1999
The Relationship Between Clinical Assessments of Nutritional Status and Adverse Outcomes in Older Hospitalized Medical Patients
Covinsky K, Martin G, Beyth R, Justice A, Sehgal A, Landefeld C. The Relationship Between Clinical Assessments of Nutritional Status and Adverse Outcomes in Older Hospitalized Medical Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 532-538. PMID: 10323645, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb02566.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home useAcute illness severityAdverse outcomesIllness severityNutritional statusClinical assessmentMalnourished patientsHospital admissionSubjective Global AssessmentProspective cohort studyTertiary care hospitalHome useIndex of comorbidityGeneral medical servicesPhysical exam findingsHospitalized older peopleYear of dischargeLogistic regression modelsNourished patientsSurrogate interviewsHospital outcomesChart reviewCohort studyCare hospitalHospitalized patients
1997
Measuring Prognosis and Case Mix in Hospitalized Elders
Covinsky K, Justice A, Rosenthal G, Palmer R, Landefeld C. Measuring Prognosis and Case Mix in Hospitalized Elders. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1997, 12: 203-208. PMID: 9127223, PMCID: PMC1497092, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.012004203.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home useCase mixCharlson scoreHospital mortalityHospitalized eldersPrimary nurseHospital costsPhysiologic measuresNumber of ADLsPatient's primary nurseAcute Physiology ScoreCharlson comorbidity scoreOne-year mortalityHome useDaily living functionGeneral medical servicesCost of hospitalizationMeasures of functionHigh resource useCase-mix adjustment methodsComorbidity scoreChart reviewPhysiology ScoreADL functionMedical inpatients
1996
The role of functional status in predicting inpatient mortality with AIDS: A comparison with current predictors
Justice A, Aiken L, Smith H, Turner B. The role of functional status in predicting inpatient mortality with AIDS: A comparison with current predictors. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1996, 49: 193-201. PMID: 8606320, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00546-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeActivities of Daily LivingAdultCD4 Lymphocyte CountDiscriminant AnalysisFemaleHealth StatusHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayMalePredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexUnited StatesUnited States Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityConceptsCD4 cell countInpatient mortalityCD4 countFunctional statusCell countHighest AIDS incidenceIndependent prognostic rolePercent of patientsHazard of deathLength of staySeverity classification systemHospital stayOverall mortalityPrognostic roleMortality predictorsCox regressionPrognostic stagingAIDS hospitalizationsDaily livingSeverity systemsMortality ratePatientsNursing assistanceAIDS incidenceMortality