What is a common factor in different areas?: The case of depression among caregivers of the frail elderly in Sapporo and Kochi, Japan.

abstract：AIM:This study analyzed the trend of gender gaps in life expectancy (GGLE) in Japan between 1947 and 2010, and explored the correlations of GGLE with gender mortality ratio and social development indices. METHODS:Using GGLE and social indices data collected from the official websites, we carried out trends analysis of...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Liu Y,Arai A,Obayashi Y,Kanda K,Boostrom E,Lee RB,Tamashiro H

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Older adults often present with several comorbidities, including sarcopenia. However, the prevalence of sarcopenia and its associations with other comorbidities in hospitalized older adults are unknown. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia, and its associations with other comorbidities ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Maeda K,Akagi J

更新日期：2017-07-01 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: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:To evaluate the effect of oral disorders on the quality of life of older adults. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of older adults (aged ≥ 60 years) who reside in a small Brazilian city was carried out. Trained and calibrated academics and dentists collected the data. The analyses carried out were descriptive, univa...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： de Barros Lima Martins AM,Nascimento JE,Souza JG,Sales MM,Jones KM,Ferreira e Ferreira E

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In order to propose rehabilitation strategies for the reduction of falls risk, thereby preventing falls in older women, the present study was designed to explore the physical and functional factors related to actual incidence of falls. METHODS:Fifty-eight female patients aged 65 years and older (mean age ± standar...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Aoyama M,Suzuki Y,Onishi J,Kuzuya M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Primitive reflexes can reappear with diseases of the brain, particularly those affecting the frontal lobes. Most studies on primitive reflexes have reported an association between such reflexes and brain damage, and the clinical symptoms of dementia. These reflexes can also be present during eating; however, their ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Hobo K,Kawase J,Tamura F,Groher M,Kikutani T,Sunakawa H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the present study was to assess the need for oral hygiene management by dental professionals among older adults requiring long-term care, and to collect basic data for building a dental treatment framework on a regional level. Although healthcare providers are aware of the importance of oral care for old...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Morishita S,Watanabe Y,Ohara Y,Edahiro A,Sato E,Suga T,Hirano H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine if hospital treatment in residential care facilities, led by a geriatric team, might be a viable alternative to inpatient admission for selected patients. METHODS:Case series with a new intervention were compared with historical controls receiving the conventional treatment. Treatment in residential c...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Lau L,Chong CP,Lim WK

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：AIMS:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk for cognitive decline in older adults. The current study was carried out to determine the factors associated with cognitive decline. METHODS:The older T2DM patients (aged ≥65 years, mean age 79.2 ± 5.1 years) were observed for 6 years, and the mean values in clinical indi...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Umegaki H,Kawamura T,Umemura T,Kawano N

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our aim was to study the outcome and the predictors of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among elderly patients admitted to Ain Shams University Hospitals, Egypt. METHODS:We carried out a cross-sectional study for all elderly patients (age ≥60 years) who underwent CPR after cardiac arrest at Ain Sham...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Amer MS,Abdel Rahman TT,Aly WW,Ahmad NG

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Nutrition is the focus of a new treatment target in older hospitalized cardiac patients. However, little is known about the differences in nutritional status in relation to physical performance in these inpatients. We determined the differences in physical performance based on the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Izawa KP,Watanabe S,Oka K

更新日期：2015-02-01 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:The main objective of this study was the validation of a brief support instrument for the diagnosis of insomnia in older adults. METHODS:An observational study was carried out for the evaluation of the Insomnia in the Elderly Scale using the psychiatric interview as the gold standard. Data was collected in a prima...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Navarro B,López-Torres J,Andrés F,Latorre JM,Montes MJ,Párraga I

更新日期：2013-07-01 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 aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between neighborhood perception and poor self-rated health among older Mexican Americans, adjusting for important background characteristics, such as neighborhood ethnic composition and other health conditions. METHODS:Drawing on the 2004-2005 Hispanic Es...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Stroope S,Cohen IFA,Tom JC,Franzen AB,Valasik MA,Markides KS

更新日期：2017-12-01 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:The purposes of the present study were to investigate risk factors for incident disability in activities of daily living (ADL) among middle-aged and older women, and to determine whether there are differences in risk factors according to age groups. METHODS:The participants were 264 Japanese women aged 40 years an...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Okabe T,Abe Y,Tomita Y,Mizukami S,Kanagae M,Arima K,Nishimura T,Tsujimoto R,Tanaka N,Goto H,Horiguchi I,Aoyagi K

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Low alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level is associated with frailty in the older adult population. We investigated the usefulness of ALT in predicting low muscle strength among older patients with diabetes. METHODS:We included 550 men aged ≥50 years and 525 postmenopausal women. All participants had diabetes, and ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Chung SM,Moon JS,Yoon JS,Won KC,Lee HW

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of older adults is increasing worldwide, including in Asian countries. Various problems associated with medical care for older adults are being highlighted in aging societies. As the number of chronic diseases increases with age, older adults are more likely to have multiple chronic diseases simultaneously ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Kuzuya M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that adversely affect the weaning of elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia from mechanical ventilation. METHODS:This study retrospectively investigated the medical records of 71 elderly patients (65 years or older) who were admitted to the hospit...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Fujii M,Iwakami S,Takagi H,Itoigawa Y,Ichikawa M,Iwakami N,Ishiwata T,Seyama K,Takahashi K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to determine the reference value for the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) in healthy Japanese elderly people using the methodology of meta-analysis, and to determine the value for different measurement protocols. METHODS:Relevant research articles were identified from electronic databases: ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Kamide N,Takahashi K,Shiba Y

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This pilot study aimed to analyze the cost-effectiveness of visiting nursing care, to establish a new evaluation method considering both the quality and cost of visiting nursing care. METHOD:Participants were 384 caregivers from 10 certified home-visit nursing agencies that support patients in severe conditions in...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Otsuki N,Fukui S,Nakatani E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This cross-sectional study examined whether sleep duration and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) were associated with social frailty in community-dwelling older people. METHODS:A total of 4427 community-dwelling older people (51.4% women, mean age 71.9 years) who met the entry criteria were included in this study...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Nakakubo S,Doi T,Makizako H,Tsutsumimoto K,Kurita S,Kim M,Ishii H,Suzuki T,Shimada H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The study aimed to study the prevalence, etiologies, clinical profile and outcome of delirium in hospitalized elderly in medicine wards. METHODS:  Four hundred elderly patients of more than 60years of age admitted with delirium in the emergency and medicine wards of Sir Sunderlal Hospital Varanasi, India, were eva...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Khurana V,Gambhir IS,Kishore D

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term care (LTC) insurance was introduced in Japan in 2000. Herein, we describe the trends in demand for LTC, using age-standardized and level-specific rates of entitlement and utilization of LTC at national and prefectural levels. METHODS:We analyzed LTC data from 2002-2005 to examine: (i) the influenc...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Fukuda Y,Nakao H,Yahata Y,Imai H

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Hemoglobin is reported to be positively associated with hypertension. However, the underlying mechanism of this association is unknown. Recently, bone marrow-derived CD34-positive cells have been reported to play an important role in endothelial repair in conjunction with platelets. As the association between hyper...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Shimizu Y,Sato S,Koyamatsu J,Yamanashi H,Nagayoshi M,Kadota K,Kawashiri SY,Maeda T

更新日期：2017-12-01 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:To evaluate the association between the amount and frequency of alcohol consumption and incident dementia in older Japanese adults using large sample size data over a long follow-up period. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study carried out in Japan. A total of 53 311 older adults were followed from 2008 to...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Liu Y,Mitsuhashi T,Yamakawa M,Sasai M,Tsuda T,Doi H,Hamada J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00