2009
Pilot Testing of Intervention Protocols to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
Quagliarello V, Juthani‐Mehta M, Ginter S, Towle V, Allore H, Tinetti M. Pilot Testing of Intervention Protocols to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2009, 57: 1226-1231. PMID: 19558483, PMCID: PMC2779042, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02311.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsChlorhexidine oral rinseOral brushingHome residentsOral hygieneStaff adherenceOral rinseIntervention protocolImproved oral hygienePneumonia risk factorsRisk factor reductionPlaque score reductionPrevent PneumoniaChlorhexidine rinseProspective studyRisk factorsScore reductionNursing homesSwallowing techniquesAdherenceBrushingFactor reductionPneumoniaHygieneMonths
1996
Does Multiple Risk Factor Reduction Explain the Reduction in Fall Rate in the Yale FICSIT Trial?
Tinetti M, McAvay G, Claus E. Does Multiple Risk Factor Reduction Explain the Reduction in Fall Rate in the Yale FICSIT Trial? American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 144: 389-399. PMID: 8712196, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factor reductionPostural blood pressure changesBlood pressure changesFall rateFactor reductionMultiple risk factor reductionCommunity-living older personsStudied risk factorsLower fall ratesGreater risk reductionFICSIT TrialsBorderline significanceIntervention groupRisk factorsFall preventionSV groupControl groupOlder personsStep lengthTertileToilet transferPressure changesChange scoresTreatment effectsRisk reduction