Featured Publications
A Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Falling among Elderly People Living in the Community
Tinetti M, Baker D, McAvay G, Claus E, Garrett P, Gottschalk M, Koch M, Trainor K, Horwitz R. A Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Falling among Elderly People Living in the Community. New England Journal Of Medicine 1994, 331: 821-827. PMID: 8078528, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199409293311301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsIntervention groupControl groupPrescription medicationsAdjusted incidence rate ratioTargeted risk factorsUsual health careElderly peopleRisk factor modificationIncidence rate ratiosUse of sedativesTime of reassessmentYears of ageParticular risk factorsRange of motionProportion of personsPostural hypotensionMultifactorial interventionSerious morbidityExercise programGait impairmentBalance impairmentLeg strengthElderly personsMedications
2003
Falls
Thomas D, Edelberg H, Tinetti M. Falls. 2003, 979-994. DOI: 10.1007/0-387-22621-4_67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFall prevention programMajority of fallsRisk of fallsNursing home residentsSingle disease processConsiderable morbiditySerious morbidityExercise programRisk factorsHome residentsParkinson's diseaseDisease processActivity restrictionPrevention programsOlder individualsCareful assessmentSerious injuriesCommon eventMorbidityFallersRiskInjuryDiseaseIntrinsic eventsRecent studies
1997
Systematic home-based physical and functional therapy for older persons after hip fracture
Tinetti M, Baker D, Gottschalk M, Garrett P, McGeary S, Pollack D, Charpentier P. Systematic home-based physical and functional therapy for older persons after hip fracture. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 1997, 78: 1237-1247. PMID: 9365355, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(97)90338-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder personsHip fractureBerg Balance Scale scoreStair climbingTherapy componentsPhysical therapy componentTotal ADL scoreBalance Scale scoreHome-based therapyMaximum elbow extensionYears of ageHome-based rehabilitation protocolPercentage of participantsPercent of participantsImpaired older personsDaily exercise sessionsAmeliorate impairmentsADL scoresFractured hipExercise programGait deviationsRehabilitation protocolExercise sessionsDaily livingRehabilitation program