2019
Challenges and strategies in patients’ health priorities-aligned decision-making for older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Tinetti M, Dindo L, Smith CD, Blaum C, Costello D, Ouellet G, Rosen J, Hernandez-Bigos K, Geda M, Naik A. Challenges and strategies in patients’ health priorities-aligned decision-making for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0218249. PMID: 31181117, PMCID: PMC6557523, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' health prioritiesMultiple chronic conditionsHealth priorityChronic conditionsPatient prioritiesPatient Priorities CarePrimary care cliniciansCare of patientsCare cliniciansPrimary carePatient outcomesCardiology practicePatientsCare optionsCare PilotCliniciansOlder adultsSerial trialsCarePriority careImplementation teamQualitative studyMultiple conditionsAdditional settingsMultiplicity of problems
1999
Drugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: II. Cardiac and Analgesic Drugs
Leipzig R, Cumming R, Tinetti M. Drugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: II. Cardiac and Analgesic Drugs. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 40-50. PMID: 9920228, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01899.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled odds ratioAnalgesic drugsOdds ratioDiuretic useRecurrent fallsOlder peopleOlder adultsAnalgesic drug useNonnarcotic analgesic useDuration of therapyIncidence of fallsNumber of fallersCalcium channel blockersMean subject ageEnglish-language articlesDigoxin useNSAID useAnalgesic useAspirin useLoop diureticsMedication useThiazide diureticsNarcotic useACE inhibitorsMore falls
1998
Physician Awareness of Alcohol Use Disorders Among Older Patients
Reid M, Tinetti M, Brown C, Concato J. Physician Awareness of Alcohol Use Disorders Among Older Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 729-734. PMID: 9824517, PMCID: PMC1497030, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderOlder patientsPrimary care physiciansInternal medicine physiciansCare physiciansPhysician awarenessMedicine physiciansUse disordersPrevalence estimatesPrimary care physicians' awarenessAnnual screening ratesQuantity-frequency questionsCross-sectional telephone surveyFamily practice physiciansGroup of physiciansCAGE questionsScreening ratesRegular screeningMiddle-aged physiciansPrevalence ratesPractice physiciansPhysician educationPatientsOlder physiciansBiochemical markersMODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE: When the Patient Cannot Come to the Doctor: A Medical Housecalls Program
Reuben D, Fried T, Wachtel T, Tinetti M. MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE: When the Patient Cannot Come to the Doctor: A Medical Housecalls Program. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1998, 46: 226-231. PMID: 9475454, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02544.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFrail ElderlyHouse CallsHumansMaleMiddle AgedProgram EvaluationConceptsUpper respiratory tract infectionFrail older patientsRespiratory tract infectionsCongestive heart failureMajority of patientsRoutine medical careSevere cognitive impairmentGERIATRICS PRACTICEAcute illnessOlder patientsTract infectionsHeart failureHomebound patientsUnscheduled visitsEmergency roomNurse practitionersDaily livingMedical residency programsPatientsPatient's homeScheduled visitsAmbulatory practiceCognitive impairmentComplex illnessMedical care
1995
Falls in Community‐Dwelling Older Persons
King M, Tinetti M. Falls in Community‐Dwelling Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1995, 43: 1146-1154. PMID: 7560708, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07017.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
Factors Associated with Serious Injury During Falls by Ambulatory Nursing Home Residents
Tinetti M. Factors Associated with Serious Injury During Falls by Ambulatory Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1987, 35: 644-648. PMID: 3584769, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1987.tb04341.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidentsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNursing HomesWounds and InjuriesConceptsAmbulatory nursing home residentsLower extremity weaknessNursing home residentsExtremity weaknessHome residentsComponents of injuryHigh-risk groupSerious injuriesInjurious fallsLikelihood of injuryRisk groupsPreventive strategiesFallersProtective responseInjuryAcute factorsPredictive characteristicsPrevious fallsFirst yearFallForce of impactSubjectsLess helpFactorsResidents
1986
Fall risk index for elderly patients based on number of chronic disabilities
Tinetti M, Williams T, Mayewski R. Fall risk index for elderly patients based on number of chronic disabilities. The American Journal Of Medicine 1986, 80: 429-434. PMID: 3953620, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90717-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall risk scoreRecurrent fallersRisk factorsElderly personsDaily living scorePostural blood pressureFall risk indexMental status scoresIntermediate care facilitiesBack examinationRecurrent fallingElderly patientsLiving scoreBlood pressureChronic disabilityStatus scoreConsecutive admissionsMobility scoreRisk scoreCare facilitiesDistant visionDisability increasesRisk indexMobility testsChronic characteristics