Indwelling device use and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes: identifying a high-risk group.

abstract：:Two cases are reported of left atrial myxoma in elderly patients, diagnosed by combined M-mode and bidimensional echocardiography. One patient was an 80-year-old man presenting with typical signs of mitral obstruction by an atrial tumor. His symptoms were erroneously attributed to chronic bronchitis until an echocardi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Guillet P,Baconnet C,Labrousse A,Aigueperse I,Andre A,Grosgogeat Y,Laurenceau JL,Temkine J,Vanetti A

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how poor sleep affects the health of older ethnic minorities. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study involving a population-based survey. SETTING:Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE) survey conducted in the southwestern United States. PARTICIPANTS:Two tho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Howrey BT,Peek MK,Raji MA,Ray LA,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was fourfold; to determine the rate of delirium among hospitalized older persons, to contrast the clinical outcomes of patients with and without delirium, to identify clinical predictors of delirium, and to validate the predictive model in an independent sample of patients. DESIGN:T...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pompei P,Foreman M,Rudberg MA,Inouye SK,Braund V,Cassel CK

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This longitudinal study of glucose tolerance in the residents of a Jewish home for the aged (JHA) is now in its 25th year. Of 1,177 supposedly nondiabetic persons screened on admission from 1965 to 1986, 22.5% had impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), reflecting its undiagnosed prevalence among the Jewish elderl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Grobin W

更新日期：1989-12-01 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：:At an active outpatient geriatric program the gerontological team observed that Alzheimer patients appear to have fewer physical ailments than other elderly patients. To test this hypothesis, we reviewed a sample of 348 clinic patients. One hundred forty-three had a normal mental status; 75 had Alzheimer's disease as ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wolf-Klein GP,Siverstone FA,Brod MS,Levy A,Foley CJ,Termotto V,Breuer J

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The course of untreated mild hypothyroidism was followed in 67 nursing home residents (mean age 78 years). The diagnosis was based on a normal free thyroxine index (FTI) and elevated thyrotropin concentration (TSH 4.6 to 15.0 microIU/mL, nl less than or equal to 4.5 microIU/mL. FTI and FSH were measured in follow-up 4...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Drinka PJ,Nolten WE,Voeks SK,Langer EH

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Based on the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA), to determine the importance of cognitive status, sociodemographic factors, functional status, and other health related factors as predictors of 5-year overall mortality in older Canadians. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Two partially overlapping group...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ostbye T,Steenhuis R,Wolfson C,Walton R,Hill G

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The implications for society of increasing life span to 120 years can only be guessed, but comparing the diversity of responses to aging in different countries may give insights into the possible effect. A European Union-funded study of the recipients of community care services in 11 European countries illustrates how...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Carpenter GI

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Logical bases (five of which are outlined) underlie action in nutrition and aging. First, nutrition, health, and aging form an integral triad affecting all. This basis has been applied to the conceptualization of the Nutrition Program for Older Americans (NPOA). Second, in North America, malnutrition is a sequitur of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Watkin DM

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the extent to which disease-related symptoms and impairments, which constitute measures of disease severity or targets of therapy, account for the associations between chronic diseases and universal health outcomes. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:The Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) and the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tinetti ME,McAvay G,Chang SS,Ning Y,Newman AB,Fitzpatrick A,Fried TR,Harris TB,Nevitt MC,Satterfield S,Yaffe K,Peduzzi P

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between persistent delirium and 1-year mortality in newly admitted postacute care (PAC) facility patients with delirium who were followed regardless of residence. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Eight greater-Boston skilled nursing facilities specializing in PAC. PART...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kiely DK,Marcantonio ER,Inouye SK,Shaffer ML,Bergmann MA,Yang FM,Fearing MA,Jones RN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Previous research indicates that eligibility criteria for medication therapy management (MTM) services in Medicare prescription drug (Part D) plans, defined under the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), are associated with racial/ethnic disparities and ineffective in identifying individuals with med...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Spivey CA,Qiao Y,Wang J,Shih YT,Wan JY,Dagogo-Jack S,Cushman WC,Hines LE,Chisholm-Burns MA

更新日期：2019-03-01 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 delivery of better quality of care for urinary incontinence (UI) and falls is associated with better participant-reported outcomes. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders Study 2 (ACOVE-2). PARTICIPANTS:Older (≥ 75) ambulatory care participants ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Min LC,Reuben DB,Adams J,Shekelle PG,Ganz DA,Roth CP,Wenger NS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the complexity, prevalence and visibility of ethical dilemmas in medical care of the elderly have grown, hospitals and nursing homes have attempted to develop mechanisms for responding to these difficult ethical issues. While it is known that many hospitals rely on education and advice provided by an ethics committ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Glasser G,Zweibel NR,Cassel CK

更新日期：1988-02-01 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：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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether slowing of gastric emptying and glucose absorption with guar gum would reduce the fall in blood pressure after an oral glucose load in older subjects. DESIGN:A randomized, experimental, cross-over study. SETTING:Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Aust...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jones KL,MacIntosh C,Su YC,Wells F,Chapman IM,Tonkin A,Horowitz M

更新日期：2001-02-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether providing physical therapy (PT) services in the emergency department (ED) improves outcomes for older adults who fall. DESIGN:We used Medicare claims data to examine differences in recurrent fall-related ED revisit rates of older adults who presented to the ED for a ground-level fall an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lesser A,Israni J,Kent T,Ko KJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize rehabilitation services use of older adults according to fall-risk classification based on screening guidelines. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study. SETTING:Study participants' homes. PARTICIPANTS:National sample of 7,440 community-dwelling Medic...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gell NM,Patel KV

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether cognitive test scores and cognitive decline predict incidence of first diagnosed stroke. DESIGN:Stroke-free Health and Retirement Study participants were followed on average 7.6 years for self- or proxy-reported first stroke (1,483 events). Predictors included baseline performance on a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： DeFries T,Avendaño M,Glymour MM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of some controversies still existing about the real efficacy of ergot derivatives in the management of dementia, a double-blind, randomized, parallel group trial extending up to 6 months was carried out to compare the effects of nicergoline, 60 mg daily, and placebo in 315 patients suffering from mild to moder...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Battaglia A,Bruni G,Ardia A,Sacchetti G

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure behaviors indicative of quality of life (QOL) in patients with Alzheimer's disease and to examine correlates of patient QOL. DESIGN:Cross-sectional investigation. SETTING:Multi-center study. PARTICIPANTS:Sample of 130 diagnosed patients. PRINCIPAL OUTCOME MEASURES: Proxy ratings of (1) the frequ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Albert SM,Del Castillo-Castaneda C,Sano M,Jacobs DM,Marder K,Bell K,Bylsma F,Lafleche G,Brandt J,Albert M,Stern Y

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare two sarcopenia definitions and examine the relationship between them and lower extremity function and other health related factors using data from the baseline examination of the Health Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Two U.S. communities...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Newman AB,Kupelian V,Visser M,Simonsick E,Goodpaster B,Nevitt M,Kritchevsky SB,Tylavsky FA,Rubin SM,Harris TB,Health ABC Study Investigators.

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absorption of folates, vitamin B6, pantothenate, and riboflavin from a natural food source (yeast) and from synthetic folylmonoglutamate was studied in 24 elderly subjects (age range, 73 to 101 years) and in 12 healthy younger subjects (age range, 24 to 42 years). All subjects absorbed riboflavin, vitamin B6, and pant...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Baker H,Jaslow SP,Frank O

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if aging modifies the clinical presentation of hyperthyroidism and the signs of thyrotoxicosis in older people. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A French university hospital. SUBJECTS:Eighty-four new patients with overt hyperthyroidism confirmed chemically between January 1992 and Jan...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Trivalle C,Doucet J,Chassagne P,Landrin I,Kadri N,Menard JF,Bercoff E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare reports about care experiences of individuals who died within 1 year of survey with reports of those who did not. DESIGN:Medicare Advantage (MA) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys asked about care experiences. Survey completion dates were linked to Social Secu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Elliott MN,Haviland AM,Cleary PD,Zaslavsky AM,Farley DO,Klein DJ,Edwards CA,Beckett MK,Orr N,Saliba D

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00