2001
Nurses' Recognition of Delirium and Its Symptoms: Comparison of Nurse and Researcher Ratings
Inouye S, Foreman M, Mion L, Katz K, Cooney L. Nurses' Recognition of Delirium and Its Symptoms: Comparison of Nurse and Researcher Ratings. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 2467-2473. PMID: 11700159, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.20.2467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceClinical CompetenceDeliriumDementiaFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMental Status ScheduleNursing AssessmentNursing Evaluation ResearchObserver VariationProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityVision DisordersConceptsRecognition of deliriumRisk factorsNurses' ratingsPatients 70 yearsConfusion Assessment MethodIndependent risk factorPatient-related factorsAge 80 yearsComparison of nursesResearcher ratingsRoutine clinical observationsDelirium featuresHypoactive deliriumProspective studyEducation of nursesNurses' recognitionDeliriumClinical observationsUnderrecognitionDelirium RatingNursesVision impairmentPatientsCognitive testingCognitive Assessment
2000
MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE; The Hospital Elder Life Program: A Model of Care to Prevent Cognitive and Functional Decline in Older Hospitalized Patients
Reuben D, Inouye S, Bogardus S, Baker D, Leo‐Summers L, Cooney L. MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE; The Hospital Elder Life Program: A Model of Care to Prevent Cognitive and Functional Decline in Older Hospitalized Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2000, 48: 1697-1706. PMID: 11129764, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb03885.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedCognition DisordersConnecticutEvidence-Based MedicineGeriatric AssessmentGeriatric NursingGeriatricsHealth Services ResearchHospitals, TeachingHumansJob DescriptionMass ScreeningMental Status ScheduleModels, OrganizationalOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionPatient Care TeamProgram EvaluationQuality Assurance, Health CareRisk FactorsConceptsHospital Elder Life ProgramRisk factorsFunctional declineEvidence-based risk factorsGeriatric nurse specialistIntervention adherence rateRisk older patientsModel of careNon-hospital settingsLife ProgramDelirium preventionGERIATRICS PRACTICEADL scoresOlder patientsHospital admissionLongterm outcomesAdherence ratesNurse specialistsPrimary nurseClinical trialsInterdisciplinary roundsPartial adherencePatientsLife specialistsControl group
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
1993
A predictive index for functional decline in hospitalized elderly medical patients
Inouye S, Wagner D, Acampora D, Horwitz R, Cooney L, Hurst L, Tinetti M. A predictive index for functional decline in hospitalized elderly medical patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1993, 8: 645-652. PMID: 8120679, DOI: 10.1007/bf02598279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHospital Bed Capacity, 500 and overHospitals, UniversityHumansLikelihood FunctionsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPrevalenceProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSingle-Blind MethodConceptsFunctional declineRisk factorsMedical patientsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortHospitalized elderly medical patientsIndependent baseline risk factorsLow social activity levelNumber of RFsPredictive indexBaseline risk factorsGeneral medical wardsProspective cohort studyGeneral medical patientsHigh-risk groupUniversity Teaching HospitalElderly medical patientsRisk stratification systemNursing home placementRate of deathSocial activity levelsComparable patientsCohort studyElderly patientsMedical wardsPredictors of Formal Home Health Care Use in Elderly Patients after Hospitalization
Solomon D, Wagner D, Marenberg M, Acampora D, Cooney L, Inouye S. Predictors of Formal Home Health Care Use in Elderly Patients after Hospitalization. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1993, 41: 961-966. PMID: 8409182, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06762.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityConfidence IntervalsEducational StatusFemaleForecastingGeriatric AssessmentHealth PlanningHealth Services ResearchHome Care ServicesHospitalizationHumansMalePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSocial SupportConceptsHome health care useHealth care useRisk factorsAcute careElderly patientsSurgical patientsCare useHHC useProspective cohort studyRisk factor presentUniversity Teaching HospitalCohort studyHospital dischargeMedian durationIndependent predictorsSurgical wardsRisk strataDischarge planningTeaching hospitalInstrumental activitiesDaily livingElderly populationHHC agenciesStudy catchment areaPatientsDriving 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