1999
Who Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients
Fried T, Pollack D, Drickamer M, Tinetti M. Who Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 25-29. PMID: 9920226, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite of deathInpatient hospiceLong-term care patientsCommunity-based long-term care programsDependent functional statusPatients 65 yearsChronic lung diseaseCoronary artery diseaseYear of admissionCommunity-based long-term careLong-term care programsLong-term careCohort studyArtery diseaseCare patientsHome deathLung diseaseFunctional statusPatient preferencesHomecare patientsFemale genderTerminal careMAIN OUTCOMECare needsNursing homes
1998
Factors Associated With Six‐Month Mortality in Recipients of Community‐Based Long‐Term Care
Fried T, Pollack D, Tinetti M. Factors Associated With Six‐Month Mortality in Recipients of Community‐Based Long‐Term Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1998, 46: 193-197. PMID: 9475448, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02538.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSix-month mortalityShort-term mortalityPresence of cancerCommunity-based long-term careLong-term careHeart diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNutritional problemsObstructive pulmonary diseaseSevere cognitive impairmentCommunity-based waiverCohort studyPulmonary diseaseHomecare programMortality registryMale sexFunctional impairmentClinical dataAdmission assessmentRoutine assessmentCognitive impairmentHealth statusMultivariate analysisCognitive statusMortality
1997
Frailty and Hospitalization of Long‐Term Stay Nursing Home Residents
Fried T, Mor V. Frailty and Hospitalization of Long‐Term Stay Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 265-269. PMID: 9063269, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00938.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failurePrimary diagnosisNursing homesHeart failureRespiratory diseaseRecent functional declineNursing home patientsSevere functional impairmentCertain patient groupsNursing home stayNursing home residentsProprietary nursing homesLower ratesLogistic regression modelsCohort studyAcute careHome patientsHospitalization ratesPatient groupFeeding tubeDecubitus ulcersFunctional impairmentHome residentsFunctional declineHospitalization
1995
Whether to transfer?
Fried T, Gillick M, Lipsitz L. Whether to transfer? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1995, 10: 246-250. PMID: 7616332, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term care facilitiesDependent functional statusEpisodes of pneumoniaElevated respiratory rateRespiratory rateLTCF patientsOral antibioticsHospital transferFunctional statusElderly long-term care patientsLong-term care patientsGood markerRetrospective cohort studyPatient-related factorsNursing home residentsHebrew Rehabilitation CenterHigher respiratory rateNew infiltratesPneumonia episodesAcute illnessCohort studyCare patientsHospital therapyRespiratory signsPatient outcomes