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Health Outcome Priorities Among Competing Cardiovascular, Fall Injury, and Medication‐Related Symptom Outcomes
Tinetti ME, McAvay GJ, Fried TR, Allore HG, Salmon JC, Foody JM, Bianco L, Ginter S, Fraenkel L. Health Outcome Priorities Among Competing Cardiovascular, Fall Injury, and Medication‐Related Symptom Outcomes. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2008, 56: 1409-1416. PMID: 18662210, PMCID: PMC3494099, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01815.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAlzheimer DiseaseAntihypertensive AgentsAttitude to HealthCardiovascular DiseasesDecision MakingDepressive DisorderFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHealth PrioritiesHealth SurveysHumansIndividualityMaleMobility LimitationPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveWounds and InjuriesConceptsFall injuriesMedication symptomsAntihypertensive medicationsCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular outcomesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBlood pressure reductionObstructive pulmonary diseaseSerious fall injuriesSymptom-related outcomesPulmonary diseaseSymptom outcomesHigh riskDepressive symptomsLower riskHealth outcomesInterindividual variabilityInjuryIntact personsMedicationsPressure reductionSymptomsRisk estimatesOlder adultsLower cognition
2009
Clinical Features to Identify Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents: A Cohort Study
Juthani‐Mehta M, Quagliarello V, Perrelli E, Towle V, Van Ness PH, Tinetti M. Clinical Features to Identify Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents: A Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2009, 57: 963-970. PMID: 19490243, PMCID: PMC2692075, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02227.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsClinical featuresHome residentsCohort studyTract infectionsMental statusPresence of dysuriaObservational cohort studyArea nursing homesUrine culturePyuriaClinical definitionBacteriuriaHigh riskLower riskDiagnostic uncertaintyNursing homesCombined outcomeDysuriaInfectionUrineOutcomesEpisodesRisk