The immune response to influenza in older humans: beyond immune senescence
Despite widespread influenza vaccination programs, influenza remains a major cause of
morbidity and mortality in older adults. Age-related changes in multiple aspects of the …
morbidity and mortality in older adults. Age-related changes in multiple aspects of the …
Challenges in estimating influenza vaccine effectiveness
KEC Ainslie, M Haber, WA Orenstein - Expert review of vaccines, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Influenza vaccination is regarded as the most effective way to prevent influenza
infection. Due to the rapid genetic changes that influenza viruses undergo, seasonal …
infection. Due to the rapid genetic changes that influenza viruses undergo, seasonal …
Translation of a Claims-Based Frailty Index From the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification to the Tenth Revision
ED Duchesneau, S Shmuel, KR Faurot… - American Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The Faurot frailty index (FFI) is a validated algorithm that uses enrollment and International
Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)–based billing …
Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)–based billing …
[HTML][HTML] Measuring frailty in health care databases for clinical care and research
DH Kim - Annals of geriatric medicine and research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Considering the increasing burden and serious consequences of frailty in aging
populations, there is increasing interest in measuring frailty in health care databases for …
populations, there is increasing interest in measuring frailty in health care databases for …
The importance and implications of comparator selection in pharmacoepidemiologic research
Purpose of review Pharmacoepidemiologic studies employing large databases are critical to
evaluating the effectiveness and safety of drug exposures in large and diverse populations …
evaluating the effectiveness and safety of drug exposures in large and diverse populations …
Assessing the benefits and harms of pharmacotherapy in older adults with frailty: insights from pharmacoepidemiologic studies of routine health care data
The objective of this review is to summarize and appraise the research methodology,
emerging findings, and future directions in pharmacoepidemiologic studies assessing the …
emerging findings, and future directions in pharmacoepidemiologic studies assessing the …
Performance of a claims-based frailty proxy using varying frailty ascertainment lookback windows
Background: Frailty is an aging-related syndrome of reduced physiological reserve to
maintain homeostasis. The Faurot frailty index has been validated as a Medicare claims …
maintain homeostasis. The Faurot frailty index has been validated as a Medicare claims …
The State of Use and Utility of Negative Controls in Pharmacoepidemiologic Studies
Uses of real-world data in drug safety and effectiveness studies are often challenged by
various sources of bias. We undertook a systematic search of the published literature …
various sources of bias. We undertook a systematic search of the published literature …
Development of an administrative data-based frailty index for older adults receiving dialysis
Background Frailty is present in≥ 50% of older adults receiving dialysis. Our objective was
to a develop an administrative data–based frailty index and assess the frailty index's …
to a develop an administrative data–based frailty index and assess the frailty index's …
Longitudinal changes in a claims-based frailty proxy measure compared to concurrent changes in the Fried frailty phenotype
Background Frailty is a dynamic aging-related syndrome, but measuring frailty transitions is
challenging. The Faurot frailty index is a validated Medicare claims-based frailty proxy …
challenging. The Faurot frailty index is a validated Medicare claims-based frailty proxy …