2001
Goals for the care of frail older adults: do caregivers and clinicians agree?
Bogardus S, Bradley E, Williams C, Maciejewski P, van Doorn C, Inouye S. Goals for the care of frail older adults: do caregivers and clinicians agree? The American Journal Of Medicine 2001, 110: 97-102. PMID: 11165550, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(00)00668-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment goalsFamily caregiversOutpatient geriatric assessment centerOlder adultsConsecutive older adultsPhysicians' treatment goalsPrincipal treatment goalsComprehensive geriatric assessmentFrail elderly patientsFrail older adultsOptimal health outcomesMajor teaching hospitalQuality of careElderly patientsGeriatric assessmentPhysician pairsTeaching hospitalHigh prevalenceHealth outcomesCognitive impairmentPatientsLevel of agreementPhysiciansCaregiversEmotional health
1999
A Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients
Inouye S, Bogardus S, Charpentier P, Leo-Summers L, Acampora D, Holford T, Cooney L. A Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 340: 669-676. PMID: 10053175, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199903043400901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeverity of deliriumRisk factorsCognitive impairmentRecurrence rateIntervention groupRisk factor intervention strategyHearing impairmentVisual impairmentHospitalized Older PatientsPatients 70 yearsPrevention of deliriumUsual care unitsUsual care groupGeneral medicine serviceEffective treatment strategiesDuration of episodesPrevent DeliriumOlder patientsRate of usePrimary outcomeSleep medicationPoor outcomePrimary preventionPatient's deliriumTeaching hospital