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| Louise C WalterSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Cancer screening in elderly patients: a framework for individualized decision makingL C Walter
Division of Geriatrics, VA Medical Center 111G, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
JAMA 285:2750-6. 2001....- Screening for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer in the elderly: a review of the evidenceLouise C Walter
Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
Am J Med 118:1078-86. 2005..Decisions to either continue or discontinue screening in the elderly should be based on health status, the benefits and harms of the test, and preferences of the patient, rather than solely on the age of the patient... - Pitfalls of converting practice guidelines into quality measures: lessons learned from a VA performance measureLouise C Walter
Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco VA Medical Center, and the University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
JAMA 291:2466-70. 2004..Performance measures require more thoughtful specification and interpretation to avoid defining high testing rates as good quality of care regardless of who received the test, why it was performed, or whether the patient wanted it... - Relationship between health status and use of screening mammography and Papanicolaou smears among women older than 70 years of ageLouise C Walter
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
Ann Intern Med 140:681-8. 2004..Since life expectancy is better predicted by health status than by age alone, guidelines recommend considering an older woman's general health when making screening decisions... - Association of older age and female sex with inadequate reach of screening flexible sigmoidoscopyLouise C Walter
Division of Geriatrics LCW, KEC, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
Am J Med 116:174-8. 2004..We assessed the frequency of inadequate reach (depth of <50 cm of the colon) in a large U.S. cohort, according to age and sex... 
Screening mammography for frail older women: what are the burdens?L C Walter
Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California San Francisco 94121, USA
J Gen Intern Med 16:779-84. 2001..We focused on the potential burdens that may be experienced...- Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalizationL C Walter
Division of Geriatrics, VA Medical Center 111G, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
JAMA 285:2987-94. 2001..However, few prognostic indices have focused on predicting posthospital mortality in older adults... - Older adults' beliefs about physician-estimated life expectancy: a cross-sectional surveyChristine E Kistler
Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA
BMC Fam Pract 7:9. 2006..The purpose of this study is to assess older adults' beliefs about physician-estimated life expectancy... - Lack of follow-up after fecal occult blood testing in older adults: inappropriate screening or failure to follow up?Charlotte M Carlson
School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:249-56. 2011.... 
Time lag to benefit after screening for breast and colorectal cancer: meta-analysis of survival data from the United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, and DenmarkSei J Lee
Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
BMJ 346:e8441. 2013..To determine a pooled, quantitative estimate of the length of time needed after breast or colorectal cancer screening before a survival benefit is observed...- Addressing the aging crisis in U.S. criminal justice health careBrie A Williams
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94118, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1150-6. 2012..It then describes how geriatric models of care could be adapted to address the mounting older prisoner healthcare crisis and identifies areas where additional research is needed to explore prison-specific models of care for older adults... - Caregiving behind bars: correctional officer reports of disability in geriatric prisonersBrie A Williams
Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1286-92. 2009..Officers identified more disability than the CDCR, and prisoners they identified as high risk had nursing home-level functional impairments. Significant improvement in disability assessment is needed for officers and the CDCR... - Screening mammography in older women. Effect of wealth and prognosisBrie A Williams
Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:514-20. 2008..This study examines the relationship between wealth and screening mammography use in older women according to life expectancy... - Impact of age and comorbidity on non-small-cell lung cancer treatment in older veteransSunny Wang
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:1447-55. 2012..Yet, it is unclear whether treatment is targeted to healthier older adults who might reasonably benefit... - A clinical index to stratify hospitalized older adults according to risk for new-onset disabilityKala M Mehta
Division of Geriatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1206-16. 2011..Thus, this study's objective was to develop and validate a clinical index to determine, at admission, risk for new-onset disability among older, hospitalized adults at discharge... - Development and validation of a functional morbidity index to predict mortality in community-dwelling eldersElise C Carey
Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:1027-33. 2004..Our objective in this study was to develop and validate a prognostic index for 2-year mortality in community-dwelling elders, based on self-reported functional status, age, and gender... - Impact of age and comorbidity on colorectal cancer screening among older veteransLouise C Walter
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
Ann Intern Med 150:465-73. 2009.... - Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas prison systemBrie A Williams
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Public Health 100:756-61. 2010..We sought to assess appropriateness of medication prescribing for older Texas prisoners... - The relationship between self-rated health and mortality in older black and white AmericansSei J Lee
Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1624-9. 2007..To determine whether the association between self-rated health (SRH) and 4-year mortality differs between black and white Americans and whether education affects this relationship... - Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in the elderly patientLukejohn W Day
Division of Gastroenterology, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 106:1197-206;quiz 1207. 2011..This review addresses the factors unique to colorectal cancer and performing colonoscopy in older adults that are relevant in weighing the risks and benefits of screening and surveillance in this population... - PSA screening among elderly men with limited life expectanciesLouise C Walter
Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco VA Medical Center, California, San Francisco 94121, USA
JAMA 296:2336-42. 2006..However, there are no large-scale studies of actual PSA screening practices in elderly men, according to life expectancy... - Medical center characteristics associated with PSA screening in elderly veterans with limited life expectancyCynthia So
School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 27:653-60. 2012..Although guidelines recommend against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in elderly men with limited life expectancy, screening is common... - Impact of comorbidity on colorectal cancer screening cost-effectiveness study in diabetic populationsTuan A Dinh
Archimedes Inc, 201 Mission St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
J Gen Intern Med 27:730-8. 2012..Although comorbidity has been shown to affect the benefits and risks of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, it has not been accounted for in prior cost-effectiveness analyses of CRC screening... - Impact of cognitive impairment on screening mammography use in older US womenKala M Mehta
Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
Am J Public Health 100:1917-23. 2010..We evaluated mammography rates for cognitively impaired women in the context of their life expectancies, given that guidelines do not recommend screening mammography in women with limited life expectancies because harms outweigh benefits... - Being old and doing time: functional impairment and adverse experiences of geriatric female prisonersBrie A Williams
Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:702-7. 2006..Therefore, the evaluation of functional impairment in geriatric female prisoners needs to consider the unique demands of the prison environment... - Targeting screening mammography according to life expectancy among women undergoing dialysisLouise C Walter
Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco 94121, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:1203-8. 2006..Therefore, we conducted this study to describe national mammography rates among women undergoing dialysis with differing prognostic factors and to determine whether screening is targeted to healthier women who live longer... - Evolution of medication use in Jerusalem elders: Results from the Jerusalem Longitudinal StudyMichael A Steinman
Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
Drugs Aging 24:133-45. 2007..While overall rates of medication use have been increasing over time, less is known about how medication use changes within individuals as they age... - Functional impairment, race, and family expectations of deathBrie A Williams
Division of Geriatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1682-7. 2006..To assess the effect of functional impairment on family expectations of death and to examine how this association varies by race... - "Knowing is better": preferences of diverse older adults for discussing prognosisCyrus Ahalt
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 27:568-75. 2012..Evidence suggests that preferences for prognostic information may be culturally determined. Yet little is known about the preferences of diverse elders for discussing prognosis... - Mortality risk stratification in chronic kidney disease: one size for all ages?ANN M O'HARE
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, 111J Nephrology, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
J Am Soc Nephrol 17:846-53. 2006..73 m2 eGFR group... - Risk of hip fracture in disabled community-living older adultsLouise C Walter
Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California at San Francisco, 94121, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:50-5. 2003..Persons with these risk factors should be targeted for preventive interventions, which should include strategies for making transferring safer... - Prevalence and risk factors for depressive symptoms in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRebecca E Schane
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 1390, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:1757-62. 2008..Although depression is a risk factor for adverse outcomes in chronic illness, little is known about the prevalence or risk factors for depressive symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)... - Clinical significance of postvoid residual volume in older ambulatory womenAlison J Huang
Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1452-8. 2011..To examine the prevalence, natural history, and clinical significance of high postvoid residual (PVR) volume in ambulatory older women... - Every patient is an individual: clinicians balance individual factors when discussing prognosis with diverse frail elderly adultsJulie N Thai
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 61:264-9. 2013..To explore clinician choice of whether to discuss prognosis with their frail older patients... - Adverse events in older patients undergoing colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysisLukejohn W Day
Division of Gastroenterology, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 74:885-96. 2011..Studies suggest that advancing age is an independent risk factor for experiencing adverse events during colonoscopy. Yet many of these studies are limited by small sample sizes and/or marked variation in reported outcomes... - Patient perceptions of mistakes in ambulatory careChristine E Kistler
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicin, University of California San Francisco, USA
Arch Intern Med 170:1480-7. 2010..We aimed to learn about the perceptions of medical mistakes, what factors were associated with perceived mistakes, and whether the participants changed physicians because of these perceived mistakes... - New-onset diabetes and pancreatic cancerSamir Gupta
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 4:1366-72; quiz 1301. 2006..Factors associated with pancreatic cancer diagnosis included younger age groups and the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms. The absolute incidence of pancreatic cancer was low...