Care experiences of managed care Medicare enrollees near the end of life.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the complex interaction of apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphisms and environmental factors on lipoprotein profile in centenarians. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:Tokyo metropolitan area. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy-five centenarians and 73 healthy older volunteers (mean age 63.1 +/- 10.0) livi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arai Y,Hirose N,Nakazawa S,Yamamura K,Shimizu K,Takayama M,Ebihara Y,Osono Y,Homma S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two demented, elderly residents of a nursing home were admitted to a specially designed dementia unit. Each patient was assessed three times: prior to admission, and at four and 12 months after admission to the unit. Patients were evaluated using a modified version of a previously published assessment scale as ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Benson DM,Cameron D,Humbach E,Servino L,Gambert SR

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults often receive suboptimal care during hospitalizations and transitions to postacute settings. Inpatient geriatric services have been shown to increase care quality but have not improved patient outcomes consistently. Acute Care for the Elderly units improve patient outcomes but are resource intensive. Tran...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arbaje AI,Maron DD,Yu Q,Wendel VI,Tanner E,Boult C,Eubank KJ,Durso SC

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there has been increasing attention to the ethical and legal issues involved in the patient's right to have treatment or hospitalization withheld, there have been few empirical evaluations of programs designed to accomplish that end. Over a 7-year period, a medical group cared for 110 patients in a skilled nu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mott PD,Barker WH

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：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 determine the prevalence of depression in a cohort of elderly men as assessed using a 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score and to describe the association between this score and sex steroids, androgen receptor (AR) polymorphism, and general health status. DESIGN:Observational study on the relat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： T'Sjoen GG,De Vos S,Goemaere S,Van Pottelbergh I,Dierick M,Van Heeringen C,Kaufman JM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Lower than recommended doses of direct-acting oral anticoagulants are often prescribed to older adults with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Our goal was to determine the consequences of lower than recommended dosing on plasma apixaban concentrations during the clinical care of older adults with NVAF....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sukumar S,Gulilat M,Linton B,Gryn SE,Dresser GK,Alfonsi JE,Schwarz UI,Kim RB,Schwartz JB

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy and safety of ertapenem, 1 g once a day, with ceftriaxone, 1 g once a day, for treatment of the subgroup of patients aged 65 and older with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring parenteral therapy. DESIGN:Combined data from patients aged 65 and older in two randomized, double-...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Woods GL,Isaacs RD,McCarroll KA,Friedland IR

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the strategies used by older persons to cope with chronic noncancer pain, determine the perceived effectiveness of the strategies, and ascertain factors associated with their use. DESIGN:Cross-sectional telephone survey. SETTING:Primary care practice located at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Barry LC,Kerns RD,Guo Z,Duong BD,Iannone LP,Reid MC

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively validate and refine the 5-item "CRASH" screening tool for identifying older drivers needing a behind-the-wheel (BTW) test. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Geriatric and internal medicine primary care clinics affiliated with a tertiary care hospital and a local BTW program. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Betz ME,Haukoos JS,Schwartz R,DiGuiseppi C,Kandasamy D,Beaty B,Juarez-Colunga E,Carr DB

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

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：:Forty-three elderly patients with massive bleeding of hemorrhoidal varices were treated by cryosurgery at a single outpatient session, using nitrous oxide gas, without premedication or anesthesia. The results were excellent in all but one patient, who had ulcerative colitis and required another session of cryotherapy ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mashiah A,Mashiah T

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-acquired disability (HAD) is common and often related to low physical activity while in the hospital. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether wearable hospital activity trackers can be used to predict HAD. DESIGN:A prospective observational study between January 2016 and March 2017. SETTING:An academic medi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pavon JM,Sloane RJ,Pieper CF,Colón-Emeric CS,Cohen HJ,Gallagher D,Hall KS,Morey MC,McCarty M,Hastings SN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors on mortality in individuals with dementia. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. English- and Dutch-language studies in PubMed, EMBASE, and PsycINFO databases were searched in April 2014 with hand-searching of in-text citations and no pu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： van de Vorst IE,Koek HL,de Vries R,Bots ML,Reitsma JB,Vaartjes I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine current utilization patterns of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) therapy for dementia to determine treatment duration, use in long-term care, how often patients receive these drugs until death, and frequency of switching between the available ChEIs. DESIGN:A population-based healthcare administrat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herrmann N,Gill SS,Bell CM,Anderson GM,Bronskill SE,Shulman KI,Fischer HD,Sykora K,Shi HS,Rochon PA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify patient factors that influence physicians' decisions to recommend screening mammograms for older women. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey including clinical case vignettes. PARTICIPANTS:Random sample of Massachusetts internists, obstetrician/gynecologists, family/general practice physicians, and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Marwill SL,Freund KM,Barry PP

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence of dementia in Singapore among Chinese, Malays, and Indians. DESIGN:A two-phase, cross-sectional study of randomly selected population from central Singapore with disproportionate race stratification. SETTING:Community-based study. Subjects screened to have cognitive impairment at p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sahadevan S,Saw SM,Gao W,Tan LC,Chin JJ,Hong CY,Venketasubramanian N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly adults (65 years of age and older) are of particular concern for traumatic amputations due to age-related changes in vision and coordination, making them more susceptible to injury. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiology of traumatic amputations in the elderly adults ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bandzar S,Gupta S,Atallah H,Pitts SR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As life expectancy increases, so do the problems of the elderly population. One major problem is that of protein calorie malnutrition; another is the susceptibility of this population to pressure sores. The purpose of this study was to determine if a correlation exists between deteriorating nutritional status and the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pinchcofsky-Devin GD,Kaminski MV Jr

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate statin use and pain in people with cancer aged 70 to 79 and 80 and older. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Medical oncology outpatient clinic at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 70 and older who presented consecutively between January 2009 and June 2010 (n = 385), o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Turner JP,Shakib S,Singhal N,Hogan-Doran J,Prowse R,Johns S,Thynne T,Bell JS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the risk associated with the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) of conversion to mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, and specifically Alzheimer's disease (AD). DESIGN:Observational, longitudinal study. SETTING:Tertiary academic Alzheimer's Disease Centers funded by the National Institut...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Goldstein FC,Steenland K,Zhao L,Wharton W,Levey AI,Hajjar I

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying impairments in the capacity to make and execute decisions is critical to the assessment and remediation of elder self-neglect. Few capacity assessment tools are available for use outside of healthcare settings, and none have been validated in the context of elder self-neglect. Health and social services pr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naik AD,Teal CR,Pavlik VN,Dyer CB,McCullough LB

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Nursing facility (NF) residents are commonly hospitalized, and many of these hospitalizations may be avoidable. A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative enables participating NFs to bill Medicare for providing on-site acute care to long-stay residents diagnosed with one of six a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Segelman M,Ingber MJ,Feng Z,Khatutsky G,Bercaw L,Gasdaska A,Huber B,Voltmer H

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of interventions to optimize medication use on adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in older adults. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. EMBASE, PubMed, OVID, Cochrane Library, Clinicaltrials.gov, and Google Scholar were searched through April 30, 2017. SETTING:Randomized controlled ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gray SL,Hart LA,Perera S,Semla TP,Schmader KE,Hanlon JT

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At an active outpatient geriatric program the gerontological team observed that Alzheimer patients appear to have fewer physical ailments than other elderly patients. To test this hypothesis, we reviewed a sample of 348 clinic patients. One hundred forty-three had a normal mental status; 75 had Alzheimer's disease as ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wolf-Klein GP,Siverstone FA,Brod MS,Levy A,Foley CJ,Termotto V,Breuer J

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the associations between amyloid-β brain deposition and physical activity (PA) in elderly adults without dementia and to investigate whether the association has a dose-response relationship. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:French community-dwelling people. PARTICIPANTS:Elderly adults with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： de Souto Barreto P,Andrieu S,Payoux P,Demougeot L,Rolland Y,Vellas B,Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial\/Data Sharing Alzheimer Study Group.

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides a comprehensive review of aromatase inhibitors (AIs) for geriatricians, because it appears that more elderly women will be using these drugs in the near future. Computerized literature searches of Medline were conducted through May 2003. Key words/phrases included in the literature searches were ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arora A,Potter JF

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the independent prognostic effect of seven potential frailty criteria, including five from the Fried phenotype, on several adverse outcomes. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Greater New Haven, Connecticut. PARTICIPANTS:Seven hundred fifty-four initially nondisabled, community-living p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rothman MD,Leo-Summers L,Gill TM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic systolic murmurs and aortic dilatation were studied in a randomized sample of 100 hospital patients over the age of 60. Clinical, phonocardiographic, radiologic and carotid-pulse data provided the basis for graphic characterization of the murmurs. Senile aortic dilatation was common (66 patients). In a high per...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vittal SB,Luisada AA,Rao DB

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00