Magnitude of underascertainment of impaired kidney function in older adults with normal serum creatinine.

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：OBJECTIVES:To compare the costs of mobile and stationary mammography and examine the incremental cost-effectiveness of using mobile mammography to increase screening rates. DESIGN:A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed using effectiveness data from a randomized clinical trial and modeling of costs associated with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naeim A,Keeler E,Bassett LW,Parikh J,Bastani R,Reuben DB

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1976, 130 patients aged 70 or older were admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Toronto Western Hospital. Arrhythmias were noted in all but 24 percent. Digoxin was given to 53 patients, lidocaine to 24, propranolol to 28, and quinidine to 11. In 2 patients, cardioversion by direct current was required for supr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Berman ND

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prognostic value of apathy for mortality in patients of somatic (SC) and dementia special care (DSC) nursing home (NH) units. DESIGN:Longitudinal design, secondary analyses of a 2-year, cluster-randomized trial with six measurements, approximately 4 months in between. SETTING:SC and DSC-un...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nijsten JMH,Leontjevas R,Pat-El R,Smalbrugge M,Koopmans RTCM,Gerritsen DL

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the relationship between serum total cholesterol (TC) and all-cause mortality, taking into account various potential confounders. DESIGN:Population-based prospective cohort study. SETTING:Older Italians residing in the general community. PARTICIPANTS:Four thousand five hundred twenty-one men an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brescianini S,Maggi S,Farchi G,Mariotti S,Di Carlo A,Baldereschi M,Inzitari D,ILSA Group.

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:Serial creatinine clearances (5 to 14 studies) were obtained for 446 normal volunteers in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging followed between 1958 and 1981. When those subjects with possible renal or urinary tract disease and subjects on diuretics and antihypertensives were removed from the study, leaving a gro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lindeman RD,Tobin J,Shock NW

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors that influence the breast cancer treatment decisions of women aged 80 and older. DESIGN:Medical record review. SETTING:One academic primary care clinic and two community health centers in Boston. PARTICIPANTS:Sixty-five women aged 80 and older diagnosed with breast cancer between 1994 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schonberg MA,Silliman RA,McCarthy EP,Marcantonio ER

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate the Executive Interview (EXIT25) as a screening instrument for executive cognitive dysfunction in patients with mild dementia. DESIGN:Validation using group comparison and correlation studies. SETTING:The Copenhagen University Hospital Memory Clinic, a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic based ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stokholm J,Vogel A,Gade A,Waldemar G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prevalence of mobility device use in community-dwelling older adults in the United States and to investigate the incidence of falls and worry about falling according to type and number of mobility devices used. DESIGN:Analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the 2011-12 National...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gell NM,Wallace RB,LaCroix AZ,Mroz TM,Patel KV

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess vaccination status of adults in primary and specialty care practices in a retrospective review of medical records from 1997 to 2000 at one university medical center. Eligible patients were aged 50 and older and had two or more visits to primary and specialty care practices (N=14...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Daniels NA,Nguyen TT,Gildengorin G,Pérez-Stable EJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency of diagnostic errors in older adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms suggestive of Chikungunya virus infection (CVI) and to compare the rates of misdiagnosis of older and younger adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study performed in the University Hospitals of M...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Godaert L,Bartholet S,Gazeuse Y,Brouste Y,Najioullah F,Kanagaratnam L,Césaire R,Fanon JL,Dramé M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate factors associated with lower likelihood of discharge to home from geriatric intermediate care facilities in Japan. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:We used data from the nationwide long-term care (LTC) insurance claims database (April 2012-March 2014). PARTICIPANTS:Study particip...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morita K,Ono S,Ishimaru M,Matsui H,Naruse T,Yasunaga H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe and provide baseline data from The National Pressure Ulcer Long-Term Care Study (NPULS). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study of detailed resident characteristics, treatments, and outcomes using convenience sampling. SETTING:One hundred nine long-term care facilities throughout the United States. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Horn SD,Bender SA,Bergstrom N,Cook AS,Ferguson ML,Rimmasch HL,Sharkey SS,Smout RJ,Taler GA,Voss AC

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a home-based multicomponent physical activity counseling (PAC) intervention is effective in reducing glycemic measures in older outpatients with prediabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Primary care clinics of the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center betwe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morey MC,Pieper CF,Edelman DE,Yancy WS Jr,Green JB,Lum H,Peterson MJ,Sloane R,Cowper PA,Bosworth HB,Huffman KM,Cavanaugh JT,Hall KS,Pearson MP,Taylor GA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To relate diabetes mellitus (DM) status and duration to late-life cognitive impairment and decline in men and women. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Five thousand nine hundred seven men in the Physicians' Health Study II and 6,326 women in the Women's Health Study (mean age 74.1...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Okereke OI,Kang JH,Cook NR,Gaziano JM,Manson JE,Buring JE,Grodstein F

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore and deepen understanding of factors influencing driving exposure for older drivers. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Baseline data on function and driving exposure from 1 week of driving were evaluated. PARTICIPANTS:A convenience sample of 380 drivers aged 75 and older, residing in northwest Syd...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Coxon K,Chevalier A,Lo S,Ivers R,Brown J,Keay L

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As many as 50% of people satisfying diagnostic criteria for dementia are undiagnosed. A team-based training program for dementia screening and management was developed targeting four professions (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work) whose scope of practice involves dementia care. An interprofessional group of 10 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tan ZS,Damron-Rodriguez J,Cadogan M,Gans D,Price RM,Merkin SS,Jennings L,Schickedanz H,Shimomura S,Osterweil D,Chodosh J

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:To examine the long-term effects of aerobic exercise on the occurrence and time to onset of cardiovascular diagnoses, 184 initially healthy older subjects were randomized into either a long-term exercise group (Group A, n = 80), a short-term exercise group (Group B, n = 42), or a contract control group (Group C, n = 6...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Posner JD,Gorman KM,Gitlin LN,Sands LP,Kleban M,Windsor L,Shaw C

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there may be a common mechanism resulting in global sensory impairment of the five classical senses (vision, smell, hearing, touch, and taste) in older adults. DESIGN:Representative, population-based study. SETTING:National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project. PARTICIPANTS:Communit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Correia C,Lopez KJ,Wroblewski KE,Huisingh-Scheetz M,Kern DW,Chen RC,Schumm LP,Dale W,McClintock MK,Pinto JM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a critical evaluation of studies examining the contribution of changes in language-specific cognitive abilities to the speech perception difficulties of older adults. DESIGN:A review of the literature on aging and speech perception. CONCLUSIONS:The research considered in the present review sugges...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sommers MS

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of the Tool to Reduce Inappropriate Medications (TRIM), a web tool linking an electronic health record (EHR) to a clinical decision support system, on medication communication and prescribing. DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Primary care clinics at a Veterans Affairs Medical...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fried TR,Niehoff KM,Street RL,Charpentier PA,Rajeevan N,Miller PL,Goldstein MK,O'Leary JR,Fenton BT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field has progressed to the point where a genetic investigation of the aging processes in Drosophila can be viewed as constituting both a serious and a feasible research program. There now exists at least one single gene mutant which yields an accelerated aging phenotype, at least two single gene null mutants affe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arking R,Dudas SP

更新日期：1989-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether the relationship between antidepressant adherence and coronary artery disease (CAD) hospitalizations varied between older and younger adults with depression. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics nationwide. PARTICIPANTS:Chronically ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cooper DC,Trivedi RB,Nelson KM,Reiber GE,Eugenio EC,Beaver KA,Fan VS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between alcohol intake and problem drinking history and bone mineral density (BMD), falls and fracture risk. DESIGN:Cross-sectional and prospective cohort study. SETTING:Six U.S. clinical centers. PARTICIPANTS:Five thousand nine hundred seventy-four men aged 65 and older. MEASU...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cawthon PM,Harrison SL,Barrett-Connor E,Fink HA,Cauley JA,Lewis CE,Orwoll ES,Cummings SR

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the relationship between symptom scores and mobility function measures, assess whether symptom scores and disease scores are similarly associated with mobility function, and identify clusters of symptoms that are most strongly associated with functional status in older adults. DESIGN:Secondary a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Whitson HE,Sanders LL,Pieper CF,Morey MC,Oddone EZ,Gold DT,Cohen HJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00