Restricted activity among community-living older persons: incidence, precipitants, and health care utilization.
Gill T, Desai M, Gahbauer E, Holford T, Williams C. Restricted activity among community-living older persons: incidence, precipitants, and health care utilization. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2001, 135: 313-21. PMID: 11529694, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-5-200109040-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-living older personsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationRestricted activityOlder personsProspective cohort studyEmergency department visitsMonthly telephone interviewsPhysician office visitsLarge health planYears of ageHealth-related problemsCohort studyDepartment visitsHospital admissionOffice visitsFunctional statusMedical attentionHigh riskHealth plansTelephone interviewsMonthsConsecutive monthsEpisodesDisabilityTwo Recruitment Strategies for a Clinical Trial of Physically Frail Community‐Living Older Persons
Gill T, McGloin J, Gahbauer E, Shepard D, Bianco L. Two Recruitment Strategies for a Clinical Trial of Physically Frail Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2001, 49: 1039-1045. PMID: 11555064, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49206.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOffice-based strategiesCommunity-living personsPrimary care physiciansPhysical frailtyNumber of personsCare physiciansClinical trialsAge 75Older personsRefusal rateRecruitment strategiesSlow gait speedLower extremity functionPotential participantsQuadriceps weaknessRandomized participantsOffice visitsGait speedMean ageFrail communityFrailtyPatient rosterGeneral communityPhysiciansTrials