2020
Severe functional limitation due to pain & emotional distress and subsequent receipt of prescription medications among older adults with cancer
Presley CJ, Canavan M, Wang SY, Feder SL, Kapo J, Saphire ML, Sheinfeld E, Kent EE, Davidoff AJ. Severe functional limitation due to pain & emotional distress and subsequent receipt of prescription medications among older adults with cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2020, 11: 960-968. PMID: 32169548, PMCID: PMC7346676, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere functional limitationsCo-occurring symptomsFunctional limitationsOlder adultsPrescription medicationsEmotional distressOlder adult Medicare beneficiariesAdult Medicare beneficiariesPrescription claims dataStage IV diseaseSupportive care needsMultivariable logistic regressionPrescription medication useMedicare Part D enrollmentPart D enrollmentCertain cancer typesMedication useLung cancerClaims dataPainMedicare beneficiariesCare needsFunctional independenceParticipant characteristicsCancer
2013
Not just specific diseases: Systematic review of the association of geriatric syndromes with hospitalization or nursing home admission
Wang SY, Shamliyan TA, Talley KM, Ramakrishnan R, Kane RL. Not just specific diseases: Systematic review of the association of geriatric syndromes with hospitalization or nursing home admission. Archives Of Gerontology And Geriatrics 2013, 57: 16-26. PMID: 23578847, DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home admissionHome admissionGeriatric syndromesMultiple morbiditiesSpecific diseasesCognitive impairmentCommunity-dwelling older adultsPooled risk estimatesRisk of hospitalizationRandom-effects modelStrength of evidenceChronic inflammationCochrane DatabaseHospitalizationGeneral populationImpaired homeostasisPrevention websiteReference listsAdmissionEligible articlesSyndromeSystematic reviewParticipant characteristicsDisease controlManual search