1999
Alcohol Use and Functional Disability Among Cognitively Impaired Adults
Reid M, Concaio J, Towle V, Williams C, Tinetti M. Alcohol Use and Functional Disability Among Cognitively Impaired Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 854-859. PMID: 10404931, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb03844.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional disabilityIADL scoresHeavy drinkersFormer drinkersMini-Mental Status Examination scoreRetrospective medical record reviewImpaired adultsPotential dose-response effectAlcohol useLower IADL scoresMedical record reviewDose-response effectRecord reviewAlcohol intakeProspective studyConsecutive participantsFunctional statusAlcohol exposureInstrumental activitiesDaily livingIADL functionModerate drinkersCognitive impairmentBADLAlcohol effectsWho Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients
Fried T, Pollack D, Drickamer M, Tinetti M. Who Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 25-29. PMID: 9920226, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite of deathInpatient hospiceLong-term care patientsCommunity-based long-term care programsDependent functional statusPatients 65 yearsChronic lung diseaseCoronary artery diseaseYear of admissionCommunity-based long-term careLong-term care programsLong-term careCohort studyArtery diseaseCare patientsHome deathLung diseaseFunctional statusPatient preferencesHomecare patientsFemale genderTerminal careMAIN OUTCOMECare needsNursing homes
1997
A Predictive Model for ADL Dependence in Community‐Living Older Adults Based on a Reduced Set of Cognitive Status Items
Gill T, Williams C, Richardson E, Berkman L, Tinetti M. A Predictive Model for ADL Dependence in Community‐Living Older Adults Based on a Reduced Set of Cognitive Status Items. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 441-445. PMID: 9100712, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb05168.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCognitionCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMemory, Short-TermMental Status ScheduleModels, StatisticalProspective StudiesROC CurveConceptsADL dependenceDevelopment cohortValidation cohortPresence of impairmentsPopulation-based cohort studyMini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) itemCommunity-living older adultsCommunity-living personsSelf-reported ADLOlder person's riskYears of ageCohort studyResearch nursesMultivariable analysisRisk groupsBaseline interviewInitial cohortStratified subjectsSeparate cohortCohortPerson's riskGeneral communityOlder adultsCognitive AssessmentComparable subjects