Differences in oncologist communication across age groups and contributions to adjuvant decision outcomes.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of a Screening Tool of Older Persons potentially inappropriate Prescriptions/Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment (STOPP/START) medication intervention on clinical and economic outcomes. DESIGN:Parallel-group randomized trial. SETTING:Chronic care geriatric facility. PAR...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Frankenthal D,Lerman Y,Kalendaryev E,Lerman Y

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:The Geriatric Pharmacy elective course at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy uses a simulated medication adherence project to increase awareness of adherence concerns facing older adults who take multiple medications. This study evaluated the effect of this project. Students enrolled in this 3-credit hour ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Divine HS,Cain J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 13 elderly patients, 12 of whom had Parkinson's disease, visual hallucinations and delirium developed as a side effect of amantadine hydrochloride (Symmetrel) therapy. The symptoms promptly disappearred when amantadine was discontinued. Thereafter, each parkinsonian patient was treated satisfactorily with levo-dopa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Postma JU,Van Tilburg W

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether low serum B12 levels are associated with an increased incidence of dementing illness. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study, 5-year follow-up. PARTICIPANTS:Volunteer cohort of 410 nondemented ambulatory subjects aged 75 to 85 years. MEASUREMENTS:Annual serum B12 determinations and neuropsyc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Crystal HA,Ortof E,Frishman WH,Gruber A,Hershman D,Aronson M

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the correlation between zopiclone use and risk of hip fracture in elderly adults. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Claim data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 65 and older who experienced their first episode of hip fracture between 1998 and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lai SW,Lin CL,Chen WC,Liao KF

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Several studies have demonstrated that a large percentage of older people are inadequately immunized against tetanus. The aim of this study was to assess the immunity against tetanus in a group of individuals aged 69 and older and to examine the immune response to a single dose of tetanus toxoid. DESIGN:A c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shohat T,Marva E,Sivan Y,Lerman I,Mates A,Cohen A

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of visual and auditory impairment in frail older persons and to evaluate the association between sensory impairment and overall functional status. DESIGN:Prospective patient evaluation and retrospective analysis of data. SETTING:The outpatient geriatric assessment clinic of a uni...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Keller BK,Morton JL,Thomas VS,Potter JF

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine in cognitively normal elderly adults whether vascular factors predict cognitive decline and whether these associations are mediated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of subclinical vascular brain injury. DESIGN:Prospective multisite longitudinal study of subcortical ischemic vascular d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zheng L,Mack WJ,Chui HC,Heflin L,Mungas D,Reed B,DeCarli C,Weiner MW,Kramer JH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between kyphosis (degree of forward curvature of the thoracic spine) and measures of spinal osteoporosis (height loss and vertebral fractures) and chronic back pain and disability in older women. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:Eleven clinical centers in the United State...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ensrud KE,Black DM,Harris F,Ettinger B,Cummings SR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls are among the most common unwanted events in older hospital inpatients, but evidence of effective prevention is still limited compared with that in the community and in long-term care facilities. This article describes a prevention program and its effects on the incidence of falls in geriatric hospital wards. It...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： von Renteln-Kruse W,Krause T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to report on the prevalence, incidence and prognosis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) in a cohort of ambulatory older men and women. DESIGN:A prospective, longitudinal study of 10 years duration with ECGs obtained at baseline and on an annua...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kahn S,Frishman WH,Weissman S,Ooi WL,Aronson M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current literature on suicide by medicinal overdose among the elderly population of the United States and Britain is discussed. The older white male is a high risk in this regard. Physical and mental illnesses contribute to the problem of suicide among the aged, and some of the drugs prescribed for treatment (e.g....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Benson RA,Brodie DC

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary carcinoma of the appendix, though rare, occurs often enough to warrant its inclusion in diagnostic possibilities when the symptoms of acute appendicitis, without leukocytosis, are present in geriatric patients. A case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix in an 88-year-old white woman is presented. The su...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Witt CB Jr,Herrmann VA

更新日期：1982-09-01 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 identify patterns and predictors of antithrombotic use and to evaluate the appropriateness of antithrombotic therapy for stroke prophylaxis in institutionalized elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Seventeen long-term care institutions in Edmonton, Alberta. SUB...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lau E,Bungard TJ,Tsuyuki RT

更新日期：2004-03-01 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 evaluate the efficacy of treatment options to reduce osteoporotic fracture risk in men. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING:Randomized clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of a treatment for osteoporosis or low bone mineral density for adult men and reported fracture outcomes. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nayak S,Greenspan SL

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of nine disabling medical conditions upon recovery from functional limitations by elders. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of prospective longitudinal cohort. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Persons aged 65 and older in Framingham Heart Study. MEASUREMENTS:Change in function in elders...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Miller RR,Zhang Y,Silliman RA,Hayes MK,Leveille SG,Murabito JM,Kiel D,O'Connor GT,Felson DT

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and antihypertensive medication adherence in older black and white adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Patients enrolled in a managed care organization. PARTICIPANTS:Two thousand were hundred eighty black and white a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Krousel-Wood MA,Muntner P,Joyce CJ,Islam T,Stanley E,Holt EW,Morisky DE,He J,Webber LS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-income older adults are particularly vulnerable during care transitions. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a transitional care model in this population. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare outcomes in the intervention group with historical controls at 30, 90, 180, and 365 days after disc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ohuabunwa U,Jordan Q,Shah S,Fost M,Flacker J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the acceptance, feasibility, and adverse effects of subcutaneous (SC) and intravenous (IV) rehydration in dehydrated geriatric patients and clinical changes exhibited by the patients. DESIGN:A prospective, randomized, open clinical trial. SETTING:Hospital geriatric wards during a period of 20 mo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Slesak G,Schnürle JW,Kinzel E,Jakob J,Dietz PK

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between usual sleep duration and mortality according to physical and mental health status in older adults. DESIGN:Prospective study conducted from 2001 to 2008. SETTING:Community-based study. PARTICIPANTS:Cohort study of 3,820 persons representative of the noninstitutionalized p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mesas AE,López-García E,León-Muñoz LM,Guallar-Castillón P,Rodríguez-Artalejo F

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The serum concentration of interleukin 6 (IL-6), a cytokine that plays a central role in inflammation, increases with age. Because inflammation is a component of many age-associated chronic diseases, which often cause disability, high circulating levels of IL-6 may contribute to functional decline in old age...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ferrucci L,Harris TB,Guralnik JM,Tracy RP,Corti MC,Cohen HJ,Penninx B,Pahor M,Wallace R,Havlik RJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test whether Stepping On, a multifaceted community-based program using a small-group learning environment, is effective in reducing falls in at-risk people living at home. DESIGN:A randomized trial with subjects followed for 14 months. SETTING:The interventions were conducted in community venues, with a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clemson L,Cumming RG,Kendig H,Swann M,Heard R,Taylor K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine, in a sample of Ashkenazi Jewish aged 95 and older, whether there is a compression of morbidity similar to what has been reported in other cohorts with exceptional longevity. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Longevity Genes Project (LGP) and New England Centenarian Study (NECS). PARTICIPANT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ismail K,Nussbaum L,Sebastiani P,Andersen S,Perls T,Barzilai N,Milman S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether adhering to a healthy lifestyle in midlife may reduce the risk of dementia. DESIGN:Case-control study nested in a prospective cohort. SETTING:The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study, Oahu, Hawaii. PARTICIPANTS:Three thousand four hundred sixty-eight Japanese-American men (mean age 52 in 1965-19...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gelber RP,Petrovitch H,Masaki KH,Abbott RD,Ross GW,Launer LJ,White LR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the efficacy of an individualized social activity intervention (ISAI) on decreasing daytime sleep, improving nighttime sleep, and lowering the day/night sleep ratio and to determine its cost. DESIGN:Pretest/posttest randomized with an experimental and control group. SETTING:Seven nursing homes. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Richards KC,Beck C,O'Sullivan PS,Shue VM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00