A population-based study of sensorimotor factors affecting gait in older people.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to ascertain the value of employing a specialist clinician's contribution to the assessment of older people prior to care home entry. DESIGN:randomised controlled trial. METHOD:256 older people at risk of care home entry were randomly allocated to either a control group, who received the usual care manageme...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Challis D,Clarkson P,Williamson J,Hughes J,Venables D,Burns A,Weinberg A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this prospective study was to investigate whether an immunological double faecal occult blood test (Fecatwin-S/FECA-EIA) can be used in screening patients with symptoms suggestive of colonic or rectal origin in primary health care. Altogether 523 patients were referred to the study by general practitioners....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kemppainen M,Häkkinen I,Räihä I,Pomoell R,Sourander L

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This invited article is drawn from the content of the Marjory Warren Lecture given by John Gladman at the British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting in 2018, entitled 'The Meaning of Life Expectancy'. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gladman JRF

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:the data concerning the predictive role of oxidised LDL (ox-LDL) in all-cause mortality are scarce. We investigated whether circulating ox-LDL would stand out as a risk factor of total mortality in the elderly. Study subjects, design and methods: a total of 1,260 elderly inhabitants (533 men, 7...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Linna M,Ahotupa M,Löppönen MK,Irjala K,Vasankari T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:exercise therapy is highly recommended for falls prevention in older adults; however, poor exercise adherence may limit treatment effectiveness. OBJECTIVE:to assess the effectiveness of interventions to improve exercise adherence for community-dwelling adults (aged over 65 years), at risk of falling. METHO...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hughes KJ,Salmon N,Galvin R,Casey B,Clifford AM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence steadily increases with age. However, the effectiveness of inhaled therapy in the elderly COPD population has rarely been formally evaluated. We studied a group of elderly patients with COPD with a range of severity, selected from one General Practice re...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jarvis S,Ind PW,Shiner RJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to establish age- and education-adjusted mean psychometric test scores of cognitively normal elderly Chinese people in Singapore. METHOD:155 community-living, cognitively intact elderly Chinese subjects, stratified according to age and education, were selected from the membership lists of senior citizens' clubs an...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Sahadevan S,Tan NJ,Tan T,Tan S

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myasthenia gravis is probably commoner than previously suspected, the annual incidence being nearer 9-10/million than earlier figures of 2-4/million. The current study found an annual incidence in Croyden of 9.1 per million (95% confidence limits 5.7-13.8 per million). Of the 22 patients (59%) seen in Croyden with new...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Schon F,Drayson M,Thompson RA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the terminal decline hypothesis suggests an acceleration in the rate of loss of cognitive function before death. Evidence about the association of educational attainment and the onset of terminal decline is scarce. OBJECTIVE:to investigate the association of education with the onset of terminal decline in g...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Terrera GM,Minett T,Brayne C,Matthews FE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle cramps are painful and common in elderly patients but have largely escaped medical investigation. Quinine sulphate is usually the sole drug prescribed, even though firm evidence for its efficacy is not available. The results of the present double-blind cross-over study show that quinine was significantly superi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jones K,Castleden CM

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal pessaries are widely considered to be a safe alternative to surgery in older women. We report a case of near fatal septicaemia in a 75-year-old woman associated with a shelf pessary, the presence of which was identified during an exploratory laparotomy. This case highlights the importance of the gynaecological...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wheeler LD,Lazarus R,Torkington J,O'Mahony MS,Woodhouse KW

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The European Stroke Database (ESDB) Project aims to develop a 'common clinical language' for stroke care by agreeing on terminology, definitions and clinical assessments. Each area of stroke assessment has a 'minimum dataset', which can be collected routinely and more detailed information can be added for pa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ellul J,Watkins C,Barer D

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Socio-economic differences in mobility disability prevalence in old age have been reported from the US and Europe. Brazil is characterised by gross socio-economic inequalities, but there have been no previous national data on disability prevalence. AIM:This study aimed to estimate disability rates and exp...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Melzer D,Parahyba MI

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:despite an increasing proportion of older people working beyond State Pension Age (SPA), little is known about neither the motivations for this decision nor whether, and to what extent, working beyond SPA affects quality of life (QoL). Methods:QoL was measured using the CASP-19 scale. Respondents in paid wo...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Di Gessa G,Corna L,Price D,Glaser K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to measure sex differences in the risk of receiving potentially inappropriate prescription drugs and to examine what are the factors that contribute to these differences. DESIGN:a retrospective cohort study. SETTING:community setting of British Columbia, Canada. PARTICIPANTS:residents of British Columbia ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Morgan SG,Weymann D,Pratt B,Smolina K,Gladstone EJ,Raymond C,Mintzes B

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:epidemiological studies of Alzheimer's disease and aluminium intake have focused on aluminium in drinking water. There have been no studies investigating the relation between the disease and the consumption of foods containing large amounts of aluminium additives. OBJECTIVES:to conduct a pilot study to dete...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rogers MA,Simon DG

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the second in an occasional series of paired commentaries in Age and Ageing, the Journal of the British Geriatrics Society and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS). The aim is to address issues of current significance and to foster dialogue and increased understanding between academics and cli...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pollock K,Seymour J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using Newcastle 85+ Study data, we investigated transitions between frailty states from age 85 to 90 years and whether multi-morbidities and socioeconomic status (SES) modify transitions. METHODS:The Newcastle 85+ Study is a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of all people born in 1921 in Newcastle and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Mendonça N,Kingston A,Yadegarfar M,Hanson H,Duncan R,Jagger C,Robinson L

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:An outline is given of simple urodynamic investigations applicable to elderly subjects. The type of patient presenting primarily to geriatric departments with urinary incontinence, whose management is aided by such studies, is described under various clinical groupings. The requirement for urodynamic studies and the b...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Eastwood HD

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have shown the indigenous elderly population and Asian immigrants to be groups at particular risk of vitamin D deficiency and osteomalacia, but there are no data on the risks in elderly Asians. In this community-based study a group of elderly Asians was compared with control groups of elderly and young wh...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Solanki T,Hyatt RH,Kemm JR,Hughes EA,Cowan RA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:we aimed to investigate the association of smoking cessation with risk of all-cause mortality amongst oldest old people (aged ≥ 80 years). DESIGN:this was a prospective cohort study. SETTING:the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, implemented in 23 provinces of China. PARTICIPANTS:a total of 28,...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wei Y,Lv Y,Zhou J,Gao X,Duan J,Zhao C,Yin Z,Kang Q,Wu B,Chen C,Mao C,Li J,Shi X

更新日期：2021-01-23 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：:A random sample of 241 patients from General Practice registers in London were interviewed to assess alcohol consumption, cognitive impairment, depression and other factors. Fifty-one per cent of men and 22% of women reported use of alcohol in the previous 3 months. No significant association was found between reporte...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Iliffe S,Haines A,Booroff A,Goldenberg E,Morgan P,Gallivan S

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospital-at-Home schemes have been claimed to hasten the discharge of elderly orthopaedic patients, and are becoming increasingly popular with health service managers. In an attempt to measure the benefits of such a scheme when applied to elderly medical patients, we prospectively randomized 60 consecutive referrals o...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Donald IP,Baldwin RN,Bannerjee M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Care management and assessment of need are the cornerstones of the community care reforms in the UK. Although much of the research base has been on highly vulnerable older people, in practice, care management has been implemented for a wider group. OBJECTIVE:To examine how intensive care-management at home ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Challis D,Darton R,Hughes J,Stewart K,Weiner K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results reported here are from a 2-year follow-up study of 58 elderly patients in a continuing-care unit. Most of these patients were in a hyperosmolar state at the time of entry (mean plasma osmolality 304 +/- 8 mOsmol/kg). The survival of those patients with the highest osmolality (greater than 308 mOsmol/kg) wa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： O'Neill PA,Faragher EB,Davies I,Wears R,McLean KA,Fairweather DS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digoxin elimination phase kinetics have been studied in 24 hospital in-patients (mean age 79 years), six of whom showed no evidence of digoxin toxicity. The others, with suspected toxicity, have been grouped according to the nature of the drug effects observed. Renal function, digoxin elimination half-life, apparent v...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Reid J,Kennedy RD,Caird FI

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes management has not been evaluated in French nursing homes (NHs) for 10 years. OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to compare the management of diabetes with guidelines in older patients living in NHs. DESIGN:Observational, retrospective and multicentre study carried out in 13 NH in the Cote d'Or re...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Quilot E,Petit JM,Vergès B,Bouillet B

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The world is ageing rapidly. Between 2000 and 2050, the number of people aged ≥65 will double as a proportion of the global population, from 7% to 16%, respectively. By 2050, for the first time in human history, there will be more older people than children (aged 0–14 years) in the population. More distinctive is the ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： van der Cammen TJ,Albayrak A,Voûte E,Molenbroek JF

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadic Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder. It is uniformly fatal. Clinical signs include myoclonus, visual disturbances, cerebellar ataxia, akinetic mutism and pyramidal/extrapyramidal signs in addition to a rapidly progressive dementia. Premortem diagnosis is challenging due to the ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Podger H,Ipe A

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00