1994
Do patients' health status reports predict future hospital stays for patients with an acute myocardial infarction?
Nelson E, Ferreira P, Cleary P, Gustafson D, Wasson J. Do patients' health status reports predict future hospital stays for patients with an acute myocardial infarction? Family Practice Research Journal 1994, 14: 119-26. PMID: 8053377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseHealth StatusHumansLongitudinal StudiesMedical RecordsMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionConceptsPatient reportsHealth statusCardiac symptomsAMI patientsMedical historyAcute myocardial infarction patientsAcute myocardial infarctionGeneral health statusSignificant independent predictorsMyocardial infarction patientsPsychosocial health statusPatients' health statusPoor psychosocial functionPoor psychosocial functioningIndependent predictorsPrognostic valueFuture hospitalInfarction patientsMyocardial infarctionHealth care researchCommunity hospitalLongitudinal followPatientsPsychosocial functionYounger age
1993
Acute delirium and functional decline in the hospitalized elderly patient.
Murray A, Levkoff S, Wetle T, Beckett L, Cleary P, Schor J, Lipsitz L, Rowe J, Evans D. Acute delirium and functional decline in the hospitalized elderly patient. Journal Of Gerontology 1993, 48: m181-6. PMID: 8366260, DOI: 10.1093/geronj/48.5.m181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital dischargeFunctional declinePhysical functionLong-term physical functionSubsequent physical functionHospitalized elderly patientsLong-term sequelaeMultivariate linear regression analysisDefinition of deliriumStrongest univariate associationsHospital deliriumAcute deliriumAcute onsetIncident deliriumElderly patientsReversible syndromeProspective studyUnivariate associationsDeliriumCognitive syndromesNursing homesDelirious subjectsLinear regression analysisPermanent consequencesMonths