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Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis.

Kurella Tamura M, Covinsky KE, Chertow GM, Yaffe K, Landefeld CS, McCulloch CE.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 15;361(16):1539-47.PMID: 19828531 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Medication Prescribing Practices for Older Prisoners in the Texas Prison System.

Williams BA, Baillargeon JG, Lindquist K, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Whitson HE, Steinman MA.

Am J Public Health. 2009 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19762661 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

"Below average" self-assessed school performance and Alzheimer's disease in the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study.

Mehta KM, Stewart AL, Langa KM, Yaffe K, Moody-Ayers S, Williams BA, Covinsky KE.

Alzheimers Dement. 2009 Sep;5(5):380-7.PMID: 19751917 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Towards a combined prognostic index for survival in HIV infection: the role of 'non-HIV' biomarkers.

Justice AC, McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Chang CC, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Oursler KK, Brown ST, Braithwaite RS, May M, Covinsky KE, Roberts MS, Fultz SL, Bryant KJ; for the VACS Project Team.

HIV Med. 2009 Sep 14. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19751364 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Pain, functional limitations, and aging.

Covinsky KE, Lindquist K, Dunlop DD, Yelin E.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Sep;57(9):1556-61. Epub 2009 Aug 4.PMID: 19682122 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Functional limitations, socioeconomic status, and all-cause mortality in moderate alcohol drinkers.

Lee SJ, Sudore RL, Williams BA, Lindquist K, Chen HL, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jun;57(6):955-62. Epub 2009 Mar 17.PMID: 19473456 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Current guidelines for using angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II-receptor antagonists in chronic kidney disease: is the evidence base relevant to older adults?

O'Hare AM, Kaufman JS, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, McFarland LV, Larson EB.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 May 19;150(10):717-24.PMID: 19451579 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Predicting risk of dementia in older adults: The late-life dementia risk index.

Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Whitmer RA, Kuller LH, Lopez OL, Yaffe K.

Neurology. 2009 Jul 21;73(3):173-9. Epub 2009 May 13.PMID: 19439724 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recovery of activities of daily living in older adults after hospitalization for acute medical illness.

Boyd CM, Landefeld CS, Counsell SR, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Kresevic D, Burant C, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Dec;56(12):2171-9.PMID: 19093915 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predicting change in functional status over quarterly intervals for older adults enrolled in the PACE community-based long-term care program.

Sands LP, Xu H, Craig BA, Eng C, Covinsky KE.

Aging Clin Exp Res. 2008 Oct;20(5):419-27.PMID: 19039283 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Schane RE, Walter LC, Dinno A, Covinsky KE, Woodruff PG.

J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Nov;23(11):1757-62. Epub 2008 Aug 9. Erratum in: J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Nov;23(11):1930. PMID: 18690488 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Health-related quality of life following coronary artery bypass graft surgery in post-menopausal women.

Covinsky KE, Lin F, Bittner V, Hlatky MA, Knight SJ, Vittinghoff E.

J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Sep;23(9):1429-34. Epub 2008 Jun 24.PMID: 18574638 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Chronic conditions and mortality among the oldest old.

Lee SJ, Go AS, Lindquist K, Bertenthal D, Covinsky KE.

Am J Public Health. 2008 Jul;98(7):1209-14. Epub 2008 May 29.PMID: 18511714 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Coronary bypass surgery and long-term cognitive decline.

Yaffe K, Covinsky KE.

Ann Neurol. 2008 May;63(5):547-8. No abstract available. PMID: 18481289 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Screening mammography in older women. Effect of wealth and prognosis.

Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Covinsky KE, Walter LC.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Mar 10;168(5):514-20.PMID: 18332298 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of arthritis in middle age on older-age functioning.

Covinsky KE, Lindquist K, Dunlop DD, Gill TM, Yelin E.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Jan;56(1):23-8.PMID: 18184204 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The Women's Initiative for Nonsmoking (WINS) XI: age-related differences in smoking cessation responses among women with cardiovascular disease.

Doolan DM, Stotts NA, Benowitz NL, Covinsky KE, Froelicher ES.

Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2008 Jan-Feb;17(1):37-47.PMID: 18174758 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prediction of mortality in community-living frail elderly people with long-term care needs.

Carey EC, Covinsky KE, Lui LY, Eng C, Sands LP, Walter LC.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Jan;56(1):68-75. Epub 2007 Nov 20.PMID: 18031487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Late-life mortality in older Jews exposed to the Nazi regime.

Ayalon L, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Sep;55(9):1380-6.PMID: 17767679 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Childhood social and economic well-being and health in older age.

Moody-Ayers S, Lindquist K, Sen S, Covinsky KE.

Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Nov 1;166(9):1059-67. Epub 2007 Aug 23.PMID: 17720682 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The relationship between self-rated health and mortality in older black and white Americans.

Lee SJ, Moody-Ayers SY, Landefeld CS, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Segal MR, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Oct;55(10):1624-9. Epub 2007 Aug 14.PMID: 17697102 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Anxiety symptoms and decline in physical function over 5 years in the health, aging and body composition study.

Mehta KM, Yaffe K, Brenes GA, Newman AB, Shorr RI, Simonsick EM, Ayonayon HN, Rubin SM, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Feb;55(2):265-70.PMID: 17302665 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The relationship of indwelling urinary catheters to death, length of hospital stay, functional decline, and nursing home admission in hospitalized older medical patients.

Holroyd-Leduc JM, Sen S, Bertenthal D, Sands LP, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Covinsky KE, Seth Landefeld C.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Feb;55(2):227-33.PMID: 17302659 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Octogenarians and nonagenarians starting dialysis in the United States.

Kurella M, Covinsky KE, Collins AJ, Chertow GM.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Feb 6;146(3):177-83.PMID: 17283348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Envisioning better approaches for dementia care.

Covinsky KE, Johnston CB.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 Nov 21;145(10):780-1. No abstract available. PMID: 17116923 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Functional impairment, race, and family expectations of death.

Williams BA, Lindquist K, Moody-Ayers SY, Walter LC, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Nov;54(11):1682-7.PMID: 17087694 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Caregiver characteristics are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia.

Sink KM, Covinsky KE, Barnes DE, Newcomer RJ, Yaffe K.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 May;54(5):796-803.PMID: 16696746 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Age and rising rates of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor use. Results from a national survey.

Steinman MA, McQuaid KR, Covinsky KE.

J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Mar;21(3):245-50. Epub 2006 Feb 22.PMID: 16499546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development and validation of a prognostic index for 4-year mortality in older adults.

Lee SJ, Lindquist K, Segal MR, Covinsky KE.

JAMA. 2006 Feb 15;295(7):801-8. Erratum in: JAMA. 2006 Apr 26;295(16):1900. PMID: 16478903 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Rates of acute care admissions for frail older people living with met versus unmet activity of daily living needs.

Sands LP, Wang Y, McCabe GP, Jennings K, Eng C, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Feb;54(2):339-44.PMID: 16460389 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mortality risk stratification in chronic kidney disease: one size for all ages?

O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, Sen S, Mehta K, Steinman MA, Borzecki A, Walter LC.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006 Mar;17(3):846-53. Epub 2006 Feb 1.PMID: 16452492 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development and validation of an index to predict activity of daily living dependence in community-dwelling elders.

Covinsky KE, Hilton J, Lindquist K, Dudley RA.

Med Care. 2006 Feb;44(2):149-57.PMID: 16434914 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence and correlates of perceived societal racism in older African-American adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Moody-Ayers SY, Stewart AL, Covinsky KE, Inouye SK.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Dec;53(12):2202-8.PMID: 16398910 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mortality risk and prospective medicare expenditures for persons with dementia.

Newcomer RJ, Clay TH, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Nov;53(11):2001-6.PMID: 16274386 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Disparities between black and white patients in functional improvement after hospitalization for an acute illness.

Sands LP, Landefeld CS, Ayers SM, Yaffe K, Palmer R, Fortinsky R, Counsell SR, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Oct;53(10):1811-6.PMID: 16181184 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Black-white disparities in functional decline in older persons: the role of cognitive function.

Moody-Ayers SY, Mehta KM, Lindquist K, Sands L, Covinsky KE.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005 Jul;60(7):933-9.PMID: 16079221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reports of financial disability predict functional decline and death in older patients discharged from the hospital.

Li AK, Covinsky KE, Sands LP, Fortinsky RH, Counsell SR, Landefeld CS.

J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Feb;20(2):168-74.PMID: 15836551 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development and validation of a functional morbidity index to predict mortality in community-dwelling elders.

Carey EC, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE.

J Gen Intern Med. 2004 Oct;19(10):1027-33.PMID: 15482555 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The relation of autopsy rate to physicians' beliefs and recommendations regarding autopsy.

Burton EC, Phillips RS, Covinsky KE, Sands LP, Goldman L, Dawson NV, Connors AF Jr, Landefeld CS.

Am J Med. 2004 Aug 15;117(4):255-61.PMID: 15308435 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ethnic differences in the prevalence and pattern of dementia-related behaviors.

Sink KM, Covinsky KE, Newcomer R, Yaffe K.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Aug;52(8):1277-83.PMID: 15271114 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pitfalls of converting practice guidelines into quality measures: lessons learned from a VA performance measure.

Walter LC, Davidowitz NP, Heineken PA, Covinsky KE.

JAMA. 2004 May 26;291(20):2466-70.PMID: 15161897 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationship between health status and use of screening mammography and Papanicolaou smears among women older than 70 years of age.

Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 May 4;140(9):681-8.PMID: 15126251 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Urinary incontinence and its association with death, nursing home admission, and functional decline.

Holroyd-Leduc JM, Mehta KM, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 May;52(5):712-8.PMID: 15086650 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dementia, prognosis, and the needs of patients and caregivers.

Covinsky KE, Yaffe K.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Apr 6;140(7):573-4. No abstract available. PMID: 15068987 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association of older age and female sex with inadequate reach of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy.

Walter LC, de Garmo P, Covinsky KE.

Am J Med. 2004 Feb 1;116(3):174-8.PMID: 14749161 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnosis-related group-adjusted hospital costs are higher in older medical patients with lower functional status.

Chuang KH, Covinsky KE, Sands LP, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Dec;51(12):1729-34.PMID: 14687350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with depression in caregivers of patients with dementia.

Covinsky KE, Newcomer R, Fox P, Wood J, Sands L, Dane K, Yaffe K.

J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Dec;18(12):1006-14.PMID: 14687259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Depressive symptoms and risk of mortality in frail, community-living elderly persons.

Yaffe K, Edwards ER, Covinsky KE, Lui LY, Eng C.

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2003 Sep-Oct;11(5):561-7.PMID: 14506090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Unsteadiness reported by older hospitalized patients predicts functional decline.

Lindenberger EC, Landefeld CS, Sands LP, Counsell SR, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Covinsky KE.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 May;51(5):621-6.PMID: 12752836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predicting 12-month mortality for persons with dementia.

Newcomer R, Covinsky KE, Clay T, Yaffe K.

J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2003 May;58(3):S187-98.PMID: 12730320 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles