1999
Who Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients
Fried T, Pollack D, Drickamer M, Tinetti M. Who Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 25-29. PMID: 9920226, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite of deathInpatient hospiceLong-term care patientsCommunity-based long-term care programsDependent functional statusPatients 65 yearsChronic lung diseaseCoronary artery diseaseYear of admissionCommunity-based long-term careLong-term care programsLong-term careCohort studyArtery diseaseCare patientsHome deathLung diseaseFunctional statusPatient preferencesHomecare patientsFemale genderTerminal careMAIN OUTCOMECare needsNursing homes
1995
The Contribution of Predisposing and Situational Risk Factors to Serious Fall Injuries
Tinetti M, Doucette J, Claus E. The Contribution of Predisposing and Situational Risk Factors to Serious Fall Injuries. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1995, 43: 1207-1213. PMID: 7594153, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07395.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesRisk factorsFall injuriesSerious injuriesSituational risk factorsLower body mass indexPercentage of fallersBody mass indexLoss of consciousnessMulticomponent intervention programPhysical performance measuresFirst fallRisk of injuryCohort studyInjury overallPrimary outcomeMass indexHead injuryJoint dislocationFemale genderHome assessmentCognitive impairmentPreventive programsMultivariate analysisInjuryRisk Factors for Serious Injury During Falls by Older Persons in the Community
Tinetti M, Doucette J, Claus E, Marottoli R. Risk Factors for Serious Injury During Falls by Older Persons in the Community. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1995, 43: 1214-1221. PMID: 7594154, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07396.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesFall injury eventsFall injuriesOlder personsRisk factorsInjury eventsLower body mass indexCommunity-living personsBody mass indexSerious injuriesFall calendarsHospital recordsMass indexGait impairmentChronic conditionsEmergency roomFemale genderOlder fallersInjury dataCognitive impairmentInjuryTelephone interviewsPrevention effortsIdentifiable factorsOnly subjects