2001
Nurses' Recognition of Delirium and Its Symptoms: Comparison of Nurse and Researcher Ratings
Inouye S, Foreman M, Mion L, Katz K, Cooney L. Nurses' Recognition of Delirium and Its Symptoms: Comparison of Nurse and Researcher Ratings. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 2467-2473. PMID: 11700159, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.20.2467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceClinical CompetenceDeliriumDementiaFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMental Status ScheduleNursing AssessmentNursing Evaluation ResearchObserver VariationProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityVision DisordersConceptsRecognition of deliriumRisk factorsNurses' ratingsPatients 70 yearsConfusion Assessment MethodIndependent risk factorPatient-related factorsAge 80 yearsComparison of nursesResearcher ratingsRoutine clinical observationsDelirium featuresHypoactive deliriumProspective studyEducation of nursesNurses' recognitionDeliriumClinical observationsUnderrecognitionDelirium RatingNursesVision impairmentPatientsCognitive testingCognitive Assessment
1993
Predictors of Formal Home Health Care Use in Elderly Patients after Hospitalization
Solomon D, Wagner D, Marenberg M, Acampora D, Cooney L, Inouye S. Predictors of Formal Home Health Care Use in Elderly Patients after Hospitalization. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1993, 41: 961-966. PMID: 8409182, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06762.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityConfidence IntervalsEducational StatusFemaleForecastingGeriatric AssessmentHealth PlanningHealth Services ResearchHome Care ServicesHospitalizationHumansMalePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSocial SupportConceptsHome health care useHealth care useRisk factorsAcute careElderly patientsSurgical patientsCare useHHC useProspective cohort studyRisk factor presentUniversity Teaching HospitalCohort studyHospital dischargeMedian durationIndependent predictorsSurgical wardsRisk strataDischarge planningTeaching hospitalInstrumental activitiesDaily livingElderly populationHHC agenciesStudy catchment areaPatientsDriving cessation and changes in mileage driven among elderly individuals.
Marottoli R, Ostfeld A, Merrill S, Perlman G, Foley D, Cooney L. Driving cessation and changes in mileage driven among elderly individuals. Journal Of Gerontology 1993, 48: s255-60. PMID: 8366274, DOI: 10.1093/geronj/48.5.s255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity levelsCommunity-living elderly populationLow physical activity levelsMultiple logistic regression modelActivity levelsLogistic regression modelsIndependent predictorsFunctional disabilityRisk factorsMedical factorsNeurologic diseaseElderly individualsElderly populationHigher ageActive malesCessationLow incomeHigh-mileage driversNumber of milesRegression modelsAgeDisabilityPercentFactorsCohort
1992
Decline in Physical Function following Hip Fracture
Marottoli R, Berkman L, Cooney L. Decline in Physical Function following Hip Fracture. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1992, 40: 861-866. PMID: 1512379, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb01980.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living elderly populationHip fracturePhysical functionBaseline factorsElderly populationCommunity-living eldersOnly baseline factorNew Haven HospitalIndividuals age 65Flight of stairsCohort studyMental statusCohort membersMultivariate analysisAge 65Secondary objectiveBivariate analysisAltered functionStudy periodMonthsMental functionsSustained declineWeeksFracturesOne-half mile