Featured Publications
Outcome Goals and Health Care Preferences of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions
Tinetti ME, Costello DM, Naik AD, Davenport C, Hernandez-Bigos K, Van Liew JR, Esterson J, Kiwak E, Dindo L. Outcome Goals and Health Care Preferences of Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e211271. PMID: 33760091, PMCID: PMC7991967, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsHealth care preferencesHealth care activitiesCare preferencesChronic conditionsCare activitiesOlder adultsRealistic outcome goalsEmergency department visitsHealth care visitsPrimary care practicesCross-sectional studyHealth-related barriersOutcome goalsEligible patientsPain medicationCare visitsDepartment visitsSleep medicationHealth outcome goalsMean ageCare studiesGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEMedications
2013
The impact of medication use on symptom burden in older patients with multiple medical morbidities
Han M, Tinetti M, Agostini J, Han L, Lee H, Walke L. The impact of medication use on symptom burden in older patients with multiple medical morbidities. Journal Of Clinical Gerontology And Geriatrics 2013, 4: 84-88. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcgg.2013.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom burdenMedical morbidityMedication useVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsGreater medication useMultiple medical morbiditiesNumber of medicationsMedical record reviewPrimary care clinicsSurvey of patientsAdverse drug eventsCross-sectional studySeverity of symptomsAdditional medicationOlder patientsCare clinicsRecord reviewRoutine appointmentsDrug eventsChi-square analysisMorbiditySevere symptomsMedicationsLinear regression analysisSymptom categories
2001
Validation of Dizziness as a Possible Geriatric Syndrome
Kao A, Nanda A, Williams C, Tinetti M. Validation of Dizziness as a Possible Geriatric Syndrome. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2001, 49: 72-75. PMID: 11207845, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49012.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReports of dizzinessRisk factorsGeriatric syndromesOlder personsClinic-based cohortCharacteristics of patientsSeverity of dizzinessCommunity-based cohortPopulation-based studyClinic-based populationCross-sectional studyPhysical examination dataEligible patientsPostural hypotensionMore medicationsMultifactorial interventionOlder patientsMedical historyMyocardial infarctionDizzinessMultifactorial etiologyDepressive symptomsAbnormal balancePatientsDiscrete disease
2000
Dizziness among older adults: a possible geriatric syndrome.
Tinetti M, Williams C, Gill T. Dizziness among older adults: a possible geriatric syndrome. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2000, 132: 337-44. PMID: 10691583, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-5-200003070-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDizzinessDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHearing DisordersHumansHypotension, OrthostaticMaleMyocardial InfarctionPostural BalancePrevalenceRisk FactorsSensation DisordersStatistics as TopicSyndromeConceptsAdjusted relative riskGeriatric syndromesRelative riskEpisodes of dizzinessCommunity-living personsPast myocardial infarctionCross-sectional studyYears of agePostural hypotensionMore medicationsMyocardial infarctionImpaired balanceDizzinessDepressive symptomsSyndromeImpaired hearingSpecific causesOlder adultsMultiple causesSymptomsProbability sampleRiskSensationCauseNew Haven
1999
Mismatches Between the Home Environment and Physical Capabilities Among Community‐Living Older Persons
Gill T, Robison J, Williams C, Tinetti M. Mismatches Between the Home Environment and Physical Capabilities Among Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 88-92. PMID: 9920235, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01906.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder personsHomes of participantsCommunity-living older personsTub/showerAdverse functional outcomesPopulation-based cohortCross-sectional studySame deficitSpecific deficitsPhysical performance assessmentPhysical capabilitiesFunctional outcomeEpidemiologic linkGeneral communityPrevalenceComprehensive interviewObstructed pathwaysDeficitsEveryday functionGrab barsObserved deficitsParticipantsGaitPersonsNew Haven