2025
Incidence of Frailty, Dementia, and Disability Among Community‐Living Older Americans According to County‐Level Disadvantage
Wang Y, Zang E, Davis‐Plourde K, Vander Wyk B, Gill T, Becher R. Incidence of Frailty, Dementia, and Disability Among Community‐Living Older Americans According to County‐Level Disadvantage. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2025, 73: 1847-1856. PMID: 40196885, PMCID: PMC12213133, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyActivities of daily living disabilityActivities of daily livingIncidence of frailtySocial determinants of healthOlder personsOlder AmericansContextual disadvantageAge- and sex-adjusted HRDisadvantaged countiesDeterminants of healthSex-adjusted HRNationally representative longitudinal studyRepresentative longitudinal studyCommunity-livingDaily livingClinically Meaningful OutcomesTrends StudyGeriatric conditionsNo prior studiesNational incidenceIncidence rateDementiaFrailtyCounty-levelNovel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality
Wang Y, Zang E, Davis-Plourde K, Gill T, Becher R. Novel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality. Health & Place 2025, 92: 103438. PMID: 40058245, PMCID: PMC12142587, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncreased mortality riskContextual disadvantageOlder personsOlder AmericansCommunity-living older personsSocial disadvantageMortality riskIndices of social disadvantageReduce health disparitiesPopulation of older AmericansCounty-levelPublic health policiesNon-disadvantaged groupsMortality disparitiesHealth disparitiesHealth policyMortality existUnited StatesDisadvantaged countiesNegative binomial modelGeriatric populationComposite indexDisparitiesDisadvantaged statesMultidimensional factors
2024
National 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
2023
Assessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US
Festa N, Throgmorton K, Davis-Plourde K, Dosa D, Chen K, Zang E, Kelly J, Gill T. Assessment of Regional Nursing Home Preparedness for and Regulatory Responsiveness to Wildfire Risk in the Western US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2320207. PMID: 37358851, PMCID: PMC10293909, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMedicareNursing HomesQuality of Health CareUnited StatesWildfiresConceptsCross-sectional studyNursing homesNursing home characteristicsMean survival timeUS nursing homesGreater mean numberPrimary outcomeUS CentersExposure statusMAIN OUTCOMEElevated riskSurvival timeSurvival analysisPresence of deficienciesMore deficienciesRisk statusEmergency preparednessHome characteristicsMean numberRiskPreparedness standardsDeficiencyResponsivenessHigh percentageOutcomes
2020
Pathways to housing stability and viral suppression for people living with HIV/AIDS: Findings from the Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-positive Homeless Populations initiative
Rajabiun S, Davis-Plourde K, Tinsley M, Quinn EK, Borne D, Maskay MH, Giordano TP, Cabral HJ. Pathways to housing stability and viral suppression for people living with HIV/AIDS: Findings from the Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-positive Homeless Populations initiative. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0239190. PMID: 33001986, PMCID: PMC7529314, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV health outcomesViral suppressionHealth outcomesMedical homeOpiate useLower riskHIV primary medical careServices Administration's Special ProjectsCo-occurring substance useHIV primary careStandardized encounter formsHIV/AIDS service organizationsHousing stabilityMedical chart reviewQualified health centersPrimary medical careMental health diagnosesCounty Health DepartmentStable housingDirect effectAIDS service organizationsHIV/AIDSNon-medical servicesNavigation interventionChart review27-year time trends in dementia incidence in Europe and the US: the Alzheimer Cohorts Consortium
Wolters FJ, Chibnik LB, Waziry R, Anderson R, Berr C, Beiser A, Bis JC, Blacker D, Bos D, Brayne C, Dartigues JF, Darweesh SKL, Davis-Plourde KL, de Wolf F, Debette S, Dufouil C, Fornage M, Goudsmit J, Grasset L, Gudnason V, Hadjichrysanthou C, Helmer C, Ikram MA, Ikram MK, Joas E, Kern S, Kuller LH, Launer L, Lopez OL, Matthews FE, McRae-McKee K, Meirelles O, Mosley TH, Pase MP, Psaty BM, Satizabal CL, Seshadri S, Skoog I, Stephan BCM, Wetterberg H, Wong MM, Zettergren A, Hofman A. 27-year time trends in dementia incidence in Europe and the US: the Alzheimer Cohorts Consortium. Neurology 2020, 95: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010022. PMID: 32611641, PMCID: PMC7455342, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Peer Support and the HIV Continuum of Care: Results from a Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial in Three Urban Clinics in the United States
Cabral HJ, Davis-Plourde K, Sarango M, Fox J, Palmisano J, Rajabiun S. Peer Support and the HIV Continuum of Care: Results from a Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial in Three Urban Clinics in the United States. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 22: 2627-2639. PMID: 29306990, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1999-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanContinuity of Patient CareEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPatient NavigationPatient ParticipationPeer GroupPrimary Health CareProportional Hazards ModelsRetention in CareSocial SupportUnited StatesViral LoadConceptsHIV primary carePrimary careViral suppressionUrban clinicPeer interventionsViral load suppressionStandard clinical careSubgroups of peopleHIV careHIV continuumPrimary outcomeTreat analysisStudy subgroupsSubgroup analysisPeer navigationClinical trialsIntervention groupStructured educational sessionClinical careReferral systemRegistration numberHIV outreachCompliant subjectsClinical faceEducational sessionsTobacco Control Laws and Pediatric Asthma
Hatoun J, Davis-Plourde K, Penti B, Cabral H, Kazis L. Tobacco Control Laws and Pediatric Asthma. 2018, 141: s130-s136. PMID: 29292313, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1026p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma severityTobacco control lawsHome smokingTobacco controlAsthma Call-back SurveyPediatric asthma severitySmoke-free air lawsEnvironmental tobacco smokeCall-back SurveyGuardians of childrenChild's asthma severityLogistic regression modelsPediatric asthmaType of residenceTobacco smokeReduced severityPrimary analysisSecondary analysisSmokingPatient dataSeverityAsthmaFurther studiesChildrenAir laws
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