Greg A Sachs

Summary

Affiliation: Indiana University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Cognitive impairment: an independent predictor of excess mortality: a cohort study
    Greg A Sachs
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, USA
    Ann Intern Med 155:300-8. 2011
  2. ncbi Communicating with clinicians: the experiences of surrogate decision-makers for hospitalized older adults
    Alexia M Torke
    Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1401-7. 2012
  3. ncbi A conceptual model of the role of communication in surrogate decision making for hospitalized adults
    Alexia M Torke
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 87:54-61. 2012
  4. ncbi Caregiver and noncaregiver attitudes toward dementia screening
    Malaz A Boustani
    Center for Aging Research, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 59:681-6. 2011
  5. ncbi Timing of do-not-resuscitate orders for hospitalized older adults who require a surrogate decision-maker
    Alexia M Torke
    Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1326-31. 2011
  6. ncbi Integrating care for older adults with cognitive impairment
    Christopher M Callahan
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, HITS Building Suite 2000, 410 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 3012, USA
    Curr Alzheimer Res 6:368-74. 2009
  7. ncbi Palliative care for patients with dementia: a national survey
    Alexia M Torke
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:2114-21. 2010
  8. ncbi Implementing innovative models of dementia care: The Healthy Aging Brain Center
    Malaz A Boustani
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, USA
    Aging Ment Health 15:13-22. 2011

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Cognitive impairment: an independent predictor of excess mortality: a cohort study
    Greg A Sachs
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, USA
    Ann Intern Med 155:300-8. 2011
    ..Dementia is a leading cause of death among older adults, but less is known about the mortality risk associated with milder forms of cognitive impairment...
  2. ncbi Communicating with clinicians: the experiences of surrogate decision-makers for hospitalized older adults
    Alexia M Torke
    Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1401-7. 2012
    ..To describe communication experiences of surrogates who had recently made a major medical decision for a hospitalized older adult...
  3. ncbi A conceptual model of the role of communication in surrogate decision making for hospitalized adults
    Alexia M Torke
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 87:54-61. 2012
    ..To build a conceptual model of the role of communication in decision making, based on literature from medicine, communication studies and medical ethics...
  4. ncbi Caregiver and noncaregiver attitudes toward dementia screening
    Malaz A Boustani
    Center for Aging Research, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 59:681-6. 2011
    ..To compare attitudes toward dementia screening of older adults with and without an experience of dementia caregiving...
  5. ncbi Timing of do-not-resuscitate orders for hospitalized older adults who require a surrogate decision-maker
    Alexia M Torke
    Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1326-31. 2011
    ..To examine the frequency of surrogate decisions for in-hospital do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and the timing of DNR order entry for surrogate decisions...
  6. ncbi Integrating care for older adults with cognitive impairment
    Christopher M Callahan
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, HITS Building Suite 2000, 410 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 3012, USA
    Curr Alzheimer Res 6:368-74. 2009
    ..This requires investments in the design and testing of an improved infrastructure for care that matches our national investment in the search for cure...
  7. ncbi Palliative care for patients with dementia: a national survey
    Alexia M Torke
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:2114-21. 2010
    ..To determine the extent to which hospice and nonhospice palliative care (PC) programs provide services to patients with dementia and to describe barriers and facilitators to providing nonhospice PC...
  8. ncbi Implementing innovative models of dementia care: The Healthy Aging Brain Center
    Malaz A Boustani
    Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, USA
    Aging Ment Health 15:13-22. 2011
    ..Recent randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of the collaborative dementia care model targeting both the patients suffering from dementia and their informal caregivers...