Relationship among activities of daily living, apathy, and subjective well-being in elderly people living alone in a rural town.

abstract：:Sarcopenia is a complex and multifactorial disease that includes a decrease in the number, structure and physiology of muscle fibers, and age-related muscle mass loss, and is associated with loss of strength, increased frailty, and increased risk for fractures and falls. Treatment options are suboptimal and consist of...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Naranjo JD,Dziki JL,Badylak SF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was made of 50 consecutive cases of bacteraemia treated in a geriatric unit. The mortality rate was 24%, the highest incidence occurring amongst the cases of hospital-acquired bacteraemia where only 1 of 7 cases survived the infection. Pyrexia, acute confusion, and falls were the commonest presen...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Windsor AC

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We quantitated the skin elastic fibers of the papillary and reticular dermis using specific staining procedure followed by automated computerized image analysis. Fifty skin biopsies of patients consulting for cardiovascular risk factors were studied. The following parameters were estimated: surface area (% of total su...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Robert C,Lesty C,Robert AM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Being able to rise from a chair is an important daily life activity that requires sufficient lower extremity muscle power and postural control. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of an individually tailored intervention on the chair rise capacity of active and inactive community-dwelling older men and women. ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Tikkanen P,Lönnroos E,Sipilä S,Nykänen I,Sulkava R,Hartikainen S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malnutrition is a widespread but largely unrecognized problem in aged patients, more so as it is a contributing factor to the increased morbidity and mortality in this age group. Since direct measurements of body composition are not possible in a large number of patients, good anthropometric reference data a...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Bonnefoy M,Jauffret M,Kostka T,Jusot JF

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is associated with a decline in renal concentrating ability in response to dehydration-induced arginine vasopressin (AVP) release. To examine target tissue sensitivity, cortical collecting tubules (CCT) were individually microdissected from young (3 months), middle-aged (2-3 years) and old (4-5.5 years) rabbits ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Wilson PD,Dillingham MA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND:The aim of the present article is to discuss the potential of gene therapy for thymic hormones as a novel therapeutic strategy to treat dyshomeostatic states associated with athymia, as Di George syndrome, or hypothymic conditions like those associated with AIDS, chronic stress or aging. First ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Goya RG,Cónsole G,Hereñú C,Brown O,Rimoldi OJ

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The total cholesterol concentration decreases with age in older people. The reasons for this phenomenon are controversial. This study investigated the hypothesis that poor health status is a determinant of the inverse association between age and cholesterol in older persons. METHODS:Cross-sectional study of...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Volpato S,Zuliani G,Guralnik JM,Palmieri E,Fellin R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early emergency readmissions is a common and important problem in the elderly patient. Identification of the risk factors for early emergency readmissions is needed to prevent this occurring. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to study the risk factors for early emergency readmission in the elderly medical...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Chu LW,Pei CK

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although foot pain has been linked to fall risk, contributions of pain severity, foot posture, or foot function are unclear. These factors were examined in a cohort of older adults. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of foot pain, severity of foot pain, and measures of foot ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Awale A,Hagedorn TJ,Dufour AB,Menz HB,Casey VA,Hannan MT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of factors associated with vascular injury on the production of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells. ET-1 mRNA expression and peptide production in endothelial cells were increased by thrombin, transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF beta 1), interleukin-1 (IL-1) and ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Maemura K,Kurihara H,Morita T,Oh-hashi Y,Yazaki Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As populations age globally, the health of older adults is looming larger on the agendas of public health bodies. In particular, the priority is to ensure that older adults remain healthy, independent, and engaged in their communities. In other words, ensuring that increasing life spans are matched by increasing "heal...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Doherty TM,Di Pasquale A,Michel JP,Del Giudice G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oral cavity is a reservoir for colonization and infection of systemic organs by pathogenic bacteria. It is understood that aging, tooth eruption, hormonal changes, active disease, oral hygiene, and other factors have an influence on biofilm formation and bacterial accumulation in the oral cavity. OBJECT...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Senpuku H,Sogame A,Inoshita E,Tsuha Y,Miyazaki H,Hanada N

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in middle and late age. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes are located in the nucleolus (nucleolar organizer regions = NORs). There are increased deposits of beta-amyloid protein in the brains of the patients with AD and aged individuals with Down's syndrome (...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Dönmez-Altuntaş H,Akalin H,Karaman Y,Demirtaş H,Imamoğlu N,Ozkul Y

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics of long-stay patients (defined as those staying more than 6 months) have been studied in a prospective series of 2,405 admissions. 5.6% become long-stay patients and they were more likely to be women, to be readmissions, to have been admitted from an old people's home, to have been non-emergency ad...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Hodkinson I,Hodkinson HM

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While many studies investigate the factors that influence the institutionalisation of older persons, only a few consider one of its most important predictors, namely, the perceived need for institutionalisation. Also referred to as 'desire for institutionalisation', it has mainly been investigated for inform...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Dubois MF,Dubuc N,Raîche M,Caron CD,Hébert R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that vitamin D status may be relevant for physical and cognitive performance in the older population. This association may be of particular interest to older people at risk for cognitive impairment and functional decline. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the associa...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Gschwind YJ,Bischoff-Ferrari HA,Bridenbaugh SA,Härdi I,Kressig RW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ovine corticotropin releasing factor (o-CRF) on the secretions of ACTH, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) were studied in the healthy young and elderly male individuals. o-CRF caused significant elevations of plasma ACTH, cortisol and DHEA concentrations...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Ohashi M,Fujio N,Kato K,Nawata H,Ibayashi H

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irrelevant unexpected stimuli elicit various types of inhibitory processes modulated by ongoing activity. An index of the inhibitory processes, namely the N2b and P3a event-related potentials (ERP), shows marked age-related differences. OBJECTIVE:In this experiment, we attempted to separate the effects of i...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Pató L,Czigler I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:100 consecutive endoscopies in elderly patients referred with symptoms after previous gastric surgery are reviewed. 57% showed positive findings, and the procedure was found particularly useful in making definitive diagnoses in patients presenting with dyspepsia and upper gastro-intestinal bleeding. The incidence of g...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Gibbins FJ,Gupta SD,Sen I

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is associated with far-reaching changes in physiological functions resulting in morbidity and ultimately death. Age-related frailty, insecurity and reduced physical activity contribute to a progressive loss of muscle mass and function, commonly referred to as sarcopenia. Due to the increase in life expectancy in...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Arnold AS,Egger A,Handschin C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of noradrenaline and adrenaline were studied in specimens of the posterior tibial artery obtained from 18 subjects at postmortem examination. The mean noradrenaline concentration was 167 ng/g artery (range 17-449 ng/g) and the mean adrenaline concentration was 5 ng/g (range 0--21 ng/g). There was no...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Neubauer B,Christensen NJ

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To focus on diagnostic and therapeutic problems of pulmonary embolism in the elderly. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 5 years of clinical, instrumental, and laboratory data (collected at the time of hospital admission) for patients 65 years and older with pulmonary embolism proven by a high-probability sci...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Masotti L,Ceccarelli E,Cappelli R,Guerrini M,Forconi S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We use nerve tissue cultures as a model system for studying the mode of action of centrally acting drugs. Neurons in cerebellar cultures retain a number of organ-specific properties including the formation of complex synaptic networks and characteristic bioelectric activity. Electrical activity may be recorded from Pu...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Gähwiler BH

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The identification of modifiable health span-promoting factors is a public health priority. OBJECTIVE:To explore the socio-environmental, lifestyle, behavioural, and psychological determinants of a clinical phenotypic measure of biological ageing in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS) cohort. ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Ng TP,Zhong X,Gao Q,Gwee X,Chua DQL,Larbi A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of peroxide-containing strip-based tooth whitening among subjects with medication-induced hyposalivation. METHODS:Eligibility for this tooth whitening study was limited to dentate adults takin...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Papas AS,Kugel G,Singh M,Barker ML,Gerlach RW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related changes of muscle fiber and collagen content of the diaphragm (DIA) and rectus abdominis (RA) muscles were examined in rats aged 1, 4, 8 and 18 months. The cross-sectional areas of all muscle fiber types (I, IIa, IIb) and the amount of collagen in both DIA and RA increased up to the age of 8 months after w...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Rodrigues CJ,Rodrigues Júnior AJ,Bohm GM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is usually assumed that Lamarckian inheritance does not and cannot occur, molecular mechanisms by which non-mutational changes acquired in one generation can be transmitted to the next are now known. These mechanisms involve changes in chromatin structure, rather than changes in DNA base sequence. It is ar...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Jablonka E,Lamb MJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological rhythms of rectal temperature were documented in young (circadian variations) and elderly (circadian and seasonal variations) human subjects either in apparent good health or suffering from senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT). All the subjects were synchronized. Data obtained showed a decrease of t...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Touitou Y,Reinberg A,Bogdan A,Auzéby A,Beck H,Touitou C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Six-metre walking speed (SMWS) is a commonly used test for measuring functional performance in older people. However, apart from lower limb strength, few studies have examined the range of physiological and psychological factors that influence performance in this test. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relative ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Tiedemann A,Sherrington C,Lord SR

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00