Medication and the elderly. Issues of prescription and use.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of body-mass index (BMI) categories (a proxy for adiposity) on 4-year changes in health-related quality of life (HRQL) independent of baseline disease severity. DESIGN:Secondary analyses of a prospective, longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS:Data on 7,895 adults ages 51 to 61 years who r...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Damush TM,Stump TE,Clark DO

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To estimate the prevalence of frailty using five different instruments in a cohort of older adults and explore the association between frailty and various risk factors. Method: 1,867 participants aged 65 years and above were included in the current retrospective cross-sectional study. Frailty was operationa...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Ntanasi E,Yannakoulia M,Mourtzi N,Vlachos GS,Kosmidis MH,Anastasiou CA,Dardiotis E,Hadjigeorgiou G,Megalou M,Sakka P,Scarmeas N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the relationship between coping styles, quality of life, and depressive symptoms in older heart failure patients. Eighty heart failure patients seeking treatment in an outpatient heart failure or family practice clinic participated in a study examining depression, disability, and heart failure. Pat...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Klein DM,Turvey CL,Pies CJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We estimated the 2-year incidence of poor physical performance according to gender roles and examined mediating pathways related to health behaviors and chronic conditions. METHOD:Data are from the International Mobility in Aging Study ( n = 1,676). The Bem Sex Role Inventory was used to classify participant...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Ahmed T,Vafaei A,Auais M,Phillips SP,Guralnik J,Zunzunegui MV

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This aim of this study was to characterize trends in alcohol-related hospital admissions among middle-aged and older adults from 1993 to 2010 in relation to age, gender, race, and cohort membership. METHOD:This study utilized repeated cross-sectional data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Using alcohol-r...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Sacco P,Unick GJ,Kuerbis A,Koru AG,Moore AA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Drawing on UK Household Longitudinal Study data, this study assessed a pathway from early-life disadvantage to suboptimal later-life health via health behavior. Methods: Latent class analysis was used to identify distinct smoking, nutrition, alcohol, and physical activity health behavior profiles. Mediatio...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： van den Broek T

更新日期：2020-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article examines the relationship between cognitive functioning and emotional distress in a sample of 2,684 married couples from the 2006 and 2008 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging. METHOD:Using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CESD) scale and the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE), we analy...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Lee J,Paddock SM,Feeney K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Examine differences in health care utilization and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures among older Mexican adults in 2001 and 2012, and identify individual characteristics associated with utilization and expenditures in both years. Method: Data from the 2001 and 2012 cross-sections of the Mexican Health and A...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Avila JC,Kaul S,Wong R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between aspects of social capital and loneliness among the very old living at home and in institutional settings. METHOD:Half of those aged 85 years, and all 90- and 95-year-olds and older in urban and rural municipalities in northern Sweden and wester...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Nyqvist F,Cattan M,Andersson L,Forsman AK,Gustafson Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article examines the association of disability and sociodemographic background with the type of social network in which elders are embedded and considers the implications of such associations for network continuity. METHODS. Secondary analysis of data from a national probability sample of Jewish adults aged 60 and...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Litwin H

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of a fall prevention program offered under real-world conditions on balance maintenance several months after the program. To explore the program's impact on falls. METHOD:A quasi-experimental study was conducted among community-dwelling seniors, with pre- and postintervention measures ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Robitaille Y,Fournier M,Laforest S,Gauvin L,Filiatrault J,Corriveau H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to examine the cognitive and emotional reactions of Chinese elderly people toward death, to extend the use of a Western scale on death anxiety to a Chinese sample, and to explore the correlates of death anxiety. METHODS:A community sample of 237 Chinese elderly people (62 men and 175 women) ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Wu AM,Tang CS,Kwok TC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the health and functional characteristics of Mexican and Mexican American adults aged ≥80. METHOD:Data came from Wave I (2001) and Wave III (2012) of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), and Wave IV (2000-2001) and Wave VII (2010-2011) of the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologi...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Downer B,Chen NW,Wong R,Markides KS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To develop an assessment method of active aging for research on older people. Method: A multiphase process that included drafting by an expert panel, a pilot study for item analysis and scale validity, a feedback study with focus groups and questionnaire respondents, and a test-retest study. Altogether 235 ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Rantanen T,Portegijs E,Kokko K,Rantakokko M,Törmäkangas T,Saajanaho M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This study examined the associations between parent-child relationships and sleep difficulty among older parents in the context of Chinese multiple-children and one-child families. Methods: Using the 2014 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey, this study analyzed older parents' (N = 8,450) reports of slee...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Wang H,Kim K,Burr JA,Wu B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to increase our understanding of declining network size with aging by differentiating between processes of loss and gain and studying the associations with various health problems. METHODS:Six observations of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) across a time period of 16 ye...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Broese van Groenou M,Hoogendijk EO,van Tilburg TG

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between falls history, especially those with frequent recent falls, and future injurious falls. METHOD:Resident Assessment Instrument for Home Care records of 167,162 home care recipients in Ontario, Canada, were linked to emergency department records recording an injurious fall....

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Poss JW,Hirdes JP

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Health behaviors are seen as one possible pathway linking race to health outcomes. Social integration has also been consistently linked to important health outcomes but has not been examined as a mechanism accounting for racial differences in health behaviors among older U.S. adults. Method: We use data fro...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hauschildt K,Burgard SA

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the impact of indebtedness on depressive symptomatology, anxiety, and anger. METHOD:We use data from a two-wave panel study of adults in Miami-Dade County. The analytic sample consists of 1,463 mostly older respondents with valid data on all study measures, including education, income, oc...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Drentea P,Reynolds JR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This study examined the link between neighborhood social cohesion, disorder, and physical function in older adults, and identified potential racial/ethnic differences in these associations. Method: Data come from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS; N = 5,619). A series of linear regression m...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Millar RJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Studies have reported that rural elders in China have higher levels of depression than their urban peers. We aimed to examine the extent to which four sets of factors (socioeconomic status [SES], health care access, health status, and social support and participation) account for such rural-urban differences....

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Li LW,Liu J,Xu H,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to describe behavioral change trajectories for healthful eating and exercise in a group of community-dwelling older adults. A secondary aim was to determine predictors of maintenance and resilience. METHOD:Subjects were participants in the Study of Exercise and Nutrition in Older Rhode Isla...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Clark PG,Greene GW,Blissmer BJ,Lees FD,Riebe DA,Stamm KE

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the use of postacute services alone or in combination following a hospitalization for a hip fracture or stroke by Medicare beneficiaries who were relatively well and living in the community prior to the index event. METHODS:Health-service use histories were constructed using Medicare claims. Pat...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Berg K,Intrator O

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of dementia and Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibility on unplanned facility admission among older Medicare home health (HH) recipients. Method: This study involves a secondary analysis of data from the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) and bil...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Wang J,Caprio TV,Temkin-Greener H,Cai X,Simning A,Li Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the development of the Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, ADL tools have been used to describe older persons' status and to predict outcomes. It is suggested that this approach is grounded in an ADL research tradition. An alternative that is based upon Husserl's phenomenology is proposed. A ...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Porter EJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Geriatricians are skilled in the recognition of asymptomatic and atypical presentations that occur in the elderly and provide comprehensive medication management including recognizing adverse drug events, reducing polypharmacy, and de-prescribing. However, despite the increasing average age of the U.S. popu...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Lester PE,Dharmarajan TS,Weinstein E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the association between baseline life-space mobility and nursing home (NH) admission among community-dwelling older adults over 6 years. METHODS:Using data from a prospective, observational cohort study consisting of a random sample of 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries ≥ 65 years of age stratified by r...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Sheppard KD,Sawyer P,Ritchie CS,Allman RM,Brown CJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate fall rates across body mass index (BMI) categories by age group, considering physical performance and comorbidities. METHOD:In the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) study, 5,834 men aged ≥65 reported falls every 4 months over 4.8 (±0.8) years. Adjusted associations bet...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hooker ER,Shrestha S,Lee CG,Cawthon PM,Abrahamson M,Ensrud K,Stefanick ML,Dam TT,Marshall LM,Orwoll ES,Nielson CM,Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study.

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article explores the relationship between age and social support. Previous research on the relationship has reached inconsistent conclusions. METHODS:Three theories are tested using the Americans' Changing Lives survey. RESULTS:The likelihood of reporting no close friends or confidants increases with a...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Schnittker J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Underlining ecological theories of aging, we assessed the impact of relocation, residential type, and individual lifestyle factors on the structure of health status overtime. METHODS:From the data of Longitudinal Study on Aging II, we included older adults aged 70 and older (N = 5,294). To analyze individual...

journal_title：Journal of aging and health

authors： Hong SI,Chen LM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00