2016
Patient Priority–Directed Decision Making and Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Tinetti ME, Esterson J, Ferris R, Posner P, Blaum CS. Patient Priority–Directed Decision Making and Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2016, 32: 261-275. PMID: 27113145, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2016.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Falls and Injuries in Frail and Vigorous Community Elderly Persons
Speechley M, Tinetti M. Falls and Injuries in Frail and Vigorous Community Elderly Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1991, 39: 46-52. PMID: 1987256, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1991.tb05905.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly personsFrail subjectsCircumstances of fallsFall-related injuriesFrail elderly personsSerious health problemFrail groupFall circumstancesInjury preventionHealth problemsObserved incidencePreventive effortsInjurySerious injuriesFrailFallersVigorous groupSubjectsRepresentative sampleGroupPsychological variablesPersonsFallIncidenceTransition group
1986
Use of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in chronically III, elderly patients with a decline in health status
Tinetti M, Schmidt A, Baum J. Use of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in chronically III, elderly patients with a decline in health status. The American Journal Of Medicine 1986, 80: 844-848. PMID: 3085493, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90626-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythrocyte sedimentation rateHealth statusElderly patientsMusculoskeletal complaintsDiagnostic evaluationConnective tissue diseaseSedimentation rateChronic care hospitalNew diseasePost-test probabilitySubacute deteriorationTissue diseaseProbability of diseasePatientsAge 65DiseaseInexpensive testComplaintsNonspecificPercentStatusLong-term residentsHoursGroupMalignancy