Adrenal function after upper femoral fracture in elderly people: persistence of stimulation and the roles of adrenocorticotrophic hormone and immobility.

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine whether the Short-form 36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36) is suitable for use in an elderly population. The SF-36 was administered by interview to a random sample of 827 adults from West Glamorgan. Among the 216 adults aged 65 and over the data were 98.8% complete. Evid...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lyons RA,Perry HM,Littlepage BN

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of older people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the UK is rising. Older people are at risk of acquiring HIV infection for a multitude of reasons. This, combined with effective HIV treatment which has significantly prolonged life expectancy, means that health care professionals working in t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pratt G,Gascoyne K,Cunningham K,Tunbridge A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes a survey of 256 informal carers and elderly people they support, and examines the impact of the caring role upon quality of life. Carers reported that many aspects of their physical and mental health as well as their social and family lives were affected by their caring. For many the caring activi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jones DA,Peters TJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk/benefit ratio of warfarin therapy changes in the over 75s, when haemorrhagic side-effects become more common. These may not always be reported in the literature. CASE REPORT:A woman of 80 years, on long-term warfarin therapy presented with an acute dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm; on investigat...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blunt DM,Impallomeni MG

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review considers the changes in salivary glands associated with ageing and concludes that there is no evidence to show that xerostomia is likely to result from the ageing process alone. The four main factors causing xerostomia are presented and it can be seen that the condition is a side-effect of diseases and th...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ettinger RL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doppler-shifted ultrasound and spectral analysis were used to assess signals from the resting supra-orbital artery and the common carotid artery at the base of the neck of 658 (270 male, 388 female) asymptomatic subjects aged 5 to 90 years. The sonagrams obtained showed two peaks (A and B) during cardiac systole. The ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Baskett JJ,Lewis RR,Beasley MG,Gosling RG

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:in the UK the Department of Health recommends influenza vaccination for elderly people resident in institutional care. However, the efficacy of vaccination may be reduced in very frail elderly people with functional impairment, undernutrition and multiple pathologies. Nutritional and functional status is c...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Potter JM,O'Donnel B,Carman WF,Roberts MA,Stott DJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes management has not been evaluated in French nursing homes (NHs) for 10 years. OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to compare the management of diabetes with guidelines in older patients living in NHs. DESIGN:Observational, retrospective and multicentre study carried out in 13 NH in the Cote d'Or re...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Quilot E,Petit JM,Vergès B,Bouillet B

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in older persons, anaemia is associated with a number of unfavourable outcomes. In approximately 30% of older persons with anaemia, the cause of the anaemia is unexplained. We assessed the clinical differences between subjects with explained and unexplained anaemia and investigated whether these subjects hav...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Willems JM,den Elzen WP,Vlasveld LT,Westendorp RG,Gussekloo J,de Craen AJ,Blauw GJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multi-morbidity and polypharmacy increase the risk of non-trivial adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in older people during hospitalization. Despite this, there are no established interventions for hospital-acquired ADR prevention. METHODS:We undertook a pragmatic, multi-national, parallel arm prospective random...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： O'Mahony D,Gudmundsson A,Soiza RL,Petrovic M,Jose Cruz-Jentoft A,Cherubini A,Fordham R,Byrne S,Dahly D,Gallagher P,Lavan A,Curtin D,Dalton K,Cullinan S,Flanagan E,Shiely F,Samuelsson O,Sverrisdottir A,Subbarayan S,V

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether older patients with pyogenic liver abscess have distinctive presenting features or if their management differs from that of younger patients. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review of all cases occurring from 1982 to 1992. SETTING:A regional trauma centre and two large community hospitals. P...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Smoger SH,Mitchell CK,McClave SA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a city where specialist homes for the elderly mentally infirm (EMI) have been extensively developed, a study was carried out to determine if residents in such homes were mentally impaired to a degree intermediate between that of residents in ordinary homes, and those in psychogeriatric beds. The study, using valid ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： de Zoysa AS,Blessed G

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:exposures in childhood and adolescence may impact the development of diseases and symptoms in late life. However, evidence from low- and middle-income countries is scarce. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the association of early life risk factors with frailty amongst older adults using a large, na...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Li Y,Xue QL,Odden MC,Chen X,Wu C

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Digoxin elimination phase kinetics have been studied in 24 hospital in-patients (mean age 79 years), six of whom showed no evidence of digoxin toxicity. The others, with suspected toxicity, have been grouped according to the nature of the drug effects observed. Renal function, digoxin elimination half-life, apparent v...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Reid J,Kennedy RD,Caird FI

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:older people aged 80 and over are increasingly providing end-of-life care to spouses at home and often do so for long periods of time, while also trying to manage their own illnesses and disabilities. Little of the research on older spousal carers has focussed on the oldest carers; hence, the needs of this p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Turner M,King C,Milligan C,Thomas C,Brearley SG,Seamark D,Wang X,Blake S,Payne S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elastic and mechanical behaviour of isolated papillar muscle was studied in aged and in young rats. The spontaneous fall in tension (stress relaxation phenomenon) and the duration of the active state of the contractile element during the isometric and isotonic contraction were greater in aged than in young rats. T...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Minelli R,Reggiani C,De Nicola P

更新日期：1976-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:a fall occurs when an individual experiences a loss of balance from which they are unable to recover. Assessment of balance recovery ability in older adults may therefore help to identify individuals at risk of falls. The purpose of this 12-month prospective study was to assess whether the ability to recover...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Carty CP,Cronin NJ,Nicholson D,Lichtwark GA,Mills PM,Kerr G,Cresswell AG,Barrett RS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the oldest old (85+) pose complex medical challenges. Both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis are claimed in this group. OBJECTIVE:to estimate diagnosis, prescribing and hospital admission prevalence from 2003/4 to 2011/12, to monitor trends in medicalisation. DESIGN AND SETTING:observational study of Clinic...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Melzer D,Tavakoly B,Winder RE,Masoli JA,Henley WE,Ble A,Richards SH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention on incidence of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients. DESIGN:cluster-randomised controlled 12-month trial. SETTING:psychogeriatric wards in 12 nursing homes in The Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:psychogeriatric nursing home patients (n = 5...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Neyens JC,Dijcks BP,Twisk J,Schols JM,van Haastregt JC,van den Heuvel WJ,de Witte LP

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to determine the safety and effect of intravenous iron sucrose on functional outcomes, delirium, nosocomial infections and transfusion requirements in older patients with hip fracture. DESIGN:single-centre randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:orthogeriatric ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bielza R,Llorente J,Thuissard IJ,Andreu-Vázquez C,Blanco D,Sanjurjo J,López N,Herráez MR,Molano C,Morales A,Arias E,Neira M,Lung A,Escalera J,Portillo L,Larrubia Y,García C,Zambrana F,Gómez Cerezo J

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in recent years, the NHS has been accused of ageism frequently and from many fronts. Previous studies have shown that the number of critical care beds in the UK is inadequate to meet the needs of the population. This study asks whether there is discrimination against older people in access to these critical ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hubbard RE,Lyons RA,Woodhouse KW,Hillier SL,Wareham K,Ferguson B,Major E

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Faecal incontinence occurring at least once weekly was found in 10.3% of residents in 30 residential homes for the elderly. Fifty-two randomly-selected incontinent residents were prescribed treatment and the outcome was compared with 30 incontinent residents acting as controls. The vast majority of all incontinent res...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tobin GW,Brocklehurst JC

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine how improved attention to nutritional status and dietary intake, achieved through the employment of dietetic assistants (DAs), will affect postoperative clinical outcome among elderly women with hip fracture. DESIGN:Open prospective randomised controlled trial, comparing conventional nursing care ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Duncan DG,Beck SJ,Hood K,Johansen A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is increasingly used to risk stratify older people, but across specialised services there is no standardised approach. The aim of this study was to assess if the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) could describe outcomes for older people within English specialised services. DESIGN:A retrospective co...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Imam T,Konstant-Hambling R,Fluck R,Hall N,Palmer J,Conroy S

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls pose a major threat to the well-being and quality of life of older people. Falls can result in fractures and other injuries, disability and fear and can trigger a decline in physical function and loss of autonomy. This article synthesises recent published findings on fall risk and mobility assessments and fall p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lord SR,Close JCT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serological tests for syphilis were performed on 659 elderly patients admitted to hospital medical and psychiatric departments. Positive tests were found in 23 patients (3.5% of the sample), 17 women and 6 men. Six were subsequently discovered to have been treated previously for syphilis, and one other had radiologica...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Corrado OJ,Bowie PC,Bagnall WE,Waugh MA

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:whether socioeconomic position over the life course influences the wellbeing of older people similarly in different societies is not known. OBJECTIVE:to investigate the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in life satisfaction among individuals in early old age and the influence of the welfare state regi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Niedzwiedz CL,Katikireddi SV,Pell JP,Mitchell R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the study of factors associated with age-related gait decline may assist in developing methods to preserve mobility in older people. OBJECTIVE:to examine the associations between sensorimotor factors relevant to ageing and gait in the general older population. DESIGN:cross-sectional population-based study....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Callisaya ML,Blizzard L,Schmidt MD,McGinley JL,Lord SR,Srikanth VK

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple random sample of older people composed of 215 men and 272 women aged 62 years and over was examined in Edinburgh in 1968-9. After one year, 86 per cent of the men and 79 per cent of the women were re-examined; 7 per cent of the men and 4 per cent of the women had died and the remainder were not re-examined fo...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Milne JS,Chopin JM

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00