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Determinants of Medical Expenditures in the Last 6 Months of Life by KELLEY, Amy S, ETTNER, Susan L, MORRISON, R. Sean, QINGLING DU, WENGER, Neil S, SARKISIAN, Catherine A

“…End-of-life medical expenditures exceed costs of care during other years, vary across regions, and are likely to be unsustainable. Identifying determinants of…”
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Experiences managing behavioral symptoms among Latino caregivers of Latino older adults with dementia and memory problems: a qualitative study by Keller, Michelle S, Guevara, Nathalie, Guerrero, Jose-Armando, Mays, Allison M, McCleskey, Sara G, Reyes, Carmen E, Sarkisian, Catherine A

“…Latinos are more likely than non-Latino Whites to develop dementia and be prescribed antipsychotics for dementia-related behavioral symptoms. Antipsychotics…”
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Let's walk! Age reattribution and physical activity among older Hispanic/Latino adults: results from the ¡Caminemos! Randomized trial by Piedra, Lissette M, Andrade, Flavia C D, Hernandez, Rosalba, Trejo, Laura, Prohaska, Thomas R, Sarkisian, Catherine A

“…Many older Hispanics/Latinos are physically inactive and suffer the harmful health consequences associated with prolonged periods of inactivity. Negative age…”
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Development and Psychometric Assessment of a Multidimensional Measure of Internalized HIV Stigma in a Sample of HIV-positive Adults by Sayles, Jennifer N., Hays, Ron D., Sarkisian, Catherine A., Mahajan, Anish P., Spritzer, Karen L., Cunningham, William E.

“…There is a need for a psychometrically sound measure of the stigma experienced by diverse persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). The goal of this study was to…”
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Preliminary Evidence for Subdimensions of Geriatric Frailty: The MacArthur Study of Successful Aging by Sarkisian, Catherine A., Gruenewald, Tara L., John Boscardin, W., Seeman, Teresa E.

“…OBJECTIVES: To identify frailty subdimensions. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort (MacArthur Study). SETTING: Three U.S. urban centers. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand one…”
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Vision Impairment and Combined Vision and Hearing Impairment Predict Cognitive and Functional Decline in Older Women by Lin, Michael Y., Gutierrez, Peter R., Stone, Katie L., Yaffe, Kristine, Ensrud, Kristine E., Fink, Howard A., Sarkisian, Catherine A., Coleman, Anne L., Mangione, Carol M.

“…Objectives: To determine the association between vision and hearing impairment and subsequent cognitive and functional decline in community‐residing older…”
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A CTSA-based consultation service to advance research on special and underserved populations by Vizueta, Nathalie, Sarkisian, Catherine A, Szilagyi, Peter G

“…In this report, we describe the implementation and short-term outcomes of a Special Populations Consultation Service within the University of California, Los…”
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"Worth the Walk": Culturally Tailored Stroke Risk Factor Reduction Intervention in Community Senior Centers by Menkin, Josephine A, McCreath, Heather E, Song, Sarah Y, Carrillo, Carmen A, Reyes, Carmen E, Trejo, Laura, Choi, Sarah E, Willis, Phyllis, Jimenez, Elizabeth, Ma, Sina, Chang, Emiley, Liu, Honghu, Kwon, Ivy, Kotick, John, Sarkisian, Catherine A

“…Background Racial/ethnic minority older adults have worse stroke burden than non-Hispanic white and younger counterparts. Our academic-community partner team…”
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Emergency Department Crowding and Outcomes After Emergency Department Discharge by Gabayan, Gelareh Z., MD, MSHS, Derose, Stephen F., MD, MSHS, Chiu, Vicki Y., MS, Yiu, Sau C., MS, Sarkisian, Catherine A., MD, MSPH, Jones, Jason P., PhD, Sun, Benjamin C., MD, MPP

“…Study objective We assess whether a panel of emergency department (ED) crowding measures, including 2 reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…”
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Protocol for pragmatic randomised trial: integrating electronic health record-based behavioural economic ‘nudges’ into the electronic health record to reduce preoperative testing for patients undergoing cataract surgery by Ahmadi, Alast, Sorensen, Andrea, Villaflores, Chad Wes A, Mafi, John N, Vangala, Sitaram S, Hofer, Ira S, Bartlett, John D, Cheng, Eric M, Duval, Victor F, Damberg, Cheryl, Elashoff, David, Goldstein, Noah J, Ladapo, Joseph A, Moore, James M, Pessegueiro, Antonio M, Shu, Suzanne B, Skootsky, Samuel A, Turner, Ashley, Sarkisian, Catherine A

“…IntroductionRobust randomised trial data have shown that routine preoperative (pre-op) testing for cataract surgery patients is inappropriate. While guidelines…”
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Poor Outcomes After Emergency Department Discharge of the Elderly: A Case-Control Study by Gabayan, Gelareh Z., MD, MSHS, Gould, Michael K., MD, MS, Weiss, Robert E., PhD, Patel, Neil, MD, Donkor, Kwame A., MD, Chiu, Vicki Y., MS, Yiu, Sau C., MS, Jones, Jason P., PhD, Hoffman, Jerome R., MD, MA, Sarkisian, Catherine A., MD, MSPH

“…Study objective The emergency department (ED) is an inherently high-risk setting. Our objective is to identify the factors associated with the combined poor…”
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Association between Covid-19 Vaccination and Influenza Vaccination Rates by Leuchter, Richard K., Jackson, Nicholas J., Mafi, John N., Sarkisian, Catherine A.

“…Adult influenza vaccination rates decreased in states with below-average Covid-19 vaccination rates, a finding that raises the possibility that mistrust in…”
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Do Older Adults Expect to Age Successfully? The Association Between Expectations Regarding Aging and Beliefs Regarding Healthcare Seeking Among Older Adults by Sarkisian, Catherine A., Hays, Ron D., Mangione, Carol M.

“…OBJECTIVES: To measure expectations regarding aging among community‐residing‐older adults, identify characteristics associated with having low expectations…”
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Determinants of Death in the Hospital Among Older Adults by Kelley, Amy S., Ettner, Susan L., Wenger, Neil S., Sarkisian, Catherine A.

“…Objectives To investigate patient‐level determinants of in‐hospital death, adjusting for patient and regional characteristics. Design Using multivariable…”
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Talking With Patients About the New Anti-amyloid Alzheimer Disease Medications by Sarkisian, Catherine A, Romanov, Artem, Mafi, John N

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Beyond Titles: The Need to Reduce Prescribing Variation of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Among All Clinicians by Keller, Michelle S, Sarkisian, Catherine A

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A Risk Score to Predict Short-term Outcomes Following Emergency Department Discharge by Gabayan, Gelareh Z, Gould, Michael K, Weiss, Robert E, Chiu, Vicki Y, Sarkisian, Catherine A

“…The emergency department (ED) is an inherently high-risk setting. Risk scores can help practitioners understand the risk of ED patients for developing poor…”
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Spousal support in diabetes self-management among Korean immigrant older adults by Choi, Sarah E, Lee, Jennifer J, Park, Jenny J, Sarkisian, Catherine A

“…The authors of the current article investigated domains of spousal support among diabetic Korean older adults and their spouses. Two focus groups were…”
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Who Has an Unsuccessful Observation Care Stay? by Gabayan, Gelareh Z, Doyle, Brian, Liang, Li-Jung, Donkor, Kwame, Huang, David Yu-Chuang, Sarkisian, Catherine A

“…With the recent increase use of observation care, it is important to understand the characteristics of patients that utilize this care and either have a…”
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Older Ethnic Minority Women's Perceptions of Stroke Prevention and Walking by Kwon, Ivy, MPH, Bharmal, Nazleen, MD, PhD, MPP, Choi, Sarah, PhD, RN, FNP, Araiza, Daniel, BS, Moore, Mignon R., PhD, MA, Trejo, Laura, MSG, MPA, Sarkisian, Catherine A., MD, MSPH

“…Abstract Objective To inform the development of a tailored behavioral stroke risk reduction intervention for ethnic minority seniors, we sought to explore…”
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