1993
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
1986
Use of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in chronically III, elderly patients with a decline in health status
Tinetti M, Schmidt A, Baum J. Use of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in chronically III, elderly patients with a decline in health status. The American Journal Of Medicine 1986, 80: 844-848. PMID: 3085493, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90626-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood SedimentationChronic DiseaseDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHealthHealth StatusHospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHumansLong-Term CareMaleProbabilityConceptsErythrocyte sedimentation rateHealth statusElderly patientsMusculoskeletal complaintsDiagnostic evaluationConnective tissue diseaseSedimentation rateChronic care hospitalNew diseasePost-test probabilitySubacute deteriorationTissue diseaseProbability of diseasePatientsAge 65DiseaseInexpensive testComplaintsNonspecificPercentStatusLong-term residentsHoursGroupMalignancy