2024
An innovative approach to aligning healthcare with what matters most to patients: A hybrid type 1 trial protocol of patient priorities care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Naik A, Shanahan M, Dindo L, Mecca M, Arney J, Amspoker A, Wydermyer S, Banks J, Street R, Kiefer L, Zenoni M, Rosen T, Gonzalez R, Catic A, Fried T. An innovative approach to aligning healthcare with what matters most to patients: A hybrid type 1 trial protocol of patient priorities care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 143: 107613. PMID: 38914308, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple chronic conditionsHealth priorityOlder adultsCare approachChronic conditionsTreatment burdenPriorities of older adultsPatient-centered care approachPatient Priorities CarePatients' health prioritiesPrimary care providersVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHealth care decisionsAffairs Medical CenterHigh treatment burdenComplexity of patientsRandomized controlled trialsPrimary careUsual carePriority careCare providersImplementation outcomesCare decisionsCare optionsAssessor-blindedAssociation 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 risk
2023
Development of REDCap-based architecture for a clinical decision support tool linked to the electronic health record for assessment of medication appropriateness
Charpentier P, Mecca M, Brandt C, Fried T. Development of REDCap-based architecture for a clinical decision support tool linked to the electronic health record for assessment of medication appropriateness. JAMIA Open 2023, 6: ooad041. PMID: 37333904, PMCID: PMC10276359, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
263 Emergency Department Care Transition Barriers: A Qualitative Study of Care Partners of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment
Gettel C, Serina P, Uzamere I, Hernandez-Bigos K, Cohen A, Venkatesh A, Monin J, Feder S, Fried T, Hwang U. 263 Emergency Department Care Transition Barriers: A Qualitative Study of Care Partners of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 80: s115. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.290.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Medication Appropriateness in Vulnerable Older Adults: Healthy Skepticism of Appropriate Polypharmacy
Fried TR, Mecca MC. Medication Appropriateness in Vulnerable Older Adults: Healthy Skepticism of Appropriate Polypharmacy. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 1123-1127. PMID: 30697698, PMCID: PMC6561813, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of medicationsAppropriate polypharmacyOlder adultsMedication benefitsComplex medication regimensMultiple chronic conditionsVulnerable older adultsMedication appropriatenessUnderestimate harmsInappropriate medicationsMore medicationsAdverse eventsMore observational studiesMedication regimensComplex regimenAdverse outcomesAppropriate medicationChronic conditionsMedications resultsObservational studyPolypharmacyMedicationsHealth outcomesCorrect medicationLikelihood of harm
2017
CAREGIVING ICAREGIVING ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO OLDER ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DEMENTIA AND DISABILITY
Riffin C, Van Ness P, Wolff J, Fried T. CAREGIVING ICAREGIVING ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO OLDER ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DEMENTIA AND DISABILITY. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 138-139. PMCID: PMC6242145, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregiver burdenOlder adultsCommunity-dwelling older adultsSignificant linear associationMantel-Haenszel trend testAging Trends StudyUnadjusted analysesNational HealthHigh riskOlder personsDementiaCaregiver rolePrimary caregiversLinear associationCaregiversDisabilityBurdenInformal caregivingAdultsNational studyComposite measureRepresentative sampleTrends StudyGroupCaregivingBURDEN AMONG CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS WITHOUT DEMENTIA OR DISABILITY: WHO IS AT RISK?
Riffin C, Van Ness P, Wolff J, Fried T. BURDEN AMONG CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS WITHOUT DEMENTIA OR DISABILITY: WHO IS AT RISK? Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 140-141. PMCID: PMC6242125, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsCaregiver burdenMultivariable logistic regression modelCommunity-dwelling older adultsDisease-specific samplesAging Trends StudyLogistic regression modelsSelf-reported depressionNational HealthHealth characteristicsHigh riskHealth management tasksSevere disabilityPoor healthPrimary caregiversIADLCaregiversDementiaAdultsBurdenNational studyRiskComposite measureRegression modelsDisability
1995
Older Community‐Dwelling Adults' Attitudes Toward and Practices of Health Promotion and Advance Planning Activities
Fried T, Rosenberg R, Lipsitz L. Older Community‐Dwelling Adults' Attitudes Toward and Practices of Health Promotion and Advance Planning Activities. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1995, 43: 645-649. PMID: 7775723, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07199.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdvance DirectivesAgedAged, 80 and overAutopsyCholesterolEducational StatusExerciseFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansInfluenza VaccinesMaleMammographyPatient ParticipationPhysician-Patient RelationsPreventive MedicineProstatic NeoplasmsRectal DiseasesSigmoidoscopyTissue and Organ ProcurementTissue DonorsVaccinationConceptsHealth care proxyProstate cancer screeningCancer screeningHealth screeningHealth promotionInvasive proceduresAdvance directivesScreening testHealth preventionOrgan donationOlder adultsCommunity-dwelling older adultsYears of ageInfluenza vaccinationEffect of ageCholesterol screeningRectal examinationMean ageResearch RegistryResponse rateScreening toolDescriptive studyPhysiciansRegular participationPrevention activities