Postural orientation and equilibrium: what do we need to know about neural control of balance to prevent falls?

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to analyse socio-demographic differences in the onset and progression of disability. DESIGN:analysis of a cohort of people aged 55-69 in 1988-9 and in 1994. SUBJECTS:a representative sample of 3543 adults. METHODS:we measured severity of disability at baseline and follow-up. We analysed variations in inci...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Grundy E,Glaser K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:how the National Service Framework (NSF) for older people in England might be associated with changes in clinically relevant stroke outcome has not been investigated. We looked for changes in computerised tomography (CT) scan rate, inpatient case-fatality rate (CFR), length of acute hospital stay and disch...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Myint PK,Vowler SL,Redmayne O,Fulcher RA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and eighteen subjects, out of 250 individuals taken from a general practice register, returned completed questionnaires giving details about rest cramps, and a further 15 were contacted by telephone. The overall prevalence of rest cramps in the survey population was 37%. The symptom was more prevalent in o...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Naylor JR,Young JB

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred and fifty patients aged 75 years or older were followed up after discharge from an accident and emergency department. Forty-three per cent of all patients experienced some loss of functional independence. A small number, 5.6%, were readmitted to hospital within 14 days. This group were significantly less ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rowland K,Maitra AK,Richardson DA,Hudson K,Woodhouse KW

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of the elderly to the workload of a combined consultative District Hospital Gastroenterology Clinic has been studied over a 12-year period. The elderly group comprise 24% of the total referrals with a gradually increasing trend over successive years. The service implications are discussed and the main...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Purkayastha SK,Salter RH,Holmes KM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of biliary lithiasis (BL) and its major associated factors in the elderly people of a small town in Sicily. All inhabitants over the age of 65 were interviewed and underwent a general physical examination, blood tests and ultrasonography of the gallbladder a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Montalto G,Soresi M,Carroccio A,Averna MR,Muratore R,Li Castri C,Barbagallo CM,Cavera G,Sapienza M,Notarbartolo A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although often a last resort, urinary catheterisation is a relatively common management option for bladder dysfunction in older people and others cared for in community settings. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a well-recognised source of increased morbidity and economic burden in ac...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Getliffe K,Newton T

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delirium is a common presentation in older inpatients with COVID-19, and a risk factor for cognitive decline at discharge. The glaring gaps in the service provision in delirium care, regardless of aetiology, after a hospital admission pre-existed the pandemic, but the pandemic arguably offers an opportunity now to add...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rahman S,Byatt K

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The disproportionately high suicide rate among the elderly is examined in this review. As opposed to younger age groups, a close association exists between suicide and parasuicide in old age. Factors associated with these events include a high incidence of depression, serious physical illness, as well as social factor...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Shulman K

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical histories of 178 colorectal cancer patients were studied retrospectively from hospital records. The average age at the time of diagnosis was 71 years. Visible loss of blood or anaemia were the commonest features. The mean time from first symptom to first medical consultation was 82.8 days. Men under 65 yea...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kemppainen M,Räihä I,Rajala T,Sourander L

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From December 1982 to August 1983, a total of 242 oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopies were performed for 208 elderly patients in the Geriatric Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong. These were done as part of an investigatory procedure in the Geriatric Unit, the first of its kind in Hong Kong. In the 9-month survey,...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lee YC,Tam HC

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare costs and outcome of occupational therapy-led assessment with social worker-led assessment of older people, in terms of their independence and quality of life. DESIGN:Cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a randomised controlled trial. The analysis took viewpoints of health services and patients....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Flood C,Mugford M,Stewart S,Harvey I,Poland F,Lloyd-Smith W

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and seventy residents of 11 Leicester City Council homes for the elderly, with a total of 515 beds, were studied during a 30-week period from September 1988 to March 1989 to determine the use of influenza vaccine, the levels of influenza antibody, the incidence of influenza, and the protection afforded by ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Nicholson KG,Baker DJ,Chakraverty P,Farquhar A,Hurd D,Kent J,Litton PA,Smith SH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in the United States have suggested that medical students' bias against older patients is not influenced by ad hoc courses in geriatrics. If the suggestion is correct then there should be no difference between the attitudes towards the care of the aged and to a career with elderly patients among students attac...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Peach H,Pathy MS

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia is a predictor of death and institutionalization. It is less clear if variations in cognition within the normal range predict adverse outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To determine if variation at the high end of cognitive test scores predicts mortality or institutionalization, independent of the effect of poten...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： St John PD,Montgomery PR,Kristjansson B,McDowell I

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to describe gender differences in levels of, and longitudinal changes in, habitual physical activity among older people. DESIGN:longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS:sub-groups of survivors (with sample sizes dependent on the availability of complete datasets, ranging from 303-344) assessed on three occasions: ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bennett KM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that up to a fifth of people over the age of 80 years may suffer severe dementia-like illnesses. This total population survey of over a thousand people over the age of 75 suggests that the prevalence of marked cognitive impairment is much less than expected. However, differences in the ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Clarke M,Lowry R,Clarke S

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of leukoaraiosis or white matter low attenuation (WMLA) on cognitive function is not fully understood. We compared the neuropsychological performance of 37 Alzheimer's disease patients with WMLA on CT brain scans with a similar group of 31 Alzheimer's disease patients with no evidence of white matter lesion...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Amar K,Bucks RS,Lewis T,Scott M,Wilcock GK

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:early mobilization after hip fracture (HF) is an important predictor of outcome, but knowledge of the consequences of not achieving the pre-fracture basic mobility status in acute hospital recovery is sparse. OBJECTIVE:we examined whether the regain of pre-fracture basic mobility status evaluated with the c...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kristensen MT,Öztürk B,Röck ND,Ingeman A,Palm H,Pedersen AB

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple random sample of older people composed of 215 men and 272 women aged 62 years and over was examined in Edinburgh in 1968-9. After one year, 86 per cent of the men and 79 per cent of the women were re-examined; 7 per cent of the men and 4 per cent of the women had died and the remainder were not re-examined fo...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Milne JS,Chopin JM

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sample of 761 subjects 70 years and over was drawn from general-practice records of a rural township. Each subject was assessed and followed for 1 year to determine the incidence of and factors related to falls. The fall rate (number of falls per 100 person-years) increased from 47 for those aged 70-74 years to 121 ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Campbell AJ,Borrie MJ,Spears GF,Jackson SL,Brown JS,Fitzgerald JL

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:dysphagia is common following stroke and is associated with the development of pneumonia. Many dysphagia treatment options are available, some still experimental and others already rooted in common practice. Previous reviews of these treatments were limited due to a dearth of available studies. Recently, mor...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Foley N,Teasell R,Salter K,Kruger E,Martino R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to evaluate a nurse-led management plan and care pathway for older people discharged from an Accident and Emergency Department after a fall. DESIGN:randomized controlled trial. SETTING:a large teaching hospital. SUBJECTS:348 consecutive patients aged 65 or over attending the Accident and Emergency Departme...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lightbody E,Watkins C,Leathley M,Sharma A,Lye M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 414 elderly residents of sheltered accommodation in West Essex investigated the degree to which health, physical handicap and support from community care services affected dental needs and utilization of dental services. The study population had a mean age of 77 years, 77% lived alone, 17% were housebound a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tobias B

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:we evaluated a specialist community-based dementia service to establish whether high quality care was being delivered and the conditions for doing so. The service was in an urban part of Rushcliffe Primary Care Trust, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. The service comprised an assessment team of an occupationa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gladman JR,Jones RG,Radford K,Walker E,Rothera I

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old man presented with a huge intra-abdominal mass. Initially a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) was diagnosed, but his tumour was subsequently classified as a spindle cell sarcoma. Difficulties in the classification of rare intra-abdominal tumours are discussed. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bills V,Iqbal R,Haqqani M,Clague JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in recent years, the NHS has been accused of ageism frequently and from many fronts. Previous studies have shown that the number of critical care beds in the UK is inadequate to meet the needs of the population. This study asks whether there is discrimination against older people in access to these critical ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hubbard RE,Lyons RA,Woodhouse KW,Hillier SL,Wareham K,Ferguson B,Major E

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes and other related species that are transmitted through an infected tick bite. We report the case of an older patient presenting with bilateral facial palsy due to Lyme disease. Multiple non-specific clinical signs preceded facial pals...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Méreaux JL,Hébant B,Magne N,Quesney G,Lefaucheur R

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we examine whether the introduction of a clerking pro forma improves the completeness of the recording of the management of stroke patients and we review methodological issues important in this type of audit. We prospectively identified 244 consecutive stroke patients before and after the introduction of...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Davenport RJ,Dennis MS,Warlow CP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the UK, the General Medical Council's new guidance on confidentiality restates the professional duty for doctors to regard personal information revealed to them as confidential. Such information can be shared only with the patient's explicit consent--the exceptions to this are narrowly defined. We believe the guida...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hughes JC,Louw SJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00