1999
A Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients
Inouye S, Bogardus S, Charpentier P, Leo-Summers L, Acampora D, Holford T, Cooney L. A Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 340: 669-676. PMID: 10053175, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199903043400901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeverity of deliriumRisk factorsCognitive impairmentRecurrence rateIntervention groupRisk factor intervention strategyHearing impairmentVisual impairmentHospitalized Older PatientsPatients 70 yearsPrevention of deliriumUsual care unitsUsual care groupGeneral medicine serviceEffective treatment strategiesDuration of episodesPrevent DeliriumOlder patientsRate of usePrimary outcomeSleep medicationPoor outcomePrimary preventionPatient's deliriumTeaching hospital
1994
Predictors of mortality and institutionalization after hip fracture: the New Haven EPESE cohort. Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly.
Marottoli R, Berkman L, Leo-Summers L, Cooney L. Predictors of mortality and institutionalization after hip fracture: the New Haven EPESE cohort. Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly. American Journal Of Public Health 1994, 84: 1807-12. PMID: 7977922, PMCID: PMC1615208, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.84.11.1807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictors of deathBaseline mental statusHip fractureMental statusFracture sitePredictors of mortalityMultiple logistic regressionOccurrence of deathFrequency of deathBaseline factorsComorbid conditionsEpidemiologic studiesHospital dataRepresentative cohortComorbid diagnosesLoss of functionDemographic featuresLogistic regressionOlder individualsMonthsDeathHigher numberComplicationsMental functionsPrimary predictor
1993
Driving cessation and changes in mileage driven among elderly individuals.
Marottoli R, Ostfeld A, Merrill S, Perlman G, Foley D, Cooney L. Driving cessation and changes in mileage driven among elderly individuals. Journal Of Gerontology 1993, 48: s255-60. PMID: 8366274, DOI: 10.1093/geronj/48.5.s255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity levelsCommunity-living elderly populationLow physical activity levelsMultiple logistic regression modelActivity levelsLogistic regression modelsIndependent predictorsFunctional disabilityRisk factorsMedical factorsNeurologic diseaseElderly individualsElderly populationHigher ageActive malesCessationLow incomeHigh-mileage driversNumber of milesRegression modelsAgeDisabilityPercentFactorsCohort