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| Helaine E ResnickSummaryAffiliation: Institute for the Future of Aging Services Country: USA Publications
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Advance directives in home health and hospice agencies: United States, 2007Helaine E Resnick
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 28:467-74. 2011....- Nursing Home participation in end-of-life programs: United States, 2004Helaine E Resnick
Institute for the Future of Aging Services, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 26:354-60. 2009..Provision of appropriate staff training may be a key to expanding EoL program participation in skilled nursing... 
Diabetes in U.S. nursing homes, 2004Helaine E Resnick
Institute for the Future of Aging Services, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, 2519 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Diabetes Care 31:287-8. 2008..In the U.S. in 2004, one in four nursing home residents aged >or=65 years had diabetes, and diabetic residents had increased odds of several unfavorable outcomes that are important for care planning...- Documentation of sleep apnea in nursing homes: United States 2004Helaine E Resnick
Institute for the Future of Aging Services, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Washington, DC, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 9:260-4. 2008..To define the prevalence of documented sleep apnea in US nursing home (NH) residents and to examine characteristics associated with sleep apnea in this population... - Tenure, certification, and education of nursing home administrators, medical directors, and directors of nursing in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes: United States 2004Helaine E Resnick
Institute for the Future of Aging Services, American Association of Homes and Services for Aging, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 10:423-30. 2009..To understand key characteristics of the leadership team, and to examine if differences in these factors exist between for-profit (FP) and not-for-profit (NFP) nursing homes (NHs)... - Advance directives in nursing home residents aged > or =65 years: United States 2004Helaine E Resnick
Institute for the Future of Aging Services, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, 2519 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 25:476-82. 2008..However in 2004, 3 of every 10 US nursing home residents did not have documentation of advance care plans. Continued efforts are needed to promote the importance of advance care planning among US nursing home residents... 
Use of electronic information systems in nursing homes: United States, 2004Helaine E Resnick
Institute for the Future of Aging Services, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, 2519 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008, USA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 16:179-86. 2009..S. nursing homes (NH), to relate EIS utilization to selected facility characteristics and to contrast these findings to previous estimates of EIS use in NH...- Use of health information technology in home health and hospice agencies: United States, 2007Helaine E Resnick
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Washington, DC, USA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 17:389-95. 2010.... - Effects of isolated post-challenge hyperglycemia on mortality in American Indians: the Strong Heart StudyWeiquan Lu
MedStar Research Institute and Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Ann Epidemiol 13:182-8. 2003..The magnitude of mortality risk associated with IPH is intermediate between diabetes and IFG. Because those with IPH are at high risk for diabetes, American Indians with IPH should be targeted for diabetes prevention... - Coronary heart disease risk equivalence in diabetes depends on concomitant risk factorsBarbara V Howard
MedStar Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
Diabetes Care 29:391-7. 2006..Diabetes has been defined as a coronary heart disease (CHD) risk equivalent, and more aggressive treatment goals have been proposed for diabetic patients... - Sleep disordered breathing and hypertension: does self-reported sleepiness modify the association?Vishesh K Kapur
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Sleep 31:1127-32. 2008..We explore whether self-reported sleepiness modifies the relationship between sleep disordered breathing and prevalent hypertension... - Alcohol intake and glycemia in American Indians: the strong heart studyWeiquan Lu
MedStar Research Institute and Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
Metabolism 52:129-35. 2003..Thus, alcohol intake does not appear to be a determinant of diabetes risk in this population... - Sleepiness in patients with moderate to severe sleep-disordered breathingVishesh K Kapur
Department of Medicine, University of Washington Sleep Disorders Center, Box 359803, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Sleep 28:472-7. 2005..We investigated the prevalence of sleepiness as well as factors associated with sleepiness in individuals with moderate to severe sleep-disordered breathing (apnea-hypopnea index > or = 15)... - Mitral annular calcification, aortic valve sclerosis, and incident stroke in adults free of clinical cardiovascular disease: the Strong Heart StudyJorge R Kizer
Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
Stroke 36:2533-7. 2005..We evaluated the relationship between MAC, AV sclerosis, and first stroke events in a population-based cohort... - TEAhM-Technologies for Enhancing Access to Health Management: a pilot study of community-based telehealthHelaine E Resnick
LeadingAge Center for Applied Research, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Telemed J E Health 18:166-74. 2012..To explore implementation of nurse-mediated telehealth in community-based senior centers... - Diabetes, inflammation, and functional decline in older adults: findings from the Health, Aging and Body Composition (ABC) studyM Kathleen Figaro
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center GRECC, 1310 24th Ave South, Room 4B111, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
Diabetes Care 29:2039-45. 2006..We examined the effect of C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) on the incident mobility limitation in older adults with and without diabetes... - Documentation of advance directives among home health and hospice patients: United States, 2007Helaine E Resnick
LeadingAge Center for Applied Research, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 29:26-35. 2012..Even after adjustment for potentially confounding factors, racial differences persist in AD documentation in both care settings... - Comparison of cardiac structure and function in American Indians with and without the metabolic syndrome (the Strong Heart Study)Marcello Chinali
Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA
Am J Cardiol 93:40-4. 2004..Therefore, abnormal LV geometry and function are related to the MS. Increased BP is the component of the MS most strongly associated with cardiac markers of preclinical disease, even in the absence of traditionally defined hypertension... - Community-based telemonitoring for hypertension management: practical challenges and potential solutionsLauren Hovey
LeadingAge Center for Applied Research, Washington, District of Columbia 20008, USA
Telemed J E Health 17:645-51. 2011..This article reviews the technological challenges encountered during the study and proposes solutions relevant to future research and implementation of telehealth in community-based, congregate settings... - Impact of blood pressure telemonitoring on hypertension outcomes: a literature reviewAzza Abudagga
Institute for the Future of Aging Services, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Washington, District of Colombia 20008, USA
Telemed J E Health 16:830-8. 2010..The potential role of BP telemonitoring in the reduction of BP is discussed and suggestions on priority populations that can benefit from this technology are presented... - Non-HDL cholesterol as a predictor of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes: the strong heart studyWeiquan Lu
MedStar Research Institute and Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
Diabetes Care 26:16-23. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that non-HDL cholesterol index may be particularly useful in predicting CVD risk in patients with diabetes... - Polysomnography performed in the unattended home versus the attended laboratory setting--Sleep Heart Health Study methodologyConrad Iber
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Sleep 27:536-40. 2004..To compare polysomnographic recordings obtained in the home and laboratory setting... - Estrogen plus progestin and the risk of peripheral arterial disease: the Women's Health InitiativeJudith Hsia
Department of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Circulation 109:620-6. 2004..This analysis evaluates clinical peripheral arterial disease among generally healthy women in the Women's Health Initiative randomized trial of estrogen plus progestin... - Utility of a surrogate measure of insulin resistance in American Indians: the Strong Heart StudyHelaine E Resnick
MedStar Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
Ethn Dis 12:523-9. 2002.... - Diabetes and cardiovascular diseaseHelaine E Resnick
MedStar Research Institute, 108 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Annu Rev Med 53:245-67. 2002.... - Haptoglobin phenotype, sleep-disordered breathing, and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease: the Sleep Heart Health StudyAndrew P Levy
Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-lsrael Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Sleep 28:207-13. 2005..These findings could be due to the absence of association or to survivor bias in these cross-sectional analyses... - Diabetes and sleep disturbances: findings from the Sleep Heart Health StudyHelaine E Resnick
MedStar Research Institute, Hyattsville, Maryland 20783, USA
Diabetes Care 26:702-9. 2003..To test the hypothesis that diabetes is independently associated with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and in particular that diabetes is associated with sleep abnormalities of a central, rather than obstructive, nature... - Diabetes is associated with subclinical functional limitation in nondisabled older individuals: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition studyNathalie de Rekeneire
Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Diabetes Care 26:3257-63. 2003.... - Achievement of American Diabetes Association clinical practice recommendations among U.S. adults with diabetes, 1999-2002: the National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHelaine E Resnick
Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, MedStar Research Institute, 6495 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 201, Hyattsville, MD 20783
Diabetes Care 29:531-7. 2006..To estimate the proportion of U.S. adults with diabetes who meet American Diabetes Association (ADA) clinical practice recommendations... - Intentional weight loss, blood lipids and coronary morbidity and mortalitySigal Eilat-Adar
The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Curr Opin Lipidol 16:5-9. 2005..This review summarizes findings from large studies examining this issue and accentuates the importance of carrying out additional well-designed research... - Adherence to dietary recommendations for saturated fat, fiber, and sodium is low in American Indians and other U.S. adults with diabetesSigal Eilat-Adar
Zinman College for Physical Education and Sports, Wingate Institute, 42902 Netanya, Israel
J Nutr 138:1699-704. 2008..S. population of adults with diabetes and shows that for American Indians with diabetes, programs to decrease SFA and increase fiber intakes are warranted... - Sleep-disordered breathing, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance: the Sleep Heart Health StudyNaresh M Punjabi
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD21224, USA
Am J Epidemiol 160:521-30. 2004..The results of this study suggest that SDB is independently associated with glucose intolerance and insulin resistance and may lead to type 2 diabetes mellitus... - Diabetes is associated independently of body composition with BMD and bone volume in older white and black men and women: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition StudyElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Bone Miner Res 19:1084-91. 2004..01) and higher hip BMD for each race-gender group (p < or = 0.01). Type 2 diabetes was associated with a 4-5% higher total hip BMD in all race-gender groups of elderly adults, independent of body composition and fasting insulin levels... - Relation of lower-extremity amputation to all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in American Indians: the Strong Heart StudyHelaine E Resnick
Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, MedStar Research Institute, 6495 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 201, Hyattsville, MD 20783
Diabetes Care 27:1286-93. 2004..To compare risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in people with a lower-extremity amputation (LEA) attributable to diabetes and people without an LEA... - Nontraumatic fracture risk with diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose in older white and black adults: the health, aging, and body composition studyElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:1612-7. 2005..Fracture prevention needs to target specific risk factors found in older adults with DM... - Insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome, and risk of incident cardiovascular disease in nondiabetic american indians: the Strong Heart StudyHelaine E Resnick
MedStar Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD 20783, USA
Diabetes Care 26:861-7. 2003..Whether IR and MS predict CVD independently of diabetes and other CVD risk factors is not known. This study examines whether IR and/or presence of MS are independently associated with CVD in nondiabetic American Indians (AI)... - Older women with diabetes have a higher risk of falls: a prospective studyAnn V Schwartz
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Diabetes Care 25:1749-54. 2002..To determine whether older women with diabetes have an increased risk of falls and whether known risk factors for falls account for any increased risk... - Metabolic syndrome in American IndiansHelaine E Resnick
Diabetes Care 25:1246-7. 2002 - Age-dependent associations between sleep-disordered breathing and hypertension: importance of discriminating between systolic/diastolic hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension in the Sleep Heart Health StudyDonald C Haas
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Circulation 111:614-21. 2005..These findings have implications for SDB screening and treatment. Distinguishing between hypertensive subtypes reveals a stronger association between SDB and hypertension for those aged <60 years than previously reported... - The relationship of reduced peripheral nerve function and diabetes with physical performance in older white and black adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) studyElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Diabetes Care 31:1767-72. 2008..Poor peripheral nerve function is prevalent in diabetes and older populations, and it has great potential to contribute to poor physical performance... - Association of usual sleep duration with hypertension: the Sleep Heart Health StudyDaniel J Gottlieb
The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, R 304, Boston, MA 02118 2394, USA
Sleep 29:1009-14. 2006..This study assesses the relationship between usual sleep duration and hypertension in a community-based cohort... - Reduced peripheral nerve function is related to lower hip BMD and calcaneal QUS in older white and black adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition StudyElsa S Strotmeyer
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Bone Miner Res 21:1803-10. 2006..Poor peripheral nerve function may directly affect bone... - Association of physical activity with sleep-disordered breathingStuart F Quan
Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N Campbell, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
Sleep Breath 11:149-57. 2007..A program of regular vigorous physical activity of at least 3 h per week may be a useful adjunctive treatment modality for SDB, but this association needs confirmation with a prospective clinical trial... - Prognostic impact of metabolic syndrome by different definitions in a population with high prevalence of obesity and diabetes: the Strong Heart StudyGiovanni de Simone
Division of Cardiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
Diabetes Care 30:1851-6. 2007..This study analyzed which definition of the metabolic syndrome is more predictive of cardiovascular events in both diabetic and nondiabetic members of a population-based sample... - Cross-sectional relationship of reported fatigue to obesity, diet, and physical activity: results from the third national health and nutrition examination surveyHelaine E Resnick
Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, MedStar Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, USA
J Clin Sleep Med 2:163-9. 2006..We hypothesized that daytime fatigue is associated with less-favorable lifestyle factors, including high body mass index, higher intake of dietary fat, and limited physical activity... - Dietary calcium is associated with body mass index and body fat in American IndiansSigal Eilat-Adar
MedStar Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD 20783, USA
J Nutr 137:1955-60. 2007..No relation between calcium intake and BMI or PBF was observed in NHANES III participants. Our data may be used to develop nutritional interventions aimed at weight control in culturally appropriate clinical trials... - Association of sleep time with diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose toleranceDaniel J Gottlieb
The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, VA Boston Healthcare System, 715 Albany St, Mail Stop R 304, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:863-7. 2005.... - The metabolic syndrome in American Indians: the strong heart studyMarie Russell
Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
J Cardiometab Syndr 2:283-7. 2007..Furthermore, MS may carry a risk beyond that of single risk factors. Identifying MS in American Indians and treating the factors that comprise it may reduce risk of both diabetes and cardiovascular disease in this population... - Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease: an outcome-based definition of hypopneasNaresh M Punjabi
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:1150-5. 2008..Although hypopneas constitute a majority of disordered breathing events, significant controversy remains about the best criteria used to define these events... - Sex may modify the effects of macronutrient intake on metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in American Indians: the strong heart studySigal Eilat-Adar
MedStar Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:794-802. 2008..Diet has been related to several characteristics of metabolic syndrome (MSDR) and insulin resistance, which carry an increased risk for diabetes and heart disease... - Diabetes and bone loss at the hip in older black and white adultsAnn V Schwartz
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
J Bone Miner Res 20:596-603. 2005.... - Fasting glycemia in sleep disordered breathing: lowering the threshold on oxyhemoglobin desaturationKatherine Stamatakis
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Sleep 31:1018-24. 2008..However, it is not known whether disordered breathing events with oxyhemoglobin desaturation less than 4% are associated with clinical sequelae such as abnormalities in fasting glycemia...
Research Grants
- SLEEP HEART HEALTH STUDYHelaine Resnick; Fiscal Year: 2007..Accomplishing these goals will provide important information concerning the public health impact of SDB. ..