Biomechanical properties of shoes and risk of falls in older adults.

abstract：:Some studies have shown a negative association between age and serum albumin. Several of these studies included older people with known disease. Disease may reduce albumin in any age group. Other studies have shown no association between age and albumin. To investigate the association of age and albumin, albumin level...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cooper JK,Gardner C

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the accuracy of cranial computerized tomography (CT) scans in distinguishing patients with Alzheimer's disease from those with other dementing conditions. DESIGN:Retrospective clinicopathological correlation with pre-mortem CT scans. SETTING:Urban and rural hospitals and nursing homes in the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mendez MF,Mastri AR,Zander BA,Frey WH 2nd

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze experience of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with of different age cohorts and discuss the risk factors of early mortality after ERCP. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary care medical center. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred sixty-four patients with pancreato...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hu KC,Chang WH,Chu CH,Wang HY,Lin SC,Wang TE,Shih SC

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of using the American Board of Internal Medicine Care of the Vulnerable Elderly Practice Improvement Module (CoVE PIM) in an internal medicine residency program and to assess aggregate resident documentation of geriatric screening in continuity clinics. DESIGN:Needs assessment c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shaffer SL,Day HD

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine, in healthy older adults, the relationship between postural steadiness, stability limits, and the ability to recover balance from three postural disturbances requiring anteriorly directed stepping responses. DESIGN:Analysis of multiple motor tasks in a cross-sectional sample of healthy older ad...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Owings TM,Pavol MJ,Foley KT,Grabiner MD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationship between alcohol intake and mortality in a cohort of women aged 70 and older and to explore the relationship between level of alcohol use and changes in physical and mental health-related quality of life. DESIGN:National longitudinal surveys from 1996 to 2002. SETTING:Community ba...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Byles J,Young A,Furuya H,Parkinson L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of obesity in elderly Americans in 2010 and to discuss the health and economic implications of these estimates. DESIGN:Three methods of generating future point-prevalence estimates using data from consecutive cross-sectional studies. SETTING:All regions of the United States. PAR...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arterburn DE,Crane PK,Sullivan SD

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence rate of dementia and its subtypes in Japan and to investigate the relationship of risk factors, such as demographic features and disease history, to the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia. DESIGN:A prevalence study within a longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:The ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yamada M,Sasaki H,Mimori Y,Kasagi F,Sudoh S,Ikeda J,Hosoda Y,Nakamura S,Kodama K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the combined influence of alcohol use and comorbidity on 20-year mortality in older adults (average age 66 at the time of the baseline survey). DESIGN:Longitudinal analysis of a national probability sample-based cohort study. SETTING:Data sources were the National Health and Nutrition Examinatio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moore AA,Giuli L,Gould R,Hu P,Zhou K,Reuben D,Greendale G,Karlamangla A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:For older adults screened by an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) in the National Aging Network, we aimed to examine the 12-month mortality rate for wait-listed callers compared with those who received services within 12 months, and to assess whether the mortality rate differed according to how quickly they receive...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gum AM,Green O,Schonfeld L,Conner K,Rigg KK,Wagoner F,Melling KA,Parkinson K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine current utilization patterns of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) therapy for dementia to determine treatment duration, use in long-term care, how often patients receive these drugs until death, and frequency of switching between the available ChEIs. DESIGN:A population-based healthcare administrat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herrmann N,Gill SS,Bell CM,Anderson GM,Bronskill SE,Shulman KI,Fischer HD,Sykora K,Shi HS,Rochon PA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of donepezil in the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) residing in nursing home facilities. DESIGN:Twenty-four-week, randomized, multicenter, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:Twenty-seven nursing homes across the United St...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tariot PN,Cummings JL,Katz IR,Mintzer J,Perdomo CA,Schwam EM,Whalen E

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for mentorship in aging research among postdoctoral trainees and junior faculty across medical disciplines and subspecialties is increasing, yet senior personnel with expertise in aging are lacking to fulfill the traditional dyadic mentorship role. Facilitated peer mentorship is grounded in collabor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Masterson Creber RM,Baldwin MR,Brown PJ,Rao MK,Goyal P,Hummel S,Dodson JA,Helmke S,Maurer MS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a twice-weekly maintenance schedule of evening bright light exposure is effective in alleviating sleep maintenance insomnia on a long-term basis, after the establishment of a more favorable phase relationship between the core body temperature (CBT) rhythm and sleep. DESIGN:Subjects unde...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Suhner AG,Murphy PJ,Campbell SS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify the relationship between indwelling devices (urinary catheters, feeding tubes, and peripherally inserted central catheters) and carriage of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in nursing home residents. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community nursing home in Southeast Michigan. PARTICIPANTS:Re...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mody L,Maheshwari S,Galecki A,Kauffman CA,Bradley SF

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether anticholinergic burden scores from nine published anticholinergic scales are associated with adverse health outcomes, including hospital admissions, hospitalizations for falls, hospital length of stay (LOS), and more visits to general practitioners (GPs). DESIGN:Pharmacoepidemiologica...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Salahudeen MS,Hilmer SN,Nishtala PS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many physicians report that Internet health information can affect their clinical decisions. Much of Internet geriatric health information (IGHI) is not controlled for quality, and there is no available process to assess the quality of IGHI used in clinical practice or in medical education. The objective of this proje...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hajjar I,Gable SA,Jenkinson VP,Kane LT,Riley RA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the attitudes of first- and fourth-year medical students toward older people and the relationship between these attitudes and possible career choice. To examine the effects of an intensive geriatric medicine (GM) teaching program on these attitudes and career aspirations. DESIGN:Observational st...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hughes NJ,Soiza RL,Chua M,Hoyle GE,MacDonald A,Primrose WR,Seymour DG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of visual and auditory impairment in frail older persons and to evaluate the association between sensory impairment and overall functional status. DESIGN:Prospective patient evaluation and retrospective analysis of data. SETTING:The outpatient geriatric assessment clinic of a uni...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Keller BK,Morton JL,Thomas VS,Potter JF

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was carried out to determine which social, functional, or medical factors influenced the decision to admit or not to admit aged people to a general hospital in Israel. The study also focused on characteristics of patients admitted to the geriatric ward of the medical division as distinct from those...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Greenberg NS,Rosin AJ

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify patient factors that influence physicians' decisions to recommend screening mammograms for older women. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey including clinical case vignettes. PARTICIPANTS:Random sample of Massachusetts internists, obstetrician/gynecologists, family/general practice physicians, and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Marwill SL,Freund KM,Barry PP

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the motor vehicle crash rate in a cohort of older drivers from a rural community and to identify health-related conditions that increase their risk for crash involvement. DESIGN:Cohort study with 5 years of crash-record surveillance. SETTING:The Iowa 65+ Rural Health Study, one of four Establish...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Foley DJ,Wallace RB,Eberhard J

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The ability of older people to estimate their own memory, often referred to as "metamemory," has been evaluated in previous studies with conflicting reports regarding accuracy. Some studies have suggested that an older person's metamemory is mostly accurate, whereas others have demonstrated little relationsh...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Turvey CL,Schultz S,Arndt S,Wallace RB,Herzog R

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate statin use and pain in people with cancer aged 70 to 79 and 80 and older. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Medical oncology outpatient clinic at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 70 and older who presented consecutively between January 2009 and June 2010 (n = 385), o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Turner JP,Shakib S,Singhal N,Hogan-Doran J,Prowse R,Johns S,Thynne T,Bell JS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was made of 50 patients drawn at random from a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) attended by seven physicians. For 59 percent of these patients, polypharmacy was practiced but no substantiating diagnoses were recorded. Approximately half of the drugs were administered pro re nata. More drugs were prescribed in po...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Segal JL,Thompson JF,Floyd RA

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence of dementia in Singapore among Chinese, Malays, and Indians. DESIGN:A two-phase, cross-sectional study of randomly selected population from central Singapore with disproportionate race stratification. SETTING:Community-based study. Subjects screened to have cognitive impairment at p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sahadevan S,Saw SM,Gao W,Tan LC,Chin JJ,Hong CY,Venketasubramanian N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how many individual patient data (IPD) reviews that included older people were available in MEDLINE and whether the effectiveness of treatments differed between older and younger individuals. DESIGN:Overview of IPD reviews. SETTING:A MEDLINE search was conducted for IPD reviews of randomized c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： van de Glind EM,Rhodius-Meester HF,Reitsma JB,Hooft L,van Munster BC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether older people who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) have increased levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, and BUN:serum creatinine ratio. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, secondary data analysis. SETTING:Older people living in the communities of East Boston, MA, N...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Field TS,Gurwitz JH,Glynn RJ,Salive ME,Gaziano JM,Taylor JO,Hennekens CH

更新日期：1999-05-01 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