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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAgingConfidence IntervalsEpidemiologic Research DesignHumansModels, StatisticalRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsConceptsOlder nursing home residentsMultifactorial health conditionsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsRegression modelingTract infectionsClinical featuresHome residentsOlder subgroupOlder populationHealth conditionsConfidence intervalsRegression analysisValidity assessmentReliability statisticsReliability testingDiagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*
Juthani‐Mehta M, Tinetti M, Perrelli E, Towle V, Van Ness PH, Quagliarello V. Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1072-1077. PMID: 17608881, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01217.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueConsensus-based criteriaLaboratory evidenceHome residentsTract infectionsPredictive valueEvidence-based clinical criteriaDiagnostic accuracyProspective cohort studySimilar test characteristicsMcGeer criteriaUTI criteriaCohort studyProspective surveillanceUrine cultureClinical criteriaNursing homesTest characteristicsInfectionLoeb criteriaParticipantsSpecificity
2004
Prognostic Scoring Systems for Infectious Diseases: Their Applicability to the Care of Older Adults
High K, Juthani-Mehta M, Quagliarello V. Prognostic Scoring Systems for Infectious Diseases: Their Applicability to the Care of Older Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004, 38: 692-696. PMID: 14986254, DOI: 10.1086/381688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrognostic scoring systemOlder adultsScoring systemAdult populationInfectious diseasesPrimary end pointNumber of patientsGeneral adult populationHealth care needsHealth care costsHeterogeneous adult populationClinical outcomesBloodstream infectionsIndividual patientsCare needsCare costsRelevant outcomesEnd pointClinical predictionDiseasePatientsAdultsFurther investigationCareOutcomes