Functioning of older, long-term cancer survivors: the role of cancer and comorbidities.

abstract：:Because of adverse publicity regarding increased risk of endometrial cancer in women receiving estrogen therapy, a 2-year prospective study was conducted in 1976 to determine the incidence of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women. A retrospective study for the year 1975 was also added. A postmenopausal survey c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gambrell RD Jr,Massey FM,Castaneda TA,Ugenas AJ,Ricci CA

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demographic information suggests that the problems of alcohol abuse among the elderly will increase at least in proportion to the population growth of that sector. While fewer older people drink and average consumption declines, four factors that promote alcohol abuse are noted. These are: 1) retirement, with its atte...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brody JA

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the neuropsychological and clinical profile of help-seekers in an early-detection community dementia program and to explore any relationship between profiles and time to seek help. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Early-detection community dementia program. PARTICIPANTS:Help-seekers (N = 1,005) ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tang JY,Wong GH,Ng CK,Kwok DT,Lee MN,Dai DL,Lum TY

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of poor performance in the evaluation and management of common geriatric conditions suggests the need for changing physician behavior in these areas. Traditional lecture-style continuing medical education (CME) has not been shown to be effective. Expert faculty initially trained 60 nonexpert peer educators to...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levine SA,Brett B,Robinson BE,Stratos GA,Lascher SM,Granville L,Goodwin C,Dunn K,Barry PP

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the utility of geriatric targeting criteria in predicting survival and health care utilization in a cohort of hospitalized older veterans. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study assessing geriatric targeting criteria, e.g., polypharmacy, falls, or confusion, with respect to adverse outcomes at 12 months...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Satish S,Winograd CH,Chavez C,Bloch DA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Incontinence-specific and generic measures of well-being were regressed on potential predictors to identify incontinent respondents at risk for psychosocial distress and to understand the relationship between urinary incontinence (UI) and other determinants of social and emotional status. DESIGN:Survey data ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fultz NH,Herzog AR

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians caring for individuals with life-altering, incurable illnesses often have a desire to convey a sense of hope while also helping their patients prepare for the end of life to minimize unnecessary suffering and grief. Unfortunately, in the United States, most people receive more-aggressive treatments toward t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mattes MD,Sloane MA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the skeletal health, calcium, and vitamin D homeostasis of patients upon their entry to a long-term-care facility. Factors that could contribute to the risk of future osteoporotic fractures were also evaluated. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. PATIENTS:Two hundred eighty-seven consecutive admission...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Komar L,Nieves J,Cosman F,Rubin A,Shen V,Lindsay R

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study describes the prevalence of medical nursing home practice. Further, it examines the extent to which physician characteristics and local county health care resources predict nursing home involvement. This information is relevant to evaluating and devising strategies that address the future provision ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Katz PR,Karuza J,Kolassa J,Hutson A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare perioperative problems and outcomes of reconstructive surgery with microvascular flaps of a group of older (≥ 70) and younger adults (20-69). DESIGN:Prospective clinical cohort study. SETTING:Maxillofacial surgical unit of a university teaching hospital in Munich, Germany. PARTICIPANTS:Two hund...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kesting MR,Hölzle F,Wolff KD,Wagenpfeil S,Hasler RJ,Wales CJ,Steinstraesser L,Rohleder NH

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate the Time and Change (T&C) test, a simple, standardized method for detecting dementia in a diverse older outpatient population with varying levels of education. DESIGN:A prospective cohort validation study. SETTING:Two outpatient clinics at an urban teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Froehlich TE,Robison JT,Inouye SK

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review studies investigating cochlear implant (CI) outcomes in older adults, and to develop a conceptual framework demonstrating important interactions between characteristics of hearing disability, aging, and the CI intervention. DESIGN:Review of English literature with titles containing the words "coch...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clark JH,Yeagle J,Arbaje AI,Lin FR,Niparko JK,Francis HW

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore how different frameworks and categories of chronic conditions impact multimorbidity (defined as two or more chronic conditions) prevalence estimates and associations with patient-important functional outcomes. DESIGN:Baseline data from a population-based cohort study. SETTING:National sample of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Griffith LE,Gilsing A,Mangin D,Patterson C,van den Heuvel E,Sohel N,St John P,van den Akker M,Raina P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Delirium manifests clinically in varying ways across settings. More than 40 instruments currently exist for characterizing the different manifestations of delirium. We evaluated all delirium identification instruments according to their psychometric properties and frequency of citation in publishe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Helfand BKI,D'Aquila ML,Tabloski P,Erickson K,Yue J,Fong TG,Hshieh TT,Metzger ED,Schmitt EM,Boudreaux ED,Inouye SK,Jones RN

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in centenarians. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, population-based. SETTING:Forty-four counties in northern Georgia. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred forty-four centenarians (aged 98-108, 15.8% male, 20.5% African American, 38.0% community dwelling) from the Georgia Cen...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Davey A,Lele U,Elias MF,Dore GA,Siegler IC,Johnson MA,Hausman DB,Tenover JL,Poon LW,Georgia Centenarian Study.

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe factors associated with provider-ordered influenza testing in hospitalized older adults. DESIGN:Information on participant demographics, symptoms, and provider-ordered influenza testing were collected by questionnaire and chart review. We conducted prospective laboratory-based surveillance using...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hartman L,Zhu Y,Edwards KM,Griffin MR,Talbot HK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Impact assessment of drug benefits policies is a growing field of research that is increasingly relevant to health care planning for older people. Some cost-containment policies are thought to increase noncompliance. This paper examines mechanisms that can produce spurious reductions in drug utilization meas...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schneeweiss S,Maclure M,Soumerai SB

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate mortality risk and survival time in new-incident cases of cognitive impairment (CI) in old age. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study in six German cities. SETTING:German Study on Ageing, Cognition, and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe). PARTICIPANTS:Two thousand eighty-nine nondemented...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Luck T,Riedel-Heller SG,Roehr S,Wiese B,van der Leeden C,Heser K,Bickel H,Pentzek M,König HH,Werle J,Mamone S,Mallon T,Wolfsgruber S,Weeg D,Fuchs A,Brettschneider C,Scherer M,Maier W,Weyerer S,AgeCoDe study group.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of depression in a cohort of elderly men as assessed using a 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score and to describe the association between this score and sex steroids, androgen receptor (AR) polymorphism, and general health status. DESIGN:Observational study on the relat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： T'Sjoen GG,De Vos S,Goemaere S,Van Pottelbergh I,Dierick M,Van Heeringen C,Kaufman JM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders on physicians' decisions to provide life-prolonging treatments other than cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for patients near the end of life was explored using a cross-sectional mailed survey. Each survey presented three patient scenarios followed by 10 treatment decisi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Beach MC,Morrison RS

更新日期：2002-12-01 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 test the effects of a modified Hospital Elder Life Program (mHELP) on frailty. DESIGN:Matched and unmatched analyses of data from a before-and-after study. SETTING:Hospital, inpatient. PARTICIPANTS:Participants aged 65 and older (n = 189) undergoing major elective abdominal surgery at a medical center ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chen CC,Chen CN,Lai IR,Huang GH,Saczynski JS,Inouye SK

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary gland function is generally well-preserved in healthy older persons. Similar results are observed in the laboratory rat. Older people are, however, more likely to experience salivary disorders due to disease or its treatment. For many patients with remaining salivary gland parenchymal tissue, improved functio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Baum BJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:We studied attitudes of health professionals toward life-sustaining treatment. A patient management questionnaire sent to staff physicians and nurses in 183 Oregon nursing homes consisted of eight patient sketches which varied age, mental status, and enjoyment of life. Respondents were asked whether they would favor t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Watts DT,Cassel CK,Hickam DH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare clinical status of elderly institutionalized subjects with asymptomatic bacteriuria and normal urinary antibody to those with elevated urinary antibody to the major outer membrane of Escherichia coli. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:Long term facility for the elderly. PARTICIPANTS:Convenien...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nicolle LE,Brunka J,McIntyre M,Murray D,Harding GK

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between different types of physical activity behavior and incident mobility limitation in older men and women and to examine whether muscle parameters mediate these associations. DESIGN:Cohort study with 4.5-year follow-up. SETTING:Metropolitan areas surrounding Pittsburgh, P...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Visser M,Simonsick EM,Colbert LH,Brach J,Rubin SM,Kritchevsky SB,Newman AB,Harris TB,Health ABC Study.

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide estimates of change in depressive symptoms and determine how changes in depressive symptom influence recovery of functional status. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Eleven inpatient medical rehabilitation facilities located across the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Five hundred forty-four ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ostir GV,Berges IM,Ottenbacher A,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A widely held dictum in aging research is that heterogeneity in health increases with age, but the basis for this claim has not been fully investigated. We examined heterogeneity at different ages across health characteristics to describe variation and trends; we investigated the comparative importance of be...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nguyen QD,Moodie EM,Forget MF,Desmarais P,Keezer MR,Wolfson C

更新日期：2020-11-05 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