Effect of individualized social activity on sleep in nursing home residents with dementia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine patient factors that predict use of physical or occupational therapy (PT/OT) services by elderly people. DESIGN:Time-series study of the relationship of PT/OT use to a variety of characteristics present at baseline. PARTICIPANTS:Eight-hundred nine community-dwelling men and women aged 65 and ol...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mayer-Oakes SA,Hoenig H,Atchison KA,Lubben JE,De Jong F,Schweitzer SO

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize assessments of a patient's ability to report elder abuse within the context of an emergency department (ED)-based screen for elder abuse. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study in which participants were screened for elder abuse and neglect. SETTING:Academic ED in the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Pat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Richmond NL,Zimmerman S,Reeve BB,Dayaa JA,Davis ME,Bowen SB,Iasiello JA,Stemerman R,Shams RB,Haukoos JS,Sloane PD,Travers D,Mosqueda LA,McLean SA,Platts-Mills TF

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infection (UTI) in hospitalized older people with clinical criteria and therapeutic guidelines. DESIGN:A retrospective case series of emergency hospital admissions collected over an 18-month period. SETTING:An acute general hospital in northwest Engl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Woodford HJ,George J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medication errors and adverse drug events are common in older adults, but locating literature addressing these issues is often challenging. The objective of this article is to summarize recent studies addressing medication errors and adverse drug events in a single location to improve accessibility for individuals wor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naples JG,Hanlon JT,Schmader KE,Semla TP

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) was assayed in the circulating erythrocytes of 38 20-to 30-year-old subjects and 29 80- to 90-year-old subjects. The red blood cell G6PD activity of an aged-unbiased erythrocyte population in the young group was found to be significantly higher than in the older grou...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rodgers GP,Lichtman HC,Sheff MF

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rough plan is proposed which may facilitate the care of geriatric patients. The plan is to introduce pilot programs of geriatric regional centers attached to Veteran's Administration hospitals. Thus, at minimal cost, the problems of geriatric medicine would be under the supervision of our excellent university medica...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dawson D

更新日期：1966-05-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine if older pilots forgot more about a learned flight task after a 10-month delay than did younger pilots and if the anticipated greater skill loss led older pilots' performance to be more disrupted by alcohol. DESIGN:Repeated measures comparative group design examining the effects of alcohol versu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yesavage JA,Dolhert N,Taylor JL

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While skin tears are a common occurrence in the institutionalized elderly population, nothing has been written about this problem. We retrospectively studied all incident reports during a 1-year period at a large, urban, long-term-care facility to identify residents with skin tears. The overall incidence of skin tears...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Malone ML,Rozario N,Gavinski M,Goodwin J

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-6 soluble receptor (sR), and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 (sTNF-R1) and cognitive status in the oldest-old women. DESIGN:Twenty-year longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:Four clinical sites in the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Women fro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Metti AL,Yaffe K,Boudreau RM,Ganguli M,Lopez OL,Stone KL,Cauley JA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand declining autopsy rates, data have been gathered prospectively on 1080 consecutive deaths over six years among patients admitted to a medical intensive care/coronary care unit. Overall autopsy rate was 36%. Autopsy rates declined sharply with age from 60% for those aged 16 to 34 years to 23% for t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Campion EW,Reder VA,Mulley AG,Thibault GE

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older driver safety is a growing public health concern for which interventions are currently being sought. Statistics show that older drivers suffer a disproportionately high rate of motor vehicle fatalities compared with other adult drivers. This disproportion is due to two factors: an increased crash rate per vehicl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wang CC,Carr DB,Older Drivers Project.

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the total cost of pressure ulcer prevention, component costs of each intervention, and the relationship of costs to subjects' risk level. DESIGN:3-month cohort trial. SETTING:A 600-bed, state-supported, long-term care facility. PATIENTS:A total of 539 war veterans, 83% of whom were male; mean a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Xakellis GC,Frantz R,Lewis A

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate in a community-dwelling elderly population the magnitude of renal function misclassification, occurring when persons with normal serum creatinine have reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and to describe the participant characteristics related to misclassification. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Giannelli SV,Patel KV,Windham BG,Pizzarelli F,Ferrucci L,Guralnik JM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of obesity (body mass index (BMI)≥30.0 kg/m2 ) on outcomes of older adults admitted to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for hip fracture postacute care (PAC). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:U.S. Medicare- and Medicaid-certified SNFs from 2008 to 2015. PARTICIPANTS:Medica...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kosar CM,Thomas KS,Gozalo PL,Ogarek JA,Mor V

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study intends to determine what role fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) plays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), particularly in a geriatric population. DESIGN:Cases of tuberculosis reported to the Tennessee Department of Health during the years 1989 and 1990 were divided into two age groups: Group A (< ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Patel YR,Mehta JB,Harvill L,Gateley K

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) or potentially inappropriate associations (PIAs) prescribed knowingly are associated with patient monitoring. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Geriatric units (n = 56) in 28 hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:Inpatients aged 75 and olde...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pandraud-Riguet I,Bonnet-Zamponi D,Bourcier E,Buyse M,Laribe-Caget S,Frémont P,Pautas E,Verny C,Hindlet P,Fernandez C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to test whether an intervention combining increased daytime physical activity with improvement in the nighttime environment improves sleep and decreases agitation in nursing home residents. DESIGN:A randomized trial. SETTING:One community nursing home in the Los Angeles, Calif...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Alessi CA,Yoon EJ,Schnelle JF,Al-Samarrai NR,Cruise PA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility and effect of exercise training after stroke. DESIGN:Randomized exploratory trial comparing exercise training (including progressive endurance and resistance training) with relaxation (attention control). SETTING:Interventions were performed in a rehabilitation hospital. PARTI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mead GE,Greig CA,Cunningham I,Lewis SJ,Dinan S,Saunders DH,Fitzsimons C,Young A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study advance directives (code status) among subgroups of Asian nursing home residents. DESIGN:Cross-sectional design. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING:A total of 423 residents of Asian descent (aged >55) from two ethnic nursing homes in Seattle, Washington. METHODS:Chart review was conducted on 423 residents (...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vaughn G,Kiyasu E,McCormick WC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigations of the natural history of blood pressure have generally evaluated mean systolic and diastolic pressure changes. While information, this information is not directly applicable to clinical practice settings, in which patients are usually classified as normotensive or hypertensive. We measured the actual i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Davidson RA,Hale WE,Moore MT,May FE,Marks RG,Stewart RB

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in elderly men. DESIGN:Prospective. SETTING:Population based. PARTICIPANTS:A sample of 2,424, Japanese-American men aged 71 to 93 was used. MEASUREM...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Curb JD,Abbott RD,Rodriguez BL,Masaki K,Popper J,Chen R,Petrovitch H,Blanchette P,Schatz I,Yano K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research indicates that lower extremity muscle weakness in the elderly is consistently related to impaired mobility and fall risk. Reversible components of the muscle weakness of aging include underuse syndromes and undernutrition, both of which are prevalent in nursing home populations. The Boston FICSIT study is a n...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fiatarone MA,O'Neill EF,Doyle N,Clements KM,Roberts SB,Kehayias JJ,Lipsitz LA,Evans WJ

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence and content of long-term care facility policies regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments (cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), artificial hydration and nutrition, dialysis, antibiotics for life-threatening infections, transfer to acute care hospital) and advance directives in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Choudhry NK,Ma J,Rasooly I,Singer PA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis was made of the records of 100 consecutive geriatric patients with community-acquired bacteremia, admitted to a suburban hospital. The most frequently identified tissue sources for these bacteremias were the urinary tract (34 percent), biliary tract (20 percent), and lungs (13 percent). In 11 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Esposito AL,Gleckman RA,Cram S,Crowley M,McCabe F,Drapkin MS

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid disease in the aged, both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, may be subtle or may be present with no clinical symptoms and signs, and is therefore difficult to diagnose on the basis of clinical evaluation. The help of the laboratory is essential in making the diagnosis of disease of the thyroid. Therapeutic s...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mokshagundam S,Barzel US

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if poorer healthcare and financial decision making forecasts adverse cognitive outcomes in old age. Specifically, we hypothesized that poorer decision making would be associated with an increased risk of incident Alzheimer's dementia, an increased risk of incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stewart CC,Yu L,Wilson RS,Bennett DA,Boyle PA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Mexican Americans and to determine whether there is a blood-based proteomic profile linking CKD to MCI. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of cohort study. SETTING:Health and Aging Brain among Latino Elders st...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Szerlip HM,Edwards ML,Williams BJ,Johnson LA,Vintimilla RM,O'Bryant SE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of religion and spirituality on social support, psychological functioning, and physical health in medically ill hospitalized older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Duke University Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS:A research nurse interviewed 838 consecutively admitted patie...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Koenig HG,George LK,Titus P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00