2024
“What Matters” in the Emergency Department
Chera T, Tinetti M, Travers J, Galske J, Venkatesh A, Southerland L, Dresden S, McQuown C, Gettel C. “What Matters” in the Emergency Department. Medical Care 2024, 62: s50-s56. PMID: 39514495, PMCID: PMC11548826, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsEmergency departmentEmergency careED visitsAssociated with meetingAssociated with older adultsEnd-of-lifeFollow-upPatient characteristicsMultivariate logistic regression modelCare of oneselfLogistic regression modelsFollow-up interviewsMulticenter prospective observational studyHealthcare settingsED encountersFunctional independenceProspective observational studySecondary analysisSymptom identificationAssess concernsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCareObservational study
2014
A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders
Juthani-Mehta M, Van Ness PH, McGloin J, Argraves S, Chen S, Charpentier P, Miller L, Williams K, Wall D, Baker D, Tinetti M, Peduzzi P, Quagliarello VJ. A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 60: 849-857. PMID: 25520333, PMCID: PMC4415071, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsUsual careHome residentsIntervention protocolFirst pneumoniaControl armClinical trialsNursing homesMultivariable Cox regression modelsElderly nursing home residentsCluster-randomized clinical trialImportant public health problemChlorhexidine oral rinseModifiable risk factorsRespiratory tract infectionsCox regression modelNursing home eldersPublic health problemHazard ratioPneumonia preventionSecondary outcomesTract infectionsControlled TrialsPrimary outcomeOral rinse