Depression and hypertension among Chinese nonagenarians and centenarians.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oldest old are prone to develop delirium. Studies into risk factors for delirium have been carried out predominantly in younger age groups. The aim of this population-based follow-up study was to investigate the risk factors for delirium requiring medical attention and subsequent prognosis in the non-dem...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Rahkonen T,Eloniemi-Sulkava U,Halonen P,Verkkoniemi A,Niinistö L,Notkola IL,Sulkava R

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Divalproex is now commonly used to treat bipolar disorder in older patients. However, it has yet to be systematically studied in this population. This report describes six older bipolar patients treated with divalproex. Of the six, five showed some improvement with divalproex alone or in combination with other agents....

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Mordecai DJ,Sheikh JI,Glick ID

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were (a) to determine the frequency of APOE genotypes in dementia, (b) to relate e4 allele frequency to clinical symptomatology of dementia and (c) to relate e4 and assess risk factors for different types of dementia. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study setting older patients with dement...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Burlinson S,Burns A,Mann D,Pickering-Brown S,Owen F

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Using a cross-sectional community survey, the authors aimed to estimate the prevalence of dementia among a sample of older Jamaicans and to identify associated demographic factors. METHODS:From February to July 2010, persons of age ≥60 years were randomly selected from two communities in Kingston, Jamaica a...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Neita SM,Abel WD,Eldemire-Shearer D,James K,Gibson RC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors which may contribute to prolonged length of stay in an elderly psychiatric inpatient setting. DESIGN:Retrospective case note study. METHODS:A list of all patients over the age of 65 discharged from a private psychiatric hospital over a three-year period excluding those with a length of ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Greene E,Cunningham CJ,Eustace A,Kidd N,Clare AW,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Staff ratings of quality of life (QOL) in dementia are often lower and more strongly related to the cognitive functioning of the person with dementia than self-ratings. However, cognition-related items in QOL measures and limited cognitive screening measures hamper a clear understanding of the relationship, 2...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Dewitte L,Vandenbulcke M,Dezutter J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropathological studies suggest that the association between neurodegenerative brain damage and clinical symptoms may be stronger in women than in men; therefore women are more likely to express neurodegeneration as clinical dementia. Furthermore, a recent 18F-FDG PET study explored gender differences in t...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Perneczky R,Diehl-Schmid J,Förstl H,Drzezga A,Kurz A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between regular physical activity and the risk of incident dementia in older Japanese adults. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study performed in Okayama City, Japan. Overall, 51 477 older Japanese adults were followed from 2008 to 2014. A health checkup questionnaire was u...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Liu Y,Mitsuhashi T,Yamakawa M,Sasai M,Tsuda T,Doi H,Hamada J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wolf-Klein and colleagues' clock drawing test (CDT) performance was compared with Pfeiffer's Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (Pfeiffer) scores in 145 outpatient geropsychiatry patients. Although normal CDT results were almost always associated with normal Pfeiffer scores, 21% of Pfeiffer normal individuals ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Gruber NP,Varner RV,Chen YW,Lesser JM

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether attentional impairments are reliable neuropsychological markers of sub syndrome delirium. METHOD:A prospective cohort study with repeated assessment beginning pre-operatively and continuing through the first post-operative week. Computerized assessments of attention and the Mini-Mental S...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lowery DP,Wesnes K,Brewster N,Ballard C

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between the degree of integration in community mental health teams (CMHTs) and: (i) the costs of service provision; (ii) rates of mental health inpatient and care home admission. METHODS:An observational study of service use and admissions to institutional care was undertaken for...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wilberforce M,Tucker S,Brand C,Abendstern M,Jasper R,Challis D

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review presents evidence of the undertreatment of pain for people with cognitive impairment and explores reasons for this, emphasizing inadequate detection due to lack of suitable pain assessment protocols. Implications for practice and suggestions for further research are made. ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Cook AK,Niven CA,Downs MG

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An economic evaluation of dementia-related interventions from a societal perspective should take account of informal caregiving. We assessed informal caregiving time and report our findings on the validity and stability of our results. METHODS:Within the German IDA study ('Dementia Care Initiative in Primary...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Neubauer S,Holle R,Menn P,Grässel E

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study sought to identify the variables associated with increased length of stay on old age psychiatry inpatient wards. It also explored the factors related to delayed discharge and the likelihood of patients admitted from home returning there. METHODS:Data were collected on the sociodemographic, clinica...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Tucker S,Hargreaves C,Wilberforce M,Brand C,Challis D

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Costs of dementia care constitute a great part of the total costs of care for elderly. Because the prevalence of dementia is linked to increasing age, and the number of the oldest old is rising, the costs of dementia care will increase considerably in the forthcoming decades. In this review, research describing costs ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Wimo A,Ljunggren G,Winblad B

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computer-administered assessment of cognitive function is being increasingly incorporated in clinical trials; however, its performance in these settings has not been systematically evaluated. DESIGN:The Seniors Health and Activity Research Program pilot trial (N = 73) developed a computer-based tool for ass...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Espeland MA,Katula JA,Rushing J,Kramer AF,Jennings JM,Sink KM,Nadkarni NK,Reid KF,Castro CM,Church T,Kerwin DR,Williamson JD,Marottoli RA,Rushing S,Marsiske M,Rapp SR,LIFE Study Group.

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to: (i) replicate previous findings that women experience more strain and distress than men when caring for dementing spouses; (ii) explore what factors underlie this sex difference. DESIGN:Two closely matched subsamples of spouse carers, husbands and wives respectively, were selected and th...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Collins C,Jones R

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numbers of older people are increasing rapidly in many developing nations and there is a pressing need for epidemiological studies of psychiatric morbidity, particularly dementia. Valid methods for case identification are an important first step. The Geriatric Mental State (GMS) is a widely used diagnostic i...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kim JM,Stewart R,Prince M,Shin IS,Yoon JS

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the utility of a brief, metacognition questionnaire by examining its association with objective cognitive testing and informant ratings. We hypothesized that the association between self-ratings of change and both outcomes would be greater among individuals without dementia than among those with de...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Buckley T,Norton MC,Deberard MS,Welsh-Bohmer KA,Tschanz JT

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study explored age-related differences in the frequency of diagnosis of personality disorder (PD) among 790 veterans admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit across three age groups: 20-39, 40-59, and 60+. Older adults obtained a lower frequency (55.4%) of PD diagnosis than middle-aged adults (69....

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Kenan MM,Kendjelic EM,Molinari VA,Williams W,Norris M,Kunik ME

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present cross-sectional study analyzed the prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms among patients with Alzheimer's disease (DAT), vascular dementia (VAD), and among the cognitively normal elderly. Putative risk factors contributing to depression were likewise evaluated. METHODS:Seventy-six DAT pa...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Li Y,Meyer JS,Thornby J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unknown to what extent depression and cognitive dysfunction are related in subjects with dementia. A limitation of earlier studies is that only general measures of depression have been studied. METHODS:In a sample of 60 subjects with dementia according to DSM-III-R criteria depressive symptoms were di...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Janzing JG,Naarding P,Eling PA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between early parental death and the risk of dementia in adult life and to examine the risk factors associated with early parental death in people with and without dementia. METHODS/DESIGN:A population-based case-control study of a sample of 65 997 participants from the Survey of H...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Conde-Sala JL,Garre-Olmo J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between verbal learning and memory performance and hippocampal volume in subjects with co-morbid type 2 diabetes and major depression compared with healthy control subjects and subjects with type 2 diabetes alone. METHODS:Twenty four subjects with typ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Ajilore O,Lamar M,Medina J,Watari K,Elderkin-Thompson V,Kumar A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the contribution of applying the theoretical framework of implementation science for adherence to non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium. METHODS:A quasi-experimental prospective design was conducted from March 2017 to October 2018 in a teaching hospital. Participants included 149 ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Garrido MA,Alvarez EA,Ponce DP,Salech F,Tobar DI,Tobar EA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fear of falling (FoF) is common and associated with poorer functional outcomes after hip fracture. We sought to differentiate patterns of FoF at 4 and 12 weeks after surgical repair for hip fracture and examine predictors of FoF. METHODS/DESIGN:Secondary analysis of existing data from a 52-week prospective ...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Bower ES,Wetherell JL,Petkus AJ,Lenze EJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study is to assess combined antidepressant and memantine treatment in older patients presenting with depression and cognitive impairment. METHODS:Thirty-five depressed patients with cognitive impairment participated in this open-label pilot study. We evaluated whether, over a 48-week per...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Pelton GH,Harper OL,Roose SP,Marder K,D'Antonio K,Devanand DP

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Delirium is associated with poor outcomes. Previous research in delirium and mortality gave rather inconclusive results. This study aims to find out the rates of mortality at 1 year and the factors associated with it in a cohort of hospitalized older patients. METHOD:Prospective, observational, longitudinal...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Muresan ML,Adamis D,Murray O,O'Mahony E,McCarthy G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the influence of premorbid personality on adaptation to placement in a long-term care facility. SUBJECTS:Twenty-eight persons with probable Alzheimer disease (AD) residing in an academically affiliated nursing home for 6-9 months. METHODS:Premorbid personality was described retrospectively by two info...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Brandt J,Campodonico JR,Rich JB,Baker L,Steele C,Ruff T,Baker A,Lyketsos C

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Little is known about the use of antidementia medications in Australia. Other countries have reported sociodemographic disparities in use. Our objective was to estimate prevalence, duration, and time to initiation of antidementia medication (cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine) among Australians with deme...

journal_title：International journal of geriatric psychiatry

authors： Lind KE,Gray LC,Raban MZ,Georgiou A,Westbrook JI

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00