Self-destructive behaviors in nursing home residents.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and evaluate a modification of the Fried frailty assessment using population-independent cutpoints and to determine frailty prevalence of community-dwelling elderly people in a German population. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of 8-year follow-up data of a large German cohort study. SETTING:Saa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Saum KU,Müller H,Stegmaier C,Hauer K,Raum E,Brenner H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify the prevalence of documented urinary tract infection (UTI), nonspecific symptoms, and antibiotic treatment of suspected UTI in nursing homes (NHs) in the tropics and to describe the typical resident likely to receive antibiotic treatment for suspected UTI and factors associated with the developme...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mayne S,Sundvall PD,Gunnarsson R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate racial and ethnic differences in graft and recipient survival in elderly kidney transplant recipients. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort. SETTING:First-time, kidney-only transplant recipients aged 60 and older of age at transplantation transplanted between July 1996 and October 2010 (N = 44,013). ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ilori TO,Adedinsewo DA,Odewole O,Enofe N,Ojo AO,McClellan W,Patzer RE

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical issues surrounding decisions to limit treatment often focus on dramatic and highly technical interventions, such as mechanical ventilation. Many less dramatic forms of therapy are considered routine, and ethical aspects of their use may be less closely examined. Nutritional support can be crucially important i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Watts DT,Cassel CK

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify valid tools to diagnose delirium superimposed on dementia. DESIGN:Systematic review of studies of delirium tools that explicitly included individuals with dementia. SETTING:Hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Studies were included if delirium assessment tools were validated against standard criteria, and t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morandi A,McCurley J,Vasilevskis EE,Fick DM,Bellelli G,Lee P,Jackson JC,Shenkin SD,Marcotrabucchi,Schnelle J,Inouye SK,Ely EW,MacLullich A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether body mass index (BMI) is independently associated with cognitive function in postmenopausal women and the relationship between body fat distribution as estimated by waist-hip ratio (WHR). DESIGN:Cross-sectional data analysis. SETTING:Baseline data from the Women's Health Initiative (WH...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kerwin DR,Zhang Y,Kotchen JM,Espeland MA,Van Horn L,McTigue KM,Robinson JG,Powell L,Kooperberg C,Coker LH,Hoffmann R

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:After a one-year interval, a structured interview designed to assess the quality of life was again conducted with most of the tenants in a single-room occupancy hotel in New York City. Comparisons was made between the two sets of findings. During the year, a program had been in effect to provide social, psychiatric, r...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Plutchik R,McCarthy M,Hall BH

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) at old age and at age 50 on short-term survival among persons age 65 and older. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, using the 4,791 respondents to the community interview of the 1994 National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS). SETTING:United States of America. PARTICIPANTS...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Taylor DH Jr,Ostbye T

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate effects of older age, comorbidities, and physiological measures on outcomes of elderly adults requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Public long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) with an active program for ventilator weaning from PMV. PAR...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dermot Frengley J,Sansone GR,Shakya K,Kaner RJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent falls effectively, one must first understand the underlying reasons. Although environmental factors are sometimes to blame, the fundamental cause is a decline in postural control which is partly age-related and partly due to pathologic changes in the central nervous system. Dizziness is a common complaint a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Overstall PW

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the usefulness of standardized neuropsychological tests in the psychometric differentiation of patients with very mild or mild Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and/or major depression presenting in a tertiary clinic with memory/attention complaints. DESIGN:Controlled prospective clinicoexperimental desig...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： desRosiers G,Hodges JR,Berrios G

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While skin tears are a common occurrence in the institutionalized elderly population, nothing has been written about this problem. We retrospectively studied all incident reports during a 1-year period at a large, urban, long-term-care facility to identify residents with skin tears. The overall incidence of skin tears...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Malone ML,Rozario N,Gavinski M,Goodwin J

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population of minority older adults is going to explode over the next four decades. Older adults from racial and ethnic minorities face persistent and pervasive health disparities. Health disparities exert a huge fiscal burden on the nation. The national financial cost of health disparities for the years 2002 to 2...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Periyakoil VS

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure behaviors indicative of quality of life (QOL) in patients with Alzheimer's disease and to examine correlates of patient QOL. DESIGN:Cross-sectional investigation. SETTING:Multi-center study. PARTICIPANTS:Sample of 130 diagnosed patients. PRINCIPAL OUTCOME MEASURES: Proxy ratings of (1) the frequ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Albert SM,Del Castillo-Castaneda C,Sano M,Jacobs DM,Marder K,Bell K,Bylsma F,Lafleche G,Brandt J,Albert M,Stern Y

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of the Tool to Reduce Inappropriate Medications (TRIM), a web tool linking an electronic health record (EHR) to a clinical decision support system, on medication communication and prescribing. DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Primary care clinics at a Veterans Affairs Medical...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fried TR,Niehoff KM,Street RL,Charpentier PA,Rajeevan N,Miller PL,Goldstein MK,O'Leary JR,Fenton BT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between handgrip strength and mortality in older Mexican American men and women. DESIGN:A 5-year prospective cohort study. SETTING:Five southwestern states: Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and California. PARTICIPANTS:A population-based sample of 2,488 noninstitutionalized...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Al Snih S,Markides KS,Ray L,Ostir GV,Goodwin JS

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of a leg exercise performed in supine position to prevent orthostatic hypotension (OH) in older adults. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Scientific Institute of Veruno, Veruno, Italy. PARTICIPANTS:Indi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Galizia G,Abete P,Testa G,Vecchio A,Corrà T,Nardone A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Integrated Memory Care Clinic (IMCC) is a patient-centered medical home as defined by the National Committee for Quality Assurance directed by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) caring for persons living with dementia (PLWD); physicians provide specialty consultation but do not direct care or care plannin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clevenger CK,Cellar J,Kovaleva M,Medders L,Hepburn K

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To ascertain whether a safe-transportation program can change driving exposure while maintaining community participation of older drivers. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Northwest Sydney. PARTICIPANTS:Drivers aged 75 and older (mean 80 ± 4) (n = 380). INTERVENTION:Intervention group particip...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Coxon K,Chevalier A,Brown J,Clarke E,Billot L,Boufous S,Ivers R,Keay L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rough plan is proposed which may facilitate the care of geriatric patients. The plan is to introduce pilot programs of geriatric regional centers attached to Veteran's Administration hospitals. Thus, at minimal cost, the problems of geriatric medicine would be under the supervision of our excellent university medica...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dawson D

更新日期：1966-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the independent prognostic effect of seven potential frailty criteria, including five from the Fried phenotype, on several adverse outcomes. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Greater New Haven, Connecticut. PARTICIPANTS:Seven hundred fifty-four initially nondisabled, community-living p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rothman MD,Leo-Summers L,Gill TM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To improve screening for Alzheimer's disease (AD) with the Memory Impairment Screen (MIS), a 4-minute, four-item delayed free and cued recall memory test with controlled learning and high discriminative validity. To assess the discriminative validity of the MIS for AD and to compare it with the conventional ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kuslansky G,Buschke H,Katz M,Sliwinski M,Lipton RB

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between kidney function and change in body composition in older individuals. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Two sites, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Memphis, Tennessee. PARTICIPANTS:Three thousand twenty-six well-functioning, participants aged 70 to 79 in the Health, Ag...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fried LF,Boudreau R,Lee JS,Chertow G,Kurella-Tamura M,Shlipak MG,Ding J,Sellmeyer D,Tylavsky FA,Simsonick E,Kritchevsky SB,Harris TB,Newman AB,Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience functional impairment that can complicate CKD management. Failure to recognize functional impairment may put these individuals at risk of further functional decline, nursing home placement, and missed opportunities for timely goals-of-care conversation...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hall RK,Haines C,Gorbatkin SM,Schlanger L,Shaban H,Schell JO,Gurley SB,Colón-Emeric CS,Bowling CB

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Long-term acute care (LTAC) represents a rapidly growing category of Medicare providers, but little is known about its quality, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness. Its defining characteristic, as set by Medicare, is an average length of stay of greater than 25 days. Modern LTAC emerged in the early 1980s as a setting fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Eskildsen MA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two patients entered a simple-blind, cross-over study on the action of tocopherol in osteoarthritis; only 3 did not complete the course. Each patient was randomly assigned either to the tocopherol group (600 mg/day for 10 days) or to the placebo group. After 10 days the groups were transposed. The analgesic and...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Machtey I,Ouaknine L

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how physical activity at various ages over the life course is associated with cognitive impairment in late life. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Four U.S. sites. PARTICIPANTS:Nine thousand three hundred forty-four women aged 65 and older (mean 71.6) who self-reported teenage, age 30, age...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Middleton LE,Barnes DE,Lui LY,Yaffe K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical health problems become more common as people age and are associated with a great deal of disability. Although racial and ethnic disparities have been reported in physical health, little is known about whether these disparities remain in the latest part of older adulthood. Accordingly, the current study sought...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： August KJ,Sorkin DH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00