Life Expectancy: Frequently Used, but Hardly Understood.

abstract：:Historically, family ties have been understood as the primary source of support for aging adults, and past empirical and theoretical work has highlighted the tendency of older adults to focus on close family. However, in line with demographic changes and historical increases in the diversity of social structures, frie...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Fiori KL,Windsor TD,Huxhold O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the course of a health survey covering 561 inhabitants of Tampere, Finland, aged 85 or over, morning urine specimens were studied. 82% of the participants were women. Significant bacteriuria was recorded in 27% of the subjects, 13% of the men and 30% of the women. Pyuria was recorded in 47% of the total material. R...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Heinämäki P,Haavisto M,Mattila K,Rajala S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was made of 50 consecutive cases of bacteraemia treated in a geriatric unit. The mortality rate was 24%, the highest incidence occurring amongst the cases of hospital-acquired bacteraemia where only 1 of 7 cases survived the infection. Pyrexia, acute confusion, and falls were the commonest presen...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Windsor AC

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lying on the floor for a long time after falls, regardless of whether an injury results, remains an unsolved health care problem. In order to develop efficient and acceptable fall detection and reaction approaches, it is relevant to improve the understanding of the circumstances and the characteristics of po...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Schwickert L,Klenk J,Zijlstra W,Forst-Gill M,Sczuka K,Helbostad JL,Chiari L,Aminian K,Todd C,Becker C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional and physiological declines in advancing age may be significant limiting factors in reduced physical activity. Sarcopenia of aging, as a normative process or disease, cannot entirely explain reduced physical activity in the elderly. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to investigate the relatio...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Carmeli E,Reznick AZ,Coleman R,Carmeli V

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen breath testing (HBT) is frequently used as an alternative to small bowel aspiration in the diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). The role of the glucose HBT was assessed in 30 elderly patients. A positive HBT was recorded in 15 of 20 SIBO cases and 7 of 10 culture negatives (sensitivity 7...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Mac Mahon M,Gibbons N,Mullins E,O'Moore RR,Keane CT,Walsh JB,Coakley D

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of centrophenixine has been studied on the monovalent electrolyte contents of the brain cortical cells of old female Wistar rats by means of energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis. The drug was administered in form of an intraperitoneal injection of 100 mg/kg body weight for 20 days. The treatment decreased ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Zs-Nagy I,Pieri C,Giuli C,Del Moro M

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research on the relationship between vestibular function and falls in older people is sparse. The perception of the postural vertical (PPV) provides an indicator measure of vestibular (otolith) function in the absence of visual input and diminished somatosensory feedback. OBJECTIVE:This study examined wheth...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Menant JC,St George RJ,Fitzpatrick RC,Lord SR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysfunction associated with the aging process positions aging as a leading culprit for development of devastating diseases and mounting health-care costs. Many age-associated conditions for which aging increases risk are neurological disorders with no effective treatments, including Alzhei-mer's disease. As the propor...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Castellano JM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein malnutrition is associated with a decreased febrile and acute phase response to infection and increased mortality. To elucidate a cause for this poor response, we assessed the effect of chronic protein malnutrition on monocyte production of the pyrogens interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Thi...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Bradley SF,Vibhagool A,Fabrick S,Terpenning MS,Kauffman CA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the earliest and most persistent inquiries in developmental psychology is that of the relative contributions of nature and nurture to human ontogeny. One way of studying this distinction is by doing cross-cultural studies, in which culture provides a powerful way to operationalize the influence of nur...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Luszcz M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid hormones have significant effects on the cardiovascular systems. In general, hyperthyroidism is associated with an increased risk of dysrhythmias, while hypothyroidism may cause atherosclerosis. Recent large studies have sought to identify aging-associated changes in thyroid function and their releva...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Barbesino G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:C-reactive protein (CRP), a nonspecific marker of the inflammatory status, is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors and may be an important feature of the metabolic syndrome (MSX) in middle-aged subjects. OBJECTIVES:We assessed the relationship of CRP levels to specific components of MSX and o...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Dupuy AM,Jaussent I,Lacroux A,Durant R,Cristol JP,Delcourt C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-tryptophan (L-T) was added at a dose of 150-450 mg daily to eight Parkinsonian patients who developed visual hallucinations with paranoidal features under L-dopa (L-D) treatment (112.5-75 mg daily) in combination with alpha-methyldopa hydrazine (12.5-75 mg daily). In six patients L-T ameliorated the symptomatology b...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Rabey JM,Vardi J,Askenazi JJ,Streifler M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is concern that people living in residential care in Australia make significant and often inappropriate use of acute in-patient hospital services. To date, no factual information has been collected in Australia and its absence may allow myths and negative stereotypes to proliferate. OBJECTIVE:To deter...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Finucane P,Wundke R,Whitehead C,Williamson L,Baggoley C

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated quantitatively the efficiency and safety of, and influence of either prior arterial injury or immunity against adenovirus on adenovirus-mediated gene transfer into injured arteries of a relatively large animal model, the dog. A replication-defective adenovirus expressing bacterial lacZ was introduced perc...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Ueno H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited psychological data on the quality of life and activities of daily living among elderly Japanese who live alone. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of apathy and its correlation with activities of daily living and with subjective well-being in elderly people living...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Yamashita K,Iijima K,Kobayashi S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper critiques Brand and Markowitsch's viewpoint that the decision-making difficulties experienced by older adults during laboratory-based gambling tasks can be attributed to deficits in executive control and feedback operations. While Brand and Markowitsch provide an important platform with which to understand ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： McCarrey AC,Henry JD,Luszcz M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eukaryotic stress response involves translational suppression of non-housekeeping proteins and the sequestration of unnecessary mRNA transcripts into stress granules (SGs). This process is dependent on mRNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that interact with capped mRNA transcripts through RNA recognition motifs, and exhib...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Vanderweyde T,Youmans K,Liu-Yesucevitz L,Wolozin B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that lymphocytes from Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients are hypersensitive to ionising radiation, as revealed by their higher levels of dicentrics than those from age-matched, normal individuals. We have now examined the sensitivity of these cells to N-methyl-N-nitrosourea or methyl methanesul...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Tobi SE,Neary D,Itzhaki RF

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements of total exchangeable potassium and total exchangeable sodium, total body water and extracellular fluid volumes were made in 69 patients aged 30-90+ years, using multiple isotope techniques. The patients were not suffering from any chronic disorder or having potassium or diuretic therapy and were consider...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Cox JR,Shalaby WA

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ovine corticotropin releasing factor (o-CRF) on the secretions of ACTH, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) were studied in the healthy young and elderly male individuals. o-CRF caused significant elevations of plasma ACTH, cortisol and DHEA concentrations...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Ohashi M,Fujio N,Kato K,Nawata H,Ibayashi H

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taurine (TAU) is thought to be a neuromodulator or an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain. In the periphery, TAU is involved in a wide spectrum of physiological functions. One of the most important putative physiological function of TAU is the modulation of cardiovascular activity including blood pressu...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Wallace DR,Dawson R Jr

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphopenia is a common finding in old people admitted to medical and psychiatric wards. We describe a pilot study of the clinical associations, and prognostic significance of lymphopenia in elderly persons admitted to acute medical and psychiatric wards. Consecutive patients admitted to acute medical and psychiatric ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Dennis MS,Nicolson A,Lehmann AB,Junaid O,Byrne EJ,Hopkinson N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older adults are stereotypically considered to be risk averse compared to younger age groups, although meta-analyses on age and the influence of gain/loss framing on risky choices have not found empirical evidence for age differences in risk-taking. OBJECTIVE:The current study extends the investigation of a...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Best R,Freund AM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental healthcare of elderly people is a common problem in advanced countries. Recently, high technology has developed robots for use not only in factories but also for our living environment. In particular, human-interactive robots for psychological enrichment, which provide services by interacting with humans while ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Shibata T,Wada K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we asked whether the increased production of two proinflammatory cytokines-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL6) in the absence of the inflammatory stimulus, a phenomenon frequently occurring in the elderly, may contribute to the decrease of natural killer (NK) cytotoxic activit...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Myśliwska J,Bryl E,Zorena K,Balon J,Foerster J,Myśliwski A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wheelchairs are frequently prescribed for residents with mobility impairments in long-term care. Many residents receive poorly fitting wheelchairs, compromising functional independence and mobility, and contributing to subsequent health issues such as pressure ulcers. The extent of this problem and the facto...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Giesbrecht EM,Mortenson WB,Miller WC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging changes in different body system are well described, but few studies have considered the relationship between them. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was, therefore, to investigate the interrelationships between markers of aging in different parts of the body. METHODS:A cross-sectional study design...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Aihie Sayer A,Osmond C,Briggs R,Cooper C

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As populations age globally, the health of older adults is looming larger on the agendas of public health bodies. In particular, the priority is to ensure that older adults remain healthy, independent, and engaged in their communities. In other words, ensuring that increasing life spans are matched by increasing "heal...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Doherty TM,Di Pasquale A,Michel JP,Del Giudice G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00