Length of stay and therapeutic intervention allow estimation of in-hospital resource use independent of site and inflation.

abstract：:Older women are often sexually active, but physicians caring for older women rarely address sexual concerns. Although women's desire for sex declines with age, a majority of older women rate sex as having importance in their lives. Women identify emotional intimacy as an important reason for engaging in sexual relatio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Granville L,Pregler J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a critical evaluation of studies examining the contribution of changes in language-specific cognitive abilities to the speech perception difficulties of older adults. DESIGN:A review of the literature on aging and speech perception. CONCLUSIONS:The research considered in the present review sugges...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sommers MS

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of psychotropic medication withdrawal and a home-based exercise program in reducing falls in older people. DESIGN:A randomized controlled trial with a two by two factorial design. SETTING:Seventeen general practices in Dunedin, New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS:Women and men aged 65 yea...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Campbell AJ,Robertson MC,Gardner MM,Norton RN,Buchner DM

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Available strategies to increase influenza vaccination rates in the elderly have not been tested in the private sector where most elderly receive care. We performed a randomized controlled trial of a postcard reminder in the three private general internal medicine practices. The observed vaccination rates of 55% in ex...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Buchner DM,Larson EB,White RF

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is associated with poorer financial and healthcare decision-making. DESIGN:Community-based epidemiological cohort study. SETTING:Communities throughout northeastern Illinois. PARTICIPANTS:Older persons without dementia from the Rush Memory and Agi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Han SD,Boyle PA,James BD,Yu L,Bennett DA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To relate diabetes mellitus (DM) status and duration to late-life cognitive impairment and decline in men and women. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Five thousand nine hundred seven men in the Physicians' Health Study II and 6,326 women in the Women's Health Study (mean age 74.1...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Okereke OI,Kang JH,Cook NR,Gaziano JM,Manson JE,Buring JE,Grodstein F

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if aging modifies the clinical presentation of hyperthyroidism and the signs of thyrotoxicosis in older people. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A French university hospital. SUBJECTS:Eighty-four new patients with overt hyperthyroidism confirmed chemically between January 1992 and Jan...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Trivalle C,Doucet J,Chassagne P,Landrin I,Kadri N,Menard JF,Bercoff E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the performance of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) against the criterion standard for diagnosing major depression, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), and to examine its performance across age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups. DESIGN:Cros...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Li C,Friedman B,Conwell Y,Fiscella K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To alert persons in the public and private healthcare professions to the increasing trends in higher proportions of persons aged 50 and older who are newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who are living with HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). DESIGN:Data from the period...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Paul SM,Martin RM,Lu SE,Lin Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widowed residents of two nursing homes who were oriented to person, time, and place were interviewed to determine the extent to which they had hallucinatory experiences of their deceased spouse. Fifty-two interviews were completed with 46 widows and six widowers. Results are reported for the widows. Twenty-eight (61%)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Olson PR,Suddeth JA,Peterson PJ,Egelhoff C

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied attitudes of health professionals toward life-sustaining treatment. A patient management questionnaire sent to staff physicians and nurses in 183 Oregon nursing homes consisted of eight patient sketches which varied age, mental status, and enjoyment of life. Respondents were asked whether they would favor t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Watts DT,Cassel CK,Hickam DH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:The extent to which the prevalence of muscle weakness in the US population varies by different putative grip strength constructs developed by the Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) has not been described. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:Two nationally representative c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Patel SM,Duchowny KA,Kiel DP,Correa-de-Araujo R,Fielding RA,Travison T,Magaziner J,Manini T,Xue QL,Newman AB,Pencina KM,Santanasto AJ,Bhasin S,Cawthon PM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine recent trends in discharge disposition after hospitalization for hip fracture. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study using data from the 5% random sample of Medicare claims data from 2001 to 2005 that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services makes available for research purposes. SETTIN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nguyen-Oghalai TU,Kuo YF,Zhang DD,Graham JE,Goodwin JS,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly take more drugs than the young, and are therefore more susceptible to adverse drug interactions. Prescribing the minimum number of agents is recommended. Drug absorption, metabolism, and excretion may be altered by various interactions. Dose-response relationships of oral anticoagulants, oral hypoglycemics...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Reidenberg MM

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the hypothesis that sleep disturbances are independently associated with frailty status in older men. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of prospective cohort study. SETTING:Six U.S. centers. PARTICIPANTS:Three thousand one hundred thirty-three men aged 67 and older. MEASUREMENTS:Self-reported sleep...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ensrud KE,Blackwell TL,Redline S,Ancoli-Israel S,Paudel ML,Cawthon PM,Dam TT,Barrett-Connor E,Leung PC,Stone KL,Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study Group.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the incidence of chronic illness and its effect on veteran centenarians. DESIGN:Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:United States Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW). PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling veterans born between 1910 and 1915 who survived to at least age 80 (N =...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kheirbek RE,Fokar A,Shara N,Bell-Wilson LK,Moore HJ,Olsen E,Blackman MR,Llorente MD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether metabolic syndrome is an independent predictor of decline in mobility in an elderly community sample. DESIGN:Biracial community-based prospective cohort study. SETTING:Urban and rural areas of central North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand two hundred twenty-nine older African Amer...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Blazer DG,Hybels CF,Fillenbaum GG

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A trial by any means that can possibly prevent or retard the development of arteriosclerosis is to be recommended. Arteriosclerosis is the chief cause of strokes and heart attacks. The heavy evening meal now in vogue is characteristically rich in animal fats. Normal digestion is at its peak at about the seventh hour, ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Roen PB

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Gerovital H3 (a specially stabilized form of procaine hydrochloride) on geriatric psychiatric patients were assessed in a double-blind study at Bronx State Hospital. The mean age of the subjects was 73 years and the average rating for the severity of organic symptoms was "moderate." During the first six...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zwerling I,Plutchik R,Hotz M,Kling R,Rubin L,Grossman J,Siegel B

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether brief cognitive screening tests perform as well as a longer screening test in diagnosis of cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND) or dementia. DESIGN:A cross-sectional comparison of cognitive screening tests to an independent criterion standard evaluation using Diagnostic and Statisti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Holsinger T,Plassman BL,Stechuchak KM,Burke JR,Coffman CJ,Williams JW Jr

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether performance speeds mediate the association between visual impairment and self-reported mobility disability over an 8-year period. DESIGN:Longitudinal analysis. SETTING:Salisbury, Maryland. PARTICIPANTS:Salisbury Eye Evaluation Study participants aged 65 and older (N=2,520). MEASUREME...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Swenor BK,Bandeen-Roche K,Muñoz B,West SK

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nurses Improving the Care of Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program helps its more than 450 member sites to build the leadership capabilities to enact system-level change that targets the unique needs of older adults and embeds evidence-based geriatrics knowledge into practice. NICHE received expansion funding to est...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Capezuti EA,Bricoli B,Boltz MP

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether mean leukocyte telomere length (LTL) serves as a biomarker of disability assessed according to activities of daily living (ADLs) and what factors may modify this relationship. DESIGN:Retrospective cross-sectional study. SETTING:A subset of the National Long Term Care Survey (NTLCS), a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Risques RA,Arbeev KG,Yashin AI,Ukraintseva SV,Martin GM,Rabinovitch PS,Oshima J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test whether structured physical activity (PA) is associated with a greater reduction in major mobility disability (MMD) in older persons with metabolic syndrome (MetS) than in those without. DESIGN:Data from the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) Study, a multicenter randomized t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Botoseneanu A,Chen H,Ambrosius WT,Allore HG,Anton S,Folta SC,King AC,Nicklas BJ,Spring BJ,Strotmeyer ES,Gill TM,LIFE Study Group.

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of medical Primary Integrated Interdisciplinary Elder Care at Home (PIECH) on acute hospital use and mortality in a frail elderly population. DESIGN:Comparison of acute hospital care use for the year before entering the practice (pre-entry) with the most-recent 12-month period (May 1,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rosenberg T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of Japan's long-term care insurance (LTCI) system in April 2000 has made long-term care an explicit and universal entitlement for every Japanese person aged 65 and older based strictly on physical and mental status. At the start of the program, more than two million seniors were expected to apply for ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tsutsui T,Muramatsu N

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of and indications for digoxin use and the prevalence of beta blocker and calcium channel blocker use in older patients with previous myocardial infarction or coronary artery disease (CAD), and the prevalence of use of diuretics, beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fishkind D,Paris BE,Aronow WS

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the predictive value of psychosocial factors as risk factors for all-cause mortality. DESIGN:A community-based longitudinal cohort study: The Honolulu Heart Program. SETTING:Population-based study conducted in Oahu, Hawaii. PARTICIPANTS:Three thousand four hundred and ninety-seven men age 71 to ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ceria CD,Masaki KH,Rodriguez BL,Chen R,Yano K,Curb JD

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This longitudinal study of glucose tolerance in the residents of a Jewish home for the aged (JHA) is now in its 25th year. Of 1,177 supposedly nondiabetic persons screened on admission from 1965 to 1986, 22.5% had impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), reflecting its undiagnosed prevalence among the Jewish elderl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Grobin W

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to impact older adults disproportionately, from severe illness and hospitalization to increased mortality risk. Concurrently, concerns about potential shortages of healthcare professionals and health supplies to address these needs have focused attention on how resources a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Farrell TW,Ferrante LE,Brown T,Francis L,Widera E,Rhodes R,Rosen T,Hwang U,Witt LJ,Thothala N,Liu SW,Vitale CA,Braun UK,Stephens C,Saliba D

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00