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 beneficiariesNational 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
2022
Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults
Gill TM, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Becher RD. Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults. JAMA Surgery 2022, 157: e225155. PMID: 36260323, PMCID: PMC9582971, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based estimatesMajor surgeryMean survival timeOlder US adultsProbable dementiaUS adultsSurvival timeSex-adjusted hazard ratioProspective longitudinal cohort studyCommunity-living older adultsLongitudinal cohort studyPotential prognostic valueService Medicare beneficiariesNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesAging Trends StudyGeriatric characteristicsCohort studyGeriatric surgeryHazard ratioNonelective surgeryElective surgeryGeriatric conditionsPrognostic valueMean age