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Evaluation of Restorative Care vs Usual Care for Older Adults Receiving an Acute Episode of Home Care
Tinetti ME, Baker D, Gallo WT, Nanda A, Charpentier P, O'Leary J. Evaluation of Restorative Care vs Usual Care for Older Adults Receiving an Acute Episode of Home Care. JAMA 2002, 287: 2098-2105. PMID: 11966384, DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.16.2098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome care episodeUsual care patientsCare patientsCare episodesRestorative careCare officesUsual careHome careFunctional statusFunctional declineUsual home careHealth care utilizationSelf-care functionSevere cognitive impairmentReceipt of MedicareHome care servicesAcute episodeBaseline characteristicsOlder patientsCare unitCare utilizationEmergency departmentTotal careHome care agenciesPatients
1999
Alcohol Use and Functional Disability Among Cognitively Impaired Adults
Reid M, Concaio J, Towle V, Williams C, Tinetti M. Alcohol Use and Functional Disability Among Cognitively Impaired Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 854-859. PMID: 10404931, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb03844.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional disabilityIADL scoresHeavy drinkersFormer drinkersMini-Mental Status Examination scoreRetrospective medical record reviewImpaired adultsPotential dose-response effectAlcohol useLower IADL scoresMedical record reviewDose-response effectRecord reviewAlcohol intakeProspective studyConsecutive participantsFunctional statusAlcohol exposureInstrumental activitiesDaily livingIADL functionModerate drinkersCognitive impairmentBADLAlcohol effectsWho 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 homes
1996
Self-efficacy, Physical Decline, and Change in Functioning in Community-Living Elders: A Prospective Study
de Leon C, Seeman T, Baker D, Richardson E, Tinetti M. Self-efficacy, Physical Decline, and Change in Functioning in Community-Living Elders: A Prospective Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 1996, 51B: s183-s190. PMID: 8673647, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/51b.4.s183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional statusFunctional declineDiminished physical capacityCommunity-residing elderly personsPhysical performanceHealth status variablesBasic self-care tasksHealth-related variablesPhysical performance testsSelf-care tasksProspective studyHome assessmentElderly personsOlder individualsPhysical capacityPhysical declineSignificant interaction effectStatus variablesStatusDeclineBaselineMonths