A life course model of cognitive activities, socioeconomic status, education, reading ability, and cognition.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the frequency and characteristics of septic arthritis in patients younger than 80 and aged 80 and older. DESIGN:Retrospective. SETTING:Single hospital center. PARTICIPANTS:Patients admitted between 1979 and 2002 for septic arthritis. MEASUREMENTS:Age, sex, time to diagnosis, predisposing facto...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gavet F,Tournadre A,Soubrier M,Ristori JM,Dubost JJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and antihypertensive medication adherence in older black and white adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Patients enrolled in a managed care organization. PARTICIPANTS:Two thousand were hundred eighty black and white a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Krousel-Wood MA,Muntner P,Joyce CJ,Islam T,Stanley E,Holt EW,Morisky DE,He J,Webber LS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate potential cost savings generated by a program of hip protectors in the nursing home from a Medicare perspective. DESIGN:A state-transition Markov model considering short-term and long-term outcomes of hip protectors for a hypothetical nursing home population, stratified by age, sex, and function...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Honkanen LA,Schackman BR,Mushlin AI,Lachs MS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widowed residents of two nursing homes who were oriented to person, time, and place were interviewed to determine the extent to which they had hallucinatory experiences of their deceased spouse. Fifty-two interviews were completed with 46 widows and six widowers. Results are reported for the widows. Twenty-eight (61%)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Olson PR,Suddeth JA,Peterson PJ,Egelhoff C

更新日期：1985-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To develop and evaluate a modification of the Fried frailty assessment using population-independent cutpoints and to determine frailty prevalence of community-dwelling elderly people in a German population. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of 8-year follow-up data of a large German cohort study. SETTING:Saa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Saum KU,Müller H,Stegmaier C,Hauer K,Raum E,Brenner H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of homebound status of older persons in Israel on mortality, mental health and function, future homebound status, and institutionalization. DESIGN:Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis using existing data sets of a national survey. SETTING:A national survey. PARTICIPANTS:The anal...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cohen-Mansfield J,Shmotkin D,Hazan H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalist physicians provide most primary care for older people. Increasingly, undergraduate clinical education occurs in community sites. Hence, community-based generalist faculty members need continuing education in geriatrics to support clinical practice and teaching. The Geriatrics Scholars Program provided conti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Willett RM,Boling PA,Meyers ME,Hoban JD,Lawson SR,Schlesinger JB

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:There is significant literature on the development and validation of quality measures, but comparably less on their implementation into learning health systems. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have made vast amounts of data available for quality improvement purposes. In this paper we describe a c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Campbell CM,Murphy DR,Taffet GE,Major AB,Ritchie CS,Leff B,Naik AD

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the evaluation of an interdisciplinary comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) consultation program for targeted hospitalized patients. DESIGN:Multi-center randomized clinical trial (RCT) at four hospitals where patients were randomly assigned to CGA consultation or usual care by the attending p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Borok GM,Reuben DB,Zendle LJ,Ershoff DH,Wolde-Tsadik G,Rubenstein LZ,Ambrosini VL,Fishman LK,Beck JC

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review studies investigating cochlear implant (CI) outcomes in older adults, and to develop a conceptual framework demonstrating important interactions between characteristics of hearing disability, aging, and the CI intervention. DESIGN:Review of English literature with titles containing the words "coch...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clark JH,Yeagle J,Arbaje AI,Lin FR,Niparko JK,Francis HW

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To search for a potential role of endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor and presumably neurotoxic 21-amino acid peptide, for dysfunction of brain signal processing and cerebrovascular morbidity in nondemented patients with cerebral arteriosclerosis. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study with longitudinal fol...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kügler CF,Funk H,Vlajic P,Platt D

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of obesity (body mass index (BMI)≥30.0 kg/m2 ) on outcomes of older adults admitted to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for hip fracture postacute care (PAC). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:U.S. Medicare- and Medicaid-certified SNFs from 2008 to 2015. PARTICIPANTS:Medica...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kosar CM,Thomas KS,Gozalo PL,Ogarek JA,Mor V

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coming decades will see a dramatic rise in the number of homebound adults. These individuals will have multiple medical conditions requiring a team of caregivers to provide adequate care. Home-based primary care (HBPC) programs can coordinate and provide such multidisciplinary care. Traditionally, though, HBPC pro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith KL,Ornstein K,Soriano T,Muller D,Boal J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The serum concentration of interleukin 6 (IL-6), a cytokine that plays a central role in inflammation, increases with age. Because inflammation is a component of many age-associated chronic diseases, which often cause disability, high circulating levels of IL-6 may contribute to functional decline in old age...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ferrucci L,Harris TB,Guralnik JM,Tracy RP,Corti MC,Cohen HJ,Penninx B,Pahor M,Wallace R,Havlik RJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the preferences of people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and mild dementia in Alzheimer's disease (AD) regarding different aspects of healthcare-related decisions, to correlate these findings with different measures of decision-making capacity, and to explore the views of relatives...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hamann J,Bronner K,Margull J,Mendel R,Diehl-Schmid J,Bühner M,Klein R,Schneider A,Kurz A,Perneczky R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantitatively summarize changes in cognitive performance in individuals with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). DESIGN:Metaanalysis. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals undergoing TAVI (N = 1,065 (48.5% male) from 18 studies, average age ≥80). MEASUREMENTS:The MEDLI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Khan MM,Herrmann N,Gallagher D,Gandell D,Fremes SE,Wijeysundera HC,Radhakrishnan S,Sun YR,Lanctôt KL

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to determine the outcome of onsite CPR in elderly patients receiving institutional care who had access to 24-hour on-site full ACLS capability. We used a retrospective chart and CPR protocol review of all patients who received CPR during the study period; these were patients or residents in a multi-l...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gordon M,Cheung M

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether slowing of gastric emptying and glucose absorption with guar gum would reduce the fall in blood pressure after an oral glucose load in older subjects. DESIGN:A randomized, experimental, cross-over study. SETTING:Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Aust...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jones KL,MacIntosh C,Su YC,Wells F,Chapman IM,Tonkin A,Horowitz M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of wheelchair assessment and configuration on pressure injury incidence, mobility, and functioning in a wheelchair. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial with participants individually randomized into intervention and control groups. SETTING:Nursing home. PARTICIPANTS:Nursing ho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brienza DM,Karg PE,Bertolet M,Schmeler M,Poojary-Mazzotta P,Vlachos H,Wilkinson D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Family caregiving is an integral part of the care system for persons with dementing disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. This study tested role-training intervention as a way to help family caregivers appreciate and assume a more clinical belief set about caregiving and thereby ameliorate the adverse outc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hepburn KW,Tornatore J,Center B,Ostwald SW

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the usefulness of timed manual performance measurements (TMP) as predictors of health outcomes, hospitalization, and mortality in a large, heterogeneous sample of elderly people living in the community. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Central North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:1,286 communi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Williams ME,Gaylord SA,Gerritty MS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate mortality risk and survival time in new-incident cases of cognitive impairment (CI) in old age. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study in six German cities. SETTING:German Study on Ageing, Cognition, and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe). PARTICIPANTS:Two thousand eighty-nine nondemented...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Luck T,Riedel-Heller SG,Roehr S,Wiese B,van der Leeden C,Heser K,Bickel H,Pentzek M,König HH,Werle J,Mamone S,Mallon T,Wolfsgruber S,Weeg D,Fuchs A,Brettschneider C,Scherer M,Maier W,Weyerer S,AgeCoDe study group.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively examine associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity (PA) and mortality in older women, with an emphasis on light-intensity PA. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study with baseline data collection between March 2012 and April 2014. SETTING:Women's Health Initiative cohort in the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： LaMonte MJ,Buchner DM,Rillamas-Sun E,Di C,Evenson KR,Bellettiere J,Lewis CE,Lee IM,Tinker LF,Seguin R,Zaslovsky O,Eaton CB,Stefanick ML,LaCroix AZ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the effect of inflammation and undernutrition on the association between hypocholesterolemia and higher overall mortality in high-functioning older persons. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Three U.S. communities. PARTICIPANTS:A cohort of 870 participants from the MacArthur Studies of S...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hu P,Seeman TE,Harris TB,Reuben DB

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of some controversies still existing about the real efficacy of ergot derivatives in the management of dementia, a double-blind, randomized, parallel group trial extending up to 6 months was carried out to compare the effects of nicergoline, 60 mg daily, and placebo in 315 patients suffering from mild to moder...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Battaglia A,Bruni G,Ardia A,Sacchetti G

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The course of untreated mild hypothyroidism was followed in 67 nursing home residents (mean age 78 years). The diagnosis was based on a normal free thyroxine index (FTI) and elevated thyrotropin concentration (TSH 4.6 to 15.0 microIU/mL, nl less than or equal to 4.5 microIU/mL. FTI and FSH were measured in follow-up 4...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Drinka PJ,Nolten WE,Voeks SK,Langer EH

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was made of 50 patients drawn at random from a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) attended by seven physicians. For 59 percent of these patients, polypharmacy was practiced but no substantiating diagnoses were recorded. Approximately half of the drugs were administered pro re nata. More drugs were prescribed in po...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Segal JL,Thompson JF,Floyd RA

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of psychotic symptoms in a group of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia and examine the association of psychotic symptoms with neuropsychiatric problems, the level of distress reported by caregivers, and cognitive and functional impairment. DESIGN:The psychotic and no...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naimark D,Jackson E,Rockwell E,Jeste DV

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older driver safety is a growing public health concern for which interventions are currently being sought. Statistics show that older drivers suffer a disproportionately high rate of motor vehicle fatalities compared with other adult drivers. This disproportion is due to two factors: an increased crash rate per vehicl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wang CC,Carr DB,Older Drivers Project.

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00