Understanding Symptoms and Function After Serious Health Events in Older Adults
Distressing Symptoms and Disability Before and After Sentinel Health Events among Community-living Older Persons
This work looks at how older adults living in their communities experience distressing symptoms and changes in their ability to function before and after major health events like hospitalizations or surgeries.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Yale University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Haven, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-10894148 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
For older adults, feeling good and staying independent are top health goals. This project aims to understand how distressing symptoms develop or continue after serious health events, such as critical illnesses or major surgeries. We believe that these symptoms can make it harder for people to recover their full function. By carefully observing these changes, we hope to gather information that can help develop better supportive care to improve recovery and quality of life.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This work focuses on community-living older persons who experience hospitalizations for critical illness, major elective or non-elective surgeries, or other acute conditions.
Not a fit: Patients who are not older adults or who have not experienced a serious health event as defined by the project may not directly benefit from this specific research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to new ways to manage distressing symptoms and help older adults maintain their independence after serious health events.
How similar studies have performed: This is a renewal of an ongoing project, building on previous findings to further understand the complex relationship between symptoms and disability.
Where this research is happening
New Haven, United States
- Yale University — New Haven, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Gill, Thomas Michael — Yale University
- Study coordinator: Gill, Thomas Michael
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.