Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH, BS

Professor in Residence
Medicine
+1 415 221-4810 ext. 24363

Dr. Covinsky is a clinician-researcher in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. His research seeks to understand the factors that lead to disability in older persons and to improve the quality of life of those with older age disability and their caregivers. He holds the Edmund G. Brown, Sr Distinguished Professorship in Geriatrics and is Principal Investigator of the UCSF Older Americans Independence Center.

Dr. Covinsky was born in Chicago and is a proud Chicago Cubs fan. The 2016 World Series proved all dreams are possible. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois, medical school at UCSF, internal medical training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, a fellowship in General Internal Medicine at the Beth Israel Hospital, and an MPH degree at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Covinsky was recruited back to UCSF in 1988 to lead the research program of the UCSF Geriatrics Division. His nationally recognized research has transformed our understanding of the determinants and outcomes of disability in older persons. His pioneering descriptions of hospital acquired disability have brought attention to the detrimental impacts of hospitalization on the ability of older persons to function independently. He is a national leader in the science of prognostication in older persons, and his work has proven that patient-centered measures of day-day function are crucial determinant of health outcomes in older persons.

Dr. Covinsky is passionate about mentoring the future leaders of aging research. He has received the UCSF Hal Luft Award for Mentoring in Outcomes and Policy Research and the UCSF Academic Senate Distinction in Mentoring Award. He is proud of his mentees whose creative and innovative research has transformed our understanding of how to improve health care in older persons. His greatest source of pride is that many of his former mentees are now exceptional mentors themselves, also recipients of the local and national mentoring awards, and contribute to a generative culture that makes UCSF the best place to develop a career in aging research.

Dr. Covinsky is Principal Investigator of the UCSF Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC), a National Institute on Aging Funded Pepper Center. The UCSF OAIC supports and mentors UCSF researchers who are passionate about reducing and palliating disability in older persons, particularly those who have medical or socio-economic vulnerabilities. The UCSF Pepper Center provides mentorship to clinical and outcomes researchers across UCSF Departments and Programs and our goal is promote excellence in aging research and care across all medical specialties

Dr. Covinsky attends on the Medical Service and cares for patients in the Geriatrics clinic at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. He is an Associate Editor at JAMA-Internal Medicine and has served as chair of the Clinical Aging Study section at the National Institute on Aging.

Publications: 

Listening Deeply.

JAMA internal medicine

Covinsky KE

Predictors of psychological distress among rural family/friend caregivers of people living with dementia in the United States: Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

Santoyo-Olsson J, Covinsky KE, Chesla CA, Lorig K, Gallagher Thompson D, Cheng J, Luzanilla M, Macias Romo E, Aguayo Ramirez G, Karliner L, Yank V

Introducing the Expanded JAMA Internal Medicine Editorial Fellowship.

JAMA internal medicine

Incze MA, Covinsky KE, Inouye SK

Associations of Lower Extremity Muscle Strength, Area, and Specific Force with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Older Men: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Langston ME, Cawthon PM, Lu K, Scherzer R, Newman JC, Covinsky K, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Bauer SR

Development and External Validation of Models to Predict Need for Nursing Home Level of Care in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia.

JAMA internal medicine

Deardorff WJ, Jeon SY, Barnes DE, Boscardin WJ, Langa KM, Covinsky KE, Mitchell SL, Lee SJ, Smith AK

The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment among Medicare Beneficiaries Who Use Outpatient Physical Therapy.

Physical therapy

Miller MJ, Cenzer I, Barnes DE, Kelley AS, Covinsky KE

Music engagement as part of everyday life in dementia caregiving relationships at home.

The Gerontologist

Allison TA, Gubner JM, Harrison KL, Smith AK, Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Johnson JK

Prevalence of cognitive impairment in home health physical therapy.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Miller MJ, Cenzer I, Barnes DE, Ankuda CK, Covinsky KE

The Natural History of Disability and Caregiving Before and After Long-Term Care Entry.

JAMA internal medicine

Lam K, Cenzer I, Levy CR, Matlock DD, Smith AK, Covinsky KE

Social Strain is associated with Functional Decline in Older Adults after Surgery.

Journal of general internal medicine

Tang VL, Cenzer I, Keny C, John Boscardin W, Covinsky K, Finlayson E, Kotwal A

Appendicular Lean Mass, Grip Strength, and the Incidence of Dementia among Older Adults in the Health ABC Study.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Andrews JS, Gold LS, Reed MJ, Hough CL, Garcia JM, McClelland RL, Fitzpatrick AL, Covinsky KE, Crane PK, Yaffe K, Cawthon PM

Incorporating Prognosis into Clinical Decision-Making for Older Adults with Diabetes.

Journal of general internal medicine

Deardorff WJ, Covinsky K

Health care utilization and costs in the years preceding dementia identification.

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

Kumar RG, Lund EB, Ornstein KA, Li J, Covinsky KE, Kelley AS

Skeletal Muscle Health, Physical Performance, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Older Adults: the Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA).

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Bauer SR, Parker-Autry C, Lu K, Cummings SR, Hepple RT, Scherzer R, Covinsky K, Cawthon PM, Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA) Research Group

Perceptions of the Role of Living Alone in Providing Services to Patients With Cognitive Impairment.

JAMA network open

Portacolone E, Nguyen TT, Bowers BJ, Johnson JK, Kotwal AA, Stone RI, Keiser S, Tran T, Rivera E, Martinez P, Yang Y, Torres JM, Covinsky KE

Heart failure with comorbid dementia: Association with clinical characteristics and outcomes.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Jensen MS, Cenzer I, Kelley AS, Covinsky KE

Development and applicability of a risk assessment tool for hospital-acquired mobility impairment in ambulatory older adults.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Shah SJ, Hoffman A, Pierce L, Covinsky KE

Overestimation of anticoagulant benefit in patients with atrial fibrillation and low life expectancy: evidence from 12 randomized trials.

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

Shah SJ, van Walraven C, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Hobbs FR, Connolly S, Ezekowitz M, Covinsky KE, Fang MC, Singer DE

Association of Frailty With Risk of Suicide Attempt in a National Cohort of US Veterans Aged 65 Years or Older.

JAMA psychiatry

Kuffel RL, Morin RT, Covinsky KE, Boscardin WJ, Lohman MC, Li Y, Byers AL

Frequency and implications of coexistent manifestations of serious illness in older adults with dementia.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Nothelle S, Bollens-Lund E, Covinsky KE, Kelley A

Development of the Lung Transplant Frailty Scale (LT-FS).

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation

Singer JP, Christie JD, Diamond JM, Anderson MA, Benvenuto LA, Gao Y, Arcasoy SM, Lederer DJ, Calabrese D, Wang P, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Venado A, Kolaitis NA, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Kleinhenz ME, Golden J, Betancourt L, Oyster M, Zaleski D, Adler J, Kalman L, Balar P, Patel S, Medikonda N, Koons B, Tevald M, Covinsky KE, Greenland JR, Katz PK

High Risk of Substance Use Disorder-Related Outcomes in Veterans Released from Correctional Facilities in Mid to Late Life.

Journal of general internal medicine

Barry LC, Steffens DC, Covinsky KE, Conwell Y, Boscardin J, Li Y, Byers AL

Women with cirrhosis have lower self-rated health than men.

Hepatology communications

Wang M, Huang CY, Cullaro G, Covinsky K, Lai JC

Social Frailty Index: Development and validation of an index of social attributes predictive of mortality in older adults.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Shah SJ, Oreper S, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Fang MC, Covinsky KE

Longitudinal Associations between Concurrent Changes in Phenotypic Frailty and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms among Older Men.

The Journal of frailty & aging

Bauer SR, McCulloch CE, Cawthon PM, Ensrud KE, Suskind AM, Newman JC, Harrison SL, Senders A, Covinsky K, Marshall LM

Cognitive Impairment is Common in a�Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Annals of vascular surgery

Smith EJT, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC

The Epidemiology of Smoking in Older Adults: A National Cohort Study.

Journal of general internal medicine

Hunt LJ, Covinsky KE, Cenzer I, Espejo E, Boscardin WJ, Leutwyler H, Lee AK, Cataldo J

Lower urinary tract symptom severity, urinary bother, and incident life-space mobility restriction among older men.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Bauer SR, Le T, Ensrud KE, Cawthon PM, Newman JC, Suskind AM, Covinsky K, Marshall LM, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group

The devil's in the details: Variation in estimates of late-life activity limitations across national cohort studies.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Ankuda CK, Covinsky K, Freedman VA, Langa K, Aldridge MD, Yee C, Kelley AS

Functional and clinical needs of older hospice enrollees with coexisting dementia.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Harrison KL, Cenzer I, Smith AK, Hunt LJ, Kelley AS, Aldridge MD, Covinsky KE

Development and External Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia.

JAMA internal medicine

Deardorff WJ, Barnes DE, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Langa KM, Covinsky KE, Mitchell SL, Whitlock EL, Smith AK, Lee SJ

Development and validation of novel multimorbidity indices for older adults.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Steinman MA, Jing B, Shah SJ, Rizzo A, Lee SJ, Covinsky KE, Ritchie CS, Boscardin WJ

Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Among Older Men.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Bauer SR, Harrison SL, Cawthon PM, Senders A, Kenfield SA, Suskind AM, McCulloch CE, Covinsky K, Marshall LM, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group

Study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of the Building Better Caregivers online workshop for rural family/friend caregivers of people living with dementia.

Contemporary clinical trials

Santoyo-Olsson J, Lorig K, Romo EM, Luzanilla M, Ramirez GA, Cheng J, Chesla C, Covinsky KE, Karliner L, Thompson DG, Fahrenwald N, Yank V

Persistent loneliness due to COVID-19 over 18?months of the pandemic: a prospective cohort study.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Kotwal AA, Batio S, Wolf MS, Covinsky KE, Yoshino Benavente J, Perissinotto CM, O'Conor RM

Appendicular Lean Mass, Grip Strength, and the Development of Hospital-Associated Activities of Daily Living Disability among Older Adults in the Health ABC Study.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Andrews JS, Gold LS, Reed MJ, Garcia JM, McClelland RL, Fitzpatrick AL, Hough CL, Cawthon PM, Covinsky KE

Functional and cognitive outcomes after suprapubic catheter placement in nursing home residents: A national cohort study.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Chou WH, Covinsky K, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Finlayson E, Suskind AM

Geriatric conditions and healthcare utilisation in older adults living with HIV.

Age and ageing

Greene M, Shi Y, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Gandhi M, Covinsky K

Reply by Authors.

The Journal of urology

Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM

Long-term functional outcomes and mortality after hospitalization for extracranial hemorrhage.

Journal of hospital medicine

Parks AL, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA, Smith AK, Covinsky KE, Fang MC, Shah SJ

Frailty is Associated with an Increased Risk of Complications and Need for Repeat Procedures after Sling Surgery in Older Adults.

The Journal of urology

Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM

Association of Social Support With Functional Outcomes in Older Adults Who Live Alone.

JAMA internal medicine

Shah SJ, Fang MC, Wannier SR, Steinman MA, Covinsky KE

Risk of Fracture Among Older Adults With Primary Hyperparathyroidism Receiving Parathyroidectomy vs Nonoperative Management.

JAMA internal medicine

Seib CD, Meng T, Suh I, Harris AHS, Covinsky KE, Shoback DM, Trickey AW, Kebebew E, Tamura MK

Lower urinary tract symptoms and incident functional limitations among older community-dwelling men.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Bauer SR, Cawthon PM, Ensrud KE, Suskind AM, Newman JC, Fink HA, Lu K, Scherzer R, Hoffman AR, Covinsky K, Marshall LM, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group

COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Staff.

JAMA internal medicine

Ward E, Covinsky KE

Assessment of Frailty and Association With Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms and Serious Adverse Events Among Men Using Drug Therapy.

JAMA network open

Bauer SR, Walter LC, Ensrud KE, Suskind AM, Newman JC, Ricke WA, Liu TT, McVary KT, Covinsky K

Physical inactivity in older adults with cognitive impairment without dementia: room for improvement.

Aging clinical and experimental research

Miller MJ, Cenzer I, Barnes DE, Covinsky KE

Instead of Wasting Money on Aducanumab, Pay for Programs Proven to Help People Living with Dementia.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Hunt LJ, Harrison KL, Covinsky KE

Meaningful Activities and Sources of Meaning for Community-Dwelling People Living with Dementia.

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Allison TA, Gubner JM, Oh A, Harrison KL, Pham K, Barnes DE, Johnson JK, Covinsky KE, Smith AK

Construct and Predictive Validity of Sarcopenia in Lung Transplant Candidates.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Maheshwari JA, Kolaitis NA, Anderson MR, Benvenuto L, Gao Y, Katz PP, Greenland J, Wolters PJ, Covinsky K, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Calabrese DR, Venado A, Shah RJ, Leard LE, Trinh B, Huang CY, Glidden D, Kleinhenz ME, Golden JA, Sutter N, Tietje-Ulrich G, Criner RN, Arcasoy SM, Christie JD, Diamond J, Singer JP

Anticoagulation at the End of Life: Time for a Rational Framework.

JAMA internal medicine

Parks AL, Covinsky KE

The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Kotwal AA, Cenzer IS, Waite LJ, Covinsky KE, Perissinotto CM, Boscardin WJ, Hawkley LC, Dale W, Smith AK

An Interprofessional Process for the Limitation of Life-Sustaining Treatments in France.

Journal of pain and symptom management

Blythe JA, Kentish-Barnes N, Debue AS, Dohan D, Azoulay E, Covinsky K, Matthews T, Curtis JR, Dzeng E

A Novel Metric for Developing Easy-to-Use and Accurate Clinical Prediction Models: The Time-cost Information Criterion.

Medical care

Lee SJ, Smith AK, Ramirez-Diaz LG, Covinsky KE, Gan S, Chen CL, Boscardin WJ

Unmet Need for Equipment to Help With Bathing and Toileting Among Older US Adults.

JAMA internal medicine

Lam K, Shi Y, Boscardin J, Covinsky KE

Engagement in Meaningful Activities Among Older Adults With Disability, Dementia, and Depression.

JAMA internal medicine

Oh A, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Allison TA, Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Smith AK

Patient Factors Associated With Parathyroidectomy in Older Adults With Primary Hyperparathyroidism.

JAMA surgery

Seib CD, Suh I, Meng T, Trickey A, Smith AK, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE, Kurella Tamura M, Kebebew E

Variation in COVID-19 Mortality Across 117 US Hospitals in High- and Low-Burden Settings.

Journal of hospital medicine

Block BL, Martin TM, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE, Mourad M, Hu LL, Smith AK

Amplifying Access to Hearing Aids.

JAMA internal medicine

Claytor J, Covinsky KE

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lived Experience of Diverse Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.

The Gerontologist

Portacolone E, Chodos A, Halpern J, Covinsky KE, Keiser S, Fung J, Rivera E, Tran T, Bykhovsky C, Johnson JK

Difficulty Taking Medications: a Corollary to Dementia Risk.

Journal of general internal medicine

Chen P, Covinsky K

Deferral of Care for Serious Non-COVID-19 Conditions: A Hidden Harm of COVID-19.

JAMA internal medicine

DeJong C, Katz MH, Covinsky K

A fuller picture of COVID-19 prognosis: the added value of vulnerability measures to predict mortality in hospitalised older adults.

Age and ageing

Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE, Garcez FB, Smith AK, Curiati PK, Lee SJ, Dias MB, Melo VJD, Rego-Júnior OF, Paula Richinho V, Filho WJ, Avelino-Silva TJ

Population-Based Screening for Functional Disability in Older Adults.

Innovation in aging

Ankuda CK, Freedman VA, Covinsky KE, Kelley AS

Reply by Authors.

The Journal of urology

Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E

Succeeding in Aging Research During the Pandemic: Strategies for Fellows and Junior Faculty.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Cohen AB, Parks AL, Whitson HE, Zieman S, Brown CJ, Boyd C, Covinsky KE, Steinman MA

Social Isolation and Loneliness Among San Francisco Bay Area Older Adults During the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Kotwal AA, Holt-Lunstad J, Newmark RL, Cenzer I, Smith AK, Covinsky KE, Escueta DP, Lee JM, Perissinotto CM

Geriatric Syndromes and Atrial Fibrillation: Prevalence and Association with Anticoagulant Use in a National Cohort of Older Americans.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Shah SJ, Fang MC, Jeon SY, Gregorich SE, Covinsky KE

Do Caregiving Factors Affect Hospitalization Risk Among Disabled Older Adults?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Amjad H, Mulcahy J, Kasper JD, Burgdorf J, Roth DL, Covinsky K, Wolff JL

Co-Occurrence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Men.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Bauer SR, Scherzer R, Suskind AM, Cawthon P, Ensrud KE, Ricke WA, Covinsky K, Marshall LM

I Would Not Be Surprised. What Next?

American journal of nephrology

Perry LP, Covinsky KE

Difficulty and help with activities of daily living among older adults living alone with cognitive impairment.

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

Edwards RD, Brenowitz WD, Portacolone E, Covinsky KE, Bindman A, Glymour MM, Torres JM

Insight into the post-hospital syndrome: a 3-month longitudinal follow up on geriatric syndromes and their association with functional decline, readmission and mortality.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

van Seben R, Covinsky KE, Reichardt LA, Aarden JJ, van der Schaaf M, van der Esch M, Engelbert RHH, Twisk JWR, Bosch JA, Buurman BM

Frailty after lung transplantation is associated with impaired health-related quality of life and mortality.

Thorax

Venado A, Kolaitis NA, Huang CY, Gao Y, Glidden DV, Soong A, Sutter N, Katz PP, Greenland JR, Calabrese DR, Hays SR, Golden JA, Shah RJ, Leard LE, Kukreja J, Deuse T, Wolters PJ, Covinsky K, Blanc PD, Singer JP

Advance Care Planning Prior to Death in Older Adults with Hip Fracture.

Journal of general internal medicine

Kata A, Cenzer I, Sudore RL, Covinsky KE, Tang VL

Association of Functional, Cognitive, and Psychological Measures With 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery.

JAMA surgery

Tang VL, Jing B, Boscardin J, Ngo S, Silvestrini M, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE

Switching Between Medicare Advantage And Traditional Medicare Before And After The Onset Of Functional Disability.

Health affairs (Project Hope)

Ankuda CK, Ornstein KA, Covinsky KE, Bollens-Lund E, Meier DE, Kelley AS

Heterogeneous Exposure Associations in Observational Cohort Studies: The Example of Blood Pressure in Older Adults.

American journal of epidemiology

Odden MC, Rawlings AM, Khodadadi A, Fern X, Shlipak MG, Bibbins-Domingo K, Covinsky K, Kanaya AM, Lee A, Haan MN, Newman AB, Psaty BM, Peralta CA

Patient-reported measures of well-being in older multiple myeloma patients: use of secondary data source.

Aging clinical and experimental research

Cenzer I, Berger K, Rodriguez AM, Ostermann H, Covinsky KE

Including the Family in Perioperative Care of Older Adults-A Call for HELP.

JAMA internal medicine

Tang V, Finlayson E, Covinsky K

Who Becomes a High Utilizer? A Case-Control Study of Older Adults in the USA.

Journal of general internal medicine

Smith GM, Cenzer IS, Covinsky K, Reuben DB, Smith AK

Frailty and the Burden of Concurrent and Incident Disability in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Hepatology communications

Lai JC, Dodge JL, McCulloch CE, Covinsky KE, Singer JP

Clinical Trial Evidence for the Real World.

JAMA internal medicine

Ross JS, Covinsky K

10-Min Targeted Geriatric Assessment Predicts Disability and Hospitalization in Fast-Paced Acute Care Settings.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE, Apolinario D, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Fortes-Filho SQ, Melo JA, Souza NPS, Avelino-Silva TJ, Jacob-Filho W

Prognostic value of a rapid sarcopenia measure in acutely ill older adults.

Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Aliberti MJR, Szlejf C, Covinsky KE, Lee SJ, Jacob-Filho W, Suemoto CK

Care Settings and Clinical Characteristics of Older Adults with Moderately Severe Dementia.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Harrison KL, Ritchie CS, Patel K, Hunt LJ, Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Smith AK

Reply to: Older People's Loneliness in Clinical Work.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Perissinotto C, Holt-Lunstad J, Periyakoil VS, Covinsky K

A Multi Year Cross Sectional Study of US National Prescribing Patterns of First Generation Sedating Antihistamines in Older Adults with Skin Disease.

The British journal of dermatology

Cenzer I, Nkansah-Mahaney N, Wehner M, Chren MM, Berger T, Covinsky K, Berger K, Abuabara K, Linos E

Walking the Tightrope Between Study Participant Autonomy and Researcher Integrity: The Case Study of a Research Participant With Alzheimer's Disease Pursuing Euthanasia in Switzerland.

Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE

Portacolone E, Covinsky KE, Johnson JK, Rubinstein RL, Halpern J

Frailty trajectories in adult lung transplantation: A cohort study.

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation

Venado A, McCulloch C, Greenland JR, Katz P, Soong A, Shrestha P, Hays S, Golden J, Shah R, Leard LE, Kleinhenz ME, Kukreja J, Zablotska L, Allen IE, Covinsky K, Blanc P, Singer JP

The Precarity of Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.

The Gerontologist

Portacolone E, Rubinstein RL, Covinsky KE, Halpern J, Johnson JK

A Practical Approach to Assessing and Mitigating Loneliness and Isolation in Older Adults.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Perissinotto C, Holt-Lunstad J, Periyakoil VS, Covinsky K

A 10-min Targeted Geriatric Assessment Predicts Mortality in Fast-Paced Acute Care Settings: A Prospective Cohort Study.

The journal of nutrition, health & aging

Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE, Apolinario D, Lee SJ, Fortes-Filho SQ, Melo JA, Viana SSC, Suemoto CK, Jacob-Filho W

Creating a Partnership Between Dermatologists and Geriatricians-Reply.

JAMA dermatology

Linos E, Chren MM, Covinsky K

Family Caregiver Factors Associated With Emergency Department Utilization Among Community-Living Older Adults With Disabilities.

Journal of primary care & community health

Burgdorf J, Mulcahy J, Amjad H, Kasper JD, Covinsky K, Wolff JL

Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents.

JAMA surgery

Tang V, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Covinsky K, Walter LC, Esserman L, Mukhtar R, Finlayson E

Assessing Risk for Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults: The Need to Include Both Physical Frailty and Cognition.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Aliberti MJR, Cenzer IS, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE

Family Caregivers of Older Adults, 1999-2015: Trends in Characteristics, Circumstances, and Role-Related Appraisal.

The Gerontologist

Wolff JL, Mulcahy J, Huang J, Roth DL, Covinsky K, Kasper JD

Screening, Recruitment, and Baseline Characteristics for the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) Study.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Gill TM, McGloin JM, Latham NK, Charpentier PA, Araujo KL, Skokos EA, Lu C, Shelton A, Bhasin S, Bianco LM, Carnie MB, Covinsky KE, Dykes P, Esserman DA, Ganz DA, Gurwitz JH, Hanson C, Nyquist LV, Reuben DB, Wallace RB, Greene EJ

Geriatrics Literature 2017 Year in Review.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Willham K, Covinsky K, Widera E

Burden of Depressive Symptoms Over 2 Decades and Risk of Nursing Home Placement in Older Women.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Byers AL, Lui LY, Vittinghoff E, Covinsky KE, Ensrud KE, Taylor B, Yaffe K

Long-Term Nursing Home Entry: A Prognostic Model for Older Adults with a Family or Unpaid Caregiver.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Wolff JL, Mulcahy J, Roth DL, Cenzer IS, Kasper JD, Huang J, Covinsky KE

Increased Risk of Suicide Attempts and Unintended Death Among Those Transitioning From Prison to Community in Later Life.

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Barry LC, Steffens DC, Covinsky KE, Conwell Y, Li Y, Byers AL

Natural history of lesions suspicious for basal cell carcinoma in older adults in Ikaria, Greece.

The British journal of dermatology

Wehner MR, Dalma N, Landefeld C, Pare-Anastasiadou A, Koutelidas I, Chren MM, Aji N, Teng CE, Koenig BA, Tang J, Covinsky K, Linos E

Frailty phenotypes and mortality after lung transplantation: A prospective cohort study.

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Singer JP, Diamond JM, Anderson MR, Katz PP, Covinsky K, Oyster M, Blue T, Soong A, Kalman L, Shrestha P, Arcasoy SM, Greenland JR, Shah L, Kukreja J, Blumenthal NP, Easthausen I, Golden JA, McBurnie A, Cantu E, Sonett J, Hays S, Robbins H, Raza K, Bacchetta M, Shah RJ, D'Ovidio F, Venado A, Christie JD, Lederer DJ

Reply (to LTE HEP-17-2332).

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)

Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Boscardin WJ, Segev DL, Roberts JP, Feng S

Physical frailty after liver transplantation.

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Lai JC, Segev DL, McCulloch CE, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Feng S

Corrigendum to: "Who Take Naps? Self-Reported and Objectively Measured Napping in Very Old Women".

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Leng Y, Stone K, Ancoli-Israel S, Covinsky K, Yaffe K

Who Take Naps? Self-Reported and Objectively Measured Napping in Very Old Women.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Leng Y, Stone K, Ancoli-Israel S, Covinsky K, Yaffe K

Targeted Geriatric Assessment for Fast-Paced Healthcare Settings: Development, Validity, and Reliability.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Aliberti MJR, Apolinario D, Suemoto CK, Melo JA, Fortes-Filho SQ, Saraiva MD, Trindade CB, Covinsky KE, Jacob-Filho W

Frailty as an Outcome in Geriatrics Research: Not Ready for Prime Time?

Annals of internal medicine

Brown RT, Covinsky KE

The Effects and Meanings of Receiving a Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease When One Lives Alone.

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

Portacolone E, Johnson JK, Covinsky KE, Halpern J, Rubinstein RL

The Liver Frailty Index Improves Mortality Prediction of the Subjective Clinician Assessment in Patients With Cirrhosis.

The American journal of gastroenterology

Lai JC, Covinsky KE, McCulloch CE, Feng S

Perioperative Gabapentin Does Not Reduce Postoperative Delirium in Older Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Anesthesiology

Leung JM, Sands LP, Chen N, Ames C, Berven S, Bozic K, Burch S, Chou D, Covinsky K, Deviren V, Kinjo S, Kramer JH, Ries M, Tay B, Vail T, Weinstein P, Chang S, Meckler G, Newman S, Tsai T, Voss V, Youngblom E

Characteristics of Older Adults in Primary Care Who May Benefit From Primary Palliative Care in the U.S.

Journal of pain and symptom management

Dudley N, Ritchie CS, Wallhagen MI, Covinsky KE, Cooper BA, Patel K, Stijacic Cenzer I, Chapman SA

Geriatrics Literature 2016 Year in Review.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Willham K, Covinsky K, Widera E

Remote Traumatic Brain Injury Is Associated with Motor Dysfunction in Older Military Veterans.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Gardner RC, Peltz CB, Kenney K, Covinsky KE, Diaz-Arrastia R, Yaffe K

Prospective Identification of Patients at Risk for Unwarranted Variation in Treatment.

Journal of palliative medicine

Kelley AS, Bollens-Lund E, Covinsky KE, Skinner JS, Morrison RS

Association Between Persistent Pain and Memory Decline and Dementia in a Longitudinal Cohort of Elders.

JAMA internal medicine

Whitlock EL, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Glymour MM, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE, Smith AK

Development of a novel frailty index to predict mortality in patients with end-stage liver disease.

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)

Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Boscardin WJ, Segev DL, Roberts JP, Feng S

Functional Impairment: An Unmeasured Marker of Medicare Costs for Postacute Care of Older Adults.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Greysen SR, Stijacic Cenzer I, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE

Difficulty Managing Medications and Finances in Older Adults: A 10-year Cohort Study.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Bleijenberg N, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Cenzer IS, Boscardin JW, Covinsky KE

Disability in patients with end-stage liver disease: Results from the functional assessment in liver transplantation study.

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society

Samoylova ML, Covinsky KE, Haftek M, Kuo S, Roberts JP, Lai JC

Frailty and reduced physical function go hand in hand in adults with rheumatoid arthritis: a US observational cohort study.

Clinical rheumatology

Andrews JS, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Hough CL, Covinsky KE, Katz PP

Rates of Recovery to Pre-Fracture Function in Older Persons with Hip Fracture: an Observational Study.

Journal of general internal medicine

Tang VL, Sudore R, Cenzer IS, Boscardin WJ, Smith A, Ritchie C, Wallhagen M, Finlayson E, Petrillo L, Covinsky K

Frailty and Surgical Decision Making.

Annals of internal medicine

Tang VL, Covinsky K

High Levels of Geriatric Palliative Care Needs in Hip Fracture Patients Before the Hip Fracture.

Journal of pain and symptom management

Ritchie CS, Kelley AS, Stijacic Cenzer I, Smith AK, Wallhagen ML, Covinsky KE

Anticoagulation in the Very Old.

JAMA internal medicine

Parks AL, Covinsky KE

Skin Cancer in U.S. Elderly Adults: Does Life Expectancy Play a Role in Treatment Decisions?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Linos E, Chren MM, Stijacic Cenzer I, Covinsky KE

The Clinical Impact of Medical Journals.

Annals of internal medicine

Cain KD, Sehgal BR, Covinsky KE, Kaelber DC, Sehgal AR

One-Year Mortality After Hip Fracture: Development and Validation of a Prognostic Index.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Cenzer IS, Tang V, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK, Ritchie C, Wallhagen MI, Espaldon R, Covinsky KE

Response to clinical assessments of health status as a potential marker to identify patients who are too sick to undergo transplantation.

Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver

Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Hayssen H, Lizaola B, Dodge J, Roberts JP, Terrault NA, Feng S

Identifying Older Adults with Serious Illness: A Critical Step toward Improving the Value of Health Care.

Health services research

Kelley AS, Covinsky KE, Gorges RJ, McKendrick K, Bollens-Lund E, Morrison RS, Ritchie CS

An Intervention to Reduce Use of Low-Value Imaging Tests.

JAMA internal medicine

Covinsky KE, Redberg RF

Risks Associated With Catheters.

JAMA internal medicine

Covinsky KE

Functional impairment in older liver transplantation candidates: From the functional assessment in liver transplantation study.

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society

Wang CW, Covinsky KE, Feng S, Hayssen H, Segev DL, Lai JC

Increase in Disability Prevalence Before Hip Fracture.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Smith AK, Cenzer IS, John Boscardin W, Ritchie CS, Wallhagen ML, Covinsky KE

Physical Function and Hospital Readmissions-Reply.

JAMA internal medicine

Greysen SR, Covinsky KE

Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia: Results from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Hunt LJ, Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Stephens CE, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK

Epidemiology of the Homebound Population in the United States.

JAMA internal medicine

Ornstein KA, Leff B, Covinsky KE, Ritchie CS, Federman AD, Roberts L, Kelley AS, Siu AL, Szanton SL

Chronic care management for Medicare patients--reply.

JAMA

Bautista CA, Covinsky K, Aronson L

Functional outcomes after lower extremity revascularization in nursing home residents: a national cohort study.

JAMA internal medicine

Oresanya L, Zhao S, Gan S, Fries BE, Goodney PP, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Finlayson E

Geriatric Syndromes in Older HIV-Infected Adults.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Greene M, Covinsky KE, Valcour V, Miao Y, Madamba J, Lampiris H, Cenzer IS, Martin J, Deeks SG

Functional impairment and hospital readmission in Medicare seniors.

JAMA internal medicine

Greysen SR, Stijacic Cenzer I, Auerbach AD, Covinsky KE

Unmet Need for ADL Assistance Is Associated With Mortality Among Older Adults With Mild Disability.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

He S, Craig BA, Xu H, Covinsky KE, Stallard E, Thomas J, Hass Z, Sands LP

Clinician assessments of health status predict mortality in patients with end-stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantation.

Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver

Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Hayssen H, Lizaola B, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Terrault NA, Feng S

The relationship of physical performance with HIV disease and mortality.

AIDS (London, England)

Greene M, Covinsky K, Astemborski J, Piggott DA, Brown T, Leng S, Galai N, Mehta SH, Guralnik J, Patel KV, Kirk GD

Living alone, socially isolated or lonely--what are we measuring?

Journal of general internal medicine

Perissinotto CM, Covinsky KE

The octogenarian donor: can the liver be "younger than stated age"?

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Lai JC, Covinsky K, Feng S

Functional impairment and Internet use among older adults: implications for meaningful use of patient portals.

JAMA internal medicine

Greysen SR, Chin Garcia C, Sudore RL, Cenzer IS, Covinsky KE

Frailty predicts waitlist mortality in liver transplant candidates.

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Lai JC, Feng S, Terrault NA, Lizaola B, Hayssen H, Covinsky K

Determinants of perceived emotional recovery and perceived change in health after a disaster.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Moody SY, Newsom EM, Covinsky KE

Making general internal medicine research relevant to the older patient with multiple chronic comorbidities.

Journal of general internal medicine

Lindquist LA, Covinsky K, Langa KM, Petty BG, Williams BC, Kutner JS

Chronicity of posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of disability in older persons.

JAMA psychiatry

Byers AL, Covinsky KE, Neylan TC, Yaffe K

Multimorbidity, guidelines, and clinical inertia.

JAMA internal medicine

Covinsky KE

Delirium severity in the hospitalized patient: time to pay attention.

Annals of internal medicine

Eubank KJ, Covinsky KE

Leveraging the health and retirement study to advance palliative care research.

Journal of palliative medicine

Kelley AS, Langa KM, Smith AK, Cagle J, Ornstein K, Silveira MJ, Nicholas L, Covinsky KE, Ritchie CS

Interpreting treatment effects from clinical trials in the context of real-world risk information: end-stage renal disease prevention in older adults.

JAMA internal medicine

O'Hare AM, Hotchkiss JR, Kurella Tamura M, Larson EB, Hemmelgarn BR, Batten A, Do TP, Covinsky KE

Palliative care?=?hope.

JAMA internal medicine

Covinsky KE

Using the GO-FAR score.

JAMA internal medicine

Covinsky KE

Long-term cumulative depressive symptom burden and risk of cognitive decline and dementia among very old women.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Zeki Al Hazzouri A, Vittinghoff E, Byers A, Covinsky K, Blazer D, Diem S, Ensrud KE, Yaffe K

Disability during the last two years of life.

JAMA internal medicine

Smith AK, Walter LC, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE

The problem of overuse.

JAMA internal medicine

Covinsky KE

Does social isolation predict hospitalization and mortality among HIV+ and uninfected older veterans?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Greysen SR, Horwitz LI, Covinsky KE, Gordon K, Ohl ME, Justice AC

Dysphoria and anhedonia as risk factors for disability or death in older persons: implications for the assessment of geriatric depression.

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Covinsky KE, Cenzer IS, Yaffe K, O'Brien S, Blazer DG

Pain as a risk factor for disability or death.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Andrews JS, Cenzer IS, Yelin E, Covinsky KE

Predicting 10-year mortality for older adults.

JAMA

Cruz M, Covinsky K, Widera EW, Stijacic-Cenzer I, Lee SJ

Health status in elderly persons living alone--reply.

JAMA internal medicine

Perissinotto C, Covinsky KE

Walking speed is a useful marker of frailty in older persons--reply.

JAMA internal medicine

Odden MC, Peralta CA, Covinsky KE

Debating effect sizes.

JAMA internal medicine

Covinsky KE

Use of the Medicare posthospitalization skilled nursing benefit in the last 6 months of life.

Archives of internal medicine

Aragon K, Covinsky K, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Flint L, Smith AK

Twenty-year depressive trajectories among older women.

Archives of general psychiatry

Byers AL, Vittinghoff E, Lui LY, Hoang T, Blazer DG, Covinsky KE, Ensrud KE, Cauley JA, Hillier TA, Fredman L, Yaffe K

Advancing Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, treatment, and care: recommendations from the Ware Invitational Summit.

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

Naylor MD, Karlawish JH, Arnold SE, Khachaturian AS, Khachaturian ZS, Lee VM, Baumgart M, Banerjee S, Beck C, Blennow K, Brookmeyer R, Brunden KR, Buckwalter KC, Comer M, Covinsky K, Feinberg LF, Frisoni G, Green C, Guimaraes RM, Gwyther LP, Hefti FF, Hutton M, Kawas C, Kent DM, Kuller L, Langa KM, Mahley RW, Maslow K, Masters CL, Meier DE, Neumann PJ, Paul SM, Petersen RC, Sager MA, Sano M, Schenk D, Soares H, Sperling RA, Stahl SM, van Deerlin V, Stern Y, Weir D, Wolk DA, Trojanowski JQ

Rethinking the association of high blood pressure with mortality in elderly adults: the impact of frailty.

Archives of internal medicine

Odden MC, Peralta CA, Haan MN, Covinsky KE

Hospital readmission among older adults who return home with unmet need for ADL disability.

The Gerontologist

Depalma G, Xu H, Covinsky KE, Craig BA, Stallard E, Thomas J, Sands LP

Dysthymia and depression increase risk of dementia and mortality among older veterans.

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Byers AL, Covinsky KE, Barnes DE, Yaffe K

Loneliness in older persons: a predictor of functional decline and death.

Archives of internal medicine

Perissinotto CM, Stijacic Cenzer I, Covinsky KE

Objectively measured sleep quality and nursing home placement in older women.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Spira AP, Covinsky K, Rebok GW, Stone KL, Redline S, Yaffe K

Half of older Americans seen in emergency department in last month of life; most admitted to hospital, and many die there.

Health affairs (Project Hope)

Smith AK, McCarthy E, Weber E, Cenzer IS, Boscardin J, Fisher J, Covinsky K

Poor sleep quality and functional decline in older women.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Spira AP, Covinsky K, Rebok GW, Punjabi NM, Stone KL, Hillier TA, Ensrud KE, Yaffe K

Insufficient help for activity of daily living disabilities and risk of all-cause hospitalization.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Xu H, Covinsky KE, Stallard E, Thomas J, Sands LP

The association of blood pressure and mortality differs by self-reported walking speed in older Latinos.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Odden MC, Covinsky KE, Neuhaus JM, Mayeda ER, Peralta CA, Haan MN

Subjective social status and functional decline in older adults.

Journal of general internal medicine

Chen B, Covinsky KE, Stijacic Cenzer I, Adler N, Williams BA

Beyond the prescription: medication monitoring and adverse drug events in older adults.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Steinman MA, Handler SM, Gurwitz JH, Schiff GD, Covinsky KE

Respecting elders by respecting their paid caregivers.

Journal of general internal medicine

Sudore RL, Covinsky KE

Conducting high-value secondary dataset analysis: an introductory guide and resources.

Journal of general internal medicine

Smith AK, Ayanian JZ, Covinsky KE, Landon BE, McCarthy EP, Wee CC, Steinman MA

Prediction modeling to assess the prognostic significance of a biomarker panel.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN

O'Hare AM, Covinsky KE

The epidemiology of pain during the last 2 years of life.

Annals of internal medicine

Smith AK, Cenzer IS, Knight SJ, Puntillo KA, Widera E, Williams BA, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE

Length of stay for older adults residing in nursing homes at the end of life.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Kelly A, Conell-Price J, Covinsky K, Cenzer IS, Chang A, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK

Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of dementia among US veterans.

Archives of general psychiatry

Yaffe K, Vittinghoff E, Lindquist K, Barnes D, Covinsky KE, Neylan T, Kluse M, Marmar C

High occurrence of mood and anxiety disorders among older adults: The National Comorbidity Survey Replication.

Archives of general psychiatry

Byers AL, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE, Friedman MB, Bruce ML

Commentary on "Developing a national strategy to prevent dementia: Leon Thal Symposium 2009." Dementia risk indices: A framework for identifying individuals with a high dementia risk.

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

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

Depressive symptoms in middle age and the development of later-life functional limitations: the long-term effect of depressive symptoms.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Lindquist K, Cherkasova E, Yelin E, Blazer DG

Adult day health center participation and health-related quality of life.

The Gerontologist

Schmitt EM, Sands LP, Weiss S, Dowling G, Covinsky K

Spouse-rated vs self-rated health as predictors of mortality.

Archives of internal medicine

Ayalon L, Covinsky KE

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

The New England journal of medicine

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

Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas prison system.

American journal of public health

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

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

HIV medicine

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

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

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

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

Pain, functional limitations, and aging.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Covinsky KE, Lindquist K, Dunlop DD, Yelin E

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

Neurology

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

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

Journal of general internal medicine

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

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

Journal of general internal medicine

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

Chronic conditions and mortality among the oldest old.

American journal of public health

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

Coronary bypass surgery and long-term cognitive decline.

Annals of neurology

Yaffe K, Covinsky KE

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

Archives of internal medicine

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

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

The American journal of geriatric cardiology

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Ayalon L, Covinsky KE

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

American journal of epidemiology

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

Octogenarians and nonagenarians starting dialysis in the United States.

Annals of internal medicine

Kurella M, Covinsky KE, Collins AJ, Chertow GM

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: should age be a consideration?

Kidney international

O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Walter LC, Garg AX, Covinsky K, Kaufman JS, Rodriguez RA, Allon M

Envisioning better approaches for dementia care.

Annals of internal medicine

Covinsky KE, Johnston CB

Functional impairment, race, and family expectations of death.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

Caregiver characteristics are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

Aging, arthritis, and disability.

Arthritis and rheumatism

Covinsky K

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

Journal of general internal medicine

Steinman MA, McQuaid KR, Covinsky KE

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

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

Mortality risk and prospective medicare expenditures for persons with dementia.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Newcomer RJ, Clay TH, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

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

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

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

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

Journal of general internal medicine

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

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

Journal of general internal medicine

Carey EC, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE

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

The American journal of medicine

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

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Sink KM, Covinsky KE, Newcomer R, Yaffe K

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Holroyd-Leduc JM, Mehta KM, Covinsky KE

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

Annals of internal medicine

Covinsky KE, Yaffe K

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

The American journal of medicine

Walter LC, de Garmo P, Covinsky KE

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

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

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

Journal of general internal medicine

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

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

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

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

Additive effects of cognitive function and depressive symptoms on mortality in elderly community-living adults.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Mehta KM, Yaffe K, Langa KM, Sands L, Whooley MA, Covinsky KE

Predicting 12-month mortality for persons with dementia.

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

Newcomer R, Covinsky KE, Clay T, Yaffe K

Unsteadiness reported by older hospitalized patients predicts functional decline.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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

Diet monotony as a correlate of poor nutritional intake among hemodialysis patients.

Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation

Zimmerer JL, Leon JB, Covinsky KE, Desai U, Sehgal AR

Loss of independence in activities of daily living in older adults hospitalized with medical illnesses: increased vulnerability with age.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Counsell SR, Stewart AL, Kresevic D, Burant CJ, Landefeld CS

The last 2 years of life: functional trajectories of frail older people.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Covinsky KE, Eng C, Lui LY, Sands LP, Yaffe K

Differences in mortality of black and white patients enrolled in the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Tan EJ, Lui LY, Eng C, Jha AK, Covinsky KE

Cognitive screening predicts magnitude of functional recovery from admission to 3 months after discharge in hospitalized elders.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Sands LP, Yaffe K, Covinsky K, Chren MM, Counsell S, Palmer R, Fortinsky R, Landefeld CS

Donepezil for nursing home patients with dementia: a reinterpretation of the evidence.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Steinman MA, Covinsky KE

Risk of hip fracture in disabled community-living older adults.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Walter LC, Lui LY, Eng C, Covinsky KE

Malnutrition and bad outcomes.

Journal of general internal medicine

Covinsky KE

The effects of acute illness on ADL decline over 1 year in frail older adults with and without cognitive impairment.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Sands LP, Yaffe K, Lui LY, Stewart A, Eng C, Covinsky K

Cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and functional decline in older people.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Mehta KM, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE

Patient and caregiver characteristics and nursing home placement in patients with dementia.

JAMA

Yaffe K, Fox P, Newcomer R, Sands L, Lindquist K, Dane K, Covinsky KE

Justification for a new cohort study of people aging with and without HIV infection.

Journal of clinical epidemiology

Justice AC, Landefeld CS, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Whalen CC, Covinsky KE

Self-restriction of medications due to cost in seniors without prescription coverage.

Journal of general internal medicine

Steinman MA, Sands LP, Covinsky KE

Screening mammography for frail older women: what are the burdens?

Journal of general internal medicine

Walter LC, Eng C, Covinsky KE

A prospective study of physical activity and cognitive decline in elderly women: women who walk.

Archives of internal medicine

Yaffe K, Barnes D, Nevitt M, Lui LY, Covinsky K

Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalization.

JAMA

Walter LC, Brand RJ, Counsell SR, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS, Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE

History and mobility exam index to identify community-dwelling elderly persons at risk of falling.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Covinsky KE, Kahana E, Kahana B, Kercher K, Schumacher JG, Justice AC

Effects of a multicomponent intervention on functional outcomes and process of care in hospitalized older patients: a randomized controlled trial of Acute Care for Elders (ACE) in a community hospital.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Counsell SR, Holder CM, Liebenauer LL, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Kresevic DM, Quinn LM, Allen KR, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS

Bringing a generalist approach to the problems of older patients.

Journal of general internal medicine

Covinsky KE

Age-related differences in care preferences, treatment decisions, and clinical outcomes of seriously ill hospitalized adults: lessons from SUPPORT.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Hamel MB, Lynn J, Teno JM, Covinsky KE, Wu AW, Galanos A, Desbiens NA, Phillips RS

Communication and decision-making in seriously ill patients: findings of the SUPPORT project. The Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Covinsky KE, Fuller JD, Yaffe K, Johnston CB, Hamel MB, Lynn J, Teno JM, Phillips RS

Ineffectiveness of the SUPPORT intervention: review of explanations.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Lynn J, De Vries KO, Arkes HR, Stevens M, Cohn F, Murphy P, Covinsky KE, Hamel MB, Dawson NV, Tsevat J

Differences in patient-reported processes and outcomes between men and women with myocardial infarction.

Journal of general internal medicine

Covinsky KE, Chren MM, Harper DL, Way LE, Rosenthal GE

Delivery of preventive services to older black patients using neighborhood health centers.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Wright PJ, Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE, Anderson PA, Landefeld CS

Functional status before hospitalization in acutely ill older adults: validity and clinical importance of retrospective reports.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Counsell SR, Pine ZM, Walter LC, Chren MM

Use of standardized ratios to examine variability in hemodialysis vascular access across facilities. Medical Review Board of The Renal Network, Inc.

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

Sehgal AR, Silver MR, Covinsky KE, Coffin R, Cain JA

Effects of functional status changes before and during hospitalization on nursing home admission of older adults.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS

The relationship between clinical assessments of nutritional status and adverse outcomes in older hospitalized medical patients.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Covinsky KE, Martin GE, Beyth RJ, Justice AC, Sehgal AR, Landefeld CS

Depressive symptoms and 3-year mortality in older hospitalized medical patients.

Annals of internal medicine

Covinsky KE, Kahana E, Chin MH, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Landefeld CS

Health status versus quality of life in older patients: does the distinction matter?

The American journal of medicine

Covinsky KE, Wu AW, Landefeld CS, Connors AF, Phillips RS, Tsevat J, Dawson NV, Lynn J, Fortinsky RH

Assessing the generalizability of prognostic information.

Annals of internal medicine

Justice AC, Covinsky KE, Berlin JA

A patient-centered model of acute care for elders.

The Nursing clinics of North America

Kresevic DM, Counsell SR, Covinsky K, Palmer R, Landefeld CS, Holder C, Beeler J

The relation between health status changes and patient satisfaction in older hospitalized medical patients.

Journal of general internal medicine

Covinsky KE, Rosenthal GE, Chren MM, Justice AC, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS

Depressed mood and survival in seriously ill hospitalized adults. The SUPPORT Investigators.

Archives of internal medicine

Roach MJ, Connors AF, Dawson NV, Wenger NS, Wu AW, Tsevat J, Desbiens N, Covinsky KE, Schubert DS

Building a research career in general internal medicine: a perspective from young investigators.

Journal of general internal medicine

Chin MH, Covinsky KE, McDermott MM, Thomas EJ

Improving functional outcomes in older patients: lessons from an acute care for elders unit.

The Joint Commission journal on quality improvement

Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Kahana E, Counsell SR, Fortinsky RH, Landefeld CS

A regional evaluation of variation in low-severity hospital admissions.

Journal of general internal medicine

Rosenthal GE, Harper DL, Shah A, Covinsky KE

Do acute care for elders units increase hospital costs? A cost analysis using the hospital perspective.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Covinsky KE, King JT, Quinn LM, Siddique R, Palmer R, Kresevic DM, Fortinsky RH, Kowal J, Landefeld CS

Measuring prognosis and case mix in hospitalized elders. The importance of functional status.

Journal of general internal medicine

Covinsky KE, Justice AC, Rosenthal GE, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS

Relation between symptoms of depression and health status outcomes in acutely ill hospitalized older persons.

Annals of internal medicine

Covinsky KE, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Landefeld CS

Failure to prescribe warfarin to patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation.

Journal of general internal medicine

Antani MR, Beyth RJ, Covinsky KE, Anderson PA, Miller DG, Cebul RD, Quinn LM, Landefeld CS

Physicians' attitudes toward using patient reports to assess quality of care.

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

Covinsky KE, Bates CK, Davis RB, Delbanco TL

Why isn't warfarin prescribed to patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation?

Journal of general internal medicine

Beyth RJ, Antani MR, Covinsky KE, Miller DG, Chren MM, Quinn LM, Landefeld CS

Is economic hardship on the families of the seriously ill associated with patient and surrogate care preferences? SUPPORT Investigators.

Archives of internal medicine

Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, Teno J, Connors AF, Dawson N, Youngner S, Desbiens N, Lynn J, Fulkerson W, Reding D, Oye R, Phillips RS

The impact of serious illness on patients' families. SUPPORT Investigators. Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment.

JAMA

Covinsky KE, Goldman L, Cook EF, Oye R, Desbiens N, Reding D, Fulkerson W, Connors AF, Lynn J, Phillips RS