Screening of patients with cognitive impairment when entering a rehabilitation unit.

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:Acute gastrointestinal bleeding is a potentially life-threatening condition that requires rapid assessment and dynamic management. Several scoring systems are used to predict mortality and rebleeding in such cases. The aim of the present study was to compare three scoring systems for predicting short-term mortality...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Kalkan Ç,Soykan I,Karakaya F,Tüzün A,Gençtürk ZB

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to examine how geriatricians decide the indication of tube feeding in the elderly with eating difficulty as a result of several disorders, and to determine the factors associated with their decision making and interventions for dysphagia. METHODS:The design was a cross-sectional study. Al...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Ogita M,Utsunomiya H,Akishita M,Arai H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the efficacy of rehabilitation for elderly individuals with dementia at intermediate facilities between hospitals and home, based on the policies for elderly individuals to promote community-based care at home and dehospitalization. METHODS:Participants were older adults with dementia newly admitted to ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Toba K,Nakamura Y,Endo H,Okochi J,Tanaka Y,Inaniwa C,Takahashi A,Tsunoda N,Higashi K,Hirai M,Hirakawa H,Yamada S,Maki Y,Yamaguchi T,Yamaguchi H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test the hypothesis that static balance is associated with site-specific loss of muscle mass in older adults. METHODS:A total of 57 active women aged 52-83 years had their muscle thickness (MTH) measured by ultrasound at four sites on the anterior and posterior aspects of their upper- and lower-leg. MTH ratios ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Abe T,Ogawa M,Loenneke JP,Thiebaud RS,Loftin M,Mitsukawa N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older adults is determined by personal conditions, as well as by the social and physical environment. The purpose of the present study was to describe the factors related to health conditions and residential environment that influence HRQOL of older adults. METHODS:...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： León-Salas B,Ayala A,Blaya-Nováková V,Avila-Villanueva M,Rodríguez-Blázquez C,Rojo-Pérez F,Fernández-Mayoralas G,Martínez-Martín P,Forjaz MJ,Spanish Research Group on Quality of Life and Aging.

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Few studies have been published on the use of the Cambridge Cognitive Examination Test - Revised (CAMCOG-R) for cognitive assessment of low educational level older adults. The aim of the present study was to determine the accuracy of the Brazilian version of the CAMCOG-R (Br-CAMCOG-R) within a sample of low educat...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Paradela EM,Lourenço RA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) can predict nutritional risk. However, just a few studies have validated the optimal cut-off value of GNRI for nutrition screening in older patients. Hence, this study aimed to determine the optimal value of GNRI to screen the risk of malnutrition among older patients. M...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

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

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the change of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and clinical characteristics in Japanese patients without a history of cardiovascular disease. METHODS:The study participants were 149 Japanese patients without a history of cardiovascular disease treat...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Watanabe K,Ouchi M,Ohara M,Kameda W,Susa S,Oizumi T,Wada M,Suzuki T,Kawanami T,Oba K,Kato T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the potential distinct risk factors associated with trochanteric and cervical hip fractures. METHODS:Elderly patients aged 65 years and older (n = 1161) were admitted to the orthopedic department with hip fractures during the years 2006-2011. Demographic and clinical data, as well as routine blood t...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Tal S,Gurevich A,Sagiv S,Guller V

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Death as a result of pneumonia is an important issue in patients with diabetes. Tongue pressure is associated with swallowing function, which has a close association with aspiration pneumonia. However, no previous studies have shown the association between sarcopenia and tongue pressure in older patients with type ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Kaji A,Hashimoto Y,Kobayashi Y,Sakai R,Okamura T,Miki A,Hamaguchi M,Kuwahata M,Yamazaki M,Fukui M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In the present study, we aimed to update the data of frailty status in the European community-dwelling population of older adults, based on the latest data released (wave 6) of the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe database, and to study the impact of each criterion on frailty assessment. METHODS:Fr...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Manfredi G,Midão L,Paúl C,Cena C,Duarte M,Costa E

更新日期：2019-08-01 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:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the injury types and medical utilization profiles of veterans in emergency department visits by using big data from the National Health Insurance program in Taiwan. METHOD:We used the outpatient prescriptions and treatment records between 1997 and 2010 of veteran...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Wang FT,Chang Y,Chien WC,Li HH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Most patients with dementia frequently encounter various problems in their daily lives. Those troubles embarrass both the patients and their families, and cause problems for society. However, there have been few scientific reports on the difficulties in the daily life of patients with dementia. Therefore, we tried ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Terada S,Nakashima M,Wakutani Y,Nakata K,Kutoku Y,Sunada Y,Kondo K,Ishizu H,Yokota O,Maki Y,Hattori H,Yamada N

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A nested case-control study was carried out to examine relationships of a fall-risk score and the use of single medications and polypharmacy with falls among hospitalized patients aged 50 years and older in Taiwan. METHODS:There were 83 patients who experienced a fall during hospitalization in an acute-care hospit...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Chiu MH,Lee HD,Hwang HF,Wang SC,Lin MR

更新日期：2015-07-01 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

abstract：AIM:Heart diseases and social factors are associated with physical frailty, but there are few studies of older people living in the community. Consequently, the aim of this study was to examine the association between heart diseases, social factors and physical frailty in community-dwelling older populations including ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Klinpudtan N,Kabayama M,Gondo Y,Masui Y,Akagi Y,Srithumsuk W,Kiyoshige E,Godai K,Sugimoto K,Akasaka H,Takami Y,Takeya Y,Yamamoto K,Ikebe K,Yasumoto S,Ogawa M,Inagaki H,Ishizaki T,Rakugi H,Kamide K

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To validate and standardize the Brazilian version of the Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI) for older adults in primary healthcare. METHODS:A cross-sectional methodological study was carried out with elderly patients attending primary healthcare centers in southeastern Brazil. Convergent validity was teste...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Pantuzza LL,Ceccato MDGB,Silveira MR,Pinto IV,Reis AMM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE) insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism is considered a biologically plausible gene for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in cross-sectional studies. The present study aimed to investigate the longitudinal effect of ACE I/D polymorphism on AD progression. METHODS:This 3-year obs...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Chou PS,Wu MN,Chou MC,Chien I,Yang YH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease. In 2000, Mendiondo et al. reported on a model predicting that AD progresses at an accelerating rate and cognitive function worsens rapidly. Recently, anti-AD drugs and non-pharmacological intervention have been established, but the effect of int...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Honjo Y,Ide K,Takechi H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study aimed to evaluate the validity of proxy informants' reports on Life Event Scale for the Elderly (LESE) by using psychological autopsy method among rural older adults in China. METHODS:A multistage stratified cluster sampling method was used to select research sites. Using a case-control psycholog...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Mo Q,Zhou L,He Q,Jia C,Ma Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Previous studies on the association between intraoral conditions and mortality in community-dwelling older individuals reported that fewer present teeth (PT) are significant risk factors for mortality. However, how the number of PT relative to the number of functional teeth (FT), including both present and rehabili...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Maekawa K,Ikeuchi T,Shinkai S,Hirano H,Ryu M,Tamaki K,Yatani H,Kuboki T,Kusatsu ISLE Study Working Group Collaborators.,Kimura-Ono A,Kikutani T,Suganuma T,Ayukawa Y,Gonda T,Ogawa T,Fujisawa M,Ishigaki S,Watanabe Y,Kit

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Inflammatory processes might play a significant role at the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Neuroinflammation is characterized by activation of microglia and the release of inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α. Although, it is unknown what the real cont...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Rizzi L,Roriz-Cruz M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study examined whether knee pain was associated with decline in maximum gait speed (MGS) in a rural mountainous region. METHODS:This was a population-based 1-year prospective cohort study. A total of 658 men and women aged 60 years and older participated in the baseline survey in 2006, and 400 individu...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Kitayuguchi J,Kamada M,Hamano T,Nabika T,Shiwaku K,Kamioka H,Okada S,Mutoh Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The incidence of concomitant conditions increases with age. In elderly patients, the presence of comorbidities has been related to the course and severity of asthma. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of comorbidities and concomitant treatment on asthma control and severity in older adults. METH...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Wardzyńska A,Kubsik B,Kowalski ML

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:All consumer-directed care (CDC) models aim to transfer "choice" and "control" over the allocated funds from the aged care provider to service recipients. This study presents an empirical assessment of the relationships between quality of life for older adults aged ≥65 years receiving community aged care services i...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Bulamu N,Kaambwa B,Gill L,Cameron I,McKechnie S,Fiebig J,Grady R,Ratcliffe J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the intensity of pain and levels of disability at different times through the day in patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) over a 14-day period. METHODS:This was a prospective clinical study of 30 patients with BMS, 26 of whom completed the study. The parameters studied were pain intensity (...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Lopez-Jornet P,Molino Pagan D,Andujar Mateos P,Rodriguez Agudo C,Pons-Fuster A

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：AIM:To establish the validity of the Norwegian General Motor Function (NGMF) assessment scale. METHOD:To establish construct and criteria validity, Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated for the NGMF, and age, sex, medical conditions, history of falls and to four functional tests. Content validity wa...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Langhammer B,Lindmark B

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00