1999
The Stability of Preferences for Life-sustaining Care among Persons with AIDS in the Boston Health Study
Weissman J, Haas J, Fowler F, Gatsonis C, Massagli M, Seage G, Cleary P. The Stability of Preferences for Life-sustaining Care among Persons with AIDS in the Boston Health Study. Medical Decision Making 1999, 19: 16-26. PMID: 9917016, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x9901900103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-sustaining careCardiac resuscitationPatient preferencesBoston Health StudyPredictors of instabilityMedical record reviewLife-extending careSite of careHealth care providersHealth care settingsHypothetical health statesLife-extending treatmentsProgressive diseaseRecord reviewPhysical functionPatient surveyClinical severityEligible personsCare settingsCare providersHealth StudyPatientsHealth statusResuscitationCare
1993
Acute delirium and functional decline in the hospitalized elderly patient.
Murray A, Levkoff S, Wetle T, Beckett L, Cleary P, Schor J, Lipsitz L, Rowe J, Evans D. Acute delirium and functional decline in the hospitalized elderly patient. Journal Of Gerontology 1993, 48: m181-6. PMID: 8366260, DOI: 10.1093/geronj/48.5.m181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital dischargeFunctional declinePhysical functionLong-term physical functionSubsequent physical functionHospitalized elderly patientsLong-term sequelaeMultivariate linear regression analysisDefinition of deliriumStrongest univariate associationsHospital deliriumAcute deliriumAcute onsetIncident deliriumElderly patientsReversible syndromeProspective studyUnivariate associationsDeliriumCognitive syndromesNursing homesDelirious subjectsLinear regression analysisPermanent consequencesMonths