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Contribution of Multiple Chronic Conditions to Universal Health Outcomes
Tinetti ME, McAvay GJ, Chang SS, Newman AB, Fitzpatrick AL, Fried TR, Peduzzi PN. Contribution of Multiple Chronic Conditions to Universal Health Outcomes. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2011, 59: 1686-1691. PMID: 21883118, PMCID: PMC3622699, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03573.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseUniversal health outcomesHeart failureSelf-rated healthCognitive impairmentHealth outcomesChronic conditionsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCardiovascular Health StudyCommunity-living participantsMultiple chronic conditionsPulmonary diseaseBurden ScaleInstrumental activitiesDaily livingCox modelHealth StudyCare prioritiesMore symptomsIADLsDepressionImpairmentOutcomesOsteoarthritisADLs
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A predictive index for functional decline in hospitalized elderly medical patients
Inouye S, Wagner D, Acampora D, Horwitz R, Cooney L, Hurst L, Tinetti M. A predictive index for functional decline in hospitalized elderly medical patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1993, 8: 645-652. PMID: 8120679, DOI: 10.1007/bf02598279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHospitals, UniversityHumansLikelihood FunctionsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSingle-Blind MethodConceptsFunctional declineRisk factorsMedical patientsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortHospitalized elderly medical patientsIndependent baseline risk factorsLow social activity levelNumber of RFsPredictive indexBaseline risk factorsGeneral medical wardsProspective cohort studyGeneral medical patientsHigh-risk groupUniversity Teaching HospitalElderly medical patientsRisk stratification systemNursing home placementRate of deathSocial activity levelsComparable patientsCohort studyElderly patientsMedical wards