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An Algorithm for Prospective Individual Matching in a Non-Randomized Clinical Trial
(Elsevier BV, 2001)
A method is described to achieve balance across prognostic factors in intervention trials for which randomized allocation to treatment group is not possible. The method involves prospective individual matching of patients ...
Short-Term Outcomes in Older Intensive Care Unit Patients With Dementia*
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2005)
Objective: To determine the impact of dementia on the outcomes of intensive care unit (ICU) care and use of ICU interventions among older patients. Design: Prospective observational cohort study. Setting: Urban university ...
Achieving Goals in Geriatric Assessment: Role of Caregiver Agreement and Adherence to Recommendations
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2004)
Objectives: To determine predictors of recommendation adherence and goal attainment of family caregivers of patients at a geriatric assessment center. Design: One‐year prospective cohort study. Setting: Outpatient geriatric ...
Cognitive Performance in a High-Functioning Community-Dwelling Elderly Population
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 1993-07-01)
Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the role of demographic factors as predictors of cognitive performance in a high-functioning, community-dwelling elderly population.
Methods: The study cohort consisted ...
Precipitating Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Elderly Persons
(American Medical Association (AMA), 1996)
OBJECTIVES: To prospectively develop and validate a predictive model for delirium based on precipitating factors during hospitalization, and to examine the interrelationship of precipitating factors and baseline vulnerability. ...
The Informed Consent Process in Older Patients Who Developed Delirium
(Elsevier BV, 1997)
PURPOSE: Delirium, defined as an acute, fluctuating disorder of attention and cognition, is a serious and increasingly common problem for hospitalized older persons. Delirium poses unique ethical challenges for the informed ...
Standard and Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Neoplasms of the Chest
(American College of Physicians, 1986)
Although in practice computed tomography (CT) has nearly replaced standard tomography in the evaluation of chest diseases, an analysis of the literature shows that standard tomography may be preferred in some settings. ...
The dilemma of delirium: Clinical and research controversies regarding diagnosis and evaluation of delirium in hospitalized elderly medical patients
(Elsevier BV, 1994)
Delirium, with occurrence rates from 14% to 56%, associated mortality rates from 10% to 65%, and excess annual health care expenditures from $1 to $2 billion, poses a common and serious problem for hospitalized elderly ...
A Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients
(New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 1999)
BACKGROUND:
Since in hospitalized older patients delirium is associated with poor outcomes, we evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent strategy for the prevention of delirium.
METHODS:
We studied 852 patients ...
Functional outcomes of acute medical illness and hospitalization in older persons
(American Medical Association (AMA), 1996)
BACKGROUND: Short-stay hospitalization in older patients is frequently associated with a loss of function, which can lead to a need for postdischarge assistance and longer-term institutionalization. Because little is known ...