2007
Time Trends and Predictors of Suicide Among Mental Health Outpatients in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Desai RA. Time Trends and Predictors of Suicide Among Mental Health Outpatients in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2007, 35: 115-124. PMID: 17990123, DOI: 10.1007/s11414-007-9092-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outpatientsVeterans AffairsNational Death Index dataDeath Index dataSuicide ratesMental health spendingMore chronic patientsMental health servicesMental health expendituresMental health programsPredictors of suicideMultivariable predictorsChronic patientsProtective effectVA populationNonsignificant trendInpatient servicesHealth servicesPatient volumeHealth programsGreater riskOlder ageSuicide riskOutpatientsFacility level
2003
Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons
Inouye SK, Bogardus ST, Vitagliano G, Desai MM, Williams CS, Grady JN, Scinto JD. Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons. Medical Care 2003, 41: 70-83. PMID: 12544545, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200301000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesComorbidityCost of IllnessFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForecastingGeriatric AssessmentHealth StatusHospitalizationHospitals, TeachingHumansMaleMortalityPneumoniaProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AdjustmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsConceptsGroup IHazard ratioIllness scoresOverall mortalityC-statisticElderly personsHospitalized older personsHigh-risk diagnosesRisk adjustment indexProspective cohortValidation cohortDevelopment cohortUniversity HospitalPhysiologic abnormalitiesRisk factorsFunctional impairmentRisk groupsMedicine serviceMortality predictionMortality rateGroup IICohortOlder personsFinal modelGroup III