Functional Outcomes of Acute Medical Illness and Hospitalization in Older Persons

“Mini-mental state”

1975 • 82,784 citations

Functional status and well-being of patients with chronic conditions. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study

1989 • 1,874 citations

Hazards of Hospitalization of the Elderly

1993 • 1,335 citations

A Randomized Trial of Care in a Hospital Medical Unit Especially Designed to Improve the Functional Outcomes of Acutely Ill Older Patients

1995 • 828 citations

Preventing Frail Health

1992 • 639 citations

Iatrogenic Illness on a General Medical Service at a University Hospital

1981 • 570 citations

Predicting Changes in Physical Performance in a High-Functioning Elderly Cohort: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging

1994 • 526 citations

The Natural History of Functional Morbidity in Hospitalized Older Patients

1990 • 485 citations

Functional transitions among the elderly: patterns, predictors, and related hospital use.

1994 • 344 citations

Systematic Biases in Functional Status Assessment of Elderly Adults: Effects of Different Data Sources

1984 • 343 citations

Physiology and Complications of Bed Rest

1988 • 330 citations

Measuring Quality of Care With Explicit Process Criteria Before and After Implementation of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System

1990 • 304 citations

Comparing Outcomes of Care Before and After Implementation of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System

1990 • 281 citations

Functional Disability in the Hospitalized Elderly

1982 • 207 citations

Measurement of Activities of Daily Living in Hospitalized Elderly: A Comparison of Self‐Report and Performance‐Based Methods

1992 • 195 citations

Adjusted hospital death rates: a potential screen for quality of medical care.

1987 • 157 citations

Changing Patterns of Hip Fracture Care Before and After Implementation of the Prospective Payment System

1987 • 153 citations

A Medical Unit for the Acute Care of the Elderly

1994 • 150 citations

The Outcome of Hospitalization for Acute Illness in the Elderly

1983 • 146 citations

A Controlled Trial of a Nursing‐Centered Intervention in Hospitalized Elderly Medical Patients: The Yale Geriatric Care Program

1993 • 133 citations

Hospital-Acquired Complications in a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of a Geriatric Consultation Team

1987 • 121 citations

The Yale Geriatric Care Program: A Model of Care To Prevent Functional Decline in Hospitalized Elderly Patients

1993 • 84 citations

Hospital Outcomes Project for the Elderly (HOPE): Rationale and Design for a Prospective Pooled Analysis

1993 • 42 citations

Improved Versus Deteriorated Physical Functioning Among Long-Term Disabled Elderly

1994 • 30 citations

Prospective payment and the utilization of physical therapy service in the hospitalized elderly.

1990 • 13 citations

Referral Patterns to Physical Therapy in Elderly Hospitalized for Acute Medical Illness

1994 • 8 citations