Screening for cognitive impairment in an elderly veteran population: acceptability and results using different versions of the Mini-Cog.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between pressure-redistributing support surface (PRSS) use and incident pressure ulcers in older adults with hip fracture. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of data from prospective cohort with assessments performed as soon as possible after hospital admission and on alternating days for...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rich SE,Shardell M,Hawkes WG,Margolis DJ,Amr S,Miller R,Baumgarten M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was fourfold; to determine the rate of delirium among hospitalized older persons, to contrast the clinical outcomes of patients with and without delirium, to identify clinical predictors of delirium, and to validate the predictive model in an independent sample of patients. DESIGN:T...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pompei P,Foreman M,Rudberg MA,Inouye SK,Braund V,Cassel CK

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the relationship between serum total cholesterol (TC) and all-cause mortality, taking into account various potential confounders. DESIGN:Population-based prospective cohort study. SETTING:Older Italians residing in the general community. PARTICIPANTS:Four thousand five hundred twenty-one men an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brescianini S,Maggi S,Farchi G,Mariotti S,Di Carlo A,Baldereschi M,Inzitari D,ILSA Group.

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a home-based multicomponent physical activity counseling (PAC) intervention is effective in reducing glycemic measures in older outpatients with prediabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Primary care clinics of the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center betwe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morey MC,Pieper CF,Edelman DE,Yancy WS Jr,Green JB,Lum H,Peterson MJ,Sloane R,Cowper PA,Bosworth HB,Huffman KM,Cavanaugh JT,Hall KS,Pearson MP,Taylor GA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory cardiac (Holter) monitoring is often recommended in the routine evaluation of patients who fall; however, the prevalence of arrhythmias in old people is high, and the usefulness of such monitoring is unproven. As part of a large study of institutionalized elderly fallers, we compared Holter findings of fall...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rosado JA,Rubenstein LZ,Robbins AS,Heng MK,Schulman BL,Josephson KR

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delirium is a common and serious condition that is underrecognized in older adults in a variety of healthcare settings. It is poorly recognized because of deficiencies in provider knowledge and its atypical presentation. Early recognition of delirium is warranted to better manage the disease and prevent the adverse ou...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yanamadala M,Wieland D,Heflin MT

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test for simvastatin-induced changes in affect and affective processes in elderly volunteers. DESIGN:Randomized, clinical trial. SETTING:The Geriatric Behavioral Psychopharmacology Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS:Eighty older volunteers, average age 70, with high normal/mildl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morales K,Wittink M,Datto C,DiFilippo S,Cary M,TenHave T,Katz IR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate prescribing tends of and correlates independently associated with high-risk anticholinergic prescriptions in adults aged 65 and older in office-based outpatient visits. DESIGN:Repeated cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). PARTICIPANTS:A national sa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rhee TG,Choi YC,Ouellet GM,Ross JS

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To help determine whether or not the elderly are at unusually high risk for hospital-related complications, a study was made of consecutive admissions involving 48 patients less than 65 years old (mean 50.3 years) and 174 patients more than 65 years old (mean 73.1 years). They were prospectively followed during their ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jahnigen D,Hannon C,Laxson L,LaForce FM

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relationship between prealbumin, nutrient intake, and indicators of inflammation for recuperative and rehabilitative care patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:Recuperative Care Unit within a Veterans Administration Nursing Home Care Unit. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred eleven men (100 w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dennis RA,Johnson LE,Roberson PK,Heif M,Bopp MM,Cook J,Sullivan DH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nurses Improving the Care of Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program helps its more than 450 member sites to build the leadership capabilities to enact system-level change that targets the unique needs of older adults and embeds evidence-based geriatrics knowledge into practice. NICHE received expansion funding to est...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Capezuti EA,Bricoli B,Boltz MP

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:To develop and test the Function-Focused Care in Assisted Living (FFC-AL) intervention so as to alter the decline that older adults in AL experience. DESIGN:Cluster-randomized controlled trial using repeated measures to test the effect of FFC-AL. SETTING:Four AL facilities with at least 100 beds. PARTICIP...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Resnick B,Galik E,Gruber-Baldini A,Zimmerman S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine medical, ophthalmologic, and demographic predictors of cognitive function scores as measured by the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS), an adaptation of the Folstein Mini-Mental Status Exam. A secondary objective was to perform an item-by-item analysis of the TICS scores to determine...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mangione CM,Seddon JM,Cook EF,Krug JH Jr,Sahagian CR,Campion EW,Glynn RJ

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify specific care management activities within a dementia care management intervention that are associated with 18-month change in caregiver mastery and relationship strain. DESIGN:Exploratory analysis, using secondary data (care management processes and caregiver outcomes) from the intervention arm...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Connor KI,McNeese-Smith DK,Vickrey BG,van Servellen GM,Chang BL,Lee ML,Vassar SD,Chodosh J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine factors that predict site of death (hospital vs nursing home (NH)), related costs, and geographic variation in site of death of NH residents admitted under the Medicare Part A Benefit. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:NHs located in the United States (N=13,146). PARTICIPANTS:All per...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levy CR,Fish R,Kramer AM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the risk of congestive heart failure (CHF) in elderly individuals treated with any peripheral alpha-1 antagonist for hypertension with any thiazide, test whether the risk persists in subjects without cardiovascular disease (CVD) at baseline, and examine CHF risk in normotensive men with prostatism...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bryson CL,Smith NL,Kuller LH,Chaves PH,Manolio TA,Lewis W,Boyko EJ,Furberg CD,Psaty BM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether genetic variants in the ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) gene are associated with muscle strength in older women. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Women's Health and Aging Studies I (1992) and II (1994), complementary population-based studies. SETTING:Twelve ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arking DE,Fallin DM,Fried LP,Li T,Beamer BA,Xue QL,Chakravarti A,Walston J

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify the relationship between indwelling devices (urinary catheters, feeding tubes, and peripherally inserted central catheters) and carriage of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in nursing home residents. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community nursing home in Southeast Michigan. PARTICIPANTS:Re...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mody L,Maheshwari S,Galecki A,Kauffman CA,Bradley SF

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term acute care (LTAC) represents a rapidly growing category of Medicare providers, but little is known about its quality, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness. Its defining characteristic, as set by Medicare, is an average length of stay of greater than 25 days. Modern LTAC emerged in the early 1980s as a setting fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Eskildsen MA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether anticholinergic burden scores from nine published anticholinergic scales are associated with adverse health outcomes, including hospital admissions, hospitalizations for falls, hospital length of stay (LOS), and more visits to general practitioners (GPs). DESIGN:Pharmacoepidemiologica...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Salahudeen MS,Hilmer SN,Nishtala PS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 35 elderly patients with transtracheal aspirate (TTA)-documented nosocomial pneumonia, 7 (20 percent) had Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. Clinical and epidemiologic data are reported on these 7 patients and on 2 others with nosocomial pneumococcal pneumonia documented by bacteremia. Malignancy and chronic ob...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Berk SL,Gallemore GM,Smith JK

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether providing physical therapy (PT) services in the emergency department (ED) improves outcomes for older adults who fall. DESIGN:We used Medicare claims data to examine differences in recurrent fall-related ED revisit rates of older adults who presented to the ED for a ground-level fall an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lesser A,Israni J,Kent T,Ko KJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To perform an economic evaluation of a primary care-based physical activity counseling intervention that improved physical activity levels and rapid gait speed in older veterans. DESIGN:Secondary objective of randomized trial that assessed the effect of exercise counseling (relative to usual care) on physic...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cowper PA,Peterson MJ,Pieper CF,Sloane RJ,Hall KS,McConnell ES,Bosworth HB,Ekelund CC,Pearson MP,Morey MC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality-of-life considerations in physicians' decisions on life-sustaining therapy were explored using a patient management problem (PMP) depicting acute respiratory failure in an elderly man with chronic pulmonary disease; 205 internal medicine and family medicine physicians were interviewed. The physicians' percepti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pearlman RA,Jonsen A

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether atherosclerosis of the ascending aorta, internal carotid arteries, and coronary arteries is predictive of postoperative delirium in subjects undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Boston Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rudolph JL,Babikian VL,Birjiniuk V,Crittenden MD,Treanor PR,Pochay VE,Khuri SF,Marcantonio ER

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if poorer healthcare and financial decision making forecasts adverse cognitive outcomes in old age. Specifically, we hypothesized that poorer decision making would be associated with an increased risk of incident Alzheimer's dementia, an increased risk of incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stewart CC,Yu L,Wilson RS,Bennett DA,Boyle PA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was carried out to determine which social, functional, or medical factors influenced the decision to admit or not to admit aged people to a general hospital in Israel. The study also focused on characteristics of patients admitted to the geriatric ward of the medical division as distinct from those...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Greenberg NS,Rosin AJ

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between subjective memory complaints, cognitive functioning, and clinical diagnosis of dementia. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, total-population survey. MEASUREMENTS:A two-phase study was done. All 2368 were screened by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Then the 314 who screened posit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Grut M,Jorm AF,Fratiglioni L,Forsell Y,Viitanen M,Winblad B

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00