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 systemCare
1986
Use of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in chronically III, elderly patients with a decline in health status
Tinetti M, Schmidt A, Baum J. Use of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in chronically III, elderly patients with a decline in health status. The American Journal Of Medicine 1986, 80: 844-848. PMID: 3085493, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90626-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythrocyte sedimentation rateHealth statusElderly patientsMusculoskeletal complaintsDiagnostic evaluationConnective tissue diseaseSedimentation rateChronic care hospitalNew diseasePost-test probabilitySubacute deteriorationTissue diseaseProbability of diseasePatientsAge 65DiseaseInexpensive testComplaintsNonspecificPercentStatusLong-term residentsHoursGroupMalignancy