Suboptimal prescribing in elderly outpatients: potentially harmful drug-drug and drug-disease combinations.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization on morbidity and mortality of nursing home residents. DESIGN:Three-year cohort study from 2000 to 2003. SETTING:Twenty-three nursing homes of all types and regions in the northern part of Belgium (Flanders). PARTICIPAN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Suetens C,Niclaes L,Jans B,Verhaegen J,Schuermans A,Van Eldere J,Buntinx F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The restructuring of The Medical Service at the Weill/Cornell campus of the New York Presbyterian Hospital, coupled with funding from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to strengthen physicians' training in geriatrics, enabled the creation of a geriatrics inpatient team and a 17-bed Acute Care for Elders unit. It has a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Siegler EL,Capello CF

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical performance measures, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPXT), are widely used in geriatric practice and aging research. Theoretically, research participants and study personnel could get infected in the closed environment of the exercise laboratory by contact with respiratory droplets from an infec...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Storer TW,Latham NK,Bhasin S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Observation stays are increasingly common for older adults, yet little is known about the extent to which they are being used as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) originally intended for unscheduled or acute problems and whether different types of services are reflected in curre...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Powell WR,Kaiksow FA,Kind AJH,Sheehy AM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a need to assess longitudinal trends in physical function and to understand the prevalence of physical function status in the older population using objectively measured physical function. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to examine longitudinal sex-specific physical function trends ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Xu F,Cohen SA,Greaney ML,Earp JE,Delmonico MJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and a wide range of health conditions, physical performance measures, disability, and mortality in a large epidemiological study to identify an optimum range for 25(OH)D concentrations. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study, with additional p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hirani V,Cumming RG,Naganathan V,Blyth F,Le Couteur DG,Handelsman DJ,Waite LM,Seibel MJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capitated or salaried managed care systems offer an important opportunity to provide high quality, cost-effective end-of-life care. However, capitated healthcare delivery systems have strong incentives to avoid patient populations in need of such care. Care currently provided at the end of life in fee-for-service prac...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lynn J,Wilkinson A,Cohn F,Jones SB

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Examining handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry and weakness together may extend the predictive capacity of HGS for capturing possible health problems such as cognitive impairment. The purpose of this study was to determine the associations of HGS asymmetry and weakness on lower cognitive functioning ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McGrath R,Cawthon PM,Cesari M,Al Snih S,Clark BC

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The necessity and safety of an oral calcium (Ca) and vitamin D regimen was evaluated in a population of 66 independently living and 73 institutionalized elderly women over an 11-week winter period. The members of both groups were randomly assigned into trial and control groups. Serum Ca, creatinine, and calcidiol leve...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Honkanen R,Alhava E,Parviainen M,Talasniemi S,Mönkkönen R

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite concerted effort to rehabilitate and return patients to their homes, the majority of nursing home patients are destined to spend the remainder of their days in institutional settings. These custodial care patients are elderly, have many functional disabilities, and are often demented. The traditional medical a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sloane PD,Pickard CG

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From this discussion, several conclusions can be drawn. First, with advancing age there is a decrease in cardiovascular responsiveness and, more specifically, there is a decrease in catecholamine-stimulated chronotropic and inotropic responses. This decreased function has its biochemical correlate in the observation t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Heinsimer JA,Lefkowitz RJ

更新日期：1985-03-01 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：:Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors are a new therapeutic option in the treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease. COMT inhibitors act by extending the duration of action of levodopa, thus improving the amount of time a patient can experience benefit from levodopa. COMT inhibitors are only used in conj...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Waters C

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels predict functional decline in older adults. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling, nursing home (NH)-eligible individuals with diabetes mellitus enrolled at On Lok between October 2002 and December 2008 (367 participant...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yau CK,Eng C,Cenzer IS,Boscardin WJ,Rice-Trumble K,Lee SJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there is racial variation in hospice enrollees in rates of hospitalization and hospice disenrollment and, if so, whether systematic differences in hospice provider patterns explain the variation. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:Hospice. PARTICIPANTS:Medicare beneficiaries (N...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rizzuto J,Aldridge MD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the utility of verbal fluency discrepancy scores in predicting progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a cohort of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). DESIGN:Case control. SETTING:Cases identified from new referrals to a memory clinic and controls identified from The Irish Longit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vaughan RM,Coen RF,Kenny R,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the independent prognostic effect of seven potential frailty criteria, including five from the Fried phenotype, on several adverse outcomes. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Greater New Haven, Connecticut. PARTICIPANTS:Seven hundred fifty-four initially nondisabled, community-living p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rothman MD,Leo-Summers L,Gill TM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaders of geriatric programs at academic health centers (AHCs) face several challenges in seeking support for clinical program development. These challenges relate to how revenues from Medicare activities flow within AHCs. Typically, clinical departments such as the Department of Medicine see a very small proportion ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Goodwin JS

更新日期：2002-04-01 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 evaluate the relationship between serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), IGF-1 binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1), and IGF-1 binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2) and fasting insulin, fasting glucose, adiposity, and mortality in older adults. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study with mean follow-up of 6.2 years. SETTIN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hu D,Pawlikowska L,Kanaya A,Hsueh WC,Colbert L,Newman AB,Satterfield S,Rosen C,Cummings SR,Harris TB,Ziv E,Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare self-reporting of pain by cognitively impaired (CI) older adults living in the community with reports of their caregivers; to identify the factors associated with differences in agreement; and to identify those pain assessment tools that are most useful to nonprofessional caregivers. DESIGN:Prosp...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Krulewitch H,London MR,Skakel VJ,Lundstedt GJ,Thomason H,Brummel-Smith K

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the neuropsychological function in patients with Charles Bonnet Syndrome. DESIGN:Control group comparison study. SETTING:University of Chicago Hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:The neuropsychological function of 15 older adults with presenting complaints of visual hallucinations who met criteria for Charl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pliskin NH,Kiolbasa TA,Towle VL,Pankow L,Ernest JT,Noronha A,Luchins DJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the associations between certified nursing assistant (CNA) report of pain, Minimum Data Set (MDS) report of pain, and analgesic medication use in cognitively impaired nursing home residents. DESIGN:Correlational study. SETTING:Three nursing h...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fisher SE,Burgio LD,Thorn BE,Allen-Burge R,Gerstle J,Roth DL,Allen SJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between handgrip strength and mortality in older Mexican American men and women. DESIGN:A 5-year prospective cohort study. SETTING:Five southwestern states: Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and California. PARTICIPANTS:A population-based sample of 2,488 noninstitutionalized...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Al Snih S,Markides KS,Ray L,Ostir GV,Goodwin JS

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise and amino acid supplementation in enhancing muscle mass and strength in community-dwelling elderly sarcopenic women. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Urban community in Tokyo, Japan. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred fifty-five women aged 75 and older were defin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kim HK,Suzuki T,Saito K,Yoshida H,Kobayashi H,Kato H,Katayama M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To search for a potential role of endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor and presumably neurotoxic 21-amino acid peptide, for dysfunction of brain signal processing and cerebrovascular morbidity in nondemented patients with cerebral arteriosclerosis. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study with longitudinal fol...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kügler CF,Funk H,Vlajic P,Platt D

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review (1) Changes in cardiac impulse generation, conduction, and ventricular filling in normal aging and disease; (2) Pacemaker technology and nomenclature; (3) Expert guidelines about pacemaker use; (4) Studies of pacemaker effectiveness and utilization. DESIGN:Articles were identified through a Medline...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bush DE,Finucane TE

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：:Widowed residents of two nursing homes who were oriented to person, time, and place were interviewed to determine the extent to which they had hallucinatory experiences of their deceased spouse. Fifty-two interviews were completed with 46 widows and six widowers. Results are reported for the widows. Twenty-eight (61%)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Olson PR,Suddeth JA,Peterson PJ,Egelhoff C

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively examine associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity (PA) and mortality in older women, with an emphasis on light-intensity PA. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study with baseline data collection between March 2012 and April 2014. SETTING:Women's Health Initiative cohort in the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： LaMonte MJ,Buchner DM,Rillamas-Sun E,Di C,Evenson KR,Bellettiere J,Lewis CE,Lee IM,Tinker LF,Seguin R,Zaslovsky O,Eaton CB,Stefanick ML,LaCroix AZ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00