Health-related quality of life and antihypertensive medication adherence among older adults.

abstract：BACKGROUND:intracranial volume (ICV) is commonly used as a marker of premorbid brain size in neuroimaging studies as it is thought to remain fixed throughout adulthood. However, inner skull table thickening would encroach on ICV and could mask actual brain atrophy. OBJECTIVE:we investigated the effect that thickening ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Aribisala BS,Royle NA,Valdés Hernández MC,Murray C,Penke L,Gow A,Maniega SM,Starr JM,Bastin M,Deary I,Wardlaw J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses an assessment procedure for the formal identification of patients requiring long-stay geriatric care. It was introduced immediately prior to the reorganization of geriatric in-patient care at St Pancras Hospital which saw the abolition of mixed wards of acute, rehabilitation, and long-stay patient...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Golding R,Lugon M,Hodkinson HM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the STOPP criteria advise against the use of long-acting benzodiazepines (LBs). OBJECTIVE:to study whether LBs are associated with a higher fall risk than short-acting benzodiazepines (SBs) (elimination half-life ≤ 10 h). METHODS:we used base-line data and prospective fall follow-up from the Longitudinal A...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： de Vries OJ,Peeters G,Elders P,Sonnenberg C,Muller M,Deeg DJ,Lips P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four incontinent elderly institutionalized subjects with detrusor instability participated in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial of oxybutynin chloride. Patients were randomly assigned to oral oxybutynin 5 mg or placebo twice daily. Administration continued for 8 days; a 6-day washout period was followed b...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Zorzitto ML,Holliday PJ,Jewett MA,Herschorn S,Fernie GR

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to assess the effects of a physiotherapist-led stroke training programme for nurses working in a rehabilitation ward on clinical practice and patient outcome. METHOD:before and after group comparison with outcome assessment by observational and quantitative methods. Non-participant observation before and after the...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Forster A,Dowswell G,Young J,Sheard J,Wright P,Bagley P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:the impact of retirement on physical health is an important focus of ageing research; however, research findings vary greatly. To investigate under what conditions retirement might benefit health, we examined physical functioning 8 years pre- and post-retirement. METHODS:using longitudinal data from the New...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Szabó Á,Allen J,Stephens C,Alpass F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:risk factors for delirium in hospital inpatients are well established, but less is known about whether delirium occurring in the community or during an emergency admission to hospital care might be predicted from routine primary-care records. OBJECTIVES:identify risk factors in primary-care electronic healt...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bowman K,Jones L,Masoli J,Mujica-Mota R,Strain D,Butchart J,Valderas JM,Fortinsky RH,Melzer D,Delgado J

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:cataract is a leading cause of reversible vision impairment and may increase falls in older adults. OBJECTIVE:to assess the risk of an injury due to a fall among adults aged 60+, 2 years before first-eye cataract surgery, between first-eye surgery and second-eye surgery and 2 years after second-eye surgery....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Meuleners LB,Fraser ML,Ng J,Morlet N

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients over 65 years of age with fractures of the proximal femur, whose operation was delayed more than 24 hours after admission for medical reasons, were studied. Length of post-operative stay on the orthopaedic wards, mobility after one month and need for continuing supervision by the geriatric services, aft...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Harries DJ,Eastwood H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in 2007, the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) published 'Slips trips and falls in hospital' and 'Using bedrails safely and effectively'. OBJECTIVES:this observational study aimed to identify changes in local policies in hospitals in England and Wales following these publications. METHOD:policies in pl...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Healey F,Treml J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma concentration of beta-thromboglobulin was estimated in elderly in-patients using a radio-immuno-assay technique. There were highly significance differences between the mean values of patients with arterial or venous thrombosis, as compared with controls. The ability of the test to detect thrombosis above th...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Denham MJ,Fisher M,James G,Hassan M,Hodkinson HM

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age is thought to be strongly associated with intensive care outcomes, but this relationship may be confounded by many clinical variables. OBJECTIVES:To compare clinical characteristics of elderly patients (> or = 65 years) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with those in younger patients and to iden...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Vosylius S,Sipylaite J,Ivaskevicius J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a paucity of information about the use of antipsychotic medication in long-term care, especially among the oldest-old residents. OBJECTIVE:To analyse the factors associated with the use of antipsychotic medication among nonagenarian residents in long-term institutional care. DESIGN:A retrospective...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Alanen HM,Finne-Soveri H,Noro A,Leinonen E

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:A total of 521 patients consecutively admitted to an acute geriatric unit were kept under surveillance by one observer during their stay. All drugs given to them and the occurrence of adverse events were recorded. One hundred and seventeen adverse drug reactions occurred in 94 patients representing 18.8% of the 500 pa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Leach S,Roy SS

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the 16-item Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) has been shown to have excellent reliability and construct validity. However, for practical and clinical purposes, a shortened version of the FES-I would be useful. OBJECTIVE:to develop and validate a shortened version of FES-I while preserving good psy...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kempen GI,Yardley L,van Haastregt JC,Zijlstra GA,Beyer N,Hauer K,Todd C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the population study Seventy-year-old People in Göteborg, 449 70-year-old men were examined in 1971/72. Out of these, 331 were re-examined in 1976/77 at age 75, together with a cohort-comparison group of 474 70-year-old men. Cohort differences and a lower smoking prevalence at higher ages were observed. The loss of...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Mellström D,Rundgren A,Jagenburg R,Steen B,Svanborg A

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From December 1982 to August 1983, a total of 242 oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopies were performed for 208 elderly patients in the Geriatric Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong. These were done as part of an investigatory procedure in the Geriatric Unit, the first of its kind in Hong Kong. In the 9-month survey,...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lee YC,Tam HC

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capillary fragility has been examined in 110 elderly patients, excluding those patients who might have been expected to have abnormal fragility. Nonetheless, fragility appeared to be greater in elderly patients than in younger subjects. It was much increased in the non-paralysed arm of hemiplegic patients but not in t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bloomer J,Morley H,Denham MJ,Hodkinson HM

更新日期：1978-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:to examine whether the Danish 1905 cohort members had more active hospital treatment than the 1895 cohort members from ages 85 to 99 years and whether it results in higher in-hospital and post-operative mortality. METHODS:in the present register-based follow-up study the complete Danish birth cohorts born in...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Oksuzyan A,Jeune B,Juel K,Vaupel JW,Christensen K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the levels of satisfaction expressed by residents of nursing homes with those of patients in geriatric long-stay wards. DESIGN:A structured satisfaction questionnaire containing 37 closed and two open questions was used to elicit responses from residents of nursing homes in the former South West T...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Higgs PF,MacDonald LD,MacDonald JS,Ward MC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the epidemiology and outcomes of non-traumatic dyspnoea in patients aged 75 years or older presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in the Asia-Pacific region. METHODS:A substudy of a prospective interrupted time series cohort study conducted at three time points in EDs in Australia, New Zealan...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kelly AM,Keijzers G,Klim S,Craig S,Kuan WS,Holdgate A,Graham CA,Jones P,Laribi S

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:the aim of this study was to compare the effects of a functional tasks exercise programme to a cognitive training programme in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. DESIGN:a single-blind randomised control trial with the intervention group compared with an active control group. SETTING:out-patient cl...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Law LL,Barnett F,Yau MK,Gray MA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:recent evidence suggests that the interaction between periods of sedentary and activity behaviour is important for health; providing distinctive information to assessment of activity alone. This study quantified activity and sedentary behaviour in older, community-dwelling adults. METHODS:fifty-six communit...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lord S,Chastin SF,McInnes L,Little L,Briggs P,Rochester L

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in some current policy discussions concerning long-term care, the emphasis has been almost solely on the costs of care. This dialogue must be replaced with a discussion of value, which emphasizes both the costs of care and quality of care. While the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) was originally designe...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Phillips CD,Zimmerman D,Bernabei R,Jonsson PV

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DOMINO study compared domiciliary and hospital-based rehabilitation services for stroke patients after discharge from hospital, stratified by the hospital ward at discharge. No difference between the services had been found at 6 months, but home therapy was better than outpatient department therapy at improving ho...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gladman JR,Lincoln NB

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:thickened fluids are commonly advised to minimise the risk of aspiration in people with dysphagia, although many do not comply with this treatment. In health economics, utilities are values that reflect an individual's preferences for different health states. We examined the healthcare utilities, elicited us...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lim DJ,Mulkerrin SM,Mulkerrin EC,O'Keeffe ST

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the World Health Organization estimates that more than one billion of the world's population are disabled. Disability is associated with increasing age and poverty, yet there are few reliable data regarding disability among the elderly in low-income countries. The aim of this study was to accurately document...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Dewhurst F,Dewhurst MJ,Gray WK,Orega G,Howlett W,Chaote P,Dotchin C,Longdon AR,Paddick SM,Walker RW

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to identify the factors associated with hospital admission and the differences in management and outcome of stroke patients between hospital and home. DESIGN:a prospective community stroke register (1995-8) with multiple notification sources. SETTING:an inner city multi-ethnic population of 234 533 in Sout...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bhalla A,Dundas R,Rudd AG,Wolfe CD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00