Site of death in the hospital versus nursing home of Medicare skilled nursing facility residents admitted under Medicare's Part A Benefit.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of homebound status of older persons in Israel on mortality, mental health and function, future homebound status, and institutionalization. DESIGN:Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis using existing data sets of a national survey. SETTING:A national survey. PARTICIPANTS:The anal...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cohen-Mansfield J,Shmotkin D,Hazan H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate the Physical Performance and Mobility Examination (PPME), an observer-administered, performance-based instrument assessing 6 domains of physical functioning and mobility for hospitalized elderly. DESIGN:Development of a pass-fail and 3-level scoring system and training manuals for the...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Winograd CH,Lemsky CM,Nevitt MC,Nordstrom TM,Stewart AL,Miller CJ,Bloch DA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effectiveness of a behavior change intervention (BCI) with or without a pedometer in increasing physical activity in sedentary older women. DESIGN:Prospective randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Primary care, City of Dundee, Scotland. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred four sedentary women aged 70...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McMurdo ME,Sugden J,Argo I,Boyle P,Johnston DW,Sniehotta FF,Donnan PT

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the physical ability and psychocognitive status of a population more than 90 years of age with regard to sociodemographic, behavioral, and biomedical variables known to affect functional status in old age. DESIGN:A survey design was used. SETTING:Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy. PARTICIPANTS:Eig...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ravaglia G,Forti P,Maioli F,Boschi F,Cicognani A,Bernardi M,Pratelli L,Pizzoferrato A,Porcu S,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two demented, elderly residents of a nursing home were admitted to a specially designed dementia unit. Each patient was assessed three times: prior to admission, and at four and 12 months after admission to the unit. Patients were evaluated using a modified version of a previously published assessment scale as ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Benson DM,Cameron D,Humbach E,Servino L,Gambert SR

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine reference values for laboratory tests in individuals aged 85 and older. DESIGN:Cross-sectional cohort study. SETTING:International. PARTICIPANTS:Long Life Family Study (LLFS) participants (N~5,000, age: range 25-110, median 67, 45% male). MEASUREMENTS:Serum biomarkers were selected based on ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sebastiani P,Thyagarajan B,Sun F,Honig LS,Schupf N,Cosentino S,Feitosa MF,Wojczynski M,Newman AB,Montano M,Perls TT

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contemporary, systematic approaches to injury prevention are presented as guides for considering needless death and disability of older people because of falls, burns, and vehicular crashes. Injury results from an unfavorable relationship between etiologic agent and host within a particular environment setting. Abnorm...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hogue CC

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Heart failure is a major health care burden among older adults, but information on recent trends has not been available. We compare rates, sociodemographic characteristics, and discharge outcomes of the initial hospitalization for heart failure in the Medicare populations of 1986 and 1993. DESIGN:Informatio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Croft JB,Giles WH,Pollard RA,Casper ML,Anda RF,Livengood JR

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, a new degenerative dementia, probably the second most common after Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been increasingly recognized under the consensus name of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). This article reviews current clinical, genetic, and pathological DLB data and indicates directions for future re...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gómez-Tortosa E,Ingraham AO,Irizarry MC,Hyman BT

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of psychotic symptoms in a group of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia and examine the association of psychotic symptoms with neuropsychiatric problems, the level of distress reported by caregivers, and cognitive and functional impairment. DESIGN:The psychotic and no...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naimark D,Jackson E,Rockwell E,Jeste DV

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a broad range of physical disability by examining the association between a four-level measure of disability, based on self-report of difficulty in performing functional activities, and previously identified risk factors for disability. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community-based. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Langlois JA,Maggi S,Harris T,Simonsick EM,Ferrucci L,Pavan M,Sartori L,Enzi G

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:The case report presented is clinically compatible with late onset HD. The diagnosis was initially obscured by a lack of family history due to the early death of both parents and siblings. The presence of symptoms at the age of 59 in one offspring is consistent with the intrafamilial transmission of late onset HD dise...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moss RJ,Mastri AR,Schut LJ

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many elderly persons have drug benefits with coverage gaps, such as in Medicare Part D. Because beneficiaries who have such gaps must pay all drug costs, an accurate knowledge of gap thresholds and communication with providers about exceeding caps is important for elderly persons to manage out-of-pocket drug...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tseng CW,Dudley RA,Brook RH,Keeler E,Hixon AL,Manlucu LR,Mangione CM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and evaluate a model to estimate inpatient resource utilization for seriously ill patients using periodic medical record abstraction and hospital length of stay. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study of prognoses and preferences and outcomes of seriously ill hospitalized adults. The predictive model ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Alzola C,Lynn J,Wagner D,Wu AW

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidence suggests inflammation is associated with cognitive impairment, but previous epidemiological studies have reported conflicting results. DESIGN:Prospective population-based cohort. SETTING:Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study participants. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals without cognitive impairment in 1998...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wichmann MA,Cruickshanks KJ,Carlsson CM,Chappell R,Fischer ME,Klein BE,Klein R,Tsai MY,Schubert CR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between insulin resistance (IR) and executive dysfunction in a large, population-based study of older persons without diabetes mellitus (DM) or dementia. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Outpatient clinic in Greve in Chianti and Bagno a Ripoli, Italy. PARTICIPANTS:A total ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Abbatecola AM,Paolisso G,Lamponi M,Bandinelli S,Lauretani F,Launer L,Ferrucci L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the incidence of chronic illness and its effect on veteran centenarians. DESIGN:Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:United States Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW). PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling veterans born between 1910 and 1915 who survived to at least age 80 (N =...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kheirbek RE,Fokar A,Shara N,Bell-Wilson LK,Moore HJ,Olsen E,Blackman MR,Llorente MD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine demographic, functional, and health-related factors that may have influenced the selection of older adults for a randomized trial of balance enhancement. DESIGN:Comparison of participants with nonparticipants at various stages of the recruiting process. SETTING:Northeastern suburban community. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pacala JT,Judge JO,Boult C

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To better understand how centenarians use the healthcare system as an important step toward improving their service delivery. DESIGN:Population-based retrospective cohort study using linked health administrative data. SETTING:Ontario--Canada's largest province. PARTICIPANTS:All individuals living in Ontar...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rochon PA,Gruneir A,Wu W,Gill SS,Bronskill SE,Seitz DP,Bell CM,Fischer HD,Stephenson AL,Wang X,Gershon AS,Anderson GM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether mortality is independently associated with urinary incontinence. DESIGN:6-year prospective study that started in 1983/84. SETTING:A Midwestern County. PARTICIPANTS:Probability sample of 1956 community-residing persons 60 years of age and older in 1983/84. MEASUREMENTS:The independent ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herzog AR,Diokno AC,Brown MB,Fultz NH,Goldstein NE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility of a vitamin D intervention delivered through a Meals-on-Wheels (MOW) program to improve 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and reduce falls in homebound older adults. DESIGN:Single-blind, cluster randomized trial. SETTING:MOW, Forsyth County, North Carolina. PARTICIPAN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Houston DK,Tooze JA,Demons JL,Davis BL,Shertzer-Skinner R,Kearsley LB,Kritchevsky SB,Williamson JD

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess what screening practices agencies use in hiring caregivers and how caregiver competency is measured before assigning responsibilities in caring for older adults. DESIGN:One-to-one phone interviews in which interviewers posed as prospective clients seeking a caregiver for an older adult relative. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lindquist LA,Cameron KA,Messerges-Bernstein J,Friesema E,Zickuhr L,Baker DW,Wolf M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-held belief that outcome data from intervention trials in men are generalizable to women has created the framework in which the primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women is viewed, but over the past decade, data have accumulated to refute such a supposition of generalizability. These lines o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hodis HN,Mack WJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in Australian hip fracture patients living in the community. PATIENTS:A total of 283 consecutive patients with hip fracture admitted over a 15-month period to a university teaching hospital in Western Australia. Included we...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bruce DG,St John A,Nicklason F,Goldswain PR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the incidence of chronic activities of daily living (ADL) disability and to analyze the sociodemographic, health status, adverse lifestyle, and leisure-time physical activity predictors for chronic ADL disability. DESIGN:We recruited a cohort of community-dwelling older people in Taipei, Taiwan,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wu SC,Leu SY,Li CY

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most clinico-neuropathological correlative studies of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are based on research cohorts that are not necessarily generalizable to patients seen in the general medical community. In this study, we examine the accuracy of the criteria used in diagnosing AD in a community-based case series ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lim A,Tsuang D,Kukull W,Nochlin D,Leverenz J,McCormick W,Bowen J,Teri L,Thompson J,Peskind ER,Raskind M,Larson EB

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ratio of pepsinogen I to pepsinogen II in the circulation decreases progressively with increasing severity of atrophic gastritis of the fundic gland mucosa. Fasting blood was obtained from 359 free-living and institutionalized elderly people (age range, 60 to 99 years). A pepsinogen I/pepsinogen II ratio less than...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Krasinski SD,Russell RM,Samloff IM,Jacob RA,Dallal GE,McGandy RB,Hartz SC

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the validity of the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale (NRS) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or multi-infarct dementia (MID) and to characterize the cognitive, psychiatric, and behavioral disturbances that occur in these patients. DESIGN:Cross-sectional evaluation. SETTING:West Los Angeles VAM...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sultzer DL,Levin HS,Mahler ME,High WM,Cummings JL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00