Cognitive scores, even within the normal range, predict death and institutionalization.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is a common neuropsychiatric disorder. The natural course is of an acute, fluctuating and often transient condition; however, accumulating evidence suggests that delirium can be associated with incomplete recovery. Despite a growing body of research, a lack of clarity exists regarding definition and...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Adamis D,Devaney A,Shanahan E,McCarthy G,Meagher D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially severe diagnosis with high short-term mortality. Recently, age-adjusted cut-off values (age × 10 μg/l) of D-dimer were introduced to improve the diagnostic workup in older patients. In clinical practice, PE is considered 'ruled out' in patients with a non-high clinical probabil...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Stein CE,Keijsers CJ,Bootsma JE,Schouten HJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old man presented with a huge intra-abdominal mass. Initially a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) was diagnosed, but his tumour was subsequently classified as a spindle cell sarcoma. Difficulties in the classification of rare intra-abdominal tumours are discussed. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bills V,Iqbal R,Haqqani M,Clague JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive health expectancy estimates the proportion of the lifespan that is lived in good cognitive health at the population level. A number of cardiovascular diseases have been identified to be risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia including diabetes, stroke, heart diseases and hypertension. The ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Zheng L,Matthews FE,Anstey KJ

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Sway has been measured by Wright's Ataxiameter in 151 frail elderly and five young subjects, and compared with various sensory modalities. There is a close relationship between increased sway and impaired vibration sense in the legs. No correlations emerged with proprioception but this may reflect the imprecision of t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Brocklehurst JC,Robertson D,James-Groom P

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural control is no longer considered simply a summation of static reflexes but, rather, a complex skill based on the interaction of dynamic sensorimotor processes. The two main functional goals of postural behaviour are postural orientation and postural equilibrium. Postural orientation involves the active alignme...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Horak FB

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:arterial stiffening is a marker of vascular ageing and an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. A potential mechanism linking cardiovascular disease to chronic kidney disease might be the change in arterial elasticity. We aim to determine the association between renal function and arterial stif...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Sedaghat S,Dawkins Arce FG,Verwoert GC,Hofman A,Ikram MA,Franco OH,Dehghan A,Witteman JC,Mattace-Raso F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deafness is a very common problem in older persons. We present a case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with deafness being the patient's only reason for seeking medical attention. The patient had bilateral vestibulocochlear nerve palsies with associated lower motor neurone facial nerve palsies and a bulbar...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blows SJ,Morgan R,Dhariwal U,Petts G,Roncaroli F

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using Newcastle 85+ Study data, we investigated transitions between frailty states from age 85 to 90 years and whether multi-morbidities and socioeconomic status (SES) modify transitions. METHODS:The Newcastle 85+ Study is a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of all people born in 1921 in Newcastle and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Mendonça N,Kingston A,Yadegarfar M,Hanson H,Duncan R,Jagger C,Robinson L

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the type and frequency of falls presenting to an inner city casualty department, and to identify modifiable risk factors in these patients. A prospective descriptive study evaluated those over 65 years presenting to an inner city casualty department with falls. Over a 4-week recru...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Davies AJ,Kenny RA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spasticity is common after stroke and other neurological conditions and causes considerable limitations of movement, activities of daily living and participation. Interaction with other components of the upper motor neurone syndrome (UMNS) and the heterogeneity of patients' presentations together with limited tools fo...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Graham LA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Routine cognitive screening for in-patients aged ≥75 years is recommended, but there is uncertainty around how this should be operationalised. We therefore determined the feasibility and reliability of the Abbreviated mental test score (AMTS/10) and its relationship to subjective memory complaint, Montreal...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pendlebury ST,Klaus SP,Mather M,de Brito M,Wharton RM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important psycho-social characteristic which may impact an individual's ability to manage their chronic disease. We examined the association between HRQOL and antihypertensive medication adherence in older adults. METHODS:participants were part of a cohort study of ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Holt EW,Muntner P,Joyce CJ,Webber L,Krousel-Wood MA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:recent evidence suggests that the interaction between periods of sedentary and activity behaviour is important for health; providing distinctive information to assessment of activity alone. This study quantified activity and sedentary behaviour in older, community-dwelling adults. METHODS:fifty-six communit...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lord S,Chastin SF,McInnes L,Little L,Briggs P,Rochester L

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:exposures in childhood and adolescence may impact the development of diseases and symptoms in late life. However, evidence from low- and middle-income countries is scarce. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the association of early life risk factors with frailty amongst older adults using a large, na...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Li Y,Xue QL,Odden MC,Chen X,Wu C

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is increasingly used to risk stratify older people, but across specialised services there is no standardised approach. The aim of this study was to assess if the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) could describe outcomes for older people within English specialised services. DESIGN:A retrospective co...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Imam T,Konstant-Hambling R,Fluck R,Hall N,Palmer J,Conroy S

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the presentation, course and duration of delirium in hospitalized older people. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Inpatient surgical and medical wards at a university hospital. PARTICIPANTS:432 people over the age of 65. MEASUREMENTS:All participants were screened daily for confusio...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rudberg MA,Pompei P,Foreman MD,Ross RE,Cassel CK

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Delirium is one of the foremost unmet medical needs in healthcare. It affects one in eight hospitalised patients and is associated with multiple adverse outcomes including increased length of stay, new institutionalisation, and considerable patient distress. Recent studies also show that delirium strongly pr...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Maclullich AM,Anand A,Davis DH,Jackson T,Barugh AJ,Hall RJ,Ferguson KJ,Meagher DJ,Cunningham C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age is thought to be strongly associated with intensive care outcomes, but this relationship may be confounded by many clinical variables. OBJECTIVES:To compare clinical characteristics of elderly patients (> or = 65 years) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with those in younger patients and to iden...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Vosylius S,Sipylaite J,Ivaskevicius J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an 85-year-old male with platypnoea-orthodeoxia associated with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and ectatic ascending aorta, in the absence of any significant pulmonary pathology. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Nazir T,Polydorou D,Irwin RB,Cooper A,Woolfson P,Thomson A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:an abbreviated form of the Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) as used in a large longitudinal study of older Australian women was examined with respect to factors that might be expected to affect social support for older women over time. METHODS:in this large cohort study two sub-scales of the DSSI, one descri...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pachana NA,Smith N,Watson M,McLaughlin D,Dobson A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a common clinical syndrome that identifies people at high risk of developing dementia. Although treatments for MCI are currently unavailable, preliminary evidence has identified potential neuro-protective effects of physical activity, which may lead to improved outcomes. However, the...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Barber SE,Clegg AP,Young JB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma Human Growth Hormone (HGH) was raised in a patient with bronchial carcinoma and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy before radiotherapy to the tumour. Though the soft-tissue swelling and pain of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy disappeared two to three weeks after radiotherapy to the carcinoma the HGH plasma l...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Mukherjee SK

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visuo-spatial neglect (VSN) after stroke is associated with a poor prognosis for rehabilitation. The co-existence of a visual field deficit (VFD) with VSN may be associated with impaired visuo-spatial functioning and thereby poor functional outcome. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the presence of a VFD (i) e...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Cassidy TP,Bruce DW,Lewis S,Gray CS

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the characteristics of patients occupying elderly-mentally-ill acute and assessment beds in all mental health units within North and South Thames Regions; the proportion of patients defined as no longer requiring acute care (inappropriately located); and the unmet need for alternative service provision the...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Koffman J,Fulop NJ,Pashley D,Coleman K

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digoxin elimination phase kinetics have been studied in 24 hospital in-patients (mean age 79 years), six of whom showed no evidence of digoxin toxicity. The others, with suspected toxicity, have been grouped according to the nature of the drug effects observed. Renal function, digoxin elimination half-life, apparent v...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Reid J,Kennedy RD,Caird FI

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of cutaneous pain threshold using the Neuromod Selectra Model 7750 Transcutaneous Neuronal Electrical Stimulator is described. Pain threshold, measured in 520 healthy volunteers aged 5-105 years, increased with age. Consistent values were obtained in 22 healthy volunteers on three successive days. Pain...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tucker MA,Andrew MF,Ogle SJ,Davison JG

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have raised concerns that medications with anticholinergic property have potential adverse effects on health outcomes. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to examine the prospective relationships between total anticholinergic burden (ACB) from medications and mortality, and cardiovascular dise...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Myint PK,Fox C,Kwok CS,Luben RN,Wareham NJ,Khaw KT

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rivermead ADL scale was developed for assessing activities of daily living in stroke patients but was not validated for elderly subjects. This study was designed to validate the scale for patients aged over 64 years. A series of 150 stroke patients was assessed on the scale, of whom 103 were aged over 64 years. Th...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lincoln NB,Edmans JA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of 21 elderly women with a wide range of renal function showed that plasma creatinine concentrations above 100 mumol/l were associated with glomerular filtration rates (GFR) below 50 ml/min. Plasma 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentrations and radio-calcium absorption were directly related to GFR and were l...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Francis RM,Peacock M,Barkworth SA

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00