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