Montreal Cognitive Assessment Arabic version: reliability and validity prevalence of mild cognitive impairment among elderly attending geriatric clubs in Cairo.

abstract：AIM:The present study examined the association between vision, fear of falling and fear-related activity restriction, and assessed the effect of vision on the relationship between fear of falling and mobility, using data from a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 50 years. METHODS:Part...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Donoghue OA,Ryan H,Duggan E,Finucane C,Savva GM,Cronin H,Loughman J,Kenny RA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Urinary stone disease affects people of all ages. With its satisfactory efficacy ranges in all age groups and lack of side-effects, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has become the preferred treatment modality for uncomplicated renal and proximal calculi ≤ 20 mm. In the present study, we aimed to assess ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Polat F,Yeşil S,Ak E,Farahvash A,Karaoğlan U,Biri H,Bozkirli I

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Orthopedic-geriatric units have been established worldwide to improve the care of older patients admitted with fractures. This study describes one type of orthopedic-geriatric model which has been implemented in Victoria, Australia, named the Orthopedic Aged Care and Rehabilitation Service (OARS) and evaluates pati...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Chong C,Christou J,Fitzpatrick K,Wee R,Lim WK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:As the Japanese population ages, the number of older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is expected to increase, but the prevalence of COPD in patients aged ≥80 years remains unclear. The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence of COPD in independent community-dwelling o...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Yoshikawa M,Yamamoto Y,Tomoda K,Fujita Y,Yamauchi M,Osa T,Uyama H,Okamoto N,Kurumatani N,Kimura H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Now that the number of elderly people has increased and the number of dementia patients is rapidly increasing, dementia might be regarded as a common disease. Under these circumstances, the establishment of systems to support the elderly with dementia from the early stages, and to provide primary care doctors and care...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Washimi Y,Horibe K,Takeda A,Abe T,Toba K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Sensitive, specific neuropsychological screening tests, such as the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE-R), are essential for dementia diagnosis. We aimed to validate the use of the Korean version of ACE-R (K-ACER) to differentiate Alzheimer's disease (AD) from subcortical ischemic vascular dementia (S...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Kwak YT,Yang Y,Kim GW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Advanced glycation end-products are important factors in muscle function and physical performance among older adults. However, the association between sarcopenia and urinary carboxymethyl-lysine (uCML) levels remains unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship among uCML levels, skeletal muscle...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Yang CW,Li CI,Liu CS,Lin CH,Lin WY,Li TC,Lin CC

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the prevalence of potentially reversible conditions in dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients in a geriatric clinic. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who attended the outpatient geriatric clinic at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok between January 2005 and Decem...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Muangpaisan W,Petcharat C,Srinonprasert V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The health benefits of paid employment in late life are understood, but they might vary according to work motives. We examined the health effects of employment among older adults, focusing on motivation. METHODS:We carried out a 2-year longitudinal survey from 2013 (baseline) to 2015 (follow up). Among 7608 older ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Nemoto Y,Takahashi T,Nonaka K,Hasebe M,Koike T,Minami U,Murayama H,Matsunaga H,Kobayashi E,Fujiwara Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is often observed in older patients. Previous reports described the link between postoperative cognitive dysfunction and general anesthetics, such as sevoflurane, but the exact mechanism remains unclear. We therefore sought to characterize the effects of sevoflurane on hippocampa...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Yu X,Zhang F,Shi J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the nutritional status, and its association with sociodemographic factors, health and functional status of community-dwelling older adults living in the Greater Beirut area. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study involving 905 randomly selected community dwelling older adults aged ≥65 years living in G...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Mitri R,Boulos C,Adib SM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the association between depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality in a population-based prospective study. METHODS:Data from the 2008 baseline and 2011 follow-up assessments of the Living Profiles of Older People Survey involving 14 976 Korean adults aged ≥60 years (59% women) were used. Depressive sy...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Park SH,Kim D,Cho J,Jin Y,Lee I,Lee K,Kang H

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Calf circumference, which is a known simple indicator of muscle mass, increases during edema. However, the extent to which edema increases calf circumference in older adults is unclear. METHODS:This retrospective cross-sectional study included patients aged ≥65 years whose nutritional status was assessed by nutrit...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Ishida Y,Maeda K,Nonogaki T,Shimizu A,Yamanaka Y,Matsuyama R,Kato R,Mori N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Fibroblast growth factor 23 knockout mice develop premature aging and emphysema, indicating that dysregulation of the normal aging process is involved in the pathobiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thus, we explored the association among a coding single-nucleotide polymorphism of fibroblast growth fa...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Ishii T,Gemma A,Kida K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Although a large body of evidence supports a role of oxidative stress in the etiopathogenesis of dementia, there is still a substantial lack of data regarding the biomarkers of oxidative stress characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD) as opposed to different types of dementia. In this study, the level of various ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Gustaw-Rothenberg K,Kowalczuk K,Stryjecka-Zimmer M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here on an elderly patient, aged 88 years, who developed acquired hemophilia, with a high titer of factor VIII inhibitors and severe hemorrhage, in the absence of a detectable cause. Marked and prolonged efficacy was observed after rituximab. ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Cretel E,Jean R,Chiche L,Durand JM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to assess the relationship between functional limitations and depression among community-dwelling older adults in Malaysia. METHODS:Data from a nation-wide community-based cross-sectional study were analyzed. This study was conducted using a two-stage stratified random sampling design. In total, 3...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Ahmad NA,Abd Razak MA,Kassim MS,Sahril N,Ahmad FH,Harith AA,Mahmud NA,Abdul Aziz FA,Hasim MH,Ismail H,Mohd Sidik S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) is performed safely and effectively in elderly patients; however, whether ESD for EGC in elderly patients with frailty is safe and improves prognosis remains unclear. METHODS:In total, 142 patients aged ≥80 years who underwent ESD for EGC betwe...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Misawa N,Higurashi T,Tachikawa J,Tanabe H,Yoshihara T,Ashikari K,Kanoshima K,Fuyuki A,Ohkubo H,Saigusa Y,Chiba H,Nonaka T,Kuriyama H,Kobayashi N,Nakajima A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Chronic diseases are frequent in older adults, particularly hypertension and diabetes. The relationship between frailty and these two conditions is still unclear. The aim of the present analyses was to explore the association between frailty with diabetes and hypertension in Mexican older adults. METHODS:Analyses ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Castrejón-Pérez RC,Gutiérrez-Robledo LM,Cesari M,Pérez-Zepeda MU

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The health and well-being of older adults are closely related to their economic and living statuses. Socioeconomic inequality has a substantial impact on the healthcare received by these older adults. The present study aimed to understand the current economic and living statuses of community older adults, and exami...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Chen MC,Chen KM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There is a high prevalence of combined peripheral and coronary artery disease, with increasing morbidity and decline in cardiac function. The aim of the present study was to find an association between ankle brachial index, a non-invasive measure of peripheral artery disease, and ejection fraction in elderly patien...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Amer MS,Tawfik HM,Abd Elmotteleb AM,Maamoun MM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the independent and combined associations of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and fruit and vegetable consumption with subsequent new depressive symptoms in Taiwanese aged ≥53 years. METHODS:We analyzed the 1999 and 2003 datasets of the Taiwan Longitudinal Survey on Aging and used the Center for...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Chi SH,Wang JY,Tsai AC

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Art therapy has been reported to have effects on mental symptoms in patients with dementia, and its usefulness is expected. We performed a controlled trial to evaluate the usefulness of art therapy compared with calculation training in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease. METHODS:  Thirty-nine patients with Alz...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Hattori H,Hattori C,Hokao C,Mizushima K,Mase T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common underlying cause of cardiogenic cerebral embolism. To prevent cardiogenic cerebral embolism, it is important to determine the level of awareness of AF in Japan. METHODS:We used survey monitor attribute data to sample 172 824 Japanese adults aged ≥50 years from all 47 Jap...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Akiyama H,Hasegawa Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that there is rapid cognitive development in childhood and cognitive decline during aging, but the volume of these changes using the same clinical tool is not well documented in the literature. The aim of our study was to investigate and compare the cognitive performance of mild cognitive im...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Tsantali E,Economidis D,Rigopoulou S,Porpodas C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Aging shifts body composition to comprising more fat and less muscle. Sarcopenia, particularly in the knee extensors, and obesity, particularly visceral obesity, either alone or in combination, may exacerbate age-related physical disability. We investigated the association between age-related quadriceps (Qc) sarcop...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Ochi M,Tabara Y,Kido T,Uetani E,Ochi N,Igase M,Miki T,Kohara K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether answering three questions erroneously ("what is the date today?," "when were you born?" and "how old are you?") allows for the detection of advanced cognitive impairment in polypathological patients. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of patients admitted to the internal medicine and geriatrics d...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Díez-Manglano J,Espuelas-Monge M,Gomes-Martín J,Lerín-Sánchez J,Odriozola-Grijalba M,Piqueras-Serrano C,Sánchez-Rubio-Lezcano P,Zamora-Mur A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Due to demographic change, the number of geriatric patients is still rising. Although hip fractures are the subject of current research, little is known about the remaining geriatric trauma entities. The aim of this study was to collect data of the age-related traumatological intensive care unit (ICU) population, i...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Knauf T,Jensen KO,Hack J,Barthel J,Althaus H,Buecking B,Aigner R,Knobe M,Ruchholtz S,Eschbach D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the correlation between handgrip strength and performance of knee flexor and extensor muscles determined using an isokinetic dynamometer in community-dwelling elderly women. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study. Sample selection for the study was made by convenience, and 221 (71.07 ± 4.93 years)...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Felicio DC,Pereira DS,Assumpção AM,de Jesus-Moraleida FR,de Queiroz BZ,da Silva JP,de Brito Rosa NM,Dias JM,Pereira LS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Food bolus preparation plays an important role in swallowing food. The ability to carry out oral functions varies with age, and the same might be true of the ability to prepare food boluses. Previously developed methods for assessing food bolus preparation were not able to evaluate swallowed boluses; that is, the b...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Matsuno K,Nohara K,Fukatsu H,Tanaka N,Fujii N,Sasao Y,Sakai T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00