2007
Role of Dipstick Testing in the Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents
Juthani-Mehta M, Tinetti M, Perrelli E, Towle V, Quagliarello V. Role of Dipstick Testing in the Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2007, 28: 889-891. PMID: 17564998, DOI: 10.1086/518752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarboxylic Ester HydrolasesHumansNitritesNursing HomesReagent StripsSensitivity and SpecificityUrinalysisUrinary Tract InfectionsDiagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*
Juthani‐Mehta M, Tinetti M, Perrelli E, Towle V, Van Ness PH, Quagliarello V. Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1072-1077. PMID: 17608881, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01217.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueConsensus-based criteriaLaboratory evidenceHome residentsTract infectionsPredictive valueEvidence-based clinical criteriaDiagnostic accuracyProspective cohort studySimilar test characteristicsMcGeer criteriaUTI criteriaCohort studyProspective surveillanceUrine cultureClinical criteriaNursing homesTest characteristicsInfectionLoeb criteriaParticipantsSpecificity
1998
A Taxonomy for Goal Setting in the Care of Persons with Dementia
T. B, Bradley E, Tinetti M. A Taxonomy for Goal Setting in the Care of Persons with Dementia. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 675-680. PMID: 9798814, PMCID: PMC1500896, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00203.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary family caregiversCare of personsFamily caregiversCase managersLarge academic medical centerPhysicians of patientsGoals of careAcademic medical centerGoal-setting processGeriatric assessmentConsecutive patientsMedical CenterNegotiation of goalsPatientsPatient careCareCaregiversDementiaConstant comparative methodPhysiciansKey informant interviewsReported goalsQualitative studyOpen-ended interviewsMain measurements