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Health Outcome Priorities Among Competing Cardiovascular, Fall Injury, and Medication‐Related Symptom Outcomes
Tinetti ME, McAvay GJ, Fried TR, Allore HG, Salmon JC, Foody JM, Bianco L, Ginter S, Fraenkel L. Health Outcome Priorities Among Competing Cardiovascular, Fall Injury, and Medication‐Related Symptom Outcomes. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2008, 56: 1409-1416. PMID: 18662210, PMCID: PMC3494099, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01815.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAlzheimer DiseaseAntihypertensive AgentsAttitude to HealthCardiovascular DiseasesDecision MakingDepressive DisorderFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHealth PrioritiesHealth SurveysHumansIndividualityMaleMobility LimitationPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveWounds and InjuriesConceptsFall injuriesMedication symptomsAntihypertensive medicationsCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular outcomesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBlood pressure reductionObstructive pulmonary diseaseSerious fall injuriesSymptom-related outcomesPulmonary diseaseSymptom outcomesHigh riskDepressive symptomsLower riskHealth outcomesInterindividual variabilityInjuryIntact personsMedicationsPressure reductionSymptomsRisk estimatesOlder adultsLower cognition
2023
Persons living with dementia and multiple chronic conditions identifying health priorities with care partners
Vu T, Mroz E, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Chow D, Ternent R, Johnson K, Tinetti M, Monin J. Persons living with dementia and multiple chronic conditions identifying health priorities with care partners. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 2005-2008. PMID: 36705432, PMCID: PMC10836201, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18257.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Challenges and strategies in patients’ health priorities-aligned decision-making for older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Tinetti M, Dindo L, Smith CD, Blaum C, Costello D, Ouellet G, Rosen J, Hernandez-Bigos K, Geda M, Naik A. Challenges and strategies in patients’ health priorities-aligned decision-making for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0218249. PMID: 31181117, PMCID: PMC6557523, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' health prioritiesMultiple chronic conditionsHealth priorityChronic conditionsPatient prioritiesPatient Priorities CarePrimary care cliniciansCare of patientsCare cliniciansPrimary carePatient outcomesCardiology practicePatientsCare optionsCare PilotCliniciansOlder adultsSerial trialsCarePriority careImplementation teamQualitative studyMultiple conditionsAdditional settingsMultiplicity of problems
2018
Evidence supporting the best clinical management of patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a systematic guideline review and expert consensus
Muth C, Blom JW, Smith SM, Johnell K, Gonzalez‐Gonzalez A, Nguyen TS, Brueckle M, Cesari M, Tinetti M, Valderas JM. Evidence supporting the best clinical management of patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a systematic guideline review and expert consensus. Journal Of Internal Medicine 2018, 285: 272-288. PMID: 30357955, DOI: 10.1111/joim.12842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline reviewReview of medicationsCoordination of careHeterogeneity of patientsBetter clinical managementSelf-management issuesRisk prediction modelAriadne principlesMedication appropriatenessInformational continuityTreatment optionsMedical historyPatient preferencesClinical managementPsychosocial assessmentTreatment benefitCare planningCare plansMultimorbidityFeasible interventionExpert consensusHealthcare providersPatientsClinical decisionPolypharmacyFeasibility of Implementing Patient Priorities Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Blaum CS, Rosen J, Naik AD, Smith CD, Dindo L, Vo L, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Esterson J, Geda M, Ferris R, Costello D, Acampora D, Meehan T, Tinetti ME. Feasibility of Implementing Patient Priorities Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 2009-2016. PMID: 30281777, PMCID: PMC7015118, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient Priorities CarePrimary care providersMultiple chronic conditionsOlder adultsChronic conditionsElectronic health record supportStudy-Act cyclesImplementation feasibility studyClinical championsHealth outcome goalsPrimary careClinicians' perceptionsTreatment decisionsPatient prioritiesClinic workflowClinician concernsCardiology practiceCare providersPDSA cyclesEHR documentationClinical settingHealthcare preferencesPriority discussionInterprofessional communicationClinicians
2008
Development of a Tool for Eliciting Patient Priority from Among Competing Cardiovascular Disease, Medication‐Symptoms, and Fall Injury Outcomes
Tinetti ME, McAvay GJ, Fried TR, Foody JM, Bianco L, Ginter S, Fraenkel L. Development of a Tool for Eliciting Patient Priority from Among Competing Cardiovascular Disease, Medication‐Symptoms, and Fall Injury Outcomes. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2008, 56: 730-736. PMID: 18266842, PMCID: PMC3703614, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01627.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication symptomsFall injuriesIntraclass correlationCardiovascular disease outcomesMedication-related symptomsWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testCVD outcomesCardiovascular diseaseDisease outcomePatient prioritiesSenior housing residentsSenior housing sitesInjury outcomesInjurySum testConvenience sampleRelative importance scores