Memory complaint in a community sample aged 70 and older.

abstract：:In a series of 934 elderly patients admitted to the geriatric department of a general hospital, several admission laboratory tests were found to provide prognostic information. When tests were combined as a discriminant function, the matter of death or survival at six weeks after admission was predicted with 84 percen...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hodkinson HM

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Gastrointestinal (GI) complications are the most-common serious adverse reactions associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We quantified the effect of specific NSAIDs on the rate of GI hospitalizations among older people living in long-term care. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SET...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lapane KL,Spooner JJ,Mucha L,Straus WL

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy consecutive patients receiving warfarin as an anticoagulant were evaluated for the relationship between the response to the loading dose of warfarin and the response to the maintenance dose. No patients were excluded because of complicating diseases or the concurrent use of other drugs. There was a moderate co...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jones BR,Baran A,Reidenberg MM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-income Latino immigrants are understudied in elder abuse research. Limited English proficiency, economic insecurity, neighborhood seclusion, a tradition of resolving conflicts within the family, and mistrust of authorities may impede survey research and suppress abuse reporting. To overcome these barriers, promoto...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： DeLiema M,Gassoumis ZD,Homeier DC,Wilber KH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older people approaching end of life are commonly prescribed multiple medications, many of which may be inappropriate or futile. Our objective was to examine the effect of applying the STOPPFrail, a recently developed deprescribing tool, to the medication regimens of older patients with advanced frailty. DE...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Curtin D,Jennings E,Daunt R,Curtin S,Randles M,Gallagher P,O'Mahony D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if there is a relationship between body mass index and the ability to perform the usual activities of living in a sample of community-dwelling elderly. DESIGN:Secondary data analysis of The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study (1982-1984). Follow-up ho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Galanos AN,Pieper CF,Cornoni-Huntley JC,Bales CW,Fillenbaum GG

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the time to first acute care use (e.g., emergency department (ED) use without hospitalization or rehospitalization) for older adults discharged to home after receiving postacute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); to identify predictors of first acute care use. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Toles M,Anderson RA,Massing M,Naylor MD,Jackson E,Peacock-Hinton S,Colón-Emeric C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between bone mineral density (in the axial and appendicular skeleton) and calcification of the aorta. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Community-based study. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 2051 women aged 65 years and older enrolled in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. MEA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vogt MT,San Valentin R,Forrest KY,Nevitt MC,Cauley JA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between subjective memory complaints, cognitive functioning, and clinical diagnosis of dementia. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, total-population survey. MEASUREMENTS:A two-phase study was done. All 2368 were screened by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Then the 314 who screened posit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Grut M,Jorm AF,Fratiglioni L,Forsell Y,Viitanen M,Winblad B

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a reliable and valid dementia knowledge scale to address limitations of existing measures, support knowledge evaluation in diverse populations, and inform educational intervention development. DESIGN:A five-stage, systematic scale development process was employed to construct and assess the psych...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Annear MJ,Toye CM,Eccleston CE,McInerney FJ,Elliott KE,Tranter BK,Hartley T,Robinson AL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, a new degenerative dementia, probably the second most common after Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been increasingly recognized under the consensus name of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). This article reviews current clinical, genetic, and pathological DLB data and indicates directions for future re...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gómez-Tortosa E,Ingraham AO,Irizarry MC,Hyman BT

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Use of objectively measured physical activity (PA) in older adults to assess relationship between PA and risk of all-causes mortality is scarce. This study evaluated the associations of PA based on accelerometry and a questionnaire with the risk of mortality among older adults from a city in Southern Brazil....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bielemann RM,LaCroix AZ,Bertoldi AD,Tomasi E,Demarco FF,Gonzalez MC,Crespo da Silva PA,Wendt A,Mohnsam da Silva IC,Brage S,Ekelund U,Pratt M

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Understanding variability in conceptions of dementia in multiethnic populations is important to improve care and guide research. The objectives of this study were to describe caregiver conceptions of dementia using a previously developed typology and to examine the correlates of conceptions of dementia in a multiethni...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hinton L,Franz CE,Yeo G,Levkoff SE

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of dental problems in Paget's patients and in a control population without Paget's disease. The relationship of localization of bony involvement of Paget's disease with the prevalence of dental, auditory, visual, and smell changes is examined. DESIGN:Cross-sectional national surve...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wheeler TT,Alberts MA,Dolan TA,McGorray SP

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine differences in a proxy measure of muscle quality across the adult life span and explore potential mechanisms of muscle quality change through identification of cross-sectional correlates of muscle quality. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. PARTICIPANTS...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moore AZ,Caturegli G,Metter EJ,Makrogiannis S,Resnick SM,Harris TB,Ferrucci L

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effects of two exercise approaches, tai chi (TC) and computerized balance training (BT), on specified primary outcomes (biomedical, functional, and psychosocial indicators of frailty) and secondary outcomes (occurrences of fall). DESIGN:The Atlanta Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wolf SL,Barnhart HX,Kutner NG,McNeely E,Coogler C,Xu T,Atlanta FICSIT Group.

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation on quality of life (QOL). DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:Independently living individuals from the general older Dutch population. PARTICIPANTS:Three hundred two ind...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： van de Rest O,Geleijnse JM,Kok FJ,van Staveren WA,Olderikkert MG,Beekman AT,de Groot LC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relative effect of comorbidities, noncancer symptoms, and cancer-related factors on the functioning of older adult long-term survivors of breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers. DESIGN:Data from in-person interviews with survivors of a tumor registry-based stratified random sample were used...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Deimling GT,Arendt JA,Kypriotakis G,Bowman KF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in Australian hip fracture patients living in the community. PATIENTS:A total of 283 consecutive patients with hip fracture admitted over a 15-month period to a university teaching hospital in Western Australia. Included we...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bruce DG,St John A,Nicklason F,Goldswain PR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study an attempt was made to determine the relationship between cerebral amyloid angiopathy (AA) and other cerebrovascular lesions in the aged. The brains of 128 autopsy patients over 60 years of age were examined by both light and electron microscopy. The frequency of cerebral AA increased with age and was 58...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tomonaga M

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine factors that predict change in walking velocity in older people using a multivariate model. DESIGN:Longitudinal observational study. SUBJECTS:A total of 588 persons older than age 60, including subjects residing in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) (n = 248), and homebound (n = 79) ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gibbs J,Hughes S,Dunlop D,Singer R,Chang RW

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify patterns and predictors of antithrombotic use and to evaluate the appropriateness of antithrombotic therapy for stroke prophylaxis in institutionalized elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Seventeen long-term care institutions in Edmonton, Alberta. SUB...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lau E,Bungard TJ,Tsuyuki RT

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caregiving can have a profound effect on the health of the caregiver, yet research on caregiving among American Indians is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of caregiving on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of American Indians enrolled in the Education And Research Towards Healt...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Spencer SM,Goins RT,Henderson JA,Wen Y,Goldberg J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether the total burden of comorbidity and pattern of co-occurring conditions varies in individuals with heart failure (HF) with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (HF-P) or HF with reduced LVEF (HF-R). DESIGN:Cross-sectional cohort study. SETTING:Four participating health plan...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Saczynski JS,Go AS,Magid DJ,Smith DH,McManus DD,Allen L,Ogarek J,Goldberg RJ,Gurwitz JH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested that vascular dementia in older persons is more common than previously hypothesized. A substantial proportion of dementia in old age may be an early manifestation of cerebrovascular disease (CVD), that eventually becomes clinically evident as an acute cerebrovascular accident. Th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ferrucci L,Guralnik JM,Salive ME,Pahor M,Corti MC,Baroni A,Havlik RJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study whether there are any negative or positive effects of 6 months of increased fluid intake in reasonably healthy elderly men. DESIGN:Randomized trial. SETTING:Community-based. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred forty-one healthy participants aged 55 to 75. INTERVENTION:One group was given the advice to incr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Spigt MG,Knottnerus JA,Westerterp KR,Olde Rikkert MG,Schayck CP

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Now that the benefits of treating diastolic hypertension in the elderly have been convincingly proved, attention is turning to the need for, and the choice of, treatment of isolated systolic hypertension in this age group. The hemodynamic mechanism differs in the elderly, whose isolated systolic hypertension is likely...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gifford RW Jr

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the effectiveness of acute geriatric unit care, based on all or part of the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) model and introduced in the acute phase of illness or injury, with that of usual care. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled and quasi-experimental trials with ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fox MT,Persaud M,Maimets I,O'Brien K,Brooks D,Tregunno D,Schraa E

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify presenting characteristics of older patients with subdural hematoma who are unlikely to survive hospitalization. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort. PATIENTS:All patients > or = 65 years of age hospitalized at a tertiary care center from 1985-1990 with the primary diagnosis of subdural hematoma. MEA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rozzelle CJ,Wofford JL,Branch CL

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00