B, Fried T, Becher R, Gill T. Association Between Cognitive Trajectories and Subsequent Health Status, Depressive Symptoms, and Mortality Among Older Adults in the United States: Findings From a Nationally Representative Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae143. PMID: 38845419, PMCID: PMC11212484, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor health statusHealth statusDepressive symptomsOlder adultsHealth outcomesCognitive trajectoriesNational Health and Aging Trends StudyScreening of cognitive functionTrajectory groupsCognitive functionHigher depressive symptomsPopulation-based dataAdverse health outcomesNationally representative cohortGroup-based trajectory modelingHigher mortality riskAssociated with higher riskNationally-representative studyLogistic regression modelsTrends StudyRepresentative cohortGlobal cognitionLiving respondentsRegular screeningMortality riskNational 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
2018
Functional Trajectories Before and After Major Surgery in Older Adults
Stabenau HF, Becher RD, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Allore HG, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories Before and After Major Surgery in Older Adults. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 268: 911-917. PMID: 29356710, PMCID: PMC6521949, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryNonelective surgeryFunctional trajectoriesSevere disabilityOlder adultsCourse of disabilityFirst major surgeryPersons 70 yearsProspective cohort studyCohort studyFunctional prognosisModerate disabilityPartial improvementSurgeryPremorbid functionOlder personsStudy periodAnalytic sampleLittle improvementRapid improvementTrajectory groupsMild disabilityMost participantsDisabilityGradual improvement