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A comparison of the full and short versions of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales.

This study examined the validity and reliability of full and short versions of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS). One hundred fifty-five patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis followed at a University Hospital Rheumatology Clinic completed…

Tags: *Disability Evaluation, *Severity of Illness Index, 1991, Abraham N, Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Aged, Alarcon G S, Arthritis, Arthritis care and research : the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association, Austin J S, Bradley L A, Female, Humans, Lorish C D, Male, Middle Aged, Reproducibility of Results, Rheumatoid/*diagnosis/rehabilitation

Frailty defined by the SHARE Frailty Instrument and adverse outcomes after an ED visit.

Geriatric Disaster Preparedness.

INTRODUCTION: The elderly population has proven to be vulnerable in times of a disaster. Many have chronic medical problems for which they depend on medications or medical equipment. Some older adults are dependent on caregivers for managing their…

Results of the promoting effective advance care planning for elders (PEACE) randomized pilot study.

The specific aim of the PEACE pilot study was to determine the feasibility of a fully powered study to test the effectiveness of an in-home geriatrics/palliative care interdisciplinary care management intervention for improving measures of…

Tags: *Quality of Life, 2014, 80 and over, Activities of Daily Living, advance care planning, Advance Care Planning/*organization & administration, Aged, Albanese Teresa H, Allen Kyle R, Case Management – Methods, Chi Square Test, College of Medicine, Community-Institutional Relations, Comparative Studies, Decision Making, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Descriptive Statistics, Disease Management, Ertle Denise, Family, Female, Fosnight Susan M, Frail Elderly, Geriatric Assessment/methods, Hazelett Susan E, Health Promotion, Health Resource Utilization, Health Services for the Aged/organization & administration, Home Care Services/*organization & administration, Human, Humans, Interdisciplinary Communication, Kropp Denise J, Long Term Care, Long-Term Care/*organization & administration, Male, Medicaid – Ohio, Moore Pamela S, Multidisciplinary Care Team, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Ohio, Outcomes (Health Care), Palliative Care, Palliative Care/organization & administration, Patient, Physicians, Pilot Projects, Pilot Studies – Ohio, Population health management, Program Evaluation, Psychological Tests, Quality of Life, Radwany Steven M, Random Assignment, Reference Values, Repeated Measures, Scales, Spiritual Care, T-Tests, Treatment Outcome

Effectiveness of a group exercise program in a long-term care facility: a randomized pilot trial.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pilot was to determine whether a strength and flexibility program in frail long-term care facility (LTC) residents would result in improved function. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, controlled, semicrossover trial…

Body mass index moderates the effects of portable oxygen transport modality on

PURPOSE: While portable, supplemental oxygen is often necessary for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to retain independence, it may provide functional limitations because of the increased workload imposed. This issue may…

Tags: *Oxygen Inhalation Therapy/instrumentation/methods, *Pulmonary Disease, *Quality of Life, 2014, Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Body Mass Index, Chronic Obstructive – Diagnosis, Chronic Obstructive – Metabolism, Chronic Obstructive – Physiopathology, Chronic Obstructive – Psychosocial Factors, Chronic Obstructive – Therapy, Chronic Obstructive/diagnosis/metabolism/physiopathology/psychology/therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, DiNuoscio David R, Drug Delivery Systems – Methods, Drug Delivery Systems – Standards, Drug Delivery Systems/methods/standards, Exercise Test – Methods, Exercise Test/methods, Exertion, Female, Gothard M David, Heart Rate, Hemoglobins – Analysis, Human, Humans, Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention, Krauza Matthew L, Latta Tiffany N, Male, McCarroll Michele L, Middle Age, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Outcome Assessment, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Oxygen Consumption, Oxygen Therapy – Equipment and Supplies, Oxygen Therapy – Methods, Oxyhemoglobins/analysis, Pannikottu Kurian, Physical Exertion, Pohle-Krauza Rachael J, Pulmonary Disease, Quality of Life, Volsko Teresa A, Walking – Physiology, Walking/*physiology

Multicenter study of case finding in elderly emergency department patients.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of a brief comprehensive case-finding program for detecting functional, cognitive, and social impairments among elderly ED patients and to estimate the prevalence of unknown, undetected, or untreated impairments…

Short-term functional decline and service use in older emergency department patients with blunt injuries.

BACKGROUND: Injuries are a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits by older patients. Although injuries in older patients can be serious, 75% of these patients are discharged home after their ED visit. These patients may be at risk for…

Tags: *Activities of Daily Living, 2010, 80 and over, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Academic Medical Centers, Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Allen Kyle R, Blanda Michelle, Bone/physiopathology/therapy, Clinical Assessment Tools, Comorbidity, Confidence Intervals, Department of Emergency Medicine, Descriptive Statistics, Emergency Care – In Old Age, Emergency Patients – In Old Age, Emergency Service, Family, Female, Fisher's Exact Test, Fractures, Functional Status – In Old Age, Geriatric Assessment, Geriatric Functional Assessment, Gerson Lowell W, Health Resource Utilization – In Old Age, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Logistic Models, Logistic Regression, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Status Schedule, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nonpenetrating – In Old Age, Nonpenetrating/*physiopathology/*therapy, OARS Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire, Odds Ratio, Ohio, Outcome Assessment, Outpatients, P-Value, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Questionnaires, Record Review, ROC Curve, Scales, Summated Rating Scaling, Surveys and Questionnaires, T-Tests, Teaching, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, Wilber Scott T, Wounds

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