Medical conditions as risk factors for pressure ulcers in an outpatient setting.

abstract：BACKGROUND:antipsychotics are widely used in assisted living (AL facilities). Even more, the prescription of these drugs is gradually increasing since the availability of second-generation atypical antipsychotics. More knowledge is needed on prescription reasons to understand this increasing prevalence. METHODS:cross-...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Larrayadieu A,Abellan van Kan G,Piau A,Soto Martin M,Nourhashemi F,Rolland Y,Vellas B

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare primary tumour of the pleura associated with 4% of cases with a paraneoplastic hypoglycaemia, termed Doege-Potter syndrome (DPS). We report a case of DPS presenting with severe coma in a 90-year-old woman. The cause was a malignant SFTP treated with surgical resec...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Avramenko A,Lahjibi-Paulet H,Gibault L,Roussel A,Grand B,Le Pimpec-Barthes F

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:Faecal incontinence occurring at least once weekly was found in 10.3% of residents in 30 residential homes for the elderly. Fifty-two randomly-selected incontinent residents were prescribed treatment and the outcome was compared with 30 incontinent residents acting as controls. The vast majority of all incontinent res...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tobin GW,Brocklehurst JC

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:hip fractures result in a significant burden to the patient, their caregivers and the health care system. Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have a higher incidence of hip fracture compared with other older people without AD, although it is not clear if AD is an independent risk factor for hip fracture. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Baker NL,Cook MN,Arrighi HM,Bullock R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare costs and outcome of occupational therapy-led assessment with social worker-led assessment of older people, in terms of their independence and quality of life. DESIGN:Cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a randomised controlled trial. The analysis took viewpoints of health services and patients....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Flood C,Mugford M,Stewart S,Harvey I,Poland F,Lloyd-Smith W

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:despite an increasing proportion of older people working beyond State Pension Age (SPA), little is known about neither the motivations for this decision nor whether, and to what extent, working beyond SPA affects quality of life (QoL). Methods:QoL was measured using the CASP-19 scale. Respondents in paid wo...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Di Gessa G,Corna L,Price D,Glaser K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to compare walking speed in the UK older population with the speed required to utilise pedestrian crossings (≥1.2 m/s), and determine health and socio-demographic associations with walking impairment. DESIGN:cross-sectional study using Health Survey for England 2005 data. SETTING:private households in Engl...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Asher L,Aresu M,Falaschetti E,Mindell J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delirium is a common presentation in older inpatients with COVID-19, and a risk factor for cognitive decline at discharge. The glaring gaps in the service provision in delirium care, regardless of aetiology, after a hospital admission pre-existed the pandemic, but the pandemic arguably offers an opportunity now to add...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rahman S,Byatt K

更新日期：2021-01-22 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：:The effectiveness was compared of 'Classroom' Reality Orientation presented (1) once daily, in groups; (2) twice daily, in groups; and (3) once daily, individually. On a questionnaire measure of orientation all three versions produced significantly greater improvement than that found in an untreated control group, but...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Johnson CH,McLaren SM,McPherson FM

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to assess the effects of a physiotherapist-led stroke training programme for nurses working in a rehabilitation ward on clinical practice and patient outcome. METHOD:before and after group comparison with outcome assessment by observational and quantitative methods. Non-participant observation before and after the...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Forster A,Dowswell G,Young J,Sheard J,Wright P,Bagley P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the incidence of pulmonary embolism increases with age but the 'classical' presentation of acute pulmonary embolism may not occur in older persons. OBJECTIVES:to compare the clinical presentation of younger and older patients with acute pulmonary embolism. DESIGN:retrospective identification of 60 consecut...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Timmons S,Kingston M,Hussain M,Kelly H,Liston R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that up to a fifth of people over the age of 80 years may suffer severe dementia-like illnesses. This total population survey of over a thousand people over the age of 75 suggests that the prevalence of marked cognitive impairment is much less than expected. However, differences in the ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Clarke M,Lowry R,Clarke S

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:age-related hearing loss is a common chronic condition; hence, it is important to understand its influence on the functional status of older adults. We assessed the association between hearing impairment with activity limitations as assessed by the activities of daily living (ADL) scale. METHODS:a total of ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gopinath B,Schneider J,McMahon CM,Teber E,Leeder SR,Mitchell P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disproportionately high suicide rate among the elderly is examined in this review. As opposed to younger age groups, a close association exists between suicide and parasuicide in old age. Factors associated with these events include a high incidence of depression, serious physical illness, as well as social factor...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Shulman K

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:longitudinal analyses of physical activity (PA) and arterial stiffness in populations of older adults are scarce. We examined associations between long-term change of PA and arterial stiffness in the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA). METHODS:we assessed PA...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Endes S,Schaffner E,Caviezel S,Dratva J,Autenrieth CS,Wanner M,Martin B,Stolz D,Pons M,Turk A,Bettschart R,Schindler C,Künzli N,Probst-Hensch N,Schmidt-Trucksäss A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged head-up tilt is increasingly used as a diagnostic test for vasovagal syncope. Its sensitivity is reported to increase with the concurrent administration of intravenous isoprenaline. False-positive responses are common in young controls particularly following intravascular instrumentation. We studied the infl...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： McIntosh SJ,Lawson J,Kenny RA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the Falls Risk for Older People in the Community assessment (FROP-Com) tool was designed for use in targeted multi-factorial falls prevention programmes. It fills the gap between the short screening tools and the longer assessment tools, e.g. the physiological profile assessment (PPA). The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Russell MA,Hill KD,Blackberry I,Day LM,Dharmage SC

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate auditory function in subjects with early Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and with subjective memory complaints, in search of signs of central auditory processing dysfunction even in early stages of cognitive impairment. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:a consecutive group of men and women, r...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Idrizbegovic E,Hederstierna C,Dahlquist M,Kämpfe Nordström C,Jelic V,Rosenhall U

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug compliance was assessed amongst all 91 patients attending a psychogeriatric day hospital during July 1988. Of the 86 patients taking medication, the 57 functionally and 29 organically ill patients were interviewed at home, the latter with their carers. A disparity in results was shown when compliance was measured...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rosenvinge HP,Groarke EP,Bradshaw JW

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:several studies examining diet and functional status of individuals have focused on single nutrients or food groups. Studies examining the relationship between diet and health have increasingly witnessed a shift in focus from single nutrients to overall diet quality. The objective of this study was to examin...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Xu B,Houston D,Locher JL,Zizza C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:risk factors for delirium in hospital inpatients are well established, but less is known about whether delirium occurring in the community or during an emergency admission to hospital care might be predicted from routine primary-care records. OBJECTIVES:identify risk factors in primary-care electronic healt...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bowman K,Jones L,Masoli J,Mujica-Mota R,Strain D,Butchart J,Valderas JM,Fortinsky RH,Melzer D,Delgado J

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy intake and resting energy expenditure in relation to body composition were studied in female patients with Alzheimer's disease, multi-infarct dementia and in home-living non-demented elderly women. Patients with Alzheimer's disease tended to have lower body weight and higher energy intake (p = NS) than control ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Niskanen L,Piirainen M,Koljonen M,Uusitupa M

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:making informed decisions about cancer care provision for older cancer patients can be challenging and complex. Evidence suggests cancer care varies by age, however the relationship between age and care experiences from diagnosis to death for cancer patients within the UK has not previously been examined in ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Craigs CL,Bennett MI,Hurlow A,West RM,Ziegler LE

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 352 residents of a home for the elderly, who were fully mobile and devoid of most predisposing factors for bacteriuria, 19% of men and 27% of women had two positive cultures within two months. Positive conversion at one year among men and women negative at entry was 11% and 23% respectively, negative conversion ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kasviki-Charvati P,Drolette-Kefakis B,Papanayiotou PC,Dontas AS

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From December 1982 to August 1983, a total of 242 oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopies were performed for 208 elderly patients in the Geriatric Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong. These were done as part of an investigatory procedure in the Geriatric Unit, the first of its kind in Hong Kong. In the 9-month survey,...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lee YC,Tam HC

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle cramps are painful and common in elderly patients but have largely escaped medical investigation. Quinine sulphate is usually the sole drug prescribed, even though firm evidence for its efficacy is not available. The results of the present double-blind cross-over study show that quinine was significantly superi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jones K,Castleden CM

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Objective:studies on the association of dementia with specific body composition (BC) components are scarce. Our aim was to investigate associations of BC measures with different levels of cognitive function in late-life. Methods:we studied 5,169 participants (mean age 76 years, 42.9% men) in the AGES-Reykja...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Spauwen PJ,Murphy RA,Jónsson PV,Sigurdsson S,Garcia ME,Eiriksdottir G,van Boxtel MP,Lopez OL,Gudnason V,Harris TB,Launer LJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:care home residents have high healthcare needs not fully met by prevailing healthcare models. This study explored how healthcare configuration influences resource use. METHODS:a realist evaluation using qualitative and quantitative data from case studies of three UK health and social care economies select...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gordon AL,Goodman C,Davies SL,Dening T,Gage H,Meyer J,Schneider J,Bell B,Jordan J,Martin FC,Iliffe S,Bowman C,Gladman JRF,Victor C,Mayrhofer A,Handley M,Zubair M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00