Prevalence of cognitive impairment in older adults with heart failure.

abstract：:The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a palliative care tool that contains standardized, actionable medical orders. It is designed to ensure that patient treatment preferences are elicited, communicated, and honored throughout the healthcare system. A systematic review of the literature wa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hickman SE,Keevern E,Hammes BJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the costs for long-stay (>90 days) nursing home (NH) decedents with and without hospice care. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study using a 1999-2009 data set of linked Medicare and Medicaid claims and minimum data set (MDS) assessments. SETTING:Indiana NHs. PARTICIPANTS:Long-stay NH decedents (N =...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Unroe KT,Sachs GA,Dennis ME,Hickman SE,Stump TE,Tu W,Callahan CM

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:An operational definition of frailty is important for clinical care, research, and policy planning. The literature on the clinical definitions, screening tools, and severity measures of frailty were systematically reviewed as part of the Canadian Initiative on Frailty and Aging. Searches of MEDLINE from 1997 to 2009 w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sternberg SA,Wershof Schwartz A,Karunananthan S,Bergman H,Mark Clarfield A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Knowledge of male sexual function is somewhat limited because of a lack of current population-based data. This study provides information on sexual function and satisfaction in a population-based sample of men. METHODS:Men aged 40 to 79 years (n = 2115) were selected randomly from the Olmsted County populat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Panser LA,Rhodes T,Girman CJ,Guess HA,Chute CG,Oesterling JE,Lieber MM,Jacobsen SJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The implications for society of increasing life span to 120 years can only be guessed, but comparing the diversity of responses to aging in different countries may give insights into the possible effect. A European Union-funded study of the recipients of community care services in 11 European countries illustrates how...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Carpenter GI

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe the effect of age on psychotropic coprescribing, psychiatric diagnoses, and other clinical characteristics. DESIGN:Analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. SETTING:A national sample of outpatient visits to physicians (N = 2,406) in office-based practice in 2010. PARTICIPANTS:Ad...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Maust DT,Oslin DW,Marcus SC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the association between frailty and health status, the progression of frailty, and the relationship between frailty and mortality in older men. DESIGN:Cross-sectional and prospective cohort study. SETTING:Six U.S. clinical centers. PARTICIPANTS:Five thousand nine hundred ninety-three community...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cawthon PM,Marshall LM,Michael Y,Dam TT,Ensrud KE,Barrett-Connor E,Orwoll ES,Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Research Group.

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether hearing acuity correlates with walking ability and whether impaired hearing at baseline predicts new self-reported walking difficulties after 3 years. DESIGN:Prospective follow-up. SETTING:Research laboratory and community. PARTICIPANTS:Four hundred thirty-four women aged 63 to 76. MEA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Viljanen A,Kaprio J,Pyykkö I,Sorri M,Koskenvuo M,Rantanen T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the excess mortality associated with obesity (defined by body mass index (BMI)) in older people, with and without adjustment for other risk factors associated with mortality and for demographic factors. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA). SETTING:Nati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Grabowski DC,Ellis JE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 50 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and 38 controls, comparative data on age, sex, serum cholesterol level, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, smoking habits, and ear-lobe creases were analyzed statistically. After adjustment for age differences, the factors which chiefly distinguished the two groups were t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Doering C,Ruhsenberger C,Phillips DS

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reported prevalence of depressive symptomatology among the elderly ranges from 5 to 65 percent in hospital and community populations. Depression is considered the most common emotional disorder of advanced age. One of the chief diagnostic problems has been the lack of differentiation between disorders manifested b...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Blazer D

更新日期：1980-02-01 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 investigate long-term variability in serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and to determine associated risk factors for high-risk inflammatory profiles. DESIGN:Prospective population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:Participants (N = 1,443) of the Epidemiology of Heari...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nash SD,Cruickshanks KJ,Klein R,Klein BE,Nieto FJ,Chappell R,Schubert CR,Tsai MY

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the field of frailty research has expanded rapidly, it is still a nascent concept within the clinical specialties. Frailty, conceptualized as greater vulnerability to stressors because of significant depletion of physiological reserves, predicts poorer outcomes in several medical specialties, including cardio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Walston J,Robinson TN,Zieman S,McFarland F,Carpenter CR,Althoff KN,Andrew MK,Blaum CS,Brown PJ,Buta B,Ely EW,Ferrucci L,High KP,Kritchevsky SB,Rockwood K,Schmader KE,Sierra F,Sink KM,Varadhan R,Hurria A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore and deepen understanding of factors influencing driving exposure for older drivers. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Baseline data on function and driving exposure from 1 week of driving were evaluated. PARTICIPANTS:A convenience sample of 380 drivers aged 75 and older, residing in northwest Syd...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Coxon K,Chevalier A,Lo S,Ivers R,Brown J,Keay L

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial assessments of cognitive, psychologic, and behavioral functioning of 17 adults enrolled in a day care program for victims of Alzheimer's disease are described. These evaluations by the staff, the patients themselves, and their primary caregivers made use of standardized quantitative measures, thus permitti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Winogrond IR,Fisk AA

更新日期：1983-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between blood pressure and mortality in very old people. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. SETTING:County of Västerbotten, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS:Half of all subjects aged 85 and all of those aged 90 and 95 and older (N=348) in one urban and five rural municipalities in th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Molander L,Lövheim H,Norman T,Nordström P,Gustafson Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the frequency of aspiration pneumonitis in nursing home residents with an initial diagnosis of pneumonia and to compare the clinical characteristics, management, and outcome of aspiration pneumonitis with those of pneumonia. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:Hospital geriatric unit fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mylotte JM,Goodnough S,Naughton BJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between restraint use and falls while controlling for the effect of psychoactive drug use among nursing home residents, including subgroups of nursing home residents with high rates of restraint use and/or falls. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal clinical trial...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Capezuti E,Evans L,Strumpf N,Maislin G

更新日期：1996-06-01 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：:Case examples of doctor-patient interactions are used to examine educational strategies employed by physicians to obtain compliance with medication regimens from elderly patients. The problems addressed by the physicians included the complexities of pharmaco-therapy in the elderly (the patients each presented multiple...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Coe RM,Prendergast CG,Psathas G

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Mexican Americans and to determine whether there is a blood-based proteomic profile linking CKD to MCI. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of cohort study. SETTING:Health and Aging Brain among Latino Elders st...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Szerlip HM,Edwards ML,Williams BJ,Johnson LA,Vintimilla RM,O'Bryant SE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of terazosin versus placebo in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was to evaluate the effect of terazosin on lower urinary tract symptoms. BACKGROUND:BPH is common in older men; more than 90% of men aged 70 and older suffer fro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mudiyala R,Ahmed A

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although increased numbers of psychogeriatric patients have been placed in proprietary nursing homes in recent years, many facilities have not been able to accommodate the behavioral problems involved. This study summarizes the results of a behavior management program for improving the social functioning and social be...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nigl AJ,Jackson B

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to impact older adults disproportionately, from severe illness and hospitalization to increased mortality risk. Concurrently, concerns about potential shortages of healthcare professionals and health supplies to address these needs have focused attention on how resources a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Farrell TW,Ferrante LE,Brown T,Francis L,Widera E,Rhodes R,Rosen T,Hwang U,Witt LJ,Thothala N,Liu SW,Vitale CA,Braun UK,Stephens C,Saliba D

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate in a community-dwelling elderly population the magnitude of renal function misclassification, occurring when persons with normal serum creatinine have reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and to describe the participant characteristics related to misclassification. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Giannelli SV,Patel KV,Windham BG,Pizzarelli F,Ferrucci L,Guralnik JM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to review the diagnostic, International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), diagnosis related groups (DRGs), and common procedural terminology (CPT) coding and reimbursement issues (including Medicare Part B reimbursement for physicians) encounte...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fillit H,Geldmacher DS,Welter RT,Maslow K,Fraser M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00