Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH, BS

Professor

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.

Education
06/1991 - General Internal Medicine Fellowship, Beth Israel Hospital
M.P.H., 06/1991 - Quantitative Methods, Harvard University School of Public Health
06/1991 - Internal Medicine Residency, Johns Hopkins University
M.D., 1988 - Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
B.S., 05/1984 - Biochemistry, University of Illinois
Honors and Awards
  • Academic Senate Distinction In Mentoring Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2018
  • Hal Luft Award for Mentoring in Outcomes and Policy Research, University of California, San Francisco, 2015
  • American Society For Clinical Investigation, 2007
  • Mid Career Research Mentorship Award, Society of General Internal Mediine, 2007
  • Clinical Research Mentor of the Year, Bay Area Clinical Research Symposium, 2005
  • Paul Beeson Faculty Scholar in Aging Research, 1999
Websites
Publications

  1. Stall NM, Covinsky KE. Reducing Lecanemab Waste Is Penny Wise, but Medicare Coverage May Be Pound Foolish. JAMA internal medicine 2024. PMID: 39401016


  2. Nik-Ahd F, Zhao S, Wang L, John Boscardin W, Covinsky K, Suskind AM. UroArc: A Novel Surgical Risk Calculator for Older Adults Undergoing Suprapubic Tube Placement. Urology 2024. PMID: 39401542


  3. Nik-Ahd F, Zhao S, Wang L, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Suskind AM. UroARC: A novel surgical risk calculator for older adults undergoing pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence surgery. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2024. PMID: 39370832


  4. Covinsky KE, Mody L, Inouye SK. Why Do We (and Still Do!) Need the National Institute on Aging-50 Years of Innovation. JAMA internal medicine 2024. PMID: 39102227


  5. Miller MJ, Cenzer I, Covinsky KE, Finlayson E, Raue PJ, Tang VL. Associations of Resilience, Perceived Control of Health, and Depression with Geriatric Outcomes after Surgery. Annals of surgery 2024. PMID: 39056184


  6. Rambachan A, Neilands TB, Karliner L, Covinsky K, Fang M, Nguyen T. Pain management inequities by demographic and geriatric-related variables in older adult inpatients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2024. PMID: 38997213


  7. Allison TA, Gubner JM, Harrison KL, Smith AK, Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Johnson JK. Music engagement as part of everyday life in dementia caregiving relationships at home. The Gerontologist 2023. PMID: 38158775


  8. Nik-Ahd F, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Wang L, Covinsky K, Suskind AM. Development of the UroARC Surgical Calculator: A Novel Risk Calculator for Older Adults Undergoing Surgery for Bladder Outlet Obstruction. The Journal of urology 2024. PMID: 38920141


  9. Langston ME, Cawthon PM, Lu K, Scherzer R, Newman JC, Covinsky K, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Bauer SR. 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 2024. PMID: 38195151


  10. 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. 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 2023. PMID: 37694941


  11. Nothelle SK, Kleijwegt H, Bollens-Lund E, Covinsky K, Ankuda CK. The effect of dementia on patterns of healthcare use in older adults with diabetes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2024. PMID: 38819620


  12. Grady D, Allore HG, Corbie G, Covinsky KE, Durant RW, Ganguli I, Gross CP, Katz MH, Mody L, Wang T, Tripodis Y, Inouye SK. Improving Women's Health Across the Life Span-JAMA Internal Medicine Call for Papers. JAMA internal medicine 2024. PMID: 38497973


  13. Covinsky KE. Listening Deeply. JAMA internal medicine 2024. PMID: 38436964


  14. Jain S, Gan S, Nguyen OK, Sudore RL, Steinman MA, Covinsky K, Makam AN. Survival, Function, and Cognition After Hospitalization in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 38805226


  15. Dreyfuss LD, Nik-Ahd F, Wang L, Shatkin-Margolis A, Covinsky K, John Boscardin W, Suskind AM. Sacral neuromodulation in nursing home residents: Predictors of success and complications in a national cohort of older adults. Neurourology and Urodynamics 2024. PMID: 38624030


  16. Lam K, Kleijwegt H, Bollens-Lund E, Nicholas LH, Covinsky KE, Ankuda CK. Long-term outcomes after rehabilitation in Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service beneficiaries. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2024. PMID: 38597342


  17. Makam AN, Burnfield J, Prettyman E, Nguyen OK, Wu N, Espejo E, Blat C, Boscardin WJ, Ely EW, Jackson JC, Covinsky KE, Votto J, Recovery After Transfer to an LTACH for COVID-19 (RAFT COVID) Study. One-Year Recovery Among Survivors of Prolonged Severe COVID-19: A National Multicenter Cohort. Critical care medicine 2024. PMID: 38597793


  18. Kata A, Dillon EC, Christina Keny RN, Yank V, Covinsky KE, Raue PJ, Sandhu HK, Tang VL. "There's So Much That They're Enduring": Experiences of Older Adults Undergoing Major Elective Surgery. Annals of surgery 2024. PMID: 38591223


  19. Mody L, Covinsky KE. Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Diabetes in Men With Hypogonadism. JAMA internal medicine 2024. PMID: 38315460


  20. Shah SJ, van Walraven C, Jeon SY, Boscardin J, Hobbs FDR, Connolly SJ, Ezekowitz MD, Covinsky KE, Fang MC, Singer DE. Estimating Vitamin K Antagonist Anticoagulation Benefit in People With Atrial Fibrillation Accounting for Competing Risks: Evidence From 12 Randomized Trials. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes 2024. PMID: 38525596


  21. 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. 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 2023. PMID: 37897201


  22. Deardorff WJ, Jeon SY, Barnes DE, Boscardin WJ, Langa KM, Covinsky KE, Mitchell SL, Lee SJ, Smith AK. 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 2023. PMID: 38048097


  23. Miller MJ, Cenzer I, Barnes DE, Kelley AS, Covinsky KE. The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment among Medicare Beneficiaries Who Use Outpatient Physical Therapy. Physical therapy 2023. PMID: 37615482


  24. Miller MJ, Cenzer I, Barnes DE, Ankuda CK, Covinsky KE. Prevalence of cognitive impairment in home health physical therapy. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2023. PMID: 38152855


  25. Lam K, Cenzer I, Levy CR, Matlock DD, Smith AK, Covinsky KE. The Natural History of Disability and Caregiving Before and After Long-Term Care Entry. JAMA internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37930717


  26. Tang VL, Cenzer I, Keny C, John Boscardin W, Covinsky K, Finlayson E, Kotwal A. Social Strain is associated with Functional Decline in Older Adults after Surgery. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37946019


  27. Andrews JS, Gold LS, Reed MJ, Hough CL, Garcia JM, McClelland RL, Fitzpatrick AL, Covinsky KE, Crane PK, Yaffe K, Cawthon PM. 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 2022. PMID: 36548124


  28. Deardorff WJ, Covinsky K. Incorporating Prognosis into Clinical Decision-Making for Older Adults with Diabetes. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37464148


  29. Kumar RG, Lund EB, Ornstein KA, Li J, Covinsky KE, Kelley AS. Health care utilization and costs in the years preceding dementia identification. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2023. PMID: 37718630


  30. 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. Perceptions of the Role of Living Alone in Providing Services to Patients With Cognitive Impairment. JAMA network open 2023. PMID: 37594759


  31. Jensen MS, Cenzer I, Kelley AS, Covinsky KE. Heart failure with comorbid dementia: Association with clinical characteristics and outcomes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2023. PMID: 37306116


  32. Shah SJ, Hoffman A, Pierce L, 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 2023. PMID: 37265397


  33. Shah SJ, van Walraven C, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Hobbs FR, Connolly S, Ezekowitz M, Covinsky KE, Fang MC, Singer DE. 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 2023. PMID: 36993304


  34. Kuffel RL, Morin RT, Covinsky KE, Boscardin WJ, Lohman MC, Li Y, Byers AL. Association of Frailty With Risk of Suicide Attempt in a National Cohort of US Veterans Aged 65 Years or Older. JAMA psychiatry 2023. PMID: 36811913


  35. Nothelle S, Bollens-Lund E, Covinsky KE, Kelley A. Frequency and implications of coexistent manifestations of serious illness in older adults with dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2023. PMID: 36914983


  36. 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. 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 2023. PMID: 36925382


  37. Barry LC, Steffens DC, Covinsky KE, Conwell Y, Boscardin J, Li Y, Byers AL. High Risk of Substance Use Disorder-Related Outcomes in Veterans Released from Correctional Facilities in Mid to Late Life. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 36781577


  38. Wang M, Huang CY, Cullaro G, Covinsky K, Lai JC. Women with cirrhosis have lower self-rated health than men. Hepatology communications 2023. PMID: 36757393


  39. Shah SJ, Oreper S, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Fang MC, Covinsky KE. 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 2023. PMID: 36749720


  40. Bauer SR, McCulloch CE, Cawthon PM, Ensrud KE, Suskind AM, Newman JC, Harrison SL, Senders A, Covinsky K, Marshall LM. Longitudinal Associations between Concurrent Changes in Phenotypic Frailty and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms among Older Men. The Journal of frailty & aging 2023. PMID: 36946708


  41. Smith EJT, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC. Cognitive Impairment is Common in a�Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease. Annals of vascular surgery 2022. PMID: 36581154


  42. Hunt LJ, Covinsky KE, Cenzer I, Espejo E, Boscardin WJ, Leutwyler H, Lee AK, Cataldo J. The Epidemiology of Smoking in Older Adults: A National Cohort Study. Journal of general internal medicine 2022. PMID: 36538157


  43. Bauer SR, Le T, Ensrud KE, Cawthon PM, Newman JC, Suskind AM, Covinsky K, Marshall LM, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group. Lower urinary tract symptom severity, urinary bother, and incident life-space mobility restriction among older men. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36522685


  44. Ankuda CK, Covinsky K, Freedman VA, Langa K, Aldridge MD, Yee C, Kelley AS. The devil's in the details: Variation in estimates of late-life activity limitations across national cohort studies. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36511646


  45. Harrison KL, Cenzer I, Smith AK, Hunt LJ, Kelley AS, Aldridge MD, Covinsky KE. Functional and clinical needs of older hospice enrollees with coexisting dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36420734


  46. Lam K, Cenzer I, Covinsky KE. Return to community living and mortality after moving to a long-term care facility: A nationally representative cohort study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36420717


  47. Deardorff WJ, Barnes DE, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Langa KM, Covinsky KE, Mitchell SL, Whitlock EL, Smith AK, Lee SJ. Development and External Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia. JAMA internal medicine 2022. PMID: 36156062


  48. Steinman MA, Jing B, Shah SJ, Rizzo A, Lee SJ, Covinsky KE, Ritchie CS, Boscardin WJ. Development and validation of novel multimorbidity indices for older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36282202


  49. Hanna RF, Ward TJ, Chow DS, Lagana SM, Moreira RK, Emond JC, Weintraub JL, Prince MR. An evaluation of the sensitivity of MRI at detecting hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients utilizing an explant reference standard. Clinical imaging 2014. PMID: 34375402


  50. Lam K, Covinsky KE. Ensuring Assisted Living Provides the Assistance Residents Need. JAMA network open 2022. PMID: 36173635


  51. 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. 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 2022. PMID: 36057375


  52. Kotwal AA, Batio S, Wolf MS, Covinsky KE, Yoshino Benavente J, Perissinotto CM, O'Conor RM. Persistent loneliness due to COVID-19 over 18?months of the pandemic: a prospective cohort study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36054661


  53. Andrews JS, Gold LS, Reed MJ, Garcia JM, McClelland RL, Fitzpatrick AL, Hough CL, Cawthon PM, Covinsky KE. Appendicular Lean Mass, Grip Strength, and the Development of Hospital-Associated Activities of Daily Living Disability among Older Adults in the Health ABC Study. 2021. PMID: 34734252


  54. Chou WH, Covinsky K, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Finlayson E, Suskind AM. Functional and cognitive outcomes after suprapubic catheter placement in nursing home residents: A national cohort study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 35696283


  55. Shah SJ, Covinsky KE. Follow-up Duration and Gender Differences in a Study of Older Adults Living Alone-Reply. 2022. PMID: 35254382


  56. Greene M, Shi Y, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Gandhi M, Covinsky K. Geriatric conditions and healthcare utilisation in older adults living with HIV. 2022. PMID: 35511728


  57. Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM. Reply by Authors. 2022. PMID: 35232227


  58. Parks AL, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA, Smith AK, Covinsky KE, Fang MC, Shah SJ. Long-term functional outcomes and mortality after hospitalization for extracranial hemorrhage. 2022. PMID: 35535921


  59. Shah SJ, Covinsky KE. Do Anticoagulants Preserve Function and Quality of Life in Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation? NEJM Evidence 2022. PMID: 38319220


  60. Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM. Frailty is Associated with an Increased Risk of Complications and Need for Repeat Procedures after Sling Surgery in Older Adults. 2022. PMID: 35060760


  61. Shah SJ, Fang MC, Wannier SR, Steinman MA, Covinsky KE. Association of Social Support With Functional Outcomes in Older Adults Who Live Alone. 2021. PMID: 34779818


  62. Seib CD, Meng T, Suh I, Harris AHS, Covinsky KE, Shoback DM, Trickey AW, Kebebew E, Tamura MK. Risk of Fracture Among Older Adults With Primary Hyperparathyroidism Receiving Parathyroidectomy vs Nonoperative Management. 2021. PMID: 34842909


  63. 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. Lower urinary tract symptoms and incident functional limitations among older community-dwelling men. 2021. PMID: 34951697


  64. Ward E, Covinsky KE. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Staff. 2021. PMID: 34529001


  65. Boccaccio DE, Cenzer I, Covinsky KE. Life satisfaction among older adults with impairment in activities of daily living. 2021. PMID: 34510173


  66. Bauer SR, Walter LC, Ensrud KE, Suskind AM, Newman JC, Ricke WA, Liu TT, McVary KT, Covinsky K. Assessment of Frailty and Association With Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms and Serious Adverse Events Among Men Using Drug Therapy. 2021. PMID: 34817584


  67. Miller MJ, Cenzer I, Barnes DE, Covinsky KE. Physical inactivity in older adults with cognitive impairment without dementia: room for improvement. 2021. PMID: 34674188


  68. Crosson FJ, Covinsky K, Redberg RF. Medicare and the Shocking US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Aducanumab: Crisis or Opportunity? JAMA internal medicine 2021. PMID: 34254992


  69. Hunt LJ, Harrison KL, Covinsky KE. Instead of wasting money on aducanumab, pay for programs proven to help people living with dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021. PMID: 34480351


  70. Allison TA, Gubner JM, Oh A, Harrison KL, Pham K, Barnes DE, Johnson JK, Covinsky KE, Smith AK. Meaningful Activities and Sources of Meaning for Community-Dwelling People Living with Dementia. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2021. PMID: 34481793


  71. 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. Construct and Predictive Validity of Sarcopenia in Lung Transplant Candidates. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2021. PMID: 33565917


  72. Parks AL, Covinsky KE. Anticoagulation at the End of Life: Time for a Rational Framework. 2021. PMID: 33970183


  73. Kotwal AA, Cenzer IS, Waite LJ, Covinsky KE, Perissinotto CM, Boscardin WJ, Hawkley LC, Dale W, Smith AK. The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021. PMID: 34247388


  74. Blythe JA, Kentish-Barnes N, Debue AS, Dohan D, Azoulay E, Covinsky K, Matthews T, Curtis JR, Dzeng E. An Interprofessional Process for the Limitation of Life-Sustaining Treatments at the End of Life in France. Journal of pain and symptom management 2021. PMID: 34157398


  75. Whitlock EL, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Smith AK, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE, Avidan MS, Glymour MM. Association of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting vs Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Memory Decline in Older Adults Undergoing Coronary Revascularization. JAMA 2021. PMID: 34003225


  76. Lee SJ, Smith AK, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Covinsky KE, Gan S, Chen CL, Boscardin WJ. A Novel Metric for Developing Easy-to-Use and Accurate Clinical Prediction Models: The Time-cost Information Criterion. Medical care 2021. PMID: 33528231


  77. Lam K, Shi Y, Boscardin J, Covinsky KE. Unmet Need for Equipment to Help With Bathing and Toileting Among Older US Adults. JAMA internal medicine 2021. PMID: 33749707


  78. Suskind AM, Covinsky K, Finlayson E. Comparative Outcomes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery among Nursing Home Residents and Matched Community Dwelling Older Adults. Reply. 2021. PMID: 33818151


  79. Suskind AM, Zhao S, Nik-Ahd F, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E. Comparative outcomes for older adults undergoing surgery for bladder and bowel dysfunction. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021. PMID: 33818753


  80. Oh A, Gan S, Boscardin WJ, Allison TA, Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Smith AK. Engagement in Meaningful Activities Among Older Adults With Disability, Dementia, and Depression. JAMA internal medicine 2021. PMID: 33492334


  81. Seib CD, Suh I, Meng T, Trickey A, Smith AK, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE, Kurella Tamura M, Kebebew E. Patient Factors Associated With Parathyroidectomy in Older Adults With Primary Hyperparathyroidism. 2021. PMID: 33404646


  82. Block BL, Martin TM, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE, Mourad M, Hu LL, Smith AK. Variation in COVID-19 Mortality Across 117 US Hospitals in High- and Low-Burden Settings. Journal of hospital medicine 2021. PMID: 33734977


  83. Gerlach LB, Kales HC, Kim HM, Zhang L, Strominger J, Covinsky K, Teno J, Bynum JPW, Maust DT. Prevalence of psychotropic and opioid prescribing among hospice beneficiaries in the United States, 2014-2016. 2021. PMID: 33683703


  84. Claytor J, Covinsky KE. Amplifying Access to Hearing Aids. 2021. PMID: 33284344


  85. Portacolone E, Chodos A, Halpern J, Covinsky KE, Keiser S, Fung J, Rivera E, Tran T, Bykhovsky C, Johnson JK. The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lived Experience of Diverse Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment. The Gerontologist 2021. PMID: 33404634


  86. Chen P, Covinsky K. Difficulty Taking Medications: a Corollary to Dementia Risk. 2021. PMID: 33532953


  87. DeJong C, Katz MH, Covinsky K. Deferral of Care for Serious Non-COVID-19 Conditions: A Hidden Harm of COVID-19. 2021. PMID: 33104166


  88. Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE, Garcez FB, Smith AK, Curiati PK, Lee SJ, Dias MB, Melo VJD, Rego-Júnior OFD, Richinho VP, Jacob-Filho W, Avelino-Silva TJ. A fuller picture of COVID-19 prognosis: the added value of vulnerability measures to predict mortality in hospitalised older adults. 2021. PMID: 33068099


  89. Ankuda CK, Freedman VA, Covinsky KE, Kelley AS. Population-Based Screening for Functional Disability in Older Adults. 2020. PMID: 33506111


  90. DeJong C, Covinsky K. Inclusion Across the Lifespan in Cardiovascular Trials-A Long Road Ahead. 2020. PMID: 32897305


  91. Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E. Reply by Authors. The Journal of urology 2020. PMID: 33112710


  92. Cohen AB, Parks AL, Whitson HE, Zieman S, Brown CJ, Boyd C, Covinsky KE, Steinman MA. Succeeding in Aging Research During the Pandemic: Strategies for Fellows and Junior Faculty. 2020. PMID: 33047812


  93. Kotwal AA, Holt-Lunstad J, Newmark RL, Cenzer I, Smith AK, Covinsky KE, Escueta DP, Lee JM, Perissinotto CM. 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 2020. PMID: 32965024


  94. Lam K, Lu AD, Shi Y, Covinsky KE. Assessing Telemedicine Unreadiness Among Older Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32744593


  95. Shah SJ, Fang MC, Jeon SY, Gregorich SE, Covinsky KE. Geriatric Syndromes and Atrial Fibrillation: Prevalence and Association with Anticoagulant Use in a National Cohort of Older Americans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020. PMID: 32989731


  96. Amjad H, Mulcahy J, Kasper JD, Burgdorf J, Roth DL, Covinsky K, Wolff JL. Do Caregiving Factors Affect Hospitalization Risk Among Disabled Older Adults? 2020. PMID: 32964422


  97. Bauer SR, Scherzer R, Suskind AM, Cawthon P, Ensrud KE, Ricke WA, Covinsky K, Marshall LM. Co-Occurrence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Men. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020. PMID: 32822081


  98. Suskind AM, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky K, Finlayson E. Comparative Outcomes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery Among Nursing Home Residents and Matched Community-Dwelling Older Adults. The Journal of urology 2020. PMID: 32808855


  99. Perry LP, Covinsky KE. I Would Not Be Surprised. What Next? American journal of nephrology 2020. PMID: 32712612


  100. Brown RT, Covinsky KE. Moving prevention of functional impairment upstream: is middle age an ideal time for intervention? Women's midlife health 2020. PMID: 32695430


  101. Edwards RD, Brenowitz WD, Portacolone E, Covinsky KE, Bindman A, Glymour MM, Torres JM. 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 2020. PMID: 32588985


  102. Portacolone E, Covinsky KE, Johnson JK, Halpern J. Expectations and Concerns of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment About Their Relationship With Medical Providers: A Call for Therapeutic Alliances. Qualitative health research 2020. PMID: 32564681


  103. 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. 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 2020. PMID: 32072168


  104. 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. Frailty after lung transplantation is associated with impaired health-related quality of life and mortality. Thorax 2020. PMID: 32376733


  105. Kata A, Cenzer I, Sudore RL, Covinsky KE, Tang VL. Advance Care Planning Prior to Death in Older Adults with Hip Fracture. Journal of general internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32367390


  106. Tang VL, Jing B, Boscardin J, Ngo S, Silvestrini M, Finlayson E, Covinsky KE. Association of Functional, Cognitive, and Psychological Measures With 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery. JAMA surgery 2020. PMID: 32159753


  107. Ankuda CK, Ornstein KA, Covinsky KE, Bollens-Lund E, Meier DE, Kelley AS. Switching Between Medicare Advantage And Traditional Medicare Before And After The Onset Of Functional Disability. Health affairs (Project Hope) 2020. PMID: 32364865


  108. Covinsky K, Katz M. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Do Not Take the Food Out of Patients' Mouths. JAMA internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32150227


  109. 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. Heterogeneous Exposure Associations in Observational Cohort Studies: The Example of Blood Pressure in Older Adults. American journal of epidemiology 2019. PMID: 31595960


  110. Cenzer I, Berger K, Rodriguez AM, Ostermann H, Covinsky KE. Patient-reported measures of well-being in older multiple myeloma patients: use of secondary data source. Aging clinical and experimental research 2020. PMID: 31970671


  111. Portacolone E, Halpern J, Luxenberg J, Harrison KL, Covinsky KE. Ethical Issues Raised by the Introduction of Artificial Companions to Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Call for Interdisciplinary Collaborations. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020. PMID: 32250295


  112. Tang V, Finlayson E, Covinsky K. Including the Family in Perioperative Care of Older Adults-A Call for HELP. JAMA internal medicine 2019. PMID: 31633747


  113. Smith GM, Cenzer IS, Covinsky K, Reuben DB, Smith AK. Who Becomes a High Utilizer? A Case-Control Study of Older Adults in the USA. Journal of general internal medicine 2019. PMID: 31768905


  114. Lai JC, Dodge JL, McCulloch CE, Covinsky KE, Singer JP. Frailty and the Burden of Concurrent and Incident Disability in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Prospective Cohort Study. Hepatology communications 2019. PMID: 31909360


  115. Ross JS, Covinsky K. Clinical Trial Evidence for the Real World. JAMA internal medicine 2019. PMID: 31282933


  116. Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE, Apolinario D, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Fortes-Filho SQ, Melo JA, Souza NPS, Avelino-Silva TJ, Jacob-Filho W. 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 2019. PMID: 31056669


  117. Allison TA, Balbino RT, Covinsky KE. Caring community and relationship centred care on an end-stage dementia special care unit. Age and ageing 2019. PMID: 31220199


  118. Aliberti MJR, Szlejf C, Covinsky KE, Lee SJ, Jacob-Filho W, Suemoto CK. Prognostic value of a rapid sarcopenia measure in acutely ill older adults. Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2019. PMID: 31526610


  119. Harrison KL, Ritchie CS, Patel K, Hunt LJ, Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Smith AK. Care Settings and Clinical Characteristics of Older Adults with Moderately Severe Dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019. PMID: 31389002


  120. Perissinotto C, Holt-Lunstad J, Periyakoil VS, Covinsky K. Reply to: Older People's Loneliness in Clinical Work. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019. PMID: 31381836


  121. Cenzer I, Nkansah-Mahaney N, Wehner M, Chren MM, Berger T, Covinsky K, Berger K, Abuabara K, Linos E. 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 2019. PMID: 31021412


  122. Portacolone E, Covinsky KE, Johnson JK, Rubinstein RL, Halpern J. 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 2019. PMID: 31179811


  123. 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. 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 2019. PMID: 31005571


  124. Portacolone E, Rubinstein RL, Covinsky KE, Halpern J, Johnson JK. The Precarity of Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment. The Gerontologist 2019. PMID: 29373676


  125. Perissinotto C, Holt-Lunstad J, Periyakoil VS, Covinsky K. A Practical Approach to Assessing and Mitigating Loneliness and Isolation in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019. PMID: 30762228


  126. Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE. Home Modifications to Reduce Disability in Older Adults With Functional Disability. JAMA internal medicine 2019. PMID: 30615064


  127. Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE, Apolinario D, Lee SJ, Fortes-Filho SQ, Melo JA, Viana SSC, Suemoto CK, Jacob-Filho W. A 10-min Targeted Geriatric Assessment Predicts Mortality in Fast-Paced Acute Care Settings: A Prospective Cohort Study. The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2019. PMID: 30820518


  128. Linos E, Chren MM, Covinsky K. Creating a Partnership Between Dermatologists and Geriatricians-Reply. JAMA dermatology 2019. PMID: 30484815


  129. Burgdorf J, Mulcahy J, Amjad H, Kasper JD, Covinsky K, Wolff JL. Family Caregiver Factors Associated With Emergency Department Utilization Among Community-Living Older Adults With Disabilities. Journal of primary care & community health 2019. PMID: 31550971


  130. Tang V, Zhao S, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Covinsky K, Walter LC, Esserman L, Mukhtar R, Finlayson E. Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents. JAMA surgery 2018. PMID: 30167636


  131. Aliberti MJR, Cenzer IS, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE. Assessing Risk for Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults: The Need to Include Both Physical Frailty and Cognition. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018. PMID: 30468258


  132. Wolff JL, Mulcahy J, Huang J, Roth DL, Covinsky K, Kasper JD. Family Caregivers of Older Adults, 1999-2015: Trends in Characteristics, Circumstances, and Role-Related Appraisal. The Gerontologist 2018. PMID: 28637266


  133. 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. 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 2018. PMID: 30020415


  134. Willham K, Covinsky K, Widera E. Geriatrics Literature 2017 Year in Review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018. PMID: 30207597


  135. Byers AL, Lui LY, Vittinghoff E, Covinsky KE, Ensrud KE, Taylor B, Yaffe K. Burden of Depressive Symptoms Over 2 Decades and Risk of Nursing Home Placement in Older Women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018. PMID: 30094824


  136. Wolff JL, Mulcahy J, Roth DL, Cenzer IS, Kasper JD, Huang J, Covinsky KE. Long-Term Nursing Home Entry: A Prognostic Model for Older Adults with a Family or Unpaid Caregiver. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018. PMID: 30094823


  137. Barry LC, Steffens DC, Covinsky KE, Conwell Y, Li Y, Byers AL. 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 2018. PMID: 30146371


  138. 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. Natural history of lesions suspicious for basal cell carcinoma in older adults in Ikaria, Greece. The British journal of dermatology 2018. PMID: 29741766


  139. Linos E, Chren MM, Covinsky K. Geriatric Dermatology-A Framework for Caring for Older Patients With Skin Disease. JAMA dermatology 2018. PMID: 29710117


  140. 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. 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 2018. PMID: 29667786


  141. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Boscardin WJ, Segev DL, Roberts JP, Feng S. Reply. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2018. PMID: 29377206


  142. Lai JC, Segev DL, McCulloch CE, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, 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 2018. PMID: 29380529


  143. Leng Y, Stone K, Ancoli-Israel S, Covinsky K, Yaffe K. 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 2018. PMID: 29155930


  144. 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 2018. PMID: 28329031


  145. Aliberti MJR, Apolinario D, Suemoto CK, Melo JA, Fortes-Filho SQ, Saraiva MD, Trindade CB, Covinsky KE, Jacob-Filho W. Targeted Geriatric Assessment for Fast-Paced Healthcare Settings: Development, Validity, and Reliability. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018. PMID: 29473941


  146. Brown RT, Covinsky KE. Frailty as an Outcome in Geriatrics Research: Not Ready for Prime Time? Annals of internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29310132


  147. Portacolone E, Johnson JK, Covinsky KE, Halpern J, Rubinstein RL. 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 2018. PMID: 29376864


  148. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, McCulloch CE, Feng S. The Liver Frailty Index Improves Mortality Prediction of the Subjective Clinician Assessment in Patients With Cirrhosis. The American journal of gastroenterology 2017. PMID: 29231189


  149. 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. Perioperative Gabapentin Does Not Reduce Postoperative Delirium in Older Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Anesthesiology 2017. PMID: 28727581


  150. Dudley N, Ritchie CS, Wallhagen MI, Covinsky KE, Cooper BA, Patel K, Stijacic Cenzer I, Chapman SA. Characteristics of Older Adults in Primary Care Who May Benefit From Primary Palliative Care in the U.S. Volume 55 of Issue 2. Journal of pain and symptom management 2017. PMID: 28916294


  151. Willham K, Covinsky K, Widera E. Geriatrics Literature 2016 Year in Review. Volume 65 of Issue 10. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2017. PMID: 28873217


  152. Gardner RC, Peltz CB, Kenney K, Covinsky KE, Diaz-Arrastia R, Yaffe K. Remote Traumatic Brain Injury Is Associated with Motor Dysfunction in Older Military Veterans. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2017. PMID: 28329183


  153. Kelley AS, Bollens-Lund E, Covinsky KE, Skinner JS, Morrison RS. Prospective Identification of Patients at Risk for Unwarranted Variation in Treatment. Journal of palliative medicine 2017. PMID: 28772096


  154. Whitlock EL, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Glymour MM, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE, Smith AK. Association Between Persistent Pain and Memory Decline and Dementia in a Longitudinal Cohort of Elders. JAMA internal medicine 2017. PMID: 28586818


  155. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Boscardin WJ, Segev DL, Roberts JP, Feng S. Development of a novel frailty index to predict mortality in patients with end-stage liver disease. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2017. PMID: 28422306


  156. Greysen SR, Stijacic Cenzer I, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE. Functional Impairment: An Unmeasured Marker of Medicare Costs for Postacute Care of Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2017. PMID: 28636200


  157. Bleijenberg N, Smith AK, Lee SJ, Cenzer IS, Boscardin JW, Covinsky KE. Difficulty Managing Medications and Finances in Older Adults: A 10-year Cohort Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2017. PMID: 28378345


  158. Samoylova ML, Covinsky KE, Haftek M, Kuo S, Roberts JP, Lai JC. 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 2017. PMID: 27884053


  159. Andrews JS, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Hough CL, Covinsky KE, Katz PP. Frailty and reduced physical function go hand in hand in adults with rheumatoid arthritis: a US observational cohort study. Clinical rheumatology 2017. PMID: 28116570


  160. Greene M, Justice AC, Covinsky KE. Assessment of geriatric syndromes and physical function in people living with HIV. Virulence 2016. PMID: 27715455


  161. Tang VL, Sudore R, Cenzer IS, Boscardin WJ, Smith A, Ritchie C, Wallhagen M, Finlayson E, Petrillo L, Covinsky K. Rates of Recovery to Pre-Fracture Function in Older Persons with Hip Fracture: an Observational Study. Volume 32 of Issue 2. Journal of general internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27605004


  162. Tang VL, Covinsky K. Frailty and Surgical Decision Making. Annals of internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27548427


  163. Ritchie CS, Kelley AS, Stijacic Cenzer I, Smith AK, Wallhagen ML, Covinsky KE. High Levels of Geriatric Palliative Care Needs in Hip Fracture Patients Before the Hip Fracture. Volume 52 of Issue 4. Journal of pain and symptom management 2016. PMID: 27521282


  164. Wang CW, Feng S, Covinsky KE, Hayssen H, Zhou LQ, Yeh BM, Lai JC. A Comparison of Muscle Function, Mass, and Quality in Liver Transplant Candidates: Results From the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation Study. Transplantation 2016. PMID: 27314169


  165. Parks AL, Covinsky KE. Anticoagulation in the Very Old. JAMA internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27380387


  166. Linos E, Chren MM, Stijacic Cenzer I, Covinsky KE. Skin Cancer in U.S. Elderly Adults: Does Life Expectancy Play a Role in Treatment Decisions? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016. PMID: 27303932


  167. Cain KD, Sehgal BR, Covinsky KE, Kaelber DC, Sehgal AR. The Clinical Impact of Medical Journals. Annals of internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27294687


  168. Cenzer IS, Tang V, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK, Ritchie C, Wallhagen MI, Espaldon R, Covinsky KE. One-Year Mortality After Hip Fracture: Development and Validation of a Prognostic Index. Volume 64 of Issue 9. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016. PMID: 27295578


  169. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Hayssen H, Lizaola B, Dodge J, Roberts JP, Terrault NA, Feng S. 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 2016. PMID: 26584013


  170. Kelley AS, Covinsky KE, Gorges RJ, McKendrick K, Bollens-Lund E, Morrison RS, Ritchie CS. Identifying Older Adults with Serious Illness: A Critical Step toward Improving the Value of Health Care. Volume 52 of Issue 1. Health services research 2016. PMID: 26990009


  171. Covinsky KE, Redberg RF. An Intervention to Reduce Use of Low-Value Imaging Tests. Volume 176 of Issue 2. JAMA internal medicine 2016. PMID: 26641734


  172. Covinsky KE. Risks Associated With Catheters. JAMA internal medicine 2016. PMID: 26571025


  173. Lai JC, Dodge JL, Sen S, Covinsky K, Feng S. Functional decline in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation: Results from the functional assessment in liver transplantation (FrAILT) study. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2015. PMID: 26517301


  174. Wang CW, Covinsky KE, Feng S, Hayssen H, Segev DL, Lai JC. 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 2015. PMID: 26359787


  175. Smith AK, Cenzer IS, John Boscardin W, Ritchie CS, Wallhagen ML, Covinsky KE. Increase in Disability Prevalence Before Hip Fracture. Volume 63 of Issue 10. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2015. PMID: 26480970


  176. Greysen SR, Covinsky KE. Physical Function and Hospital Readmissions-Reply. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 26436747


  177. Hunt LJ, Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Stephens CE, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia: Results from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2015. PMID: 26200445


  178. Ornstein KA, Leff B, Covinsky KE, Ritchie CS, Federman AD, Roberts L, Kelley AS, Siu AL, Szanton SL. Epidemiology of the Homebound Population in the United States. Volume 175 of Issue 7. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 26010119


  179. Bautista CA, Covinsky K, Aronson L. Chronic care management for Medicare patients--reply. JAMA 2015. PMID: 26057296


  180. Oresanya L, Zhao S, Gan S, Fries BE, Goodney PP, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Finlayson E. Functional outcomes after lower extremity revascularization in nursing home residents: a national cohort study. Volume 175 of Issue 6. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25844523


  181. Greene M, Covinsky KE, Valcour V, Miao Y, Madamba J, Lampiris H, Cenzer IS, Martin J, Deeks SG. Geriatric Syndromes in Older HIV-Infected Adults. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2015. PMID: 26009828


  182. Greysen SR, Stijacic Cenzer I, Auerbach AD, Covinsky KE. Functional impairment and hospital readmission in Medicare seniors. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25642907


  183. Covinsky KE. The critical importance of functional status in critical illness. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25665038


  184. He S, Craig BA, Xu H, Covinsky KE, Stallard E, Thomas J, Hass Z, Sands LP. 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 2015. PMID: 25834196


  185. Aronson L, Bautista CA, Covinsky K. Medicare and care coordination: expanding the clinician's toolbox. JAMA 2015. PMID: 25710653


  186. Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Hayssen H, Lizaola B, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Terrault NA, Feng S. 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 2015. PMID: 25644788


  187. Greene M, Covinsky K, Astemborski J, Piggott DA, Brown T, Leng S, Galai N, Mehta SH, Guralnik J, Patel KV, Kirk GD. The relationship of physical performance with HIV disease and mortality. AIDS (London, England) 2014. PMID: 25493597


  188. Perissinotto CM, Covinsky KE. Living alone, socially isolated or lonely--what are we measuring? Journal of general internal medicine 2014. PMID: 25092012


  189. Lee SJ, Boscardin WJ, Kirby KA, Covinsky KE. Individualizing life expectancy estimates for older adults using the Gompertz Law of Human Mortality. Volume 9 of Issue 9. PloS one 2014. PMID: 25265291


  190. Lai JC, Covinsky K, Feng S. 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 2014. PMID: 25307032


  191. Greysen SR, Chin Garcia C, Sudore RL, Cenzer IS, Covinsky KE. Functional impairment and Internet use among older adults: implications for meaningful use of patient portals. Volume 174 of Issue 7. JAMA internal medicine 2014. PMID: 24839165


  192. Lai JC, Feng S, Terrault NA, Lizaola B, Hayssen H, Covinsky K. 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 2014. PMID: 24935609


  193. Moody SY, Newsom EM, Covinsky KE. Determinants of perceived emotional recovery and perceived change in health after a disaster. Volume 62 of Issue 6. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2014. PMID: 24925556


  194. Lindquist LA, Covinsky K, Langa KM, Petty BG, Williams BC, Kutner JS. Making general internal medicine research relevant to the older patient with multiple chronic comorbidities. Journal of general internal medicine 2014. PMID: 24557510


  195. Byers AL, Covinsky KE, Neylan TC, Yaffe K. Chronicity of posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of disability in older persons. JAMA psychiatry 2014. PMID: 24647756


  196. Covinsky KE. Multimorbidity, guidelines, and clinical inertia. JAMA internal medicine 2014. PMID: 24614891


  197. Eubank KJ, Covinsky KE. Delirium severity in the hospitalized patient: time to pay attention. Volume 160 of Issue 8. Annals of internal medicine 2014. PMID: 24733202


  198. Kelley AS, Langa KM, Smith AK, Cagle J, Ornstein K, Silveira MJ, Nicholas L, Covinsky KE, Ritchie CS. Leveraging the health and retirement study to advance palliative care research. Volume 17 of Issue 5. Journal of palliative medicine 2014. PMID: 24694096


  199. O'Hare AM, Hotchkiss JR, Kurella Tamura M, Larson EB, Hemmelgarn BR, Batten A, Do TP, Covinsky KE. 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 2014. PMID: 24424348


  200. Greysen SR, Covinsky KE. Functional status--an important but overlooked variable in the readmissions equation. Journal of hospital medicine 2014. PMID: 24616273


  201. Covinsky KE. Palliative care?=?hope. JAMA internal medicine 2014. PMID: 24217525


  202. Covinsky KE. Using the GO-FAR score. JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 24019128


  203. Zeki Al Hazzouri A, Vittinghoff E, Byers A, Covinsky K, Blazer D, Diem S, Ensrud KE, Yaffe K. 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 2013. PMID: 24097423


  204. Smith AK, Walter LC, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE. Disability during the last two years of life. JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23836120


  205. Covinsky KE. The problem of overuse. JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23817453


  206. Greysen SR, Horwitz LI, Covinsky KE, Gordon K, Ohl ME, Justice AC. Does social isolation predict hospitalization and mortality among HIV+ and uninfected older veterans? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2013. PMID: 23927911


  207. Covinsky KE. Hospitalization in older persons: not just a medical outcome, a social outcome as well: comment on "Elder abuse as a risk factor for hospitalization in older persons". JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23568053


  208. Covinsky KE, Cenzer IS, Yaffe K, O'Brien S, Blazer DG. 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 2013. PMID: 23602308


  209. Andrews JS, Cenzer IS, Yelin E, Covinsky KE. Pain as a risk factor for disability or death. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2013. PMID: 23521614


  210. Cruz M, Covinsky K, Widera EW, Stijacic-Cenzer I, Lee SJ. Predicting 10-year mortality for older adults. Volume 309 of Issue 9. JAMA 2013. PMID: 23462780


  211. Perissinotto C, Covinsky KE. Health status in elderly persons living alone--reply. JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23440237


  212. Covinsky KE. The differential diagnosis of living alone: comment on "Living alone and risk of mortality in older, community-dwelling adults". JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23318373


  213. Covinsky KE. The incremental nature of clinical research: comment on "The association of aspirin use with age-related macular degeneration". JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23338524


  214. Odden MC, Peralta CA, Covinsky KE. Walking speed is a useful marker of frailty in older persons--reply. JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23440241


  215. Covinsky KE. Debating effect sizes. JAMA internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23277310


  216. Aragon K, Covinsky K, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Flint L, Smith AK. Use of the Medicare posthospitalization skilled nursing benefit in the last 6 months of life. Volume 172 of Issue 20. Archives of internal medicine 2012. PMID: 23026981


  217. Byers AL, Vittinghoff E, Lui LY, Hoang T, Blazer DG, Covinsky KE, Ensrud KE, Cauley JA, Hillier TA, Fredman L, Yaffe K. Twenty-year depressive trajectories among older women. Archives of general psychiatry 2012. PMID: 23026957


  218. 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. Advancing Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, treatment, and care: recommendations from the Ware Invitational Summit. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2012. PMID: 22959699


  219. Odden MC, Peralta CA, Haan MN, Covinsky KE. Rethinking the association of high blood pressure with mortality in elderly adults: the impact of frailty. Archives of internal medicine 2012. PMID: 22801930


  220. Depalma G, Xu H, Covinsky KE, Craig BA, Stallard E, Thomas J, Sands LP. Hospital readmission among older adults who return home with unmet need for ADL disability. The Gerontologist 2012. PMID: 22859438


  221. Byers AL, Covinsky KE, Barnes DE, Yaffe K. 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 2012. PMID: 21597358


  222. Perissinotto CM, Stijacic Cenzer I, Covinsky KE. Loneliness in older persons: a predictor of functional decline and death. Archives of internal medicine 2012. PMID: 22710744


  223. Spira AP, Covinsky K, Rebok GW, Stone KL, Redline S, Yaffe K. Objectively measured sleep quality and nursing home placement in older women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2012. PMID: 22702839


  224. Smith AK, McCarthy E, Weber E, Cenzer IS, Boscardin J, Fisher J, Covinsky 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) 2012. PMID: 22665840


  225. Spira AP, Covinsky K, Rebok GW, Punjabi NM, Stone KL, Hillier TA, Ensrud KE, Yaffe K. Poor sleep quality and functional decline in older women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2012. PMID: 22690985


  226. Xu H, Covinsky KE, Stallard E, Thomas J, Sands LP. Insufficient help for activity of daily living disabilities and risk of all-cause hospitalization. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2012. PMID: 22587855


  227. Odden MC, Covinsky KE, Neuhaus JM, Mayeda ER, Peralta CA, Haan MN. 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 2012. PMID: 22389463


  228. Chen B, Covinsky KE, Stijacic Cenzer I, Adler N, Williams BA. Subjective social status and functional decline in older adults. Journal of general internal medicine 2012. PMID: 22215272


  229. Covinsky KE, Pierluissi E, Johnston CB. Hospitalization-associated disability: "She was probably able to ambulate, but I'm not sure". JAMA 2011. PMID: 22028354


  230. Steinman MA, Handler SM, Gurwitz JH, Schiff GD, Covinsky KE. Beyond the prescription: medication monitoring and adverse drug events in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2011. PMID: 21797831


  231. Sudore RL, Covinsky KE. Respecting elders by respecting their paid caregivers. Volume 26 of Issue 5. Journal of general internal medicine 2011. PMID: 21424164


  232. Widera E, Covinsky KE. Fulfilling our obligation to the caregiver: it's time for action: comment on "Translation of a dementia caregiver support program in a health care system--REACH VA". Archives of internal medicine 2011. PMID: 21357812


  233. Smith AK, Ayanian JZ, Covinsky KE, Landon BE, McCarthy EP, Wee CC, Steinman MA. Conducting high-value secondary dataset analysis: an introductory guide and resources. Journal of general internal medicine 2011. PMID: 21301985


  234. O'Hare AM, Covinsky KE. Prediction modeling to assess the prognostic significance of a biomarker panel. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2010. PMID: 21088293


  235. Smith AK, Cenzer IS, Knight SJ, Puntillo KA, Widera E, Williams BA, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE. The epidemiology of pain during the last 2 years of life. Annals of internal medicine 2010. PMID: 21041575


  236. Kelly A, Conell-Price J, Covinsky K, Cenzer IS, Chang A, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Length of stay for older adults residing in nursing homes at the end of life. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2010. PMID: 20738438


  237. Yaffe K, Vittinghoff E, Lindquist K, Barnes D, Covinsky KE, Neylan T, Kluse M, Marmar C. Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of dementia among US veterans. Archives of general psychiatry 2010. PMID: 20530010


  238. Byers AL, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE, Friedman MB, Bruce ML. High occurrence of mood and anxiety disorders among older adults: The National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of general psychiatry 2010. PMID: 20439830


  239. Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Whitmer RA, Kuller LH, Lopez OL, Yaffe K. 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 2010. PMID: 20298975


  240. Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Lindquist K, Cherkasova E, Yelin E, Blazer DG. 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 2010. PMID: 20163486


  241. Schmitt EM, Sands LP, Weiss S, Dowling G, Covinsky K. Adult day health center participation and health-related quality of life. The Gerontologist 2010. PMID: 20106933


  242. Ayalon L, Covinsky KE. Spouse-rated vs self-rated health as predictors of mortality. Archives of internal medicine 2009. PMID: 20008702


  243. Kurella Tamura M, Covinsky KE, Chertow GM, Yaffe K, Landefeld CS, McCulloch CE. Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis. The New England journal of medicine 2009. PMID: 19828531


  244. Williams BA, Baillargeon JG, Lindquist K, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Whitson HE, Steinman MA. Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas prison system. American journal of public health 2009. PMID: 19762661


  245. 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. Towards a combined prognostic index for survival in HIV infection: the role of 'non-HIV' biomarkers. HIV medicine 2009. PMID: 19751364


  246. Mehta KM, Stewart AL, Langa KM, Yaffe K, Moody-Ayers S, Williams BA, Covinsky KE. "Below average" self-assessed school performance and Alzheimer's disease in the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study. Volume 5 of Issue 5. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2009. PMID: 19751917


  247. Covinsky KE, Lindquist K, Dunlop DD, Yelin E. Pain, functional limitations, and aging. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2009. PMID: 19682122


  248. O'Hare AM, Kaufman JS, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, McFarland LV, Larson EB. 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? Annals of internal medicine 2009. PMID: 19451579


  249. Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Whitmer RA, Kuller LH, Lopez OL, Yaffe K. Predicting risk of dementia in older adults: The late-life dementia risk index. Neurology 2009. PMID: 19439724


  250. Lee SJ, Sudore RL, Williams BA, Lindquist K, Chen HL, Covinsky KE. Functional limitations, socioeconomic status, and all-cause mortality in moderate alcohol drinkers. Volume 57 of Issue 6. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2009. PMID: 19473456


  251. Boyd CM, Landefeld CS, Counsell SR, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Kresevic D, Burant C, Covinsky KE. Recovery of activities of daily living in older adults after hospitalization for acute medical illness. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2008. PMID: 19093915


  252. Sands LP, Xu H, Craig BA, Eng C, Covinsky KE. Predicting change in functional status over quarterly intervals for older adults enrolled in the PACE community-based long-term care program. Aging clinical and experimental research 2008. PMID: 19039283


  253. Schane RE, Walter LC, Dinno A, Covinsky KE, Woodruff PG. Prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of general internal medicine 2008. PMID: 18690488


  254. Covinsky KE, Lin F, Bittner V, Hlatky MA, Knight SJ, Vittinghoff E. Health-related quality of life following coronary artery bypass graft surgery in post-menopausal women. Journal of general internal medicine 2008. PMID: 18574638


  255. Lee SJ, Go AS, Lindquist K, Bertenthal D, Covinsky KE. Chronic conditions and mortality among the oldest old. Volume 98 of Issue 7. American journal of public health 2008. PMID: 18511714


  256. Yaffe K, Covinsky KE. Coronary bypass surgery and long-term cognitive decline. Annals of neurology 2008. PMID: 18481289


  257. Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Covinsky KE, Walter LC. Screening mammography in older women. Effect of wealth and prognosis. Volume 168 of Issue 5. Archives of internal medicine 2008. PMID: 18332298


  258. Covinsky KE, Lindquist K, Dunlop DD, Gill TM, Yelin E. Effect of arthritis in middle age on older-age functioning. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2008. PMID: 18184204


  259. Doolan DM, Stotts NA, Benowitz NL, Covinsky KE, Froelicher ES. 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 2008. PMID: 18174758


  260. Carey EC, Covinsky KE, Lui LY, Eng C, Sands LP, Walter LC. Prediction of mortality in community-living frail elderly people with long-term care needs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2007. PMID: 18031487


  261. Ayalon L, Covinsky KE. Late-life mortality in older Jews exposed to the Nazi regime. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2007. PMID: 17767679


  262. Moody-Ayers S, Lindquist K, Sen S, Covinsky KE. Childhood social and economic well-being and health in older age. Volume 166 of Issue 9. American journal of epidemiology 2007. PMID: 17720682


  263. Lee SJ, Moody-Ayers SY, Landefeld CS, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Segal MR, Covinsky KE. The relationship between self-rated health and mortality in older black and white Americans. Volume 55 of Issue 10. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2007. PMID: 17697102


  264. Kurella M, Covinsky KE, Collins AJ, Chertow GM. Octogenarians and nonagenarians starting dialysis in the United States. Annals of internal medicine 2007. PMID: 17283348


  265. Mehta KM, Yaffe K, Brenes GA, Newman AB, Shorr RI, Simonsick EM, Ayonayon HN, Rubin SM, Covinsky KE. Anxiety symptoms and decline in physical function over 5 years in the health, aging and body composition study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2007. PMID: 17302665


  266. Holroyd-Leduc JM, Sen S, Bertenthal D, Sands LP, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Covinsky KE, Seth Landefeld C. 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 2007. PMID: 17302659


  267. O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Walter LC, Garg AX, Covinsky K, Kaufman JS, Rodriguez RA, Allon M. When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: should age be a consideration? Kidney international 2007. PMID: 17245396


  268. Covinsky KE, Johnston CB. Envisioning better approaches for dementia care. Annals of internal medicine 2006. PMID: 17116923


  269. Williams BA, Lindquist K, Moody-Ayers SY, Walter LC, Covinsky KE. Functional impairment, race, and family expectations of death. Volume 54 of Issue 11. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2006. PMID: 17087694


  270. Sink KM, Covinsky KE, Barnes DE, Newcomer RJ, Yaffe K. Caregiver characteristics are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2006. PMID: 16696746


  271. Covinsky K. Aging, arthritis, and disability. Arthritis and rheumatism 2006. PMID: 16583390


  272. Steinman MA, McQuaid KR, Covinsky KE. Age and rising rates of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor use. Results from a national survey. Volume 21 of Issue 3. Journal of general internal medicine 2006. PMID: 16499546


  273. Lee SJ, Lindquist K, Segal MR, Covinsky KE. Development and validation of a prognostic index for 4-year mortality in older adults. Volume 295 of Issue 7. JAMA 2006. PMID: 16478903


  274. Covinsky KE, Hilton J, Lindquist K, Dudley RA. Development and validation of an index to predict activity of daily living dependence in community-dwelling elders. Volume 44 of Issue 2. Medical care 2006. PMID: 16434914


  275. O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, Sen S, Mehta K, Steinman MA, Borzecki A, Walter LC. Mortality risk stratification in chronic kidney disease: one size for all ages? Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2006. PMID: 16452492


  276. Sands LP, Wang Y, McCabe GP, Jennings K, Eng C, Covinsky KE. 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 2006. PMID: 16460389


  277. Moody-Ayers SY, Stewart AL, Covinsky KE, Inouye SK. Prevalence and correlates of perceived societal racism in older African-American adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Volume 53 of Issue 12. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005. PMID: 16398910


  278. Newcomer RJ, Clay TH, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE. Mortality risk and prospective medicare expenditures for persons with dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005. PMID: 16274386


  279. Sands LP, Landefeld CS, Ayers SM, Yaffe K, Palmer R, Fortinsky R, Counsell SR, Covinsky KE. Disparities between black and white patients in functional improvement after hospitalization for an acute illness. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005. PMID: 16181184


  280. Moody-Ayers SY, Mehta KM, Lindquist K, Sands L, Covinsky KE. Black-white disparities in functional decline in older persons: the role of cognitive function. Volume 60 of Issue 7. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2005. PMID: 16079221


  281. Li AK, Covinsky KE, Sands LP, Fortinsky RH, Counsell SR, Landefeld CS. Reports of financial disability predict functional decline and death in older patients discharged from the hospital. Journal of general internal medicine 2005. PMID: 15836551


  282. Carey EC, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE. Development and validation of a functional morbidity index to predict mortality in community-dwelling elders. Journal of general internal medicine 2004. PMID: 15482555


  283. Burton EC, Phillips RS, Covinsky KE, Sands LP, Goldman L, Dawson NV, Connors AF, Landefeld CS. The relation of autopsy rate to physicians' beliefs and recommendations regarding autopsy. The American journal of medicine 2004. PMID: 15308435


  284. Sink KM, Covinsky KE, Newcomer R, Yaffe K. Ethnic differences in the prevalence and pattern of dementia-related behaviors. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2004. PMID: 15271114


  285. Walter LC, Davidowitz NP, Heineken PA, Covinsky KE. Pitfalls of converting practice guidelines into quality measures: lessons learned from a VA performance measure. JAMA 2004. PMID: 15161897


  286. Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE. Relationship between health status and use of screening mammography and Papanicolaou smears among women older than 70 years of age. Annals of internal medicine 2004. PMID: 15126251


  287. Holroyd-Leduc JM, Mehta KM, Covinsky KE. Urinary incontinence and its association with death, nursing home admission, and functional decline. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2004. PMID: 15086650


  288. Covinsky KE, Yaffe K. Dementia, prognosis, and the needs of patients and caregivers. Annals of internal medicine 2004. PMID: 15068987


  289. Walter LC, de Garmo P, Covinsky KE. Association of older age and female sex with inadequate reach of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy. The American journal of medicine 2004. PMID: 14749161


  290. Chuang KH, Covinsky KE, Sands LP, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS. Diagnosis-related group-adjusted hospital costs are higher in older medical patients with lower functional status. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003. PMID: 14687350


  291. Covinsky KE, Newcomer R, Fox P, Wood J, Sands L, Dane K, Yaffe K. Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with depression in caregivers of patients with dementia. Journal of general internal medicine 2003. PMID: 14687259


  292. Yaffe K, Edwards ER, Covinsky KE, Lui LY, Eng C. 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 2003. PMID: 14506090


  293. Mehta KM, Yaffe K, Langa KM, Sands L, Whooley MA, Covinsky KE. 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 2003. PMID: 12730257


  294. Newcomer R, Covinsky KE, Clay T, Yaffe K. Predicting 12-month mortality for persons with dementia. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences 2003. PMID: 12730320


  295. Lindenberger EC, Landefeld CS, Sands LP, Counsell SR, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Covinsky KE. Unsteadiness reported by older hospitalized patients predicts functional decline. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003. PMID: 12752836


  296. Zimmerer JL, Leon JB, Covinsky KE, Desai U, Sehgal AR. 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 2003. PMID: 12671828


  297. Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Counsell SR, Stewart AL, Kresevic D, Burant CJ, Landefeld CS. 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 2003. PMID: 12657063


  298. Covinsky KE, Eng C, Lui LY, Sands LP, Yaffe K. The last 2 years of life: functional trajectories of frail older people. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003. PMID: 12657068


  299. Tan EJ, Lui LY, Eng C, Jha AK, Covinsky KE. 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 2003. PMID: 12558723


  300. Sands LP, Yaffe K, Covinsky K, Chren MM, Counsell S, Palmer R, Fortinsky R, Landefeld CS. 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 2003. PMID: 12560409