2000
Health, Functional, and Psychological Outcomes Among Older Persons with Chronic Dizziness
Tinetti M, Williams C, Gill T. Health, Functional, and Psychological Outcomes Among Older Persons with Chronic Dizziness. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2000, 48: 417-421. PMID: 10798469, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04700.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-rated healthChronic dizzinessDepressive symptomsInstrumental activitiesDaily livingOlder personsProspective cohort studyGoals of carePotential confounding factorsCohort studyAdverse outcomesDizzinessAge 72Clinical strategiesBaseline levelsConfounding factorsSocial disabilityDiscrete diseaseSymptomsHealth conditionsMarginal significanceHospitalizationSyncopeOutcomesPsychological outcomes
1998
Physician Awareness of Alcohol Use Disorders Among Older Patients
Reid M, Tinetti M, Brown C, Concato J. Physician Awareness of Alcohol Use Disorders Among Older Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 729-734. PMID: 9824517, PMCID: PMC1497030, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderOlder patientsPrimary care physiciansInternal medicine physiciansCare physiciansPhysician awarenessMedicine physiciansUse disordersPrevalence estimatesPrimary care physicians' awarenessAnnual screening ratesQuantity-frequency questionsCross-sectional telephone surveyFamily practice physiciansGroup of physiciansCAGE questionsScreening ratesRegular screeningMiddle-aged physiciansPrevalence ratesPractice physiciansPhysician educationPatientsOlder physiciansBiochemical markers
1995
Risk Factors for Serious Injury During Falls by Older Persons in the Community
Tinetti M, Doucette J, Claus E, Marottoli R. Risk Factors for Serious Injury During Falls by Older Persons in the Community. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1995, 43: 1214-1221. PMID: 7594154, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07396.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesFall injury eventsFall injuriesOlder personsRisk factorsInjury eventsLower body mass indexCommunity-living personsBody mass indexSerious injuriesFall calendarsHospital recordsMass indexGait impairmentChronic conditionsEmergency roomFemale genderOlder fallersInjury dataCognitive impairmentInjuryTelephone interviewsPrevention effortsIdentifiable factorsOnly subjects