Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH, BS

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. Li L, Chang A, Covinsky KE. Addressing Both Racism and Ageism in Research-An Opportunity for MOSAAIC. JAMA internal medicine 2025. PMID: 39992677


  2. Stall NM, Anderson TS, Covinsky KE. Pleotropic Effects of Glucose-Lowering Medications-Need for Cautious Interpretation of Target Trial Emulation Studies. JAMA internal medicine 2025. PMID: 39928327


  3. Shiff HM, Allison TA, Halim M, Covinsky KE, Smith AK, Barnes DE, Gubner JM, Zamora K. "I Aim to Fulfill My Promise": Dementia Caregiving from the Perspective of Spouses and Partners. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society 2025. PMID: 39782086


  4. Avelino-Silva TJ, Lee SJ, Covinsky KE, Walter LC, Deardorff WJ, Boscardin J, Campora F, Szlejf C, Suemoto CK, Smith AK. External Validation of the Walter Index for Posthospitalization Mortality Prediction in Older Adults. JAMA network open 2025. PMID: 39841475


  5. Schwartz JB, Covinsky K. "Unjustified Partiality or Impartial Bias? Reckoning with Age and Disability Discrimination in Cancer Clinical Trials". The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2024. PMID: 39676363


  6. Dreyfuss LD, Nik-Ahd F, Wang L, Shatkin-Margolis A, Covinsky K, Boscardin WJ, Suskind AM. Outcomes following intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA in a national cohort of nursing home residents. BJUI compass 2024. PMID: 39877559


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


  8. Abugroun A, Shah SJ, Fitzmaurice G, Hubbard C, Newman JC, Covinsky K, Fang MC. The Association Between Accelerated Biological Aging and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Adults with Hypertension. The American journal of medicine 2024. PMID: 39542075


  9. 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


  10. 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


  11. 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


  12. 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


  13. 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


  14. 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


  15. 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


  16. 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


  17. 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


  18. 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


  19. 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


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


  21. 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


  22. 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


  23. 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


  24. 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


  25. 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


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


  27. 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


  28. 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


  29. 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


  30. 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


  31. 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


  32. 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


  33. 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


  34. 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


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


  36. 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


  37. 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


  38. 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


  39. 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


  40. 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


  41. 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


  42. 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


  43. 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


  44. 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


  45. 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


  46. 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


  47. 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


  48. 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


  49. 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


  50. 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


  51. 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


  52. 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


  53. 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


  54. 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


  55. 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


  56. Bauer SR, Harrison SL, Cawthon PM, Senders A, Kenfield SA, Suskind AM, McCulloch CE, Covinsky K, Marshall LM, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group. Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Among Older Men. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2021. PMID: 34375402


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


  58. 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


  59. 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


  60. 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. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 34734252


  61. 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


  62. Shah SJ, Covinsky KE. Follow-up Duration and Gender Differences in a Study of Older Adults Living Alone-Reply. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35254382


  63. Greene M, Shi Y, Boscardin J, Sudore R, Gandhi M, Covinsky K. Geriatric conditions and healthcare utilisation in older adults living with HIV. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35511728


  64. Van Kuiken ME, Zhao S, Covinsky K, Boscardin J, Finlayson E, Suskind AM. Reply by Authors. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35232227


  65. 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. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35535921


  67. 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. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35060760


  68. Shah SJ, Fang MC, Wannier SR, Steinman MA, Covinsky KE. Association of Social Support With Functional Outcomes in Older Adults Who Live Alone. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 34779818


  69. 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. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 34842909


  70. 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. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 34951697


  71. Ward E, Covinsky KE. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Nursing Home Staff. JAMA internal medicine 2021. PMID: 34529001


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


  73. 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. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 34817584


  74. Miller MJ, Cenzer I, Barnes DE, Covinsky KE. Physical inactivity in older adults with cognitive impairment without dementia: room for improvement. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 34674188


  75. 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


  76. 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


  77. 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


  78. 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


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


  80. 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


  81. 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


  82. 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


  83. Lee SJ, Smith AK, Ramirez-Diaz 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


  84. 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


  86. 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


  87. 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


  88. 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. JAMA surgery 2021. PMID: 33404646


  89. 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


  90. 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. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021. PMID: 33683703


  91. Claytor J, Covinsky KE. Amplifying Access to Hearing Aids. JAMA internal medicine 2020. PMID: 33284344


  92. 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


  93. Chen P, Covinsky K. Difficulty Taking Medications: a Corollary to Dementia Risk. Journal of general internal medicine 2021. PMID: 33532953


  94. DeJong C, Katz MH, Covinsky K. Deferral of Care for Serious Non-COVID-19 Conditions: A Hidden Harm of COVID-19. JAMA internal medicine 2020. PMID: 33104166


  95. Aliberti MJR, Covinsky KE, Garcez FB, Smith AK, Curiati PK, Lee SJ, Dias MB, Melo VJD, Rego-Júnior OF, Paula Richinho V, Filho WJ, Avelino-Silva TJ. A fuller picture of COVID-19 prognosis: the added value of vulnerability measures to predict mortality in hospitalised older adults. Age and ageing 2020. PMID: 33068099


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


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


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


  99. 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. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020. PMID: 33047812


  100. 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


  101. 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


  102. 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


  103. Amjad H, Mulcahy J, Kasper JD, Burgdorf J, Roth DL, Covinsky K, Wolff JL. Do Caregiving Factors Affect Hospitalization Risk Among Disabled Older Adults? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020. PMID: 32964422


  104. 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


  105. 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


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


  107. 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


  108. 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


  109. 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


  110. 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


  111. 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


  112. 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


  113. 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


  114. 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


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


  116. 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


  117. 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


  118. 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


  119. 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


  120. 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


  121. 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


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


  123. 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


  124. 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


  125. 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


  126. 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


  127. 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


  128. 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


  129. 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


  130. 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


  131. Portacolone E, Rubinstein RL, Covinsky KE, Halpern J, Johnson JK. The Precarity of Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment. The Gerontologist 2018. PMID: 29373676


  132. 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


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


  134. 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


  135. Linos E, Chren MM, Covinsky K. Creating a Partnership Between Dermatologists and Geriatricians-Reply. JAMA dermatology 2018. PMID: 30484815


  136. 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


  137. 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


  138. 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


  139. 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


  140. 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


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


  142. 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


  143. 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


  144. 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


  145. 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


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


  147. 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


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


  149. 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


  150. 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


  151. 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


  152. 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


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


  154. 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


  155. 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


  156. 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


  157. 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. Journal of pain and symptom management 2017. PMID: 28916294


  158. Willham K, Covinsky K, Widera E. Geriatrics Literature 2016 Year in Review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2017. PMID: 28873217


  159. 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


  160. 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


  161. 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


  162. 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


  163. 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


  164. 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


  165. 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


  166. 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


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


  168. 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


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


  170. 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. Journal of pain and symptom management 2016. PMID: 27521282


  171. 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


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


  173. 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


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


  175. 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. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016. PMID: 27295578


  176. 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


  177. 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. Health services research 2016. PMID: 26990009


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


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


  181. 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


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


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


  184. 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


  185. 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. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 26010119


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


  187. 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. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25844523


  188. 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


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


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


  191. 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


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


  193. 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


  194. 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


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


  196. 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


  197. 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


  198. 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


  199. 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


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


  201. 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


  202. 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


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


  204. 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


  205. 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. Journal of palliative medicine 2014. PMID: 24694096


  206. 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


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


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


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


  210. 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


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


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


  213. 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


  215. 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


  216. 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


  217. 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


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


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


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


  223. 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


  224. 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


  225. 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


  226. 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


  227. 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


  228. 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


  229. 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


  230. 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


  231. 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


  232. 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


  233. 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


  234. 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


  235. 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


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


  237. 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


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


  240. 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


  241. 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


  242. 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


  243. 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


  244. 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


  245. 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


  246. 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


  247. 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


  248. 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


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


  250. 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


  251. 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


  252. 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


  253. 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. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2009. PMID: 19751917


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


  255. 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


  256. 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


  257. 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


  258. 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


  259. 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


  260. 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


  261. 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


  262. 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


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


  264. 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


  265. 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


  266. 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


  267. 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


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


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


  270. 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


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


  272. 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


  273. 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


  274. 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


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


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


  277. 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


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


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


  280. 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


  281. 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. Medical care 2006. PMID: 16434914


  282. 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


  283. 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


  284. 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. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005. PMID: 16398910


  285. 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


  286. 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


  287. 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. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2005. PMID: 16079221


  288. 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


  289. 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


  290. 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


  291. 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


  292. 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


  293. 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


  294. 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


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


  296. 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


  297. 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


  298. 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


  299. 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


  300. 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


  301. 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


  302. 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


  303. 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


  304. 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


  305. 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


  306. 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


  307. 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


  308. Steinman MA, Covinsky KE. Donepezil for nursing home patients with dementia: a reinterpretation of the evidence. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003. PMID: 12534859


  309. Walter LC, Lui LY, Eng C, Covinsky KE. Risk of hip fracture in disabled community-living older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003. PMID: 12534845


  310. Covinsky KE. Malnutrition and bad outcomes. Journal of general internal medicine 2002. PMID: 12472933


  311. Sands LP, Yaffe K, Lui LY, Stewart A, Eng C, Covinsky K. The effects of acute illness on ADL decline over 1 year in frail older adults with and without cognitive impairment. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2002. PMID: 12084807


  312. Mehta KM, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE. Cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and functional decline in older people. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2002. PMID: 12110064


  313. Yaffe K, Fox P, Newcomer R, Sands L, Lindquist K, Dane K, Covinsky KE. Patient and caregiver characteristics and nursing home placement in patients with dementia. JAMA 2002. PMID: 11966383


  314. Covinsky KE, Covinsky MH, Palmer RM, Sehgal AR. Serum albumin concentration and clinical assessments of nutritional status in hospitalized older people: different sides of different coins? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2002. PMID: 11982662


  315. Justice AC, Landefeld CS, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Whalen CC, Covinsky KE. Justification for a new cohort study of people aging with and without HIV infection. Journal of clinical epidemiology 2001. PMID: 11750202


  316. Steinman MA, Sands LP, Covinsky KE. Self-restriction of medications due to cost in seniors without prescription coverage. Journal of general internal medicine 2001. PMID: 11903757


  317. Covinsky KE, Eng C, Lui LY, Sands LP, Sehgal AR, Walter LC, Wieland D, Eleazer GP, Yaffe K. Reduced employment in caregivers of frail elders: impact of ethnicity, patient clinical characteristics, and caregiver characteristics. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2001. PMID: 11682579


  318. Walter LC, Eng C, Covinsky KE. Screening mammography for frail older women: what are the burdens? Journal of general internal medicine 2001. PMID: 11722693


  319. Yaffe K, Barnes D, Nevitt M, Lui LY, Covinsky K. A prospective study of physical activity and cognitive decline in elderly women: women who walk. Archives of internal medicine 2001. PMID: 11485502


  320. Walter LC, Brand RJ, Counsell SR, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS, Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE. Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalization. JAMA 2001. PMID: 11410097


  322. Covinsky KE, Kahana E, Kahana B, Kercher K, Schumacher JG, Justice AC. History and mobility exam index to identify community-dwelling elderly persons at risk of falling. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2001. PMID: 11283200


  323. Counsell SR, Holder CM, Liebenauer LL, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Kresevic DM, Quinn LM, Allen KR, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS. Effects of a multicomponent intervention on functional outcomes and process of care in hospitalized older patients: a randomized controlled trial of Acute Care for Elders (ACE) in a community hospital. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2000. PMID: 11129745


  324. Covinsky KE. Bringing a generalist approach to the problems of older patients. Journal of general internal medicine 2000. PMID: 11029683


  325. Hamel MB, Lynn J, Teno JM, Covinsky KE, Wu AW, Galanos A, Desbiens NA, Phillips RS. Age-related differences in care preferences, treatment decisions, and clinical outcomes of seriously ill hospitalized adults: lessons from SUPPORT. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2000. PMID: 10809472


  326. Covinsky KE, Fuller JD, Yaffe K, Johnston CB, Hamel MB, Lynn J, Teno JM, Phillips RS. Communication and decision-making in seriously ill patients: findings of the SUPPORT project. The Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2000. PMID: 10809474


  328. Lynn J, De Vries KO, Arkes HR, Stevens M, Cohn F, Murphy P, Covinsky KE, Hamel MB, Dawson NV, Tsevat J. Ineffectiveness of the SUPPORT intervention: review of explanations. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2000. PMID: 10809477


  329. Covinsky KE, Chren MM, Harper DL, Way LE, Rosenthal GE. Differences in patient-reported processes and outcomes between men and women with myocardial infarction. Journal of general internal medicine 2000. PMID: 10718897


  330. Wright PJ, Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE, Anderson PA, Landefeld CS. Delivery of preventive services to older black patients using neighborhood health centers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2000. PMID: 10682940


  331. Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Counsell SR, Pine ZM, Walter LC, Chren MM. Functional status before hospitalization in acutely ill older adults: validity and clinical importance of retrospective reports. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2000. PMID: 10682945


  332. Sehgal AR, Silver MR, Covinsky KE, Coffin R, Cain JA. Use of standardized ratios to examine variability in hemodialysis vascular access across facilities. Medical Review Board of The Renal Network, Inc. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2000. PMID: 10676727


  333. Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS. Effects of functional status changes before and during hospitalization on nursing home admission of older adults. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 1999. PMID: 10568535


  334. Covinsky KE, Martin GE, Beyth RJ, Justice AC, Sehgal AR, Landefeld CS. The relationship between clinical assessments of nutritional status and adverse outcomes in older hospitalized medical patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1999. PMID: 10323645


  335. Covinsky KE, Kahana E, Chin MH, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Landefeld CS. Depressive symptoms and 3-year mortality in older hospitalized medical patients. Annals of internal medicine 1999. PMID: 10189325


  336. Covinsky KE, Wu AW, Landefeld CS, Connors AF, Phillips RS, Tsevat J, Dawson NV, Lynn J, Fortinsky RH. Health status versus quality of life in older patients: does the distinction matter? The American journal of medicine 1999. PMID: 10225247


  337. Justice AC, Covinsky KE, Berlin JA. Assessing the generalizability of prognostic information. Annals of internal medicine 1999. PMID: 10075620


  338. Kresevic DM, Counsell SR, Covinsky K, Palmer R, Landefeld CS, Holder C, Beeler J. A patient-centered model of acute care for elders. The Nursing clinics of North America 1998. PMID: 9719695


  339. Covinsky KE, Rosenthal GE, Chren MM, Justice AC, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS. The relation between health status changes and patient satisfaction in older hospitalized medical patients. Journal of general internal medicine 1998. PMID: 9565384


  340. Roach MJ, Connors AF, Dawson NV, Wenger NS, Wu AW, Tsevat J, Desbiens N, Covinsky KE, Schubert DS. Depressed mood and survival in seriously ill hospitalized adults. The SUPPORT Investigators. Archives of internal medicine 1998. PMID: 9487237


  341. Chin MH, Covinsky KE, McDermott MM, Thomas EJ. Building a research career in general internal medicine: a perspective from young investigators. Journal of general internal medicine 1998. PMID: 9502372


  342. Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Kahana E, Counsell SR, Fortinsky RH, Landefeld CS. Improving functional outcomes in older patients: lessons from an acute care for elders unit. The Joint Commission journal on quality improvement 1998. PMID: 9547681


  343. Rosenthal GE, Harper DL, Shah A, Covinsky KE. A regional evaluation of variation in low-severity hospital admissions. Journal of general internal medicine 1997. PMID: 9229280


  344. Covinsky KE, King JT, Quinn LM, Siddique R, Palmer R, Kresevic DM, Fortinsky RH, Kowal J, Landefeld CS. Do acute care for elders units increase hospital costs? A cost analysis using the hospital perspective. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1997. PMID: 9180668


  345. Covinsky KE, Justice AC, Rosenthal GE, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS. Measuring prognosis and case mix in hospitalized elders. The importance of functional status. Journal of general internal medicine 1997. PMID: 9127223


  346. Covinsky KE, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Landefeld CS. Relation between symptoms of depression and health status outcomes in acutely ill hospitalized older persons. Annals of internal medicine 1997. PMID: 9072926


  347. Chren MM, Lasek RJ, Quinn LM, Covinsky KE. Convergent and discriminant validity of a generic and a disease-specific instrument to measure quality of life in patients with skin disease. The Journal of investigative dermatology 1997. PMID: 8980297


  348. Antani MR, Beyth RJ, Covinsky KE, Anderson PA, Miller DG, Cebul RD, Quinn LM, Landefeld CS. Failure to prescribe warfarin to patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation. Journal of general internal medicine 1996. PMID: 9016417


  349. Covinsky KE, Bates CK, Davis RB, Delbanco TL. Physicians' attitudes toward using patient reports to assess quality of care. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 1996. PMID: 9114897


  350. Beyth RJ, Antani MR, Covinsky KE, Miller DG, Chren MM, Quinn LM, Landefeld CS. Why isn't warfarin prescribed to patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation? Journal of general internal medicine 1996. PMID: 9016418


  351. Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, Teno J, Connors AF, Dawson N, Youngner S, Desbiens N, Lynn J, Fulkerson W, Reding D, Oye R, Phillips RS. Is economic hardship on the families of the seriously ill associated with patient and surrogate care preferences? SUPPORT Investigators. Archives of internal medicine 1996. PMID: 8694674


  352. Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS. Using the biopsychosocial model in practice. Improving the care of patients with late-life depression. Journal of general internal medicine 1996. PMID: 8744886


  353. Covinsky KE, Goldman L, Cook EF, Oye R, Desbiens N, Reding D, Fulkerson W, Connors AF, Lynn J, Phillips RS. The impact of serious illness on patients' families. SUPPORT Investigators. Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment. JAMA 1994. PMID: 7990218