2000
MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE; The Hospital Elder Life Program: A Model of Care to Prevent Cognitive and Functional Decline in Older Hospitalized Patients
Reuben D, Inouye S, Bogardus S, Baker D, Leo‐Summers L, Cooney L. MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE; The Hospital Elder Life Program: A Model of Care to Prevent Cognitive and Functional Decline in Older Hospitalized Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2000, 48: 1697-1706. PMID: 11129764, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb03885.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCognition DisordersConnecticutEvidence-Based MedicineGeriatric AssessmentGeriatric NursingGeriatricsHealth Services ResearchHospitals, TeachingHumansJob DescriptionMass ScreeningMental Status ScheduleModels, OrganizationalOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionPatient Care TeamProgram EvaluationQuality Assurance, Health CareRisk FactorsConceptsHospital Elder Life ProgramRisk factorsFunctional declineEvidence-based risk factorsGeriatric nurse specialistIntervention adherence rateRisk older patientsModel of careNon-hospital settingsLife ProgramDelirium preventionGERIATRICS PRACTICEADL scoresOlder patientsHospital admissionLongterm outcomesAdherence ratesNurse specialistsPrimary nurseClinical trialsInterdisciplinary roundsPartial adherencePatientsLife specialistsControl group
1993
A Controlled Trial of a Nursing‐Centered Intervention in Hospitalized Elderly Medical Patients: The Yale Geriatric Care Program
Inouye S, Wagner D, Acampora D, Horwitz R, Cooney L, Tinetii M. A Controlled Trial of a Nursing‐Centered Intervention in Hospitalized Elderly Medical Patients: The Yale Geriatric Care Program. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1993, 41: 1353-1360. PMID: 8227919, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06487.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly medical patientsFunctional declineMedical patientsBeneficial effectsIntervention groupRelative riskHospitalized elderly medical patientsGeriatric care teamsFrail older patientsProspective cohort studyGeneral medicine wardsUniversity Teaching HospitalGeriatric care programSignificant beneficial effectIntervention patientsADL scoresCohort studyOlder patientsMedicine wardsControl subjectsHospital costsCare teamTeaching hospitalPhysical therapyStratified analysisA predictive index for functional decline in hospitalized elderly medical patients
Inouye S, Wagner D, Acampora D, Horwitz R, Cooney L, Hurst L, Tinetti M. A predictive index for functional decline in hospitalized elderly medical patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1993, 8: 645-652. PMID: 8120679, DOI: 10.1007/bf02598279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHospitals, UniversityHumansLikelihood FunctionsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSingle-Blind MethodConceptsFunctional declineRisk factorsMedical patientsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortHospitalized elderly medical patientsIndependent baseline risk factorsLow social activity levelNumber of RFsPredictive indexBaseline risk factorsGeneral medical wardsProspective cohort studyGeneral medical patientsHigh-risk groupUniversity Teaching HospitalElderly medical patientsRisk stratification systemNursing home placementRate of deathSocial activity levelsComparable patientsCohort studyElderly patientsMedical wards