Self-reported oral complaints in older mentally ill patients.

abstract：AIM:Musculoskeletal degenerative disease (MSD; osteoporosis, knee arthritis and lumbar spondylosis) decreases the quality of life (QOL) of older people. The objective of the present study was to identify the factors related to the absence of MSD in multivariate logistic regression analysis. METHODS:The participants we...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Imagama S,Ando K,Kobayashi K,Machino M,Tanaka S,Morozumi M,Kanbara S,Ito S,Inoue T,Seki T,Ishizuka S,Nakashima H,Ishiguro N,Hasegawa Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Polypharmacy is a major problem for elderly patients in developed countries. We investigated whether a multidisciplinary medication review using electronic medical records could reduce the number of drugs administered to elderly patients receiving polypharmacy. METHODS:The present study included 432 elderly patien...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Hayashi Y,Godai A,Yamada M,Yoshikura N,Harada N,Koumura A,Kimura A,Okayasu S,Matsuno Y,Kinosada Y,Itoh Y,Inuzuka T

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Heredity plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) especially for single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) of susceptible genes, which is one of the significant factors in the pathogenesis of AD. The SNPs of BIN1 rs744373, BIN1 rs7561528 and GAB2 rs2373115 are associated with AD in Asian ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Hao X,Wang A,Li C,Shao L,Li Y,Yang P

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The relationship between support at home and rehospitalization has not been extensively studied until now. In particular, little is known about the impact of being assisted by migrant care workers (MCW) and rehospitalization. We aimed at investigating such a relationship in a population of older patients discharged...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Fusco S,Corsonello A,Chiatti C,Fabbietti P,Salerno G,De Bonis E,Corica F,Lattanzio F

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Depression affecting caregivers is a risk factor for discontinuing at-home care. The present cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate factors related to depression among family caregivers. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate factors related to depression among family caregivers of the ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Oura A,Mori M,Yasuda N,Miyano I,Izumi H,Washio M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the hierarchical structure of activities of daily living (ADL) among vestibular older adults, according to its power to discriminate disability. METHODS:An exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted comprising 235 elderly, aged 65 years and older, with chronic vestibular dysfunction. Functional cap...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Aratani MC,Perracini MR,Caovilla HH,Gazzola JM,Ganança MM,Ganança FF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the factors associated with loss of independence multidimensionally over a 3-year period among community-dwelling older adults. METHODS:The survey was exclusively carried out by the local government for people aged >65 years who were independent at baseline living in H-City, a mid-sized urban city in Ja...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Kabayama M,Mikami H,Kamide K

更新日期：2018-03-01 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: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：AIM:The aim of the present study was to clarify the relationship between sarcopenia, as defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People, and the recovery of the capability to carry out activities of daily living in convalescent stroke patients who completed a rehabilitation program. METHODS:This re...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Matsushita T,Nishioka S,Taguchi S,Yamanouchi A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Malnutrition is common in older patients and is associated with adverse outcomes. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) has been developed as an objective index to assess nutritional risk in these patients. However, there is limited evidence regarding the association between GNRI and postoperative delirium (P...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Zhao Y,Xia X,Xie D,Liao Y,Wang Y,Chen L,Ge N,Yue J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 50 years ago, Hayflick et al. found that no long-lived, proliferative cells remained in long-term cell culture experiments; this phenomenon is called "cellular senescence." This finding has allowed us to understand basic individual tissue aging and cancer inhibition from the view of cellular aging. Senescent...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Nakagami H

更新日期：2020-02-01 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:In Japan, many elderly patients are managed at home, and fever is a common problem. This study examined the incidence of fever events in elderly patients on home medical management, and underlying disorders from the pragmatic standpoint. This study also investigated whether the care-need level determined at the sta...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Yokobayashi K,Matsushima M,Fujinuma Y,Tazuma S

更新日期：2013-10-01 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 assess the age-related change in plasma androgen levels in healthy middle-aged men and whether any clinical parameters are associated with the hormonal change. METHODS:The study was comprised of male Japanese office-workers aged 40-64 years, who had undergone an annual health check-up in 2002 and 2007 (96 and 7...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Fukai S,Akishita M,Miyao M,Ishida K,Toba K,Ouchi Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:To study possible differences in rehabilitation outcomes of patients with hip fracture, with and without atrial fibrillation. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study comprising 1114 patients, divided into three groups: patients with sinus rhythm, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation or chronic atrial fibrillation. All pati...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Adunsky A,Arad M,Koren-Morag N,Fleissig Y,Mizrahi EH

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The oral health status of elderly adults has implications for general health problems. Polypharmacy for elderly adults is associated with an increased risk of potentially inappropriate medicines and many adverse drug events; however, no report has shown that polypharmacy itself is associated with complex oral probl...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Nakamura J,Kitagaki K,Ueda Y,Nishio E,Shibatsuji T,Uchihashi Y,Adachi R,Ono R

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the predictors of readmission among older adults hospitalized in acute care wards. METHODS:A prospective cohort study was carried out among 921 hospitalized older adults participating in the CRiteria to Assess Appropriate Medication Use among Elderly Complex Patients (CRIME) project. The primary outcome ...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Sganga F,Landi F,Volpato S,Cherubini A,Ruggiero C,Corsonello A,Fabbietti P,Lattanzio F,Gravina EM,Bernabei R,Onder G

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：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:Home medical care for older adults with chronic conditions is becoming an increasing important issue in Japan. We need to support long-term medical care at home and avoid unplanned hospitalizations, which can adversely affect activities of daily living and quality of life. In this study, we investigated whether swa...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Watanabe K,Umegaki H,Huang CH,Arakawa Martins B,Asai A,Kanda S,Nomura H,Kuzuya M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The role of preoperative frailty assessment in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disease remains unclear. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between frailty and postoperative outcomes in patients with GI disease. METHODS:This study investigated 42 patients (aged ≥65 years) with GI disease who underwent...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Kameyama H,Sakata J,Hanyu T,Ichikawa H,Nakano M,Nagahashi M,Shimada Y,Kobayashi T,Wakai T

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The prevalence of constipation and prevalence of pollakisuria among older patients receiving home medical care have not been reported, and risk factors for these symptoms are not clear in this setting. The present study sought to determine the prevalence and risk factors of constipation and pollakisuria among older...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Komiya H,Umegaki H,Asai A,Kanda S,Maeda K,Nomura H,Kuzuya M

更新日期：2019-04-01 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:To assess the relationship between cognitive status and self-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress of older adults living in an underserved rural South American population. METHODS:Community-dwelling Atahualpa residents aged ≥60 years were identified during a door-to-door census, and evaluated with t...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Del Brutto OH,Mera RM,Del Brutto VJ,Maestre GE,Gardener H,Zambrano M,Wright CB

更新日期：2015-04-01 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: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:In the present study, we analyzed the severity of white matter hyperintensities detected on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in older Japanese adults who were aged in their mid 80s, and examined its relationships with the clinical parameters. METHODS:To identify factors related to the severity of white matt...

journal_title：Geriatrics & gerontology international

authors： Todoroki K,Ikeya Y,Fukui S,Yanagimachi N,Okazaki T,Tanaka C,Tanaka E,Shizuma T,Fukuyama N,Mori H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00