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Six-item screener to identify cognitive impairment among potential subjects for clinical researchChristopher M Callahan
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis 46202, USA
Med Care 40:771-81. 2002..To design a brief cognitive screener with acceptable sensitivity and specificity for identifying subjects with cognitive impairment...
Patients' attitudes of dementia screening across the AtlanticMichael D Justiss
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:632-7. 2009..Implementation of these strategies will depend on the presence of a viable community or primary care based dementia screening and diagnosis program and patient acceptance of such a program...
Measuring primary care patients' attitudes about dementia screeningMalaz Boustani
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:812-20. 2008..To develop a questionnaire that will capture patients' attitudes about dementia screening in primary care...- Effectiveness of collaborative care for older adults with Alzheimer disease in primary care: a randomized controlled trialChristopher M Callahan
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute Inc, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA
JAMA 295:2148-57. 2006..Most older adults with dementia will be cared for by primary care physicians, but the primary care practice environment presents important challenges to providing quality care... - Who refuses the diagnostic assessment for dementia in primary care?Malaz Boustani
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN 46202 2872, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 21:556-63. 2006..The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of patients who refuse a clinical diagnostic assessment for dementia after screening... - Geriatric care management for low-income seniors: a randomized controlled trialSteven R Counsell
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
JAMA 298:2623-33. 2007..Low-income seniors frequently have multiple chronic medical conditions for which they often fail to receive the recommended standard of care... - Implementing innovative models of dementia care: The Healthy Aging Brain CenterMalaz 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... - Implementing dementia care models in primary care settings: The Aging Brain Care Medical HomeChristopher M Callahan
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, USA
Aging Ment Health 15:5-12. 2011..The purpose of this article is to describe our experience in implementing a primary care-based dementia and depression care program focused on providing collaborative care for dementia and late-life depression... - Transitions in care for older adults with and without dementiaChristopher M Callahan
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:813-20. 2012..To describe transitions in care of persons with dementia with attention to nursing facility transitions... - Errors in completion of referrals among older urban adults in ambulatory careMichael Weiner
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Incorporated 410 West 10th Street, Suite 2000, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 3012, USA
J Eval Clin Pract 16:76-81. 2010..We determined the extent to which referral-based consultations were completed in a US medical institution. Factors associated with completion were identified... - Implementing a screening and diagnosis program for dementia in primary careMalaz Boustani
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:572-7. 2005..Primary care physicians are positioned to provide early recognition and treatment of dementia. We evaluated the feasibility and utility of a comprehensive screening and diagnosis program for dementia in primary care... - Enhancing care for hospitalized older adults with cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trialMalaz A Boustani
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN, USA
J Gen Intern Med 27:561-7. 2012..The Institute of Medicine suggests using health information technology to improve the overall safety and quality of the health care system... - Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE): a new model of primary care for low-income seniorsSteven R Counsell
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1136-41. 2006..The effectiveness of the GRACE intervention is being evaluated in a randomized, controlled trial... - Alzheimer's disease multiple intervention trial (ADMIT): study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trialChristopher M Callahan
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, 410 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 3012, USA
Trials 13:92. 2012..However, these improvements in quality of life were not associated with delays in subjects' functional decline... - Reliability and validity of a steadiness scoreDaniel O Clark
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1582-6. 2005..To determine the internal consistency and construct and predictive validity of three survey questions regarding steadiness in a sample of community-dwelling lower-income older adults... - Cognitive impairment: an independent predictor of excess mortality: a cohort studyGreg 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... - Integrating care for older adults with cognitive impairmentChristopher 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... - Treatment of depression improves physical functioning in older adultsChristopher M Callahan
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:367-73. 2005..To determine the effect of collaborative care management for depression on physical functioning in older adults... - Computerized decision support to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing to older emergency department patients: a randomized, controlled trialKevin M Terrell
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1388-94. 2009..To evaluate the effectiveness of computer-assisted decision support in reducing potentially inappropriate prescribing to older adults... - Improving medication use for older adults: an integrated research agendaMichael D Murray
Purdue University School of Pharmacy, Regenstrief Institute, and Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
Ann Intern Med 139:425-9. 2003..However, many major improvements in medication use among older adults will also depend on closing the gap between knowledge and practice and increasing the ability of older adults to manage their medications... - The meaning and significance of self-management among socioeconomically vulnerable older adultsDaniel O Clark
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 410 West 10th Street, HITS Building Suite 2000, Indianapolis, IN 46202 3012, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 63:S312-9. 2008..The aim of this study was to describe and contrast perceptions of self-management among socioeconomically vulnerable and nonvulnerable older adults... - Selecting a change and evaluating its impact on the performance of a complex adaptive health care delivery systemMalaz A Boustani
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicineand Geriatrics, Indiana University Medical Group Primary Care, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Clin Interv Aging 5:141-8. 2010..We finally describe the implementation of a new program, the Aging Brain Care Medical Home as a case study of our proposed evaluation process... - Computerized decision support for medication dosing in renal insufficiency: a randomized, controlled trialKevin M Terrell
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ann Emerg Med 56:623-9. 2010..The hypothesis for this research was that decision support in a computerized physician order entry system would reduce the rate of excessive medication dosing for patients with renal impairment... - Limitation of a single clinical data source for measuring physicians' performance on quality indicatorsMichael Weiner
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1256-60. 2006..To determine the extent to which relying on only one source of data leads to incomplete assessment of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) or mammography... - Common comorbidity scales were similar in their ability to predict health care costs and mortalityAnthony J Perkins
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, 1050 Wishard Boulevard, RG6, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 57:1040-8. 2004.... - Successful aging and the humility of perspectiveChristopher M Callahan
Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Ann Intern Med 139:389-90. 2003 - Health services use by older adults in an urban public health systemKevin M Terrell
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:233-4. 2005 - Development and implementation of nonpharmacologic protocols for the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their families in a multiracial primary care settingMary Guerriero Austrom
Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, 541 Clinical Dr, CL 590, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Gerontologist 44:548-53. 2004.... - Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance consensus statement on the unmet needs in diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders in late lifeDennis S Charney
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 60:664-72. 2003.... - Comorbidity profile of dementia patients in primary care: are they sicker?Cathy C Schubert
Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:104-9. 2006..To compare the medical comorbidity of older patients with and without dementia in primary care... - Improving depression outcomes in older adults with comorbid medical illnessLinda H Harpole
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27709, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 27:4-12. 2005..Depression is common in older adults and often coexists with multiple chronic diseases, which may complicate its diagnosis and treatment... - Physical symptoms as a predictor of health care use and mortality among older adultsMichael C Sha
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
Am J Med 118:301-6. 2005..Future work is needed to determine how to target symptoms as a potential mechanism to reduce health care use and mortality... - Cost-effectiveness of improving primary care treatment of late-life depressionWayne J Katon
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 62:1313-20. 2005..Depression is a leading cause of functional impairment in elderly individuals and is associated with high medical costs, but there are large gaps in quality of treatment in primary care... - Monitoring depression treatment outcomes with the patient health questionnaire-9Bernd Löwe
Department of General Internal and Psychosomatic Medicine, Heidelberg University Medical Center, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Med Care 42:1194-201. 2004..We investigated responsiveness to treatment, reproducibility, and minimal clinically important difference of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a standard instrument for diagnosing depression in primary care... - Collaborative care management of late-life depression in the primary care setting: a randomized controlled trialJurgen Unutzer
Center for Health Services Research, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, 10920 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
JAMA 288:2836-45. 2002..Few depressed older adults receive effective treatment in primary care settings... - Feeding tubes, slippery slopes, and physician-assisted suicideDavid Orentlicher
Center for Law and Health, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, 530 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225, USA
J Leg Med 25:389-409. 2004 - Low yield of thyroid-stimulating hormone testing in elderly patients with depressionShelagh A Fraser
Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University, 1050 Wishard Boulevard, RG-6, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 26:302-9. 2004..37) or SCID score (P=.44). These findings should caution physicians against acceptance of borderline TSH values as the primary cause of a patient's clinical depression... - Depression in primary care: encouragement and caution for the business caseChristopher M Callahan
J Gen Intern Med 21:1125-7. 2006 - Can primary care meet the biopsychosocial needs of older adults with dementia?Malaz Boustani
J Gen Intern Med 22:1625-7. 2007 - Death and primary careChristopher M Callahan
J Gen Intern Med 19:1066-7. 2004 - Measuring and communicating the value of geriatricsChristopher M Callahan
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1741-3. 2002