Concepedia

Health status versus quality of life in older patients: does the distinction matter?

Kenneth E. Covinsky, Albert W. Wu, C. Seth Landefeld, Alfred F. Connors, Russell S. Phillips, Joel Tsevat, Neal V. Dawson, Joanne Lynn, Richard H. Fortinsky

The American Journal of Medicine · 1999 · 150 citations · 21 references

Concepts

MedicineGeriatric MedicineGeriatric AssessmentGeriatricsGerontologyComprehensive Geriatric AssessmentFunctional Assessment In Older AdultsHealth Status MeasurementHealth-related Quality Of LifeQuality Of LifeQuality Of Life AssessmentFunctional Status MonitoringGeriatric Patient ExperienceHealth Status InstrumentsQuality Of Life ImpairmentWell-being In Older Adults

References

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APACHE II

William A. Knaus, Elizabeth A. Draper, Douglas P. Wagner et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 1985 · 13.7K citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Clinical Classification Systems +16

APACHE II-A Severity of Disease Classification System

William A. Knaus, Elizabeth A. Draper, Douglas P. Wagner et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 1986 · 13.4K citations

Health Professions, Biostatistics, Clinical Classification Systems +12

A controlled trial to improve care for seriously ill hospitalized patients. The study to understand prognoses and preferences for outcomes and risks of treatments (SUPPORT). The SUPPORT Principal Investigators

Alfred F. Connors, Neal V. Dawson, Norman A. Desbiens et al. · JAMA · 1995 · 2.8K citations

Nursing, Internal Medicine, End-of-life Care +16

A Controlled Trial to Improve Care for Seriously III Hospitalized Patients

Alfred F. Connors · JAMA · 1995 · 2.3K citations

Health Professions, Internal Medicine, Palliative Care +11

A Critical Appraisal of the Quality of Quality-of-Life Measurements

Thomas M. Gill · JAMA · 1994 · 2.1K citations

Pharmacy, Internal Medicine, Health Assessment +12