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Effect of Dissemination of Evidence in Reducing Injuries from Falls
Tinetti ME, Baker DI, King M, Gottschalk M, Murphy TE, Acampora D, Carlin BP, Leo-Summers L, Allore HG. Effect of Dissemination of Evidence in Reducing Injuries from Falls. New England Journal Of Medicine 2008, 359: 252-261. PMID: 18635430, PMCID: PMC3472807, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0801748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall-related injuriesSerious fall-related injuriesAdjusted ratesIntervention regionClinical practiceElderly personsPercentage of cliniciansPrimary care cliniciansPrevention of fallsMedical servicesRate of injuryYears of ageEvaluation periodDissemination of evidenceCare cliniciansIntervention visitsOutpatient rehabilitationPreintervention periodFall preventionMorbid conditionsNonrandomized designInjuryReducing InjuryCliniciansRegions of Connecticut
2006
Perceptions of physicians on the barriers and facilitators to integrating fall risk evaluation and management into practice
Chou W, Tinetti M, King M, Irwin K, Fortinsky R. Perceptions of physicians on the barriers and facilitators to integrating fall risk evaluation and management into practice. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: 117-122. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0244-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care providersFall risk evaluationCare providersPatient factorsPhysician factorsSelf-reported facilitatorsHigh-risk patientsAppropriateness of referralsFall risk managementRisk factor evaluationHealth care providersPerceptions of physiciansOlder patientsPatient barriersConsiderable morbidityLogistical factorsOutreach visitsPrimary carePhysicians' perceptionsImmobile patientsClinical practicePatientsAvailability of transportationOlder adultsRisk evaluation
2005
Nursing Home Practitioner Survey of Diagnostic Criteria for Urinary Tract Infections
Juthani‐Mehta M, Drickamer MA, Towle V, Zhang Y, Tinetti ME, Quagliarello VJ. Nursing Home Practitioner Survey of Diagnostic Criteria for Urinary Tract Infections. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53: 1986-1990. PMID: 16274383, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00470.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsTract infectionsLaboratory criteriaHome residentsDiagnostic criteriaClinical practiceConsensus criteriaInfection control practitionersFirst diagnostic stepMcGeer criteriaNoncatheterized patientsUrine cultureProspective dataMental statusNineteen physiciansSurveillance criteriaNursing homesPrevention strategiesSelf-administered surveyDipstick analysisDiagnostic stepsPhysician assistantsCharge nursesNurses