2012
A method for partitioning the attributable fraction of multiple time-dependent coexisting risk factors for an adverse health outcome.
Lin H, Allore HG, McAvay G, Tinetti ME, Gill TM, Gross CP, Murphy TE. A method for partitioning the attributable fraction of multiple time-dependent coexisting risk factors for an adverse health outcome. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 103: 177-82. PMID: 22515873, PMCID: PMC3518339, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesAttributable fraction methodPrecipitating Events ProjectAdverse health outcomesMultiple diseasesAcute episodeNew onsetHeart failureAdverse outcomesRisk factorsAttributable fractionNew Haven CountyDiseaseIndividual diseasesOlder adultsOutcomesAdditive effectDeathEvent outcomesOnsetPneumoniaCohort
2009
Pilot Testing of Intervention Protocols to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
Quagliarello V, Juthani‐Mehta M, Ginter S, Towle V, Allore H, Tinetti M. Pilot Testing of Intervention Protocols to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2009, 57: 1226-1231. PMID: 19558483, PMCID: PMC2779042, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02311.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsChlorhexidine oral rinseOral brushingHome residentsOral hygieneStaff adherenceOral rinseIntervention protocolImproved oral hygienePneumonia risk factorsRisk factor reductionPlaque score reductionPrevent PneumoniaChlorhexidine rinseProspective studyRisk factorsScore reductionNursing homesSwallowing techniquesAdherenceBrushingFactor reductionPneumoniaHygieneMonths