2024
High-Intensity Care for Nursing Home Residents with Severe Dementia Hospitalized at the End of Life: A Mixed Methods Study
Cohen A, McDonald W, O'Leary J, Omer Z, Fried T. High-Intensity Care for Nursing Home Residents with Severe Dementia Hospitalized at the End of Life: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2024, 25: 871-875. PMID: 38462230, PMCID: PMC11065599, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNursing home residentsHigh-intensity careSevere dementiaMixed methods studyHome residentsIntensive care unit transferVeterans AffairsIntensive care unitMethods studyHealth system-level factorsDepartment of Veterans AffairsMinimum Data SetEnd of lifeSystem-level factorsNon-Hispanic whitesEnd-of-lifeElectronic medical recordsQualitative content analysisNursing homesLiving willsVA hospitalsHigh-intensity treatmentIdentified veteransNursesPatient preferences
1997
Frailty and Hospitalization of Long‐Term Stay Nursing Home Residents
Fried T, Mor V. Frailty and Hospitalization of Long‐Term Stay Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 265-269. PMID: 9063269, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00938.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failurePrimary diagnosisNursing homesHeart failureRespiratory diseaseRecent functional declineNursing home patientsSevere functional impairmentCertain patient groupsNursing home stayNursing home residentsProprietary nursing homesLower ratesLogistic regression modelsCohort studyAcute careHome patientsHospitalization ratesPatient groupFeeding tubeDecubitus ulcersFunctional impairmentHome residentsFunctional declineHospitalization
1995
Whether to transfer?
Fried T, Gillick M, Lipsitz L. Whether to transfer? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1995, 10: 246-250. PMID: 7616332, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term care facilitiesDependent functional statusEpisodes of pneumoniaElevated respiratory rateRespiratory rateLTCF patientsOral antibioticsHospital transferFunctional statusElderly long-term care patientsLong-term care patientsGood markerRetrospective cohort studyPatient-related factorsNursing home residentsHebrew Rehabilitation CenterHigher respiratory rateNew infiltratesPneumonia episodesAcute illnessCohort studyCare patientsHospital therapyRespiratory signsPatient outcomes