1999
Who Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients
Fried T, Pollack D, Drickamer M, Tinetti M. Who Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 25-29. PMID: 9920226, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite of deathInpatient hospiceLong-term care patientsCommunity-based long-term care programsDependent functional statusPatients 65 yearsChronic lung diseaseCoronary artery diseaseYear of admissionCommunity-based long-term careLong-term care programsLong-term careCohort studyArtery diseaseCare patientsHome deathLung diseaseFunctional statusPatient preferencesHomecare patientsFemale genderTerminal careMAIN OUTCOMECare needsNursing homesMismatches Between the Home Environment and Physical Capabilities Among Community‐Living Older Persons
Gill T, Robison J, Williams C, Tinetti M. Mismatches Between the Home Environment and Physical Capabilities Among Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 88-92. PMID: 9920235, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01906.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder personsHomes of participantsCommunity-living older personsTub/showerAdverse functional outcomesPopulation-based cohortCross-sectional studySame deficitSpecific deficitsPhysical performance assessmentPhysical capabilitiesFunctional outcomeEpidemiologic linkGeneral communityPrevalenceComprehensive interviewObstructed pathwaysDeficitsEveryday functionGrab barsObserved deficitsParticipantsGaitPersonsNew Haven
1998
Older Persons’ Preferences for Site of Treatment in Acute Illness. ANNOUNCEMENT
Fried T, Van Doorn C, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older Persons’ Preferences for Site of Treatment in Acute Illness. ANNOUNCEMENT. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 522-527. PMID: 9734788, PMCID: PMC1496998, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00162.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute illnessHome care servicesHome treatmentHome careCare servicesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseProcess of careLower intensity servicesSite of treatmentOlder persons' preferencesPersons age 65Health care systemHeart failurePulmonary diseasePatient preferencesHospital careMedical careAge 65Older personsHospitalIllness experienceCare systemCareFactors Associated With Six‐Month Mortality in Recipients of Community‐Based Long‐Term Care
Fried T, Pollack D, Tinetti M. Factors Associated With Six‐Month Mortality in Recipients of Community‐Based Long‐Term Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1998, 46: 193-197. PMID: 9475448, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02538.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSix-month mortalityShort-term mortalityPresence of cancerCommunity-based long-term careLong-term careHeart diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNutritional problemsObstructive pulmonary diseaseSevere cognitive impairmentCommunity-based waiverCohort studyPulmonary diseaseHomecare programMortality registryMale sexFunctional impairmentClinical dataAdmission assessmentRoutine assessmentCognitive impairmentHealth statusMultivariate analysisCognitive statusMortalityMODELS 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
1996
Does Multiple Risk Factor Reduction Explain the Reduction in Fall Rate in the Yale FICSIT Trial?
Tinetti M, McAvay G, Claus E. Does Multiple Risk Factor Reduction Explain the Reduction in Fall Rate in the Yale FICSIT Trial? American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 144: 389-399. PMID: 8712196, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factor reductionPostural blood pressure changesBlood pressure changesFall rateFactor reductionMultiple risk factor reductionCommunity-living older personsStudied risk factorsLower fall ratesGreater risk reductionFICSIT TrialsBorderline significanceIntervention groupRisk factorsFall preventionSV groupControl groupOlder personsStep lengthTertileToilet transferPressure changesChange scoresTreatment effectsRisk reduction
1993
Fear of falling and low self-efficacy: a case of dependence in elderly persons.
Tinetti M, Powell L. Fear of falling and low self-efficacy: a case of dependence in elderly persons. Journal Of Gerontology 1993, 48 Spec No: 35-8. PMID: 8409238, DOI: 10.1093/geronj/48.special_issue.35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of the Common Data Base for the FICSIT Trials
Buchner D, Hornbrook M, Kutner N, Tinetti M, Dry M, Mulrow C, Schechtman K, Gerety M, Fiatarone M, Wolf S, Rossiter J, Arfken C, Kanten K, Lipsitz L, Sattin R, DeNino L, Group F. Development of the Common Data Base for the FICSIT Trials. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1993, 41: 297-308. PMID: 8440854, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06708.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Falls and Injuries in Frail and Vigorous Community Elderly Persons
Speechley M, Tinetti M. Falls and Injuries in Frail and Vigorous Community Elderly Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1991, 39: 46-52. PMID: 1987256, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1991.tb05905.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly personsFrail subjectsCircumstances of fallsFall-related injuriesFrail elderly personsSerious health problemFrail groupFall circumstancesInjury preventionHealth problemsObserved incidencePreventive effortsInjurySerious injuriesFrailFallersVigorous groupSubjectsRepresentative sampleGroupPsychological variablesPersonsFallIncidenceTransition group