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Shared risk factors for falls, incontinence, and functional dependence. Unifying the approach to geriatric syndromes.
Tinetti ME, Inouye SK, Gill TM, Doucette JT. Shared risk factors for falls, incontinence, and functional dependence. Unifying the approach to geriatric syndromes. JAMA 1995, 273: 1348-53. PMID: 7715059, DOI: 10.1001/jama.273.17.1348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyCausalityCognitionCohort StudiesGeriatric AssessmentHearingHumansLogistic ModelsMultivariate AnalysisNeuropsychological TestsNutritional Physiological PhenomenaPhysical FitnessPsychomotor PerformanceRisk FactorsUrinary IncontinenceVision, OcularConceptsUrinary incontinenceGeriatric syndromesMore basic activitiesProportion of participantsRisk factorsIncontinenceDaily livingDepression scoresSyndromeGeneral communityCompensatory abilityArm strengthBasic activitiesSignificant increaseHigh anxietyImpairmentMultiple areasNew HavenYearsParticipantsFallFactorsPredisposesCohortBaseline
1997
The Role of Change in Physical Performance in Determining Risk for Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Nondisabled Community-Living Elderly Persons
Gill T, Williams C, de Leon C, Tinetti M. The Role of Change in Physical Performance in Determining Risk for Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Nondisabled Community-Living Elderly Persons. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1997, 50: 765-772. PMID: 9253386, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(97)00065-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUseful prognostic informationADL dependencePhysical performanceElderly personsPrognostic informationDaily livingCommunity-living elderly personsSingle assessmentLarge representative cohortAssessment of changesFuture disabilityBaseline interviewRepresentative cohortPowerful predictorRole of changesRiskParticipantsShort intervalsYearsAssessmentBaseline performancePersonsCohortYear interviewsADL