Microfloral characterization of the tongue coating and associated risk for pneumonia-related health problems in institutionalized older adults.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare attitudes toward the use of long-term care between older Japanese Americans (n = 1,244) and older Caucasian Americans (n = 1,354). When presented with a hypothetical situation in which they have dementia, 39% of older Japanese Americans and 42% of older Caucasians intended to b...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McCormick WC,Ohata CY,Uomoto J,Young HM,Graves AB,Kukull W,Teri L,Vitaliano P,Mortimer JA,McCurry SM,Bowen JD,Larson EB

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and a wide range of health conditions, physical performance measures, disability, and mortality in a large epidemiological study to identify an optimum range for 25(OH)D concentrations. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study, with additional p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hirani V,Cumming RG,Naganathan V,Blyth F,Le Couteur DG,Handelsman DJ,Waite LM,Seibel MJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To better understand how centenarians use the healthcare system as an important step toward improving their service delivery. DESIGN:Population-based retrospective cohort study using linked health administrative data. SETTING:Ontario--Canada's largest province. PARTICIPANTS:All individuals living in Ontar...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rochon PA,Gruneir A,Wu W,Gill SS,Bronskill SE,Seitz DP,Bell CM,Fischer HD,Stephenson AL,Wang X,Gershon AS,Anderson GM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the proportion of untreated women who reported receiving treatment after incident fracture and to identify factors that predict treatment across an international spectrum of individuals. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. Self-administered questionnaires were mailed at baseline and 1 year....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Greenspan SL,Wyman A,Hooven FH,Adami S,Gehlbach S,Anderson FA Jr,Boone S,Lacroix AZ,Lindsay R,Netelenbos JC,Pfeilschifter J,Silverman S,Siris ES,Watts NB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, etiologic bacterial agents to late prosthetic joint infections (LPJI), are more prevalent in the oral flora of older individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in an age and gender-matched nonarthritic control population (NA). DESIGN:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jacobson JJ,Patel B,Asher G,Woolliscroft JO,Schaberg D

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured by the 133Xe inhalation method in patients with multi-infarct dementia (MID, N = 26), Alzheimer's dementia (AD, N = 19), and among age-matched, neurologically normal, healthy volunteers (N = 26). Cognitive performance was assessed in all subjects using the Cognitive Capacity Scre...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Judd BW,Meyer JS,Rogers RL,Gandhi S,Tanahashi N,Mortel KF,Tawaklna T

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare nosologist coding of underlying cause of death according to the death certificate with adjudicated cause of death for subjects aged 65 and older in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). DESIGN:Observational. SETTING:Four communities: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Wake Forest University); Sacr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ives DG,Samuel P,Psaty BM,Kuller LH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Gerovital H3 (a specially stabilized form of procaine hydrochloride) on geriatric psychiatric patients were assessed in a double-blind study at Bronx State Hospital. The mean age of the subjects was 73 years and the average rating for the severity of organic symptoms was "moderate." During the first six...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zwerling I,Plutchik R,Hotz M,Kling R,Rubin L,Grossman J,Siegel B

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand the natural history of frailty after an aggressive surgical intervention, kidney transplantation (KT). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study (December 2008-March 2014). SETTING:Baltimore, Maryland. PARTICIPANTS:Kidney transplantation recipients (N = 349). MEASUREMENTS:The Fried frailty score was ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McAdams-DeMarco MA,Isaacs K,Darko L,Salter ML,Gupta N,King EA,Walston J,Segev DL

更新日期：2015-10-01 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:To determine whether serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) predict accelerated decline in muscular strength or onset of new disability in mobility and upper extremity functioning over a 3-year follow-up. DESIGN:A community-based prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:S...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Verreault R,Semba RD,Volpato S,Ferrucci L,Fried LP,Guralnik JM

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：:Historically, the medical subspecialties have not focused on the needs of older adults. This has changed with the implementation of initiatives to integrate geriatrics and aging research into the medical and surgical subspecialties and with the establishment of a home for internal medicine specialists within the annua...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hurria A,High KP,Mody L,McFarland Horne F,Escobedo M,Halter J,Hazzard W,Schmader K,Klepin H,Lee S,Makris UE,Rich MW,Rogers S,Wiggins J,Watman R,Choi J,Lundebjerg N,Zieman S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases are reported of left atrial myxoma in elderly patients, diagnosed by combined M-mode and bidimensional echocardiography. One patient was an 80-year-old man presenting with typical signs of mitral obstruction by an atrial tumor. His symptoms were erroneously attributed to chronic bronchitis until an echocardi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Guillet P,Baconnet C,Labrousse A,Aigueperse I,Andre A,Grosgogeat Y,Laurenceau JL,Temkine J,Vanetti A

更新日期：1981-10-01 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 compare clinical and economic outcomes of early insulin initiation with those of delayed initiation in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Humana Medicare Advantage health insurance plan. PARTICIPANTS:Older (≥65) Medicare beneficiaries with T2DM...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bhattacharya R,Zhou S,Wei W,Ajmera M,Sambamoorthi U

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the characteristics of the usual medical care providers of older antidepressant users changed between 1986 and 1997 with the introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. DESIGN:Longitudinal study. SETTING:Five-county Piedmont area of North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:Stratified...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fillenbaum GG,Hybels CF,Pieper CF,Konrad TR,Burchett BM,Blazer DG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), IGF-1 binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1), and IGF-1 binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2) and fasting insulin, fasting glucose, adiposity, and mortality in older adults. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study with mean follow-up of 6.2 years. SETTIN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hu D,Pawlikowska L,Kanaya A,Hsueh WC,Colbert L,Newman AB,Satterfield S,Rosen C,Cummings SR,Harris TB,Ziv E,Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls are a serious, persistent problem in hospitals. Ensuring that all hospital staff have adequate knowledge of how to prevent falls is the first step in prevention. We identified validated fall prevention knowledge tests (FPKTs) and planned to conduct a systematic literature review. When the review identified a lac...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dykes PC,Bogaisky M,Carter EJ,Duckworth M,Hurley AC,Jackson EM,Khasnabish S,Lindros ME,Lipsitz SR,Scanlan M,Yu SP,Bates DW,Adelman JS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess vaccination status of adults in primary and specialty care practices in a retrospective review of medical records from 1997 to 2000 at one university medical center. Eligible patients were aged 50 and older and had two or more visits to primary and specialty care practices (N=14...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Daniels NA,Nguyen TT,Gildengorin G,Pérez-Stable EJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there has been increasing attention to the ethical and legal issues involved in the patient's right to have treatment or hospitalization withheld, there have been few empirical evaluations of programs designed to accomplish that end. Over a 7-year period, a medical group cared for 110 patients in a skilled nu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mott PD,Barker WH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify variables associated with diagnosing dementia in poor older adults by comparing older people with dementia who were diagnosed by their primary care physicians (PCPs) with those not diagnosed by their PCP. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Community-based, in-home cognitive assessment program....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wilkins CH,Wilkins KL,Meisel M,Depke M,Williams J,Edwards DF

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the use of a vacuum tumescence device in the treatment of impotence in couples wishing to restore coital function, whose male partners had unsatisfactory results from penile implants or in whom the man was impotent following treatment for prostate or colon carcinoma. SUBJECTS:Convenience sample of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Korenman SG,Viosca SP

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:As many as 50% of people satisfying diagnostic criteria for dementia are undiagnosed. A team-based training program for dementia screening and management was developed targeting four professions (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work) whose scope of practice involves dementia care. An interprofessional group of 10 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tan ZS,Damron-Rodriguez J,Cadogan M,Gans D,Price RM,Merkin SS,Jennings L,Schickedanz H,Shimomura S,Osterweil D,Chodosh J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stage of a cancer at diagnosis is multiply determined, theoretically depending on such disparate factors as tumor biology, patient education, and physician behaviors. Data from all Hispanic and non-Hispanic white residents of New Mexico diagnosed with a malignancy from 1969 through 1982 were analyzed to determine ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Goodwin JS,Samet JM,Key CR,Humble C,Kutvirt D,Hunt C

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:Patients with diabetes mellitus and an underlying mixed axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathy are particularly prone to compression neuropathies with consequent axonal degeneration and a poor prognosis for recovery. This hazard should be taken into account whenever a prolonged surgical procedure is contemplated. An ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Massey EW,Pleet AB

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chief residents (CRs) play a crucial role in training residents and students but may have limited geriatrics training or formal preparation for their CR role. A 2-day off-site chief resident immersion training (CRIT) addressed these challenges. Objectives were to foster collaboration between disciplines in the managem...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levine SA,Chao SH,Brett B,Jackson AH,Burrows AB,Goldman LN,Caruso LB

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between neighborhood walkability and depression in older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis using data from Adult Changes in Thought (ACT), a prospective, longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:King County, Washington. PARTICIPANTS:Seven hundred forty randomly selected men and...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Berke EM,Gottlieb LM,Moudon AV,Larson EB

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00