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pro vyhledávání: '"Susan H. Hirsch"'
Autor:
Heather McCreath, David B. Reuben, Janet C. Frank, Joanne Maher, Jon Younger, Elizabeth Edgerly, Katie Maslow, Neil S. Wenger, Carol P. Roth, Diane Katz, Susan H. Hirsch, Marta Murawski
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58:324-329
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether a practice redesign intervention coupled with referral to local Alzheimer's Association chapters can improve the quality of dementia care. DESIGN: Pre–post intervention. SETTING: Two community-based physician practi
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53:970-975
Objectives: To provide preliminary evidence on the effectiveness and optimal dosage of megestrol acetate for older persons with impaired appetite after hospitalization. Design: Randomized clinical trial. Setting: Acute care hospital. Participants: Fo
Autor:
Teresa E. Seeman, Ase I. Sewall, Emmett B. Keeler, David B. Reuben, Susan H. Hirsch, Jack M. Guralnik, Joshua Chodosh
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52:1456-1462
Objectives: To examine hospital use for patients with evidence of cognitive decline indicative of early cognitive impairment. Design: Medicare Part A hospital utilization data were linked to data from the MacArthur Research Network on Successful Agin
Autor:
Lee Bowman, Emmett B. Keeler, Robert B. Wallace, David B. Reuben, Risa P. Hayes, Teresa E. Seeman, Susan H. Hirsch, Jack M. Guralnik, Ase I. Sewall
Publikováno v:
The Gerontologist. 44:401-407
Purpose: We determined the prognostic value of selfreported and performance-based measurement of function, including functional transitions and combining different measurement approaches, on utilization. Design and Methods: Our cohort study used the
Autor:
Jack M. Guralnik, Emmett B. Keeler, Teresa E. Seeman, David B. Reuben, Susan H. Hirsch, Ase I. Sewall
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 51:615-620
OBJECTIVES: To determine the relative costs of four risk-identification strategies and compare their performance in predicting hospital use by different subgroups of older persons based on age, sex, and prior hospital use. DESIGN: Prospective validat
Autor:
David B. Reuben, Teresa E. Seeman, Jack M. Guralnik, Emmett B. Keeler, Susan H. Hirsch, Ase I. Sewall
Publikováno v:
Medical Care. 40:782-793
Background A small percentage of older persons account for most Medicare costs. If persons at high risk for high health care utilization can be identified, resources can be directed to improve their health care and reduce utilization. Objective To de
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Health Promotion. 14:343-346
A cross-sectional survey of 610 low income women between the ages of 60 and 84 who attended community meal sites in Los Angeles was conducted to determine health behaviors associated with mammography use among urban community dwellers. Preventive pra
Autor:
Susan H. Hirsch, David B. Reuben, Joan L. Buchanan, Donna O. Farley, John F. Schnelle, Gail L. Zellman, Joseph G. Ouslander
Publikováno v:
Medical Care. 37:375-383
The number of nursing home (NH) residents enrolled in managed care plans (HMO) will increase, and there is concern that the quality of their medical care may be compromised by cost-containment pressures. In this study, we evaluated the medical care o
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 47:269-276
BACKGROUND: Although comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has been demonstrated to confer health benefits in some settings, its value in outpatient or office settings is uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of outpatient CGA consulta
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 45:413-419
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the responses of primary care physicians and patients to recommendations from a commmunity-based comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) program for management of four target conditions: falls, depression, urinary incontinenc