Patterns of comorbidity in older adults with heart failure: the Cardiovascular Research Network PRESERVE study.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most clinico-neuropathological correlative studies of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are based on research cohorts that are not necessarily generalizable to patients seen in the general medical community. In this study, we examine the accuracy of the criteria used in diagnosing AD in a community-based case series ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lim A,Tsuang D,Kukull W,Nochlin D,Leverenz J,McCormick W,Bowen J,Teri L,Thompson J,Peskind ER,Raskind M,Larson EB

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients undergoing hip fracture surgery have a 10 times increased risk of stroke compared with the general population. We aimed to evaluate the association between the CHA2 DS2 -VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes, previous stroke/TIA [transient ischemic attack]/systemic em...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hjelholt TJ,Johnsen SP,Brynningsen PK,Pedersen AB

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To estimate lifetime morbidity, mortality, and costs from hip fracture incorporating the effect of deficits in activities of daily living. DESIGN:Markov computer cohort simulation considering short- and long-term outcomes attributable to hip fractures. Data estimates were based on published literature, and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Braithwaite RS,Col NF,Wong JB

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older patients that have aged with their doctors will likely experience their physician retiring. It is unclear if this interruption in continuity of care leaves patients at risk for adverse events or whether a new physician improves care. We sought to identify and synthesize findings from all articles exami...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lam K,Arnold CG,Savage RD,Stall NM,Zhu L,Wu W,Piggott K,Bronskill SE,Rochon PA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association of years spent in Japan during childhood with cognitive test performance in late life among Japanese American men, and to assess the influence of the language used for testing on this association. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS:A total of 3734 Japanese Ameri...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yano K,Grove JS,Masaki KH,White LR,Petrovitch H,Chen R,Teng EL,Ross GW,Rodriguez BL,Curb JD

更新日期：2000-02-01 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:To estimate the prevalence of self-harm, suicidal ideation (SI), and suicide attempts (SA) in older adults in the emergency department (ED), including differences according to age, sex, and race and ethnicity. DESIGN:Quasi-experimental, multiphase, eight-center study with prospective review of consecutive c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Betz ME,Arias SA,Segal DL,Miller I,Camargo CA Jr,Boudreaux ED

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the quality of end-of-life care in Medicare Advantage (MA) and traditional Medicare (TM), specifically, receipt and length of hospice care. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of administrative data. SETTING:Hospice care. PARTICIPANTS:Veterans dually enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VH...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gidwani-Marszowski R,Kinosian B,Scott W,Phibbs CS,Intrator O

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of nine disabling medical conditions upon recovery from functional limitations by elders. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of prospective longitudinal cohort. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Persons aged 65 and older in Framingham Heart Study. MEASUREMENTS:Change in function in elders...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Miller RR,Zhang Y,Silliman RA,Hayes MK,Leveille SG,Murabito JM,Kiel D,O'Connor GT,Felson DT

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether obese older adults who qualify for nursing home (NH) placement are as likely as nonobese adults to be admitted to NHs that provide adequate quality of care. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:NHs in New York State. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 65 and older newly admitted to a NH in ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zhang N,Rodriguez-Monguio R,Barenberg A,Gurwitz J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the natural history of frailty transitions in a large cohort of community-dwelling older men and identify predictors associated with progression to or improvement from states of greater frailty. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Six U.S. sites. PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling men aged 6...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pollack LR,Litwack-Harrison S,Cawthon PM,Ensrud K,Lane NE,Barrett-Connor E,Dam TT

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) and fitness exercises in reducing urine leakage in elderly women with stress urinary incontinence (UI). DESIGN:Randomized, crossover, follow-up trial. SETTING:Urban community in Japan. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy women aged 70 and older who reported urin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kim H,Suzuki T,Yoshida Y,Yoshida H

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older emergency department (ED) patients have complex medical, social, and physical problems. We established a program at four ED sites to improve case finding of at-risk older adults and provide comprehensive assessment in the ED setting with formal linkage to community agencies. The objectives of the program are to ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mion LC,Palmer RM,Anetzberger GJ,Meldon SW

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate population norms for use in assessment of individuals in relation to their age-matched peers using true longitudinal patterns of decline. DESIGN:Longitudinal study of 10 years of follow-up data from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS) on the most commonly ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chatfield M,Matthews FE,Brayne C,Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study.

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the physical ability and psychocognitive status of a population more than 90 years of age with regard to sociodemographic, behavioral, and biomedical variables known to affect functional status in old age. DESIGN:A survey design was used. SETTING:Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy. PARTICIPANTS:Eig...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ravaglia G,Forti P,Maioli F,Boschi F,Cicognani A,Bernardi M,Pratelli L,Pizzoferrato A,Porcu S,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the pattern and factors associated with daily medication use in nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Twenty-two Boston-area NHs. PARTICIPANTS:NH residents with advanced dementia (N=323). MEASUREMENTS:Data from residents' records were use...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tjia J,Rothman MR,Kiely DK,Shaffer ML,Holmes HM,Sachs GA,Mitchell SL

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience functional impairment that can complicate CKD management. Failure to recognize functional impairment may put these individuals at risk of further functional decline, nursing home placement, and missed opportunities for timely goals-of-care conversation...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hall RK,Haines C,Gorbatkin SM,Schlanger L,Shaban H,Schell JO,Gurley SB,Colón-Emeric CS,Bowling CB

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine prevalence and resident- and site-level factors associated with potential underuse, overuse, and inappropriate use of antidepressants in older Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Center (CLC) residents. DESIGN:Longitudinal study. SETTING:One hundred thirty-three VA CLCs. PARTICIPANTS:Three t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hanlon JT,Wang X,Castle NG,Stone RA,Handler SM,Semla TP,Pugh MJ,Berlowitz DR,Dysken MW

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze experience of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with of different age cohorts and discuss the risk factors of early mortality after ERCP. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary care medical center. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred sixty-four patients with pancreato...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hu KC,Chang WH,Chu CH,Wang HY,Lin SC,Wang TE,Shih SC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the effects of a modified Hospital Elder Life Program (mHELP) on frailty. DESIGN:Matched and unmatched analyses of data from a before-and-after study. SETTING:Hospital, inpatient. PARTICIPANTS:Participants aged 65 and older (n = 189) undergoing major elective abdominal surgery at a medical center ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chen CC,Chen CN,Lai IR,Huang GH,Saczynski JS,Inouye SK

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To test the utility of a memory-encoding strategy for improving prospective memory (PM), the ability to remember to execute future goals (e.g., remembering to take medications), which plays an important role in independent living in healthy older adults and those with very mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). DES...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shelton JT,Lee JH,Scullin MK,Rose NS,Rendell PG,McDaniel MA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric evaluation of the elderly is especially difficult for several reasons, e.g., the presence of organic impairment, the effects of multiple drug therapy, and the tendency to confuse the normal concomitants of aging with neurotic symptoms. The authors have developed and evaluated a brief series of self-report ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Murkofsky C,Conte HR,Plutchik R,Karasu TB

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2012, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has also been collaborating with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, joining its "Choosing Wisely" campaign on two separate lists of Five Things Healthcare Providers and Patients Should Question. The campaign is designed to engage healthcare orga...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： AGS Choosing Wisely Workgroup.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of prefrailty, frailty, comorbidity, and disability in the youngest old and to identify chronic diseases associated with individual frailty criteria. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study of noninstitutionalized elderly adults at baseline; cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:Lausann...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Danon-Hersch N,Rodondi N,Spagnoli J,Santos-Eggimann B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess changes in medication use after a diagnosis of dementia in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Difference-in-differences analysis of changes in the number of dispensed chronic medications between individuals with and without newly diagnosed dementia. SETTING:Integrated healthcare de...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sarkar U,Lyles C,Steinman M,Huang ES,Moffet HH,Whitmer RA,Warton EM,Karter AJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study an attempt was made to determine the relationship between cerebral amyloid angiopathy (AA) and other cerebrovascular lesions in the aged. The brains of 128 autopsy patients over 60 years of age were examined by both light and electron microscopy. The frequency of cerebral AA increased with age and was 58...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tomonaga M

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify incidence of tooth loss, prosthodontic dental restoration, and chewing difficulty onset and the effect of tooth loss and prosthodontic restoration on chewing difficulty onset. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study of oral health and related behaviors with in-person interviews and clinical examinatio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gilbert GH,Meng X,Duncan RP,Shelton BJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral temperature has long been used as a basis for clinical decisions. The ingestion of cold liquids such as iced water, which are frequently found at patients' bedsides or in clinic waiting areas, has been believed to potentially lower oral temperature readings. The degree and duration of this effect, however, has no...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sugarek NJ

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00