2002
Clinical assessment of function among women with a recent cerebrovascular event: a self-reported versus performance-based measure.
Owens PL, Bradley EH, Horwitz SM, Viscoli CM, Kernan WN, Brass LM, Sarrel PM, Horwitz RI. Clinical assessment of function among women with a recent cerebrovascular event: a self-reported versus performance-based measure. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2002, 136: 802-11. PMID: 12044128, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-136-11-200206040-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term health outcomesRecent cerebrovascular eventsLevel of functionCerebrovascular eventsPerformance-based measuresHealth outcomesSelf-reported functional statusTransient ischemic attackProspective cohort studyPhysical performance testsSelf-report measuresIschemic attackPostmenopausal womenBarthel IndexCohort studyNonwhite ethnicityFunctional statusClinical assessmentMost womenHealth measuresClinical settingSubsequent strokeWomenOutcomesStroke
1993
A predictive model for delirium in hospitalized elderly medical patients based on admission characteristics.
Inouye SK, Viscoli CM, Horwitz RI, Hurst LD, Tinetti ME. A predictive model for delirium in hospitalized elderly medical patients based on admission characteristics. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1993, 119: 474-81. PMID: 8357112, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-119-6-199309150-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalized elderly medical patientsElderly medical patientsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortRisk factorsMedical patientsBlood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratioIndependent baseline risk factorsUrea nitrogen/creatinine ratioPatients 70 yearsRate of deliriumBaseline risk factorsProspective cohort studyProportional hazards analysisHigh-risk groupUniversity Teaching HospitalRisk stratification systemNursing home placementRate of deathNew deliriumComparable patientsCohort studyCreatinine ratioAdmission characteristicsSevere illness