The mental efficiency of the elderly person with type II diabetes mellitus.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To alert persons in the public and private healthcare professions to the increasing trends in higher proportions of persons aged 50 and older who are newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who are living with HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). DESIGN:Data from the period...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Paul SM,Martin RM,Lu SE,Lin Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine loss of community-dwelling status 9 months after hospitalization for high-acuity emergency general surgery (HA-EGS) disease among older Americans. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of claims data. SETTING:US communities with Medicare beneficiaries. PARTICIPANTS:Medicare beneficiaries age 65 years o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith JW,Knight Davis J,Quatman-Yates CC,Waterman BL,Strassels SA,Wong JD,Heh VK,Baselice HE,Brock GN,Clark BC,Bridges JFP,Santry HP

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationship between alcohol intake and mortality in a cohort of women aged 70 and older and to explore the relationship between level of alcohol use and changes in physical and mental health-related quality of life. DESIGN:National longitudinal surveys from 1996 to 2002. SETTING:Community ba...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Byles J,Young A,Furuya H,Parkinson L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence from preclinical and clinical studies supports the hypothesis that oxidative stress may be associated with the onset and progression of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Antioxidant therapies are being promoted in the lay press to enhance mental functions and delay cognitive losses with aging. An increas...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pitchumoni SS,Doraiswamy PM

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：:Tardive dyskinesia has emerged as a considerable public health hazard. In view of the overwhelming evidence that the elderly are particularly susceptible to this complication of neuroleptic use and the fact that there is no really effective treatment, neuroleptics should be avoided whenever possible in elderly patient...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jenike MA

更新日期：1983-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors associated with incomplete bladder emptying in older women with overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. DESIGN:Retrospective medical records review. SETTING:Urodynamic laboratory at a large academic health care system in the southeast United States. PARTICIPANTS:Medical records from women a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Park J,Palmer MH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A widely held dictum in aging research is that heterogeneity in health increases with age, but the basis for this claim has not been fully investigated. We examined heterogeneity at different ages across health characteristics to describe variation and trends; we investigated the comparative importance of be...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nguyen QD,Moodie EM,Forget MF,Desmarais P,Keezer MR,Wolfson C

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether higher circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and alpha1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) are associated with worse cognitive function and decline in old age. DESIGN:Two independent population-based cohort studies. SETTING:The Rotterdam Study (mean follow-up 4.6 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schram MT,Euser SM,de Craen AJ,Witteman JC,Frölich M,Hofman A,Jolles J,Breteler MM,Westendorp RG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common nosocomial infection that has a large effect on morbidity and quality of life in older adults in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Because antibiotics are often unsuccessful in curing this disease, fecal transplantation has emerged as a second-line the...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Burke KE,Lamont JT

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of follicular change in the thyroid are described. The first represents an involutional change in which colloid cysts (macrofollicles) are often found. The second represents a hyperplastic-dysplastic (microfollicular) lesion. Two types of change in calcitonin (C) cells are also described, one of which may re...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Blumenthal HT,Perlstein IB

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older people approaching end of life are commonly prescribed multiple medications, many of which may be inappropriate or futile. Our objective was to examine the effect of applying the STOPPFrail, a recently developed deprescribing tool, to the medication regimens of older patients with advanced frailty. DE...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Curtin D,Jennings E,Daunt R,Curtin S,Randles M,Gallagher P,O'Mahony D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between hypothyroidism, and the health status of older Hispanic and non-Hispanic white (NHW) men and women. To accomplish this, we determined the prevalences of the treated and untreated conditions and examined the associations between an elevated serum thyroid stimulating hormone...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lindeman RD,Schade DS,LaRue A,Romero LJ,Liang HC,Baumgartner RN,Koehler KM,Garry PJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine in cognitively normal elderly adults whether vascular factors predict cognitive decline and whether these associations are mediated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of subclinical vascular brain injury. DESIGN:Prospective multisite longitudinal study of subcortical ischemic vascular d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zheng L,Mack WJ,Chui HC,Heflin L,Mungas D,Reed B,DeCarli C,Weiner MW,Kramer JH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the sensitivity to atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in young and elderly subjects. DESIGN:Double-blind, random-order, placebo-controlled study using two different rates of ANP infusion. SUBJECTS:Eight healthy young (23 +/- 3 years, mean +/- SD) and eight healthy elderly (76 +/- 4 years) subjects ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tan AC,Jansen TL,Thien T,Kloppenborg PW,Benraad TJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to assess vaccination status of adults in primary and specialty care practices in a retrospective review of medical records from 1997 to 2000 at one university medical center. Eligible patients were aged 50 and older and had two or more visits to primary and specialty care practices (N=14...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Daniels NA,Nguyen TT,Gildengorin G,Pérez-Stable EJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine, in a sample of Ashkenazi Jewish aged 95 and older, whether there is a compression of morbidity similar to what has been reported in other cohorts with exceptional longevity. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Longevity Genes Project (LGP) and New England Centenarian Study (NECS). PARTICIPANT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ismail K,Nussbaum L,Sebastiani P,Andersen S,Perls T,Barzilai N,Milman S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine changes in functional status over time by age, gender, and ethnicity in a representative sample of older persons. DESIGN:Six-year prospective cohort study. SETTING:Alameda County, California. PARTICIPANTS:508 persons 65 years old and older at baseline in 1984. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Activities o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Strawbridge WJ,Kaplan GA,Camacho T,Cohen RD

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the acceptance, feasibility, and adverse effects of subcutaneous (SC) and intravenous (IV) rehydration in dehydrated geriatric patients and clinical changes exhibited by the patients. DESIGN:A prospective, randomized, open clinical trial. SETTING:Hospital geriatric wards during a period of 20 mo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Slesak G,Schnürle JW,Kinzel E,Jakob J,Dietz PK

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in preventing decline in physical function in older men. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Single-center study conducted at a Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. PARTICIPANTS:Sedentary men aged 65 to 90 (...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levis S,Gómez-Marín O

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of changes that occur with aging, older people with any other risk factors for vitamin D deficiency are likely to have inadequate stores of this vitamin. The consequences of vitamin D deficiency are likely to be losses in bone, strength, and function and the development of pain. Many questions remain regarding...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gloth FM 3rd,Tobin JD

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether mortality is independently associated with urinary incontinence. DESIGN:6-year prospective study that started in 1983/84. SETTING:A Midwestern County. PARTICIPANTS:Probability sample of 1956 community-residing persons 60 years of age and older in 1983/84. MEASUREMENTS:The independent ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herzog AR,Diokno AC,Brown MB,Fultz NH,Goldstein NE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of self reported sleep disturbances in older men and women and to describe their relationships with health status and cardiovascular disease (CVD). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of sleep disturbance, CVD, general health, psychosocial factors, physical function, and use of psychotro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Newman AB,Enright PL,Manolio TA,Haponik EF,Wahl PW

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate changes in acute health services use of Senior PharmAssist participants. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Community-based, nonprofit program in Durham County, North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:Adults aged 60 and older with income of 200% of the federal poverty level or less who enrolled in th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herity LB,Upchurch G,Schenck AP

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if aging modifies the clinical presentation of hyperthyroidism and the signs of thyrotoxicosis in older people. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A French university hospital. SUBJECTS:Eighty-four new patients with overt hyperthyroidism confirmed chemically between January 1992 and Jan...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Trivalle C,Doucet J,Chassagne P,Landrin I,Kadri N,Menard JF,Bercoff E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility of a vitamin D intervention delivered through a Meals-on-Wheels (MOW) program to improve 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and reduce falls in homebound older adults. DESIGN:Single-blind, cluster randomized trial. SETTING:MOW, Forsyth County, North Carolina. PARTICIPAN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Houston DK,Tooze JA,Demons JL,Davis BL,Shertzer-Skinner R,Kearsley LB,Kritchevsky SB,Williamson JD

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of Japan's long-term care insurance (LTCI) system in April 2000 has made long-term care an explicit and universal entitlement for every Japanese person aged 65 and older based strictly on physical and mental status. At the start of the program, more than two million seniors were expected to apply for ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tsutsui T,Muramatsu N

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 3,595 white women aged 40-77 years was followed for an average of 10 years during which 84 new cases of hip fracture were identified. Triceps skinfold thickness and arm muscle area measured at baseline were examined as possible risk factors for hip fracture controlling for physical activity, height, menopa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Farmer ME,Harris T,Madans JH,Wallace RB,Cornoni-Huntley J,White LR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00