2014
Functional status after critical illness: agreement between patient and proxy assessments
Ahasic AM, Van Ness PH, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. Functional status after critical illness: agreement between patient and proxy assessments. Age And Ageing 2014, 44: 506-510. PMID: 25324334, PMCID: PMC4411220, DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths post-ICU dischargePost-ICU dischargeFunctional statusCritical illnessInter-observer agreementICU admissionOlder patientsExact testIntensive care unit admissionProxy assessmentsPremorbid functional statusCare unit admissionBaseline functional statusCurrent functional statusMcNemar's exact testUnit admissionICU dischargeMedical ICUNeuropsychological morbidityInstrumental ADLCognitive dysfunctionDaily livingPatientsCognitive impairmentParent cohort
2003
Screening for Preexisting Cognitive Impairment in Older Intensive Care Unit Patients: Use of Proxy Assessment
Pisani MA, Inouye SK, McNicoll L, Redlich CA. Screening for Preexisting Cognitive Impairment in Older Intensive Care Unit Patients: Use of Proxy Assessment. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2003, 51: 689-693. PMID: 12752846, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2003.00215.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitIntensive care unitCognitive impairmentOlder intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsUrban university teaching hospitalCross-sectional comparative studyBlessed Dementia Rating ScaleDirect patient assessmentPreexisting Cognitive ImpairmentCare unit patientsUniversity Teaching HospitalPatient care decisionsDementia Rating ScaleUnit patientsICU patientsCare unitPatient assessmentPhysician recognitionTeaching hospitalHigh prevalencePatientsInformant QuestionnaireCognitive declineProxy measure