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pro vyhledávání: '"Virginia Towle"'
Autor:
Terri R Fried, John O'Leary, Virginia Towle, Mary K Goldstein, Mark Trentelange, Deanna K Martin
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 11, p e112593 (2014)
There are concerns about the potential for unintentional harms when clinical practice guidelines are applied to patients with multimorbidity. The objective was to summarize the evidence regarding the effect(s) of comorbidity on the outcomes of medica
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https://doaj.org/article/55554f4bec0c48aa8abb5398fc30fc5d
Autor:
Dana W Dunne, Albert Shaw, Linda K Bockenstedt, Heather G Allore, Shu Chen, Stephen E Malawista, Lin Leng, Yuka Mizue, Marta Piecychna, Lin Zhang, Virginia Towle, Richard Bucala, Ruth R Montgomery, Erol Fikrig
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 6, p e11343 (2010)
An increasing number of patients have medical conditions with altered host immunity or that require immunosuppressive medications. While immunosuppression is associated with increased risk of infection, the precise effect of immunosuppression on inna
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https://doaj.org/article/91e722b1f78b48b5bbc241c3247de709
Health Outcomes Associated with Polypharmacy in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Autor:
Virginia Towle, Mary K. Goldstein, Terri R. Fried, Deanna K. Martin, Mark Trentalange, John R. O'Leary
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 62:2261-2272
OBJECTIVES: To summarize evidence regarding the health outcomes associated with polypharmacy, defined as number of prescribed medications, in older community-dwelling persons. DESIGN: Systematic review of MEDLINE (OvidSP 1946 to May, Week 3, 2014). S
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 62:1304-1309
Objectives: To examine whether experiences with illness and end-of-life care are associated with readiness to participate in advance care planning (ACP). Design: Observational cohort study. Setting: Community. Participants: Persons aged 60 and older
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 61:1331-1336
Objectives: To describe the development of a scale assessing participant attitudes regarding two commonly encountered trade-offs: quality versus quantity of life and present versus future health. Design: Observational cohort study. Setting: Community
Health outcome prioritization to elicit preferences of older persons with multiple health conditions
Publikováno v:
Patient Education and Counseling. 83:278-282
To develop and test a simple tool to elicit the preferences of older persons based on prioritization of universal health outcomes.Persons age ≥ 65 participating in a larger study were asked to rank 4 outcomes on a visual analogue scale: (1) maintai
Autor:
Frances K. Newman, Ruth R. Montgomery, Virginia Towle, Albert C. Shaw, Robert B. Belshe, David van Duin, Erol Fikrig, Shu Chen, Lin Zhang, Subhasis Mohanty, Alexander Panda, Heather G. Allore, Feng Qian
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Immunology. 184:2518-2527
We evaluated TLR function in primary human dendritic cells (DCs) from 104 young (age 21–30 y) and older (≥65 y) individuals. We used multicolor flow cytometry and intracellular cytokine staining of myeloid DCs (mDCs) and plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) a
Publikováno v:
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 30:1116-1119
In our study of nursing home residents with clinically suspected urinary tract infection who did not require the use of an indwelling catheter, we identified bacteria isolated from urine samples, the resistance patterns of these isolated bacteria, an
Autor:
Mary E. Tinetti, Manisha Juthani-Mehta, Sandra Ginter, Virginia Towle, Heather G. Allore, Vincent Quagliarello
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57:1226-1231
OBJECTIVES: To test intervention protocols for feasibility, staff adherence, and effectiveness in reducing pneumonia risk factors (impaired oral hygiene, swallowing difficulty) in nursing home residents. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Two nursin
Autor:
Mary E. Tinetti, Virginia Towle, Manisha Juthani-Mehta, Eleanor Perrelli, Peter H. Van Ness, Vincent Quagliarello
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57:963-970
OBJECTIVES: To identify clinical features associated with bacteriuria plus pyuria in noncatheterized nursing home residents with clinically suspected urinary tract infection (UTI). DESIGN: Prospective, observational cohort study from 2005 to 2007. SE