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| C M CallahanSummaryAffiliation: Indiana University Country: USA Publications
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Hospitalization for pneumonia among older adultsC M Callahan
Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 51:M276-82. 1996..The purpose of this study is to describe the frequency, costs, and risk factors for hospitalization for pneumonia among older adults with particular attention to the effect of functional disability...
Quality improvement research on late life depression in primary careC M Callahan
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Med Care 39:772-84. 2001..Although many of these patients fail to seek or fail to receive care for depression, the majority will be seen in primary care for the treatment of other conditions...
Cognitive impairment and mortality in older primary care patientsT E Stump
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-2859, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 49:934-40. 2001..Mild cognitive impairment is not associated with mortality risk, but a longer follow-up period may be necessary to identify this risk if it exists...
Mortality, symptoms, and functional impairment in late-life depressionC M Callahan
Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Richard L. Roudebush VAMC and the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-2859, USA
J Gen Intern Med 13:746-52. 1998..Moreover, decline in physical functioning was independently correlated with a concurrent increase in depressive symptoms...
Healthcare costs associated with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy among older adults in a defined communityC M Callahan
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis 46202, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 49:1525-9. 2001..Also, feeding patients via PEG resulted in cost shifts in terms of the primary payor. The economic cost of PEG tube feeding is another consideration in decision making for long-term enteral feeding among older adults...
