2002
A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home
Gill TM, Baker DI, Gottschalk M, Peduzzi PN, Allore H, Byers A. A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home. New England Journal Of Medicine 2002, 347: 1068-1074. PMID: 12362007, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa020423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overDisabled PersonsFemaleFrail ElderlyHealth Services for the AgedHome Care ServicesHumansMaleConceptsFunctional declineControl groupElderly personsDisability scoresIntervention groupLower-body dressingMore severe disabilityPrevent Functional DeclineHome-based intervention programFrequency of admissionHome-based programSuch functional declinePersons 75 yearsBase lineSevere frailtyPrimary outcomeSubstantial morbidityModerate frailtyMuscle strengthDisability ScalePhysical abilityPhysical therapyDaily livingNursing homesSix months
2001
Screening Mammography: Is It Suitably Targeted to Older Women Who are Most Likely to Benefit?
Scinto J, Gill T, Grady J, Holmboe E. Screening Mammography: Is It Suitably Targeted to Older Women Who are Most Likely to Benefit? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2001, 49: 1101-1104. PMID: 11555074, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49216.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder womenPrognostic groupsPrognostic stageMammography useCommunity-dwelling older womenFavorable prognostic groupFive-year mortalityProspective cohort studyWorst prognostic groupMammography use ratesCause mortalityCohort studyElderly ProgramEpidemiologic studiesNew Haven CountyMedicare Part BScreening mammographyWomenMortalityMortality indexMammographyUse ratesNew HavenMammogramsPart B
1999
The Combined Effects of Baseline Vulnerability and Acute Hospital Events on the Development of Functional Dependence Among Community-Living Older Persons
Gill T, Williams C, Tinetti M. The Combined Effects of Baseline Vulnerability and Acute Hospital Events on the Development of Functional Dependence Among Community-Living Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 1999, 54: m377-m383. PMID: 10462171, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.7.m377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Services for the AgedHospitalsHumansMaleProspective StudiesConceptsCommunity-living older personsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortOlder personsBaseline vulnerabilityHospital eventsPopulation-based cohort studyAcute care hospital admissionsCommunity-living personsHigh-risk groupSkilled nursing facilitiesYears of ageCohort studyHospital admissionPrimary outcomeComparable personsNew disabilityDaily livingNursing facilitiesCohortCognitive statusHigh-vulnerability groupPrecipitating eventsPhysical performanceAdmission