1998
Factors Associated With Six‐Month Mortality in Recipients of Community‐Based Long‐Term Care
Fried T, Pollack D, Tinetti M. Factors Associated With Six‐Month Mortality in Recipients of Community‐Based Long‐Term Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1998, 46: 193-197. PMID: 9475448, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02538.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSix-month mortalityShort-term mortalityPresence of cancerCommunity-based long-term careLong-term careHeart diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNutritional problemsObstructive pulmonary diseaseSevere cognitive impairmentCommunity-based waiverCohort studyPulmonary diseaseHomecare programMortality registryMale sexFunctional impairmentClinical dataAdmission assessmentRoutine assessmentCognitive impairmentHealth statusMultivariate analysisCognitive statusMortality
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