Robert L. Kane

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed and evaluated the psychometrics of a health-related quality of life scale developed to address issues related specifically to fecal incontinence, the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale.

TL;DR: Increased RN staffing was associated with lower hospital related mortality in intensive care units (ICUs) and lower odds of hospitalrelated mortality and adverse patient events and patient and hospital characteristics, including hospitals’ commitment to quality of medical care, likely contribute to the actual causal pathway.

TL;DR: In an ambulatory care situation in which patients were randomly assigned to either nurse practitioners or physicians, and where nurse practitioners had the same authority, responsibilities, productivity and administrative requirements, and patient population as primary care physicians, patients' outcomes were comparable.

TL;DR: It is concluded that geriatric evaluation units can provide substantial benefits at minimal cost for appropriate groups of elderly patients, over and above the benefits of traditional hospital approaches.

TL;DR: The Fecal Incontinence Severity Index as discussed by the authors was developed using both colon and rectal surgeons and patient input for the specification of the weighting scores, with minor differences associated with the accidental loss of solid stool.