1999
Older persons’ perceptions of home and hospital as sites of treatment for acute illness
Fried T, van Doorn C, O’Leary J, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older persons’ perceptions of home and hospital as sites of treatment for acute illness. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 107: 317-323. PMID: 10527032, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00236-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute illnessChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePersons age 65 yearsCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseHome careAge 65 yearsOlder patients' perceptionsEfficacy of treatmentAcute home careSite of treatmentSelf-rated healthPatient characteristicsHeart failurePulmonary diseaseAcute careHospital treatmentDependent patientsPrimary diagnosisPatients' perceptionsHome treatmentUse of homeHospital careOlder persons' perceptionsHospitalOlder persons' preferences for site of terminal care.
Fried T, Doorn C, O'Leary J, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older persons' preferences for site of terminal care. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1999, 131: 109-12. PMID: 10419426, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-2-199907200-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal careOlder persons' preferencesCommunity-dwelling persons 65 yearsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseasePersons 65 yearsSite of careLong-term care needsCare of disabilitiesFamily membersNonterminal illnessHeart failurePulmonary diseaseQuantitative interviewsPatient preferencesLife careCare needsNursing homesQualitative interviewsTerminal illnessParticipants' homesOlder personsHospitalCare
1998
Older Persons’ Preferences for Site of Treatment in Acute Illness. ANNOUNCEMENT
Fried T, Van Doorn C, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older Persons’ Preferences for Site of Treatment in Acute Illness. ANNOUNCEMENT. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 522-527. PMID: 9734788, PMCID: PMC1496998, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00162.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute illnessHome care servicesHome treatmentHome careCare servicesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseProcess of careLower intensity servicesSite of treatmentOlder persons' preferencesPersons age 65Health care systemHeart failurePulmonary diseasePatient preferencesHospital careMedical careAge 65Older personsHospitalIllness experienceCare systemCareMODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE: When the Patient Cannot Come to the Doctor: A Medical Housecalls Program
Reuben D, Fried T, Wachtel T, Tinetti M. MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE: When the Patient Cannot Come to the Doctor: A Medical Housecalls Program. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1998, 46: 226-231. PMID: 9475454, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02544.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper respiratory tract infectionFrail older patientsRespiratory tract infectionsCongestive heart failureMajority of patientsRoutine medical careSevere cognitive impairmentGERIATRICS PRACTICEAcute illnessOlder patientsTract infectionsHeart failureHomebound patientsUnscheduled visitsEmergency roomNurse practitionersDaily livingMedical residency programsPatientsPatient's homeScheduled visitsAmbulatory practiceCognitive impairmentComplex illnessMedical care