2016
Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice
Cheraghlou S, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Stabenau HF, Chaudhry SI, Gill TM. Restricting Symptoms Before and After Admission to Hospice. The American Journal Of Medicine 2016, 129: 754.e7-754.e15. PMID: 26968471, PMCID: PMC4914433, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChest PainCognitive DysfunctionCohort StudiesDepressionDiarrheaDizzinessDyspneaEdemaFatigueFemaleHospice CareHospicesHumansIndependent LivingLongitudinal StudiesMaleMemory DisordersMuscle WeaknessMusculoskeletal PainNauseaPatient AdmissionPrevalenceProspective StudiesSleep Wake DisordersUnited StatesUrologic DiseasesVision DisordersVomitingConceptsHospice admissionEnd of lifeDistressing symptomsMean numberCommunity-dwelling older personsMonthly telephone interviewsOngoing cohort studyMonths of lifeEffect of hospiceHospice treatmentAdmission diagnosisEarly referralMedian durationCohort studySymptom prevalenceSuch symptomsSymptom increasesAdmissionPsychological symptomsSymptomsOlder personsRestricted activityHospiceTelephone interviewsPrevalence
2013
Restricting Symptoms in the Last Year of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study
Chaudhry SI, Murphy TE, Gahbauer E, Sussman LS, Allore HG, Gill TM. Restricting Symptoms in the Last Year of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 1534-1540. PMID: 23836056, PMCID: PMC4041035, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.8732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studySymptom occurrenceCohort studyIndividuals 70 yearsGreater New HavenTime of deathOlder patientsSecondary outcomesSymptom burdenClinical factorsPrimary outcomeComorbid conditionsMultivariable analysisMean ageSudden deathMAIN OUTCOMEDichotomous outcomesPsychological symptomsSymptomsOlder personsMultimorbidityMonthly interviewsMonthsDeathMean numberRisk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study
Chaudhry SI, McAvay G, Chen S, Whitson H, Newman AB, Krumholz HM, Gill TM. Risk Factors for Hospital Admission Among Older Persons With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: 635-642. PMID: 23391194, PMCID: PMC3576871, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure diagnosisIndependent risk factorHospital admissionCardiovascular Health StudyHeart failureGeriatric conditionsRisk factorsMuscle weaknessSlow gaitOlder personsHealth StudyNew diagnosisNew York Heart Association functional class IIICommunity-living older personsDepressed ejection fractionHeart Failure FindingsFunctional class IIIChronic kidney diseaseCause hospital admissionsMedical record reviewRelevant clinical dataLong-term riskDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionKidney disease
2011
Risk Factors for Onset of Disability Among Older Persons Newly Diagnosed With Heart Failure: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Chaudhry SI, McAvay G, Ning Y, Allore HG, Newman AB, Gill TM. Risk Factors for Onset of Disability Among Older Persons Newly Diagnosed With Heart Failure: The Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2011, 17: 764-770. PMID: 21872147, PMCID: PMC3164529, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOnset of disabilityCardiovascular Health StudyHeart failureRisk factorsOlder personsHealth StudyHeart failure populationHeart failure diagnosisTime-dependent predictorsFailure populationGait speedStudy populationDepressive symptomsAnnual examinationsGreater riskDisabilityLongitudinal studyRegression modelingOnsetFirst yearFailureCommon occurrencePopulationPersonsParticipantsChange in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure
Ahluwalia SC, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI, Leo-Summers L, Van Ness PH, Fried TR. Change in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1145-1151. PMID: 21573881, PMCID: PMC3181289, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1725-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureDiscordant comorbiditiesComorbidity burdenMedicare beneficiariesDiscordant conditionsOlder personsChronic Conditions WarehouseCount of conditionsOverall comorbidity burdenHigher overall burdenOlder Medicare beneficiariesPatterns of comorbidityComorbidity prevalencePrimary illnessPrevalence increasesOverall burdenMedian numberComorbiditiesGreater prevalenceAge strataConcordant conditionsPrevalenceUnrelated conditionsOverall managementOlder beneficiaries
2005
Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons: Complexities in Clinical Decision Making
Foody JM, Chaudhry SI, Krumholz HM. Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons: Complexities in Clinical Decision Making. The American Journal Of Geriatric Cardiology 2005, 14: 325-330. PMID: 16276131, DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2005.04537.x.BooksConceptsOlder personsSystolic hypertensionHypertension treatment decisionsJoint National CommitteeBlood pressure controlHigh blood pressureEvidence-based careHealth care providersFinal management planHealth care decisionsOlder patientsBlood pressurePatient preferencesSeventh ReportTreatment preferencesTreatment decisionsIndividual patientsIndividualized riskTreatment goalsCare providersClinical decisionPressure controlMost health care decisionsCare decisionsPatients
2004
Educational disadvantage impairs functional recovery after hospitalization in older persons
Chaudhry SI, Friedkin RJ, Horwitz RI, Inouye SK. Educational disadvantage impairs functional recovery after hospitalization in older persons. The American Journal Of Medicine 2004, 117: 650-656. PMID: 15501202, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor functional recoveryImpairs functional recoveryFunctional recoveryLower educationBaseline impairmentOlder personsPoor self-rated healthDaily living scoreImpairment of activitiesSelf-rated healthLow educational levelClinical factorsIndependent predictorsLiving scoreHigh comorbidityDaily livingHospitalizationCognitive impairmentOlder adultsImpairmentPoor recoveryMonthsEducational levelSocial supportSignificant relationSystolic Hypertension in Older Persons
Chaudhry SI, Krumholz HM, Foody JM. Systolic Hypertension in Older Persons. JAMA 2004, 292: 1074-1080. PMID: 15339901, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.9.1074.BooksConceptsSystolic blood pressureSystolic hypertensionBlood pressureOlder personsOlder patientsClinical trialsBaseline systolic blood pressureTolerance of therapyJoint National CommitteeFirst-line therapyDiastolic blood pressureHigh blood pressureCalcium channel blockersRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of patientsEnglish-language literatureLarge-scale trialsSearch terms hypertensionAntihypertensive therapyCardiovascular riskThiazide diureticsDATA EXTRACTIONPatient preferencesSeventh ReportTerm hypertension