Geriatric Library: Page 3

Contents of this page include:

• Eliciting Patient Preferences
• Failure to Thrive
• Falls
• Financial Issues
• Geriatric Assessment

   

Eliciting Patient Preferences

Fried TR, Bradley EH, Towle VR, Allore H. Understanding the treatment preferences of seriously illl patients. N Engl J Med. 2002;346(14):1061-66.

Bayliss EA, Edwards AE, Steiner JF, Main DS.  Process of care desired by elderly patients with multimorbidities. Family Parctice. 2008;25:287-93.

Failure to Thrive

Rocchiccioli JT, Tanner-Sanford J. Revisiting geriatric failure to thrive: A complex and compelling clinical condition.  J Gerontol Nurs.  2009;35:18-24.

Falls

Tinetti ME. Preventing Falls in Elderly Persons. N Engl J Med. 2003;348:42-49.

Tinetti ME. Falls, injuries due to falls, and the risk of admission to a nursing home. N. Engl J Med. 1997;337:1279-531.

Hanger HC, Ball MC, Wood LA. An analysis of falls in the hospital: Can we do without bedrails? JAGS. 1999;47:529-531.

Ganz DA, Bao Y, Shekelle PG, Rubenstein LZ. Will my patient fall? JAMA. 2007;297:77-86

Gillespie LD, Robertson MC, Gillespie WJ, Lamb SE, Gates S, Cumming RG, Rowe BH.  Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane database systematic review. 2009;15:CD007146

Salminen MJ, Vahlberg TJ, Salognja MT, Aarino PTT, Livelä SL.  Effect of a risk based multifactorial fall prevention program on the incidence of falls.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009;57:612-19.

Financial Issues

Lubitz J, Cai L, Kramarow E, Lentzner H. Health, Life Expectancy, and Health Care Spending among the Elderly. N Engl J Med 2003;349:1048-55.

Anderson GF.  Medicare and Chronic Conditions . NEJM.  2005;353:305-09.

Frailty

Fillit H, Butler RN.  The Frailty Identity Crisis.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009;57:348-52.

Woo J, Goggins W, Sham A, Ho SC.  Social Determinants of Frailty.  Gerontology. 2005;51:402-408.

Shore WS, deLateur BJ.  Prevention and Treatment of Fraility in the Postmenopausal Woman.  Phy Med Rehabil Clinics of N. America. 2007;18:609-21. (NOTE: Direct link to article is too long for a hyperlink. The link provided is to the page you can locate the pdf).

Geriatric Assessment

Devons CAJ. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: making the most of the aging years. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2002;5:19-24.

Cohen HJ, Feussner JR, Weinberger M. et al. A controlled Trial of Inpatient and Outpatient Geriatric Evaluation and Management. N Engl J Med 2002;346:905-12.

Ensberg M.  Incremental Geriatric Assessment.  Prim Care Clin Office Pract. 2005;32:619-643.

Amin SH, Kuhle DO, Fitzpatrick LA.  Comprehensive evaluation of the older women. Mayo Clin Proc. 2003;78:1157-85.

Alexander NB, Goldberg A.  Gait disorders: Search for multiple causes. Cleveland Clin J Med. 2005;72:586-600.

 

 

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