2008
Everyday Decision-Making Ability in Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment
Lai JM, Gill TM, Cooney LM, Bradley EH, Hawkins KA, Karlawish JH. Everyday Decision-Making Ability in Older Persons With Cognitive Impairment. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2008, 16: 693-696. PMID: 18669948, PMCID: PMC2730037, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e31816c7b54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecision-making abilityDecision-making capacityCognitive impairmentMacArthur Competency Assessment ToolExecutive functionMeasure of understandingOverall cognitionAssessment of capacityValid measureAlpha coefficientMedical treatment decisionsCronbach's alpha coefficientGood reliabilityImpairmentMeasuresACEDModerate correlationOlder personsCognitionAssessment toolPersonsAbilityReasoningCaregiversEveryday
1998
Development of a Test Battery to Identify Older Drivers at Risk for Self‐Reported Adverse Driving Events
Marottoli R, Richardson E, Stowe M, Miller E, Brass L, Cooney L, Tinetti M. Development of a Test Battery to Identify Older Drivers at Risk for Self‐Reported Adverse Driving Events. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1998, 46: 562-568. PMID: 9588368, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb01071.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse driving eventsFunctional abilityTest batteryLimited neck rotationSafety cohortAdverse eventsCohort studyVisual acuityNumber cancellation taskOutcome measuresNeck rotationMean periodParticipants' homesOlder personsClinician's officeParticipants' historySafety interviewsCohortBattery of testsPossible interventionsEtiology of impairmentsProbability sampleImpairmentOlder driversCharacteristic analysis