2009
Clinical Features to Identify Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents: A Cohort Study
Juthani‐Mehta M, Quagliarello V, Perrelli E, Towle V, Van Ness PH, Tinetti M. Clinical Features to Identify Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents: A Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2009, 57: 963-970. PMID: 19490243, PMCID: PMC2692075, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02227.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsClinical featuresHome residentsCohort studyTract infectionsMental statusPresence of dysuriaObservational cohort studyArea nursing homesUrine culturePyuriaClinical definitionBacteriuriaHigh riskLower riskDiagnostic uncertaintyNursing homesCombined outcomeDysuriaInfectionUrineOutcomesEpisodesRisk
2007
Testing Measurement Reliability in Older Populations
Van Ness PH, Towle VR, Juthani-Mehta M. Testing Measurement Reliability in Older Populations. Journal Of Aging And Health 2007, 20: 183-197. PMID: 18089767, PMCID: PMC2754259, DOI: 10.1177/0898264307310448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder nursing home residentsMultifactorial health conditionsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsRegression modelingTract infectionsClinical featuresHome residentsOlder subgroupOlder populationHealth conditionsConfidence intervalsRegression analysisValidity assessmentReliability statisticsReliability testing