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Evaluation of Restorative Care vs Usual Care for Older Adults Receiving an Acute Episode of Home Care
Tinetti ME, Baker D, Gallo WT, Nanda A, Charpentier P, O'Leary J. Evaluation of Restorative Care vs Usual Care for Older Adults Receiving an Acute Episode of Home Care. JAMA 2002, 287: 2098-2105. PMID: 11966384, DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.16.2098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome care episodeUsual care patientsCare patientsCare episodesRestorative careCare officesUsual careHome careFunctional statusFunctional declineUsual home careHealth care utilizationSelf-care functionSevere cognitive impairmentReceipt of MedicareHome care servicesAcute episodeBaseline characteristicsOlder patientsCare unitCare utilizationEmergency departmentTotal careHome care agenciesPatients
2023
Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality
Zogg C, Cooper Z, Peduzzi P, Falvey J, Castillo-Angeles M, Kodadek L, Staudenmayer K, Davis K, Tinetti M, Lichtman J. Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2023, 158: e234856. PMID: 37792354, PMCID: PMC10551815, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-level factorsTraumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryHospital mortalityTrauma QualityOlder adultsHip fractureComposite scoreHigher risk-adjusted oddsLevel 1 trauma centerIn-Hospital MortalityRisk-adjusted oddsLong-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionNontrauma centersTrauma patientsTerm outcomesTrauma centerPrimary diagnosisBrain injuryTrauma systemMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeService claimsForms of trauma