Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sertraline in patients with late-life depression and comorbid medical illness.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if home environmental hazards increase the risk of fall injury events among community-dwelling older persons. DESIGN:Population-based case-control study. SETTING:South Miami Beach, Florida. PARTICIPANTS:270 persons aged 65 years and older who sought treatment at six area hospitals for injuries...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sattin RW,Rodriguez JG,DeVito CA,Wingo PA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in preventing decline in physical function in older men. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Single-center study conducted at a Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. PARTICIPANTS:Sedentary men aged 65 to 90 (...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levis S,Gómez-Marín O

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyponatremia, the most common electrolyte disorder, occurs frequently in older people and in hospitalized patients. Physiological changes of aging that interact with diseases and drugs commonly present in older people put this population at greater risk for hyponatremia. It can accompany central nervous system disorde...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Miller M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with diabetes mellitus and an underlying mixed axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathy are particularly prone to compression neuropathies with consequent axonal degeneration and a poor prognosis for recovery. This hazard should be taken into account whenever a prolonged surgical procedure is contemplated. An ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Massey EW,Pleet AB

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether elderly people who meet national guidelines have higher physical function (PF) scores than those who do not and the effect on functional trajectory when physical activity (PA) levels change from above to below this threshold, or vice versa. DESIGN:Pooled data. SETTING:Two 6-month rando...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morey MC,Sloane R,Pieper CF,Peterson MJ,Pearson MP,Ekelund CC,Crowley GM,Demark-Wahnefried W,Snyder DC,Clipp EC,Cohen HJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 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 compare cognitive performance among Japanese and American persons, aged 68 years and older, using two nationally representative studies and to examine whether differences can be explained by differences in the distribution of risk factors or in their association with cognitive performance. DESIGN:National...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Saito Y,Kim JK,Davarian S,Hagedorn A,Crimmins EM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to report on the prevalence, incidence and prognosis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) in a cohort of ambulatory older men and women. DESIGN:A prospective, longitudinal study of 10 years duration with ECGs obtained at baseline and on an annua...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kahn S,Frishman WH,Weissman S,Ooi WL,Aronson M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A history of systolic (greater than or equal to 160 mm Hg) or diastolic (greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg) hypertension, diabetes mellitus (fasting venous plasma glucose greater than or equal to 140 mg/dl), a history of cigarette smoking, fasting serum total cholesterol greater than or equal to 200 mg/dl and greater ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Aronow WS,Starling L,Etienne F,D'Alba P,Edwards M,Lee NH,Parungao RF,Sales FF

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:To optimize health and well-being for all older people, we must collectively develop leaders to pioneer models of care, educate the healthcare workforce, advance research, and engage the community. METHODS:The Emerging Leaders in Aging (ELIA) program was created to train a multiprofessional cadre...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chang A,Lundebjerg NE,Abrams J,Barnes DE,Fain MJ,Hall WJ,Johnson TM 2nd,Michael Harper G,Williams B,Ritchie CS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to identify the demographic characteristics of patients aged 55 or older in a drug-overdose group admitted to the Emergency Department of Arizona Health Sciences Center during the 3-year period, August 1975-July 1978. Of the 646 overdose patients observed, 60 (9.5 percent) were aged 55 or old...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schernitski P,Bootman JL,Byers J,Likes K,Hughes JH

更新日期：1980-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) and fitness exercises in reducing urine leakage in elderly women with stress urinary incontinence (UI). DESIGN:Randomized, crossover, follow-up trial. SETTING:Urban community in Japan. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy women aged 70 and older who reported urin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kim H,Suzuki T,Yoshida Y,Yoshida H

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe and provide baseline data from The National Pressure Ulcer Long-Term Care Study (NPULS). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study of detailed resident characteristics, treatments, and outcomes using convenience sampling. SETTING:One hundred nine long-term care facilities throughout the United States. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Horn SD,Bender SA,Bergstrom N,Cook AS,Ferguson ML,Rimmasch HL,Sharkey SS,Smout RJ,Taler GA,Voss AC

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) on prescribing practices in older adults with atrial fibrillation (AF). DESIGN:Retrospective observational cohort study. SETTING:Academic medical center in St. Louis, Missouri. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 75 and older with AF admitted to the hos...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fohtung RB,Novak E,Rich MW

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Delirium manifests clinically in varying ways across settings. More than 40 instruments currently exist for characterizing the different manifestations of delirium. We evaluated all delirium identification instruments according to their psychometric properties and frequency of citation in publishe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Helfand BKI,D'Aquila ML,Tabloski P,Erickson K,Yue J,Fong TG,Hshieh TT,Metzger ED,Schmitt EM,Boudreaux ED,Inouye SK,Jones RN

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Validation of a new instrument for screening dementia, the Cross Cultural Cognitive Examination (CCCE), is described. DESIGN:Criterion and concurrent validation and cross-cultural comparison of a new instrument. PARTICIPANTS:All individuals over the age of 40 in a village in southern Guam participated in a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Glosser G,Wolfe N,Albert ML,Lavine L,Steele JC,Calne DB,Schoenberg BS

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the natural history, cause of death, and end-of-life experiences of individuals diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). DESIGN:Twenty-question online survey administered through the Lewy Body Dementia Association. SETTING:United States. PARTICIPANTS:Caregivers, family, and friends o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Armstrong MJ,Alliance S,Corsentino P,DeKosky ST,Taylor A

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES:Prior research has shown that social engagement is beneficial to older adults' health and well-being. This study examined the association between environmental factors and social engagement of older Chinese immigrants in the United States. SAMPLE:A cross-sectional data set of Chinese immigrants ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lai DWL,Li J,Lee VWP,Dong X

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a 2-week washout period, 30 elderly hypertensive patients were treated with pindolol (a beta-adrenergic blocker) for 3 weeks. In 13 patients the reduction in blood pressure was satisfactory and treatment with pindolol was continued for another 4 weeks. In 17 patients the subsequent treatment was supplemented wit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Persson I

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To summarize the evidence on the prevalence and preventability of drug-related hospital readmissions. DESIGN:A systematic review was performed of studies that examined drug-related hospital readmissions. PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception through August 2016. Reference lis...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： El Morabet N,Uitvlugt EB,van den Bemt BJF,van den Bemt PMLA,Janssen MJA,Karapinar-Çarkit F

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the practical problems that older people experience with the daily use of their medicines and their management strategies to address these problems and to determine the potential clinical relevance thereof. DESIGN:Qualitative study with semistructured face-to-face interviews. SETTING:A communit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Notenboom K,Beers E,van Riet-Nales DA,Egberts TC,Leufkens HG,Jansen PA,Bouvy ML

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and outcomes of breathlessness in older Americans. SETTING:Community-dwelling older adults. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 70 and older in the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study (2008, follow-up through 2012) (N = 3,671; mean age 78). MEASUREMENTS:Breathlessne...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith AK,Currow DC,Abernethy AP,Johnson MJ,Miao Y,Boscardin WJ,Ritchie CS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the frequency of aspiration pneumonitis in nursing home residents with an initial diagnosis of pneumonia and to compare the clinical characteristics, management, and outcome of aspiration pneumonitis with those of pneumonia. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:Hospital geriatric unit fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mylotte JM,Goodnough S,Naughton BJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, the medical subspecialties have not focused on the needs of older adults. This has changed with the implementation of initiatives to integrate geriatrics and aging research into the medical and surgical subspecialties and with the establishment of a home for internal medicine specialists within the annua...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hurria A,High KP,Mody L,McFarland Horne F,Escobedo M,Halter J,Hazzard W,Schmader K,Klepin H,Lee S,Makris UE,Rich MW,Rogers S,Wiggins J,Watman R,Choi J,Lundebjerg N,Zieman S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the influence of age on the value of four techniques for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD). DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 179), individuals with AD (n = 91), and normal ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schmand B,Eikelenboom P,van Gool WA,Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine loss of community-dwelling status 9 months after hospitalization for high-acuity emergency general surgery (HA-EGS) disease among older Americans. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of claims data. SETTING:US communities with Medicare beneficiaries. PARTICIPANTS:Medicare beneficiaries age 65 years o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith JW,Knight Davis J,Quatman-Yates CC,Waterman BL,Strassels SA,Wong JD,Heh VK,Baselice HE,Brock GN,Clark BC,Bridges JFP,Santry HP

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality-of-life considerations in physicians' decisions on life-sustaining therapy were explored using a patient management problem (PMP) depicting acute respiratory failure in an elderly man with chronic pulmonary disease; 205 internal medicine and family medicine physicians were interviewed. The physicians' percepti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pearlman RA,Jonsen A

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide normative values of tests of cognitive and physical function based on a large sample representative of the population of Ireland aged 50 and older. DESIGN:Data were used from the first wave of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), a prospective cohort study that includes a comprehensive...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kenny RA,Coen RF,Frewen J,Donoghue OA,Cronin H,Savva GM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00