Changes in elderly welfare hotel residents during a one-year period.

abstract：:A dramatic increase in the number of ethics committees in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) has occurred since 1970 in the 487 nursing homes in Minnesota. Ten percent of the LTCFs had ethics committees which were mostly formed by administrators and nurses. The committees are most often found in large urban facilities ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brown BA,Miles SH,Aroskar MA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the circumstances of falls resulting in hip fractures among older people and to determine whether the circumstances differ by gender, age, and residential status. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Two hospitals in Auckland, New Zealand, in which all individuals aged 60 years or older with a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Norton R,Campbell AJ,Lee-Joe T,Robinson E,Butler M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of biofeedback (BFB) therapy on psychological burden of urge urinary incontinence (UI) and whether prior depression or current depressive symptoms affect older women's response to BFB. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of an ongoing trial. SETTING:Academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS:Fort...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tadic SD,Zdaniuk B,Griffiths D,Rosenberg L,Schäfer W,Resnick NM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure end-of-life (EOL) care preferences and advance care planning (ACP) in older Latinos and to examine the relationship between culture-based attitudes and extent of ACP. DESIGN:Cross-sectional interview. SETTING:Twenty-two senior centers in greater Los Angeles. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred forty-seven...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kelley AS,Wenger NS,Sarkisian CA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate medical expenditures attributable to older adult falls using a methodology that can be updated annually to track these expenditures over time. DESIGN:Population data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and cost estimates from the Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting Syste...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Florence CS,Bergen G,Atherly A,Burns E,Stevens J,Drake C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To perform a systematic review to determine the effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN:Systematic review and narrative synthesis. SETTING:Primary and community care. PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling older adul...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clyne B,Fitzgerald C,Quinlan A,Hardy C,Galvin R,Fahey T,Smith SM

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate national trends in electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring in Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiaries prescribed high-dose citalopram before and after the 2011-12 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety warnings. DESIGN:Interrupted time-series analyses. SETTING:National VA healthcare system data linke...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gerlach LB,Kim HM,Yosef M,Kales HC,Henry J,Zivin K

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-acquired disability (HAD) is common and often related to low physical activity while in the hospital. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether wearable hospital activity trackers can be used to predict HAD. DESIGN:A prospective observational study between January 2016 and March 2017. SETTING:An academic medi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pavon JM,Sloane RJ,Pieper CF,Colón-Emeric CS,Cohen HJ,Gallagher D,Hall KS,Morey MC,McCarty M,Hastings SN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To use an expert consensus process to identify indicators of delirium features to help enhance bedside recognition of delirium. DESIGN:Modified Delphi consensus process to assign existing cognitive and delirium assessment items to delirium features in the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) diagnostic algorit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Huang LW,Inouye SK,Jones RN,Fong TG,Rudolph JL,O'Connor MG,Metzger ED,Crane PK,Marcantonio ER

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Attention has recently been drawn to the potential dangers of firearm use among patients with dementia. However, little is known about the actual prevalence of firearms in households with demented family members. This study seeks to determine the prevalence and loaded status of firearms in households with a d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Spangenberg KB,Wagner MT,Hendrix S,Bachman DL

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigations of the natural history of blood pressure have generally evaluated mean systolic and diastolic pressure changes. While information, this information is not directly applicable to clinical practice settings, in which patients are usually classified as normotensive or hypertensive. We measured the actual i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Davidson RA,Hale WE,Moore MT,May FE,Marks RG,Stewart RB

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether fragmented sleep in nursing home patients would improve with increased exposure to bright light. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Two San Diego-area nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy-seven (58 women, 19 men) nursing home residents participated. Mean age +/- standard devia...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ancoli-Israel S,Martin JL,Kripke DF,Marler M,Klauber MR

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory cardiac (Holter) monitoring is often recommended in the routine evaluation of patients who fall; however, the prevalence of arrhythmias in old people is high, and the usefulness of such monitoring is unproven. As part of a large study of institutionalized elderly fallers, we compared Holter findings of fall...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rosado JA,Rubenstein LZ,Robbins AS,Heng MK,Schulman BL,Josephson KR

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders on physicians' decisions to provide life-prolonging treatments other than cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for patients near the end of life was explored using a cross-sectional mailed survey. Each survey presented three patient scenarios followed by 10 treatment decisi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Beach MC,Morrison RS

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive impairment in old age is one of the most important topics in modern geriatrics. This article discusses the historical dimensions of this phenomenon. To this end, a number of primary sources ranging from antiquity to the modern era are evaluated. Although a physiology and pathology of old age were conceptuali...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schäfer D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Health Care Surrogate Act (HCSA) in Illinois has been proposed as a model for state laws naming surrogate medical decision-makers for those without advance directives (ADs). Our objective was to determine if the HCSA identifies the same surrogate as older persons would choose for themselves. If not, is th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hayley DC,Stern R,Stocking C,Sachs GA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home-delivered meal programs serve a predominantly homebound older adult population, characterized by multiple chronic conditions, functional limitations, and a variety of complex care needs, both medical and social. DESIGN:A pilot study was designed to test the feasibility of leveraging routine meal-delive...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morris AM,Engelberg JK,Schmitthenner B,Dosa D,Gadbois E,Shield RR,Akobundu U,Thomas KS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether catheter replacement is associated with better clinical outcomes in individuals with long-term urinary catheters. DESIGN:Prospective, noninterventional study. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals (mean age 79.2±11.5) who had had an indwelling urinary catheter for longer than 7 days and a symptomatic ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Babich T,Zusman O,Elbaz M,Ben-Zvi H,Paul M,Leibovici L,Avni T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine changes in functional status over time by age, gender, and ethnicity in a representative sample of older persons. DESIGN:Six-year prospective cohort study. SETTING:Alameda County, California. PARTICIPANTS:508 persons 65 years old and older at baseline in 1984. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Activities o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Strawbridge WJ,Kaplan GA,Camacho T,Cohen RD

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and frailty status in older men. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Six U.S. community-based centers. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand six hundred six men aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS:25(OH)D (li...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ensrud KE,Blackwell TL,Cauley JA,Cummings SR,Barrett-Connor E,Dam TT,Hoffman AR,Shikany JM,Lane NE,Stefanick ML,Orwoll ES,Cawthon PM,Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study Group.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) combined with exercise on bone mass, strength, and physical function in older, frail women. DESIGN:Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:A major medical institution. PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-nine women (mean age 76.6 ± 6.0) with ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kenny AM,Boxer RS,Kleppinger A,Brindisi J,Feinn R,Burleson JA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether offspring of centenarians acquired protection from age-related diseases. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:The study was part of the Longevity Genes Project at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. PARTICIPANTS:Centenarians (n=145), offspring of centenarians (n=180), and spouses of th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Atzmon G,Schechter C,Greiner W,Davidson D,Rennert G,Barzilai N

更新日期：2004-02-01 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 determine the effect of milk and dairy intake on the development of all-cause dementia and its subtypes in an elderly Japanese population. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The Hisayama Study, Japan. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 60 and older without dementia (N = 1,081). MEASUREMENTS:Milk and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ozawa M,Ohara T,Ninomiya T,Hata J,Yoshida D,Mukai N,Nagata M,Uchida K,Shirota T,Kitazono T,Kiyohara Y

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess how dietary change affects gain in strength and muscle mass during heavy resistance training of elderly men. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. INTERVENTION:During 12 weeks of resistance training of knee extensors and flexors, a daily supplement of 560 +/- 16 kcal/day (17% energy from protein, 43...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Meredith CN,Frontera WR,O'Reilly KP,Evans WJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the proportion of untreated women who reported receiving treatment after incident fracture and to identify factors that predict treatment across an international spectrum of individuals. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. Self-administered questionnaires were mailed at baseline and 1 year....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Greenspan SL,Wyman A,Hooven FH,Adami S,Gehlbach S,Anderson FA Jr,Boone S,Lacroix AZ,Lindsay R,Netelenbos JC,Pfeilschifter J,Silverman S,Siris ES,Watts NB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relative independent contribution of changes in executive control function (ECF) and memory to changes in functional status. DESIGN:Three-year longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:A comprehensive care retirement community. PARTICIPANTS:Five hundred forty-seven noninstitutionalized people aged ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Royall DR,Palmer R,Chiodo LK,Polk MJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether resting heart rate is associated with several types of osteoporotic fractures, mortality, and cause-specific mortality in older women. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. SETTING:Four communities across the United States. PARTICIPANTS:We prospectively assessed resting pulse rate in 9,7...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kado DM,Lui LY,Cummings SR,Study Of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of four vitamin D supplement doses on falls risk in elderly nursing home residents. DESIGN:Secondary data analysis of a previously conducted randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Seven hundred twenty-five-bed long-term care facility. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred twenty-four nursing home r...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Broe KE,Chen TC,Weinberg J,Bischoff-Ferrari HA,Holick MF,Kiel DP

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of Simulated Presence, a personalized approach to enhance well-being among nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia's (ADRD). DESIGN:Latin-Square, double blinded, 3-factor design with restrictive randomization of three treatments (the study intervention, a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Camberg L,Woods P,Ooi WL,Hurley A,Volicer L,Ashley J,Odenheimer G,McIntyre K

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00