Abstract：
:Vital signs are objective measures of physiological function that are used to monitor acute and chronic disease and thus serve as a basic communication tool about patient status. The purpose of this analysis was to review age-related changes of traditional vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, and temperature) with a focus on age-related molecular changes, organ system changes, systemic changes, and altered compensation to stressors. The review found that numerous physiological and pathological changes may occur with age and alter vital signs. These changes tend to reduce the ability of organ systems to adapt to physiological stressors, particularly in frail older patients. Because of the diversity of age-related physiological changes and comorbidities in an individual, single-point measurements of vital signs have less sensitivity in detecting disease processes. However, serial vital sign assessments may have increased sensitivity, especially when viewed in the context of individualized reference ranges. Vital sign change with age may be subtle because of reduced physiological ranges. However, change from an individual reference range may indicate important warning signs and thus may require additional evaluation to understand potential underlying pathological processes. As a result, individualized reference ranges may provide improved sensitivity in frail, older patients.
journal_name
J Am Med Dir Assocjournal_title
Journal of the American Medical Directors Associationauthors
Chester JG,Rudolph JLdoi
10.1016/j.jamda.2010.04.009subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-06-01 00:00:00pages
337-43issue
5eissn
1525-8610issn
1538-9375pii
S1525-8610(10)00130-1journal_volume
12pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Suboptimal vitamin D status is common in sick, elderly patients and is associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism, increased bone turnover, and accelerated bone loss. Nutritional supplementation of elderly patients with vitamin D and calcium has been associated with a reduction in fractures and falls. Recently, the...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2005.12.010
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Currently, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Common Format for nursing homes (NHs) accommodates voluntary reporting for 4 adverse events: falls with injury, pressure ulcers, medication errors, and infections. In 2015, AHRQ funded a technical brief to describe the state of the science related to saf...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2016.03.005
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effects of humor therapy assessed using observational methods on agitation, engagement, positive behaviors, affect, and contentment. DESIGN:Single-blind cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING:A total of 35 Sydney nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS:All eligible residents within geographicall...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2014.03.017
更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Heart failure (HF) in older adults presents challenges that are different in many ways than those for younger adults. Diagnosis of HF in older adults can be delayed due to attributing early symptoms to normal changes of aging or, in the setting of a normal ejection fraction, failing to appreciate diastolic heart failu...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2008.03.004
更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the proposed prevalence of unresponsiveness of older men and women to augment lean body mass, muscle fiber size, muscle strength, and/or physical function following prolonged resistance-type exercise training. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS:A retrospective analysis of the adaptive response to 12 (n = ...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2015.01.071
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increasing evidence has mounted in recent years on the potential prognostic role of biomarkers out of cardiac-specific medical settings. We aimed to test whether cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers are independently associated with in-hospital mortality in older unselected medical inpatients undergoing stand...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2013.10.013
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2008.03.005
更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There is a paucity of data to guide evidence-based treatment decisions in managing older dermatologic patients, in part because of the frequent exclusion of older adults from clinical trials. Hence, we provide a comprehensive review of important conditions in geriatric dermatology, or "dermatogeriatrics." It is our ho...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2013.02.014
更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on the process and effect of a quality improvement project on end-of-life (EOL) care in a state veterans' home. DESIGN:The design uses survey data from representatives of the deceased, continuous quality improvement (QI) techniques, and interdisciplinary team activities. Representatives of the dece...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2005.12.020
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the short- (4 weeks) and long-term (6 month) effectiveness of Tibetan medicated bathing therapy in patients with post-stroke limb spasticity. DESIGN:Prospective, blinded, randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS:Post-stroke patients with limb spasticity were recruited between December 2013 and Feb...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2019.10.018
更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess relationships between low skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and functional decline in community-dwelling elderly women. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of data from EPIDOS, a French prospective observational multicenter cohort study of osteoporosis epidemiology. SETTING:One center in France between 1992 and 1...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2012.12.002
更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Antibiotics are among the most widely prescribed drugs in long-term care facilities, which highlights the importance of antibiotic stewardship (ABS) in this setting. In this article, we describe the experiences with ABS in nursing homes (NHs) from the perspective of 4 European countries: the Netherlands, Norway, Polan...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2019.10.005
更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2019.07.002
更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify patient characteristics associated with higher numbers of prescribed drugs or risk of receiving one or more inappropriate medications. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey using chart reviews. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 414 long-stay residents of 20 nursing homes in three states MEASUREMENTS:Current m...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Assisted living (AL) is an expanding site of end-of-life (EOL) care in the United States. Understanding determinants of quality of life (QoL) for AL residents near EOL is vital to optimize care for this growing population, most of whom have some degree of cognitive impairment (CI). This analysis aimed to ide...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2019.10.012
更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2017.05.008
更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Examine the association between completion of an outpatient visit with a physician or advanced practice provider (PCP) within 7 days of discharge from a short skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay and 30-day readmission and determine if functional status at discharge moderates visit effectiveness. DESIGN:Retr...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2017.05.023
更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy and cost effectiveness of an herbal tea, Smooth Move, in nursing home residents with chronic constipation. DESIGN:Double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-armed, parallel-group clinical trial. SETTING:A 483-bed nursing home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, operated by Lehigh County Governm...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2006.06.001
更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2016.02.008
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2006.05.009
更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2019.12.014
更新日期：2020-01-27 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2005.03.024
更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1097/01.JAM.0000141949.31853.25
更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Approximately 14% of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of home health care admission. Individuals with dementia account for 30% of all home health care admissions and are at high risk for readmission. Our primary objective was to determine the association between dementia sev...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2019.09.012
更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In long-term care facilities, 5 to 15% of residents have chronic urinary catheters in place. Catheters are commonly used for urinary retention, incontinence control, wound management, and patient comfort. The appropriate use and management of these devices continues to be studied and debated. Transurethral catheters a...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2014.05.002
更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the ability of nurses to recognize delirium and its symptoms and to investigate the factors associated with undetected delirium. DESIGN:A prospective, observational study with repeated measurements over a 6-month period. SETTING:Seven long term care settings in Montreal and Quebec City, Canad...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2010.11.002
更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is arguably the most common infection in the long term care (LTC) setting. Making the diagnosis of UTI and deciding when to initiate treatment with antimicrobial therapy is a challenge to all LTC providers. Widespread prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, lack of an accepted clinical or...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2013.11.009
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this review was to describe the characteristics of late-life obesity, including prevalence, pathophysiology, and influences on morbidity and mortality. A second objective was to systematically review the empiric evidence on the effects of intentional weight loss interventions in older individu...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2008.01.006
更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether depression and/or antidepressants can be a potential risk factor for the development of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Community or clinical settings. Participants included pati...
journal_title：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
doi：10.1016/j.jamda.2018.12.004
更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00
