Discharge setting for patients with hip fracture: trends from 2001 to 2005.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether urinary incontinence (UI) is an independent predictor of death, nursing home admission, decline in activities of daily living (ADLs), or decline in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). DESIGN:A population-based prospective cohort study from 1993 to 1995. SETTING:Community-d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Holroyd-Leduc JM,Mehta KM,Covinsky KE

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of primary endolymphatic stromal sarcoma of the uterus in a debilitated elderly patient. Surgical intervention was contraindicated. Radium therapy was unsuccessful. A 4-month course of treatment with doxorubicin (Adriamycin) resulted in disappearance of the tumor. The patient is living 19 months af...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Adducci JE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relation between the C/T(-13910) single-nucleotide polymorphism residing 13,910 base pairs from the 5' end of the lactase gene associated with lactase persistence and the occurrence of bone fractures in elderly people. DESIGN:Population-based study. SETTING:Vantaa 85+ population-based stud...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Enattah NS,Sulkava R,Halonen P,Kontula K,Järvelä I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of two new urge incontinence-specific instruments that measure quality of life and symptom annoyance. DESIGN:New instruments were developed and validated in racially, ethnically, and age-diverse community-dwelling women with urge or mixed incontinence with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brown JS,Posner SF,Stewart AL

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine cross-national care and outcomes related to end-of-life experiences. DESIGN:Postdeath interviews and self-administered questionnaires completed with family caregivers of residents with dementia who died in long-term care settings or shortly after transfer. SETTING:One hundred eighty-three nursin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cohen LW,van der Steen JT,Reed D,Hodgkinson JC,van Soest-Poortvliet MC,Sloane PD,Zimmerman S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between frequent falls in older drivers and motor vehicle collision (MVC) involvement. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:North central Alabama. PARTICIPANTS:Population-based sample of 2,000 licensed drivers aged 70 and older. MEASUREMENTS:Self-reported history of falling two or ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Huisingh C,McGwin G Jr,Orman KA,Owsley C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five geriatric patients with severe motor urge incontinence were treated with terodiline and meladrazine separately and in combination. Because of poor general state of health and serious concomitant diseases the frequency of dropouts was high. Separate administration of the drugs improved the majority of the p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Beisland HO,Fossberg E

更新日期：1985-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the attitudes of first- and fourth-year medical students toward older people and the relationship between these attitudes and possible career choice. To examine the effects of an intensive geriatric medicine (GM) teaching program on these attitudes and career aspirations. DESIGN:Observational st...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hughes NJ,Soiza RL,Chua M,Hoyle GE,MacDonald A,Primrose WR,Seymour DG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of obesity in elderly Americans in 2010 and to discuss the health and economic implications of these estimates. DESIGN:Three methods of generating future point-prevalence estimates using data from consecutive cross-sectional studies. SETTING:All regions of the United States. PAR...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arterburn DE,Crane PK,Sullivan SD

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether obese older adults who qualify for nursing home (NH) placement are as likely as nonobese adults to be admitted to NHs that provide adequate quality of care. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:NHs in New York State. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 65 and older newly admitted to a NH in ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zhang N,Rodriguez-Monguio R,Barenberg A,Gurwitz J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare hearing loss screening results of four simple tests with those of hand-held audiometry. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of individuals screened during intake for physicals and other routine procedures. SETTING:Two primary care clinics in the San Francisco Bay area. PARTICIPANTS:Older adults not we...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Strawbridge WJ,Wallhagen MI

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic atrial fibrillation is generally thought to cause stroke by atrial thrombus formation with subsequent embolization. Rheumatic heart disease previously led to most cases of atrial fibrillation, but recent substantial declines in the incidence of rheumatic fever have changed the distribution of causes of atrial ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wilson DB

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of wheelchair assessment and configuration on pressure injury incidence, mobility, and functioning in a wheelchair. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial with participants individually randomized into intervention and control groups. SETTING:Nursing home. PARTICIPANTS:Nursing ho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brienza DM,Karg PE,Bertolet M,Schmeler M,Poojary-Mazzotta P,Vlachos H,Wilkinson D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a twice-weekly maintenance schedule of evening bright light exposure is effective in alleviating sleep maintenance insomnia on a long-term basis, after the establishment of a more favorable phase relationship between the core body temperature (CBT) rhythm and sleep. DESIGN:Subjects unde...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Suhner AG,Murphy PJ,Campbell SS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and test the Function-Focused Care in Assisted Living (FFC-AL) intervention so as to alter the decline that older adults in AL experience. DESIGN:Cluster-randomized controlled trial using repeated measures to test the effect of FFC-AL. SETTING:Four AL facilities with at least 100 beds. PARTICIP...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Resnick B,Galik E,Gruber-Baldini A,Zimmerman S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteochondritis dessicans of the hip is rare in comparison with occurrence of the disease in other joints. Only about 50 cases have been reported. The literature is reviewed, and a new case is presented. The patients was a 94-year-old Spanish American War Veteran who was unusally active and in good health until the on...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cohen SL

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between selected chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and fall injury events at home among community-dwelling older persons. DESIGN:Population-based case-control study. SETTING:The general community. PARTICIPANTS:Persons aged 65 and older living at home, excluding those using a whe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herndon JG,Helmick CG,Sattin RW,Stevens JA,DeVito C,Wingo PA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKROUND:Baseline depressive symptoms have been consistently associated with the onset of cardiovascular disease (CVD). OBJECTIVES:Since depressive symptoms vary over time in elderly persons, and to help clarify whether or not depression is an etiological factor for CVD, we quantified the association between the cour...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Péquignot R,Dufouil C,Prugger C,Pérès K,Artero S,Tzourio C,Empana JP

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess colonization and infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococci (R-ENT) and gentamicin and/or ceftriaxone-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (R-GNB) and the factors that are associated with colonization and infection with these organisms. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Terpenning MS,Bradley SF,Wan JY,Chenoweth CE,Jorgensen KA,Kauffman CA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the practical problems that older people experience with the daily use of their medicines and their management strategies to address these problems and to determine the potential clinical relevance thereof. DESIGN:Qualitative study with semistructured face-to-face interviews. SETTING:A communit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Notenboom K,Beers E,van Riet-Nales DA,Egberts TC,Leufkens HG,Jansen PA,Bouvy ML

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between insulin resistance (IR) and executive dysfunction in a large, population-based study of older persons without diabetes mellitus (DM) or dementia. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Outpatient clinic in Greve in Chianti and Bagno a Ripoli, Italy. PARTICIPANTS:A total ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Abbatecola AM,Paolisso G,Lamponi M,Bandinelli S,Lauretani F,Launer L,Ferrucci L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the association between driving cessation and depressive symptoms among older drivers. Previous efforts in this area have focused on the factors associated with cessation, not the consequences of having stopped. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:Urban community. PARTI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Marottoli RA,Mendes de Leon CF,Glass TA,Williams CS,Cooney LM Jr,Berkman LF,Tinetti ME

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has identified several barriers faced by clinicians in detecting and reporting elder abuse, such as lack of knowledge about the process to report suspected cases of abuse and lack of access to experts to consult with. A novel intervention was designed and tested that embedded two Adult Prot...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ejaz FK,Rose M,Reynolds C,Bingle C,Billa D,Kirsch R

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Dissemination of cutting-edge geriatrics-focused research is essential for academic geriatrics researchers, clinicians, and older adults and their caregivers. Social media channels, such as Twitter, provide a means of quickly reaching a wide array of users, globally. Besides standard tweets with links to research arti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lindquist LA,Ramirez-Zohfeld V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine, using data from the Newcastle 85+ Study, whether there is an association between modern diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cognitive function in very old adults (≥85) and whether inflammation, physical activity, or diabetes mellitus status affects this association. DESIGN:Lo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Harrison SL,Stephan BC,Siervo M,Granic A,Davies K,Wesnes KA,Kirkwood TB,Robinson L,Jagger C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of and characteristics associated with major and minor depression in older medical inpatients and to compare associated characteristics by sex and history of depression. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of two patient samples, with and without a screening diagnosis of major or minor d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McCusker J,Cole M,Dufouil C,Dendukuri N,Latimer E,Windholz S,Elie M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls incidence in Chinese older people has been reported to be approximately half that of Caucasian populations. It is possible that the falls risk factor profile may differ significantly between Caucasian and Chinese populations, and a better understanding of this reported difference in incidence and associated risk...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kwan MM,Close JC,Wong AK,Lord SR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify differences in cognitive function between elderly adults with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) and healthy controls. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Sleep laboratory at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Sixty-three elderly adults (26 female; mean age 68.2 ± 4.8) without cognit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ju G,Yoon IY,Lee SD,Kim TH,Choe JY,Kim KW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00