Roy T. Young

TL;DR: A simple method for identifying community‐dwelling vulnerable older people, defined as persons age 65 and older at increased risk of death or functional decline, is developed to assess whether self‐reported diagnoses and conditions add predictive ability to a function‐based survey.

TL;DR: The reliability and validity of the Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ), a brief, standardized, self-administered questionnaire designed to provide a comprehensive and feasible assessment of physical, psychological, social and role function in ambulatory patients, are examined.

TL;DR: This study used a 13-item survey about functional status to evaluate the care of 420 people 65 years of age and older whom the investigators identified as vulnerable to functional decline, and developed and applied a quality assessment system for vulnerable older persons.

TL;DR: A conceptual model based on Donabedian's work is developed that examines the relationship of quality of care, both technical and interpersonal, with patients' global evaluations of health care and concludes that patient preferences and placing priority on the personal relationship between physician and patient have been shown to be key strategies of a patient-centered approach.

TL;DR: Physicians often underestimate or fail to recognize functional disabilities that are reported by their patients, and overstate functional impairment to a lesser degree.