Browsing by Author "Jones, Richard Norman"
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Adjustment of nursing home quality indicators
Jones, Richard Norman; Hirdes, John P; Poss, Jeffrey W; Kelly, Maureen; Berg, Katharine; Fries, Brant E; Morris, John N (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: This manuscript describes a method for adjustment of nursing home quality indicators (QIs) defined using the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) nursing home resident assessment system, the Minimum ... -
Aging, brain disease, and reserve: Implications for delirium
Jones, Richard Norman; Fong, Tamara G; Metzger, Eran Daniel; Tulebaev, Samir Raisovich; Yang, Frances Margaret; Alsop, David C.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Cupples, L; Gottlieb, Gary L.; Inouye, Sharon (2010)Cognitive and brain reserve are well studied in the context of age-associated cognitive impairment and dementia. However, there is a paucity of research that examines the role of cognitive or brain reserve in delirium. ... -
Calibration and Validation of an Innovative Approach for Estimating General Cognitive Performance
Gross, Alden L.; Jones, Richard Norman; Fong, Tamara G; Tommet, Douglas; Inouye, Sharon (S. Karger AG, 2014)Objective: To evaluate a new approach for creating a composite measure of cognitive function, we calibrated a measure of general cognitive performance from existing neuropsychological batteries. Methods: We applied our ... -
The CAM-S: Development and Validation of a New Scoring System for Delirium Severity in 2 Cohorts
Inouye, Sharon; Kosar, Cyrus M.; Tommet, Douglas; Schmitt, Eva M.; Puelle, Margaret R.; Saczynski, Jane S.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Jones, Richard Norman (American College of Physicians, 2014) -
Cognitive Trajectories after Postoperative Delirium
Saczynski, Jane S.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Quach, Lien; Fong, Tamara G; Gross, Alden; Inouye, Sharon; Jones, Richard Norman (New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2012)Background Delirium is common after cardiac surgery and may be associated with long-term changes in cognitive function. We examined postoperative delirium and the cognitive trajectory during the first year after cardiac ... -
Derivation and Validation of a Preoperative Prediction Rule for Delirium After Cardiac Surgery
Rudolph, James; Jones, Richard Norman; Levkoff, Sue E.; Rockett, C.; Inouye, Sharon; Sellke, F. W.; Khuri, S. F.; Lipsitz, Lewis Arnold; Ramlawi, B.; Levitsky, Sidney; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2008)Background— Delirium is a common outcome after cardiac surgery. Delirium prediction rules identify patients at risk for delirium who may benefit from targeted prevention strategies, early identification, and treatment of ... -
Development of a unidimensional composite measure of neuropsychological functioning in older cardiac surgery patients with good measurement precision
Jones, Richard Norman; Rudolph, James; Inouye, Sharon; Yang, Frances Margaret; Fong, Tamara G; Milberg, William Paul; Tommet, Douglas; Metzger, Eran Daniel; Cupples, L. Adrienne; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph (Informa UK Limited, 2010)The objective of this analysis was to develop a measure of neuropsychological performance for cardiac surgery and to assess its psychometric properties. Older patients (n = 210) underwent a neuropsychological battery using ... -
Distribution of COL8A2 and COL8A1 gene variants in Caucasian primary open angle glaucoma patients with thin central corneal thickness
Desronvil, T.; Logan-Wyatt, D.; Abdrabou, W.; Triana, M.; Taheri, S.; Del Bono, E.; Olivier, M.; Jones, Richard Norman; Pasquale, Louis; Haines, J. L.; Fan, Baojian; Wiggs, Janey Lee (Molecular Vision, 2010)Purpose: One approach to identify genes that contribute to common complex ocular disorders such as primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is to study the genetic determinates of endophenotypes that are defined by underlying ... -
Identifying Indicators of Important Diagnostic Features of Delirium
Huang, Li-Wen; Inouye, Sharon; Jones, Richard Norman; Fong, Tamara G; Rudolph, James; O, Margaret G.; Metzger, Eran Daniel; Crane, Paul K.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)OBJECTIVES: To use an expert consensus process to identify indicators of delirium features to help enhance bedside recognition of delirium. DESIGN: Modified Delphi consensus process to assign existing cognitive and ... -
Independent Vascular and Cognitive Risk Factors for Postoperative Delirium
Rudolph, James; Jones, Richard Norman; Rasmussen, Lars S.; Silverstein, Jeffrey H.; Inouye, Sharon; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph (Elsevier BV, 2007) -
Maximizing Clinical Research Participation in Vulnerable Older Persons: Identification of Barriers and Motivators
Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Aneja, Jasneet; Jones, Richard Norman; Alsop, David C.; Fong, Tamara G; Crosby, Gregory; Culley, Deborah Jean; Cupples, L. Adrienne; Inouye, Sharon (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008)OBJECTIVES: To identify barriers and motivators to participation in long-term clinical research by high-risk elderly people and to develop procedures to maximize recruitment and retention. DESIGN: Quantitative and ... -
Measuring Depression in Nursing Home Residents with the MDS and GDS: An Observational Psychometric Study
Koehler, Melissa; Rabinowitz, Terry; Hirdes, John; Stones, Michael; Carpenter, G Iain; Fries, Brant E; Morris, John N; Jones, Richard Norman (BioMed Central, 2005)Background: The objective of this study was to examine the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) as measures of depression among nursing home residents. Methods: The data for this study were baseline, ... -
Methodology for developing quality indicators for the care of older people in the Emergency Department
Martin-Khan, Melinda; Burkett, Ellen; Schnitker, Linda; Jones, Richard N; Gray, Leonard C (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Compared with younger people, older people have a higher risk of adverse health outcomes when presenting to emergency departments. As the population ages, older people will make up an increasing proportion of ... -
The MOBILIZE Boston Study: Design and Methods of a Prospective Cohort Study of Novel Risk Factors for Falls in an Older Population
Roman, Anthony; Gagnon, Margaret; Freeman, Marcie; Leveille, Suzanne G.; Kiel, Douglas P.; Jones, Richard Norman; Hannan, Marian T.; Sorond, Farzaneh A.; Kang, Hyun G.; Samelson, Elizabeth J.; Lipsitz, Lewis Arnold (BioMed Central, 2008)Background: Falls are the sixth leading cause of death in elderly people in the U.S. Despite progress in understanding risk factors for falls, many suspected risk factors have not been adequately studied. Putative risk ... -
Novel Risk Markers and Long-Term Outcomes of Delirium: The Successful Aging after Elective Surgery (SAGES) Study Design and Methods
Schmitt, Eva M.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Alsop, David C.; Jones, Richard Norman; Rogers, Selwyn O.; Fong, Tamara G; Metzger, Eran Daniel; Inouye, Sharon (Elsevier BV, 2012)Objectives: Delirium, a costly, life-threatening, and potentially preventable condition, is a common complication for older adults following major surgery. Although the basic epidemiology of delirium after surgery has been ... -
The Overlap Syndrome of Depression and Delirium in Older Hospitalized Patients
Givens, Jane Lucile; Jones, Richard Norman; Inouye, Sharon (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)OBJECTIVES: To measure the prevalence, predictors, and posthospitalization outcomes associated with the overlap syndrome of coexisting depression and incident delirium in older hospitalized patients. DESIGN: Secondary ... -
Parallel but not equivalent: Challenges and solutions for repeated assessment of cognition over time
Gross, Alden L.; Inouye, Sharon; Rebok, George W.; Brandt, Jason; Crane, Paul K.; Parisi, Jeanine M.; Tommet, Doug; Bandeen-Roche, Karen; Carlson, Michelle C.; Jones, Richard Norman (Informa UK Limited, 2012)OBJECTIVE: Analyses of individual differences in change may be unintentionally biased when versions of a neuropsychological test used at different follow-ups are not of equivalent difficulty. This study's objective was to ... -
Participation in Activity and Risk for Incident Delirium
Yang, Frances M.; Inouye, Sharon; Fearing, Michael A.; Kiely, Dan K.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Jones, Richard Norman (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008) -
Persistent Delirium Predicts Greater Mortality
Kiely, Dan K.; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Inouye, Sharon; Shaffer, Michele L.; Bergmann, Margaret A.; Yang, Frances Margaret; Fearing, Michael A.; Jones, Richard Norman (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between persistent delirium and 1-year mortality in newly admitted post-acute care (PAC) facility patients with delirium who were followed regardless of residence. DESIGN: Observational ... -
Phenomenological Subtypes of Delirium in Older Persons: Patterns, Prevalence, and Prognosis
Yang, Frances Margaret; Marcantonio, Edward Ralph; Inouye, Sharon; Kiely, Dan K.; Rudolph, James; Fearing, Michael A.; Jones, Richard Norman (Elsevier BV, 2009)