Tongue strength is associated with jumping mechanography performance and handgrip strength but not with classic functional tests in older adults.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether cognitive test scores and cognitive decline predict incidence of first diagnosed stroke. DESIGN:Stroke-free Health and Retirement Study participants were followed on average 7.6 years for self- or proxy-reported first stroke (1,483 events). Predictors included baseline performance on a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： DeFries T,Avendaño M,Glymour MM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of poor performance in the evaluation and management of common geriatric conditions suggests the need for changing physician behavior in these areas. Traditional lecture-style continuing medical education (CME) has not been shown to be effective. Expert faculty initially trained 60 nonexpert peer educators to...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levine SA,Brett B,Robinson BE,Stratos GA,Lascher SM,Granville L,Goodwin C,Dunn K,Barry PP

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Impact assessment of drug benefits policies is a growing field of research that is increasingly relevant to health care planning for older people. Some cost-containment policies are thought to increase noncompliance. This paper examines mechanisms that can produce spurious reductions in drug utilization meas...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schneeweiss S,Maclure M,Soumerai SB

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cross-sectional associations have been found between frail individuals and worse white matter (WM) integrity. However, the prospective association between WM integrity and frailty is still unclear. Our objectives were to measure associations between WM integrity using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and the 5...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Maltais M,de Souto Barreto P,Perus L,Mangin JF,Grigis A,Chupin M,Bouyahia A,Gabelle A,Delrieux J,Rolland Y,Vellas B,Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial\/Data Sharing Alzheimer (MAPT\/DSA) Study Group.

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether the management of heart failure by specialized multidisciplinary heart failure disease-management programs was associated with improved outcomes. BACKGROUND:The advent of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, and spironolactone has revolutionized the management of heart ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ahmed A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of the Tool to Reduce Inappropriate Medications (TRIM), a web tool linking an electronic health record (EHR) to a clinical decision support system, on medication communication and prescribing. DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Primary care clinics at a Veterans Affairs Medical...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fried TR,Niehoff KM,Street RL,Charpentier PA,Rajeevan N,Miller PL,Goldstein MK,O'Leary JR,Fenton BT

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:Dissemination of cutting-edge geriatrics-focused research is essential for academic geriatrics researchers, clinicians, and older adults and their caregivers. Social media channels, such as Twitter, provide a means of quickly reaching a wide array of users, globally. Besides standard tweets with links to research arti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lindquist LA,Ramirez-Zohfeld V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To cross-sectionally quantify the contribution of proxy measures of cognitive reserve reflective of the lifespan, such as education, socioeconomic status (SES), reading ability, and cognitive activities, in explaining late-life cognition. DESIGN:Prospective observational cohort study of aging. SETTING:Reti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jefferson AL,Gibbons LE,Rentz DM,Carvalho JO,Manly J,Bennett DA,Jones RN

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To compare the ability of five measures of comorbidity to predict mortality and incident disability in basic activities of daily living (BADLs) in unselected older persons. DESIGN:An assessment of the data obtained from the Insufficienza Cardiaca negli Anziani Residenti a Dicomano (ICARe Dicomano) Study, a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Di Bari M,Virgillo A,Matteuzzi D,Inzitari M,Mazzaglia G,Pozzi C,Geppetti P,Masotti G,Marchionni N,Pini R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Gerovital H3 (a specially stabilized form of procaine hydrochloride) on geriatric psychiatric patients were assessed in a double-blind study at Bronx State Hospital. The mean age of the subjects was 73 years and the average rating for the severity of organic symptoms was "moderate." During the first six...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zwerling I,Plutchik R,Hotz M,Kling R,Rubin L,Grossman J,Siegel B

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality-of-life considerations in physicians' decisions on life-sustaining therapy were explored using a patient management problem (PMP) depicting acute respiratory failure in an elderly man with chronic pulmonary disease; 205 internal medicine and family medicine physicians were interviewed. The physicians' percepti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pearlman RA,Jonsen A

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of protocols or guidelines for selected domains of inpatient care for older adults; to explore associations between hospital characteristics and adoption of these guidelines or protocols. DESIGN:Telephone- and Web-based questionnaire. SETTING:General acute care hospitals in Pennsyl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Neuman MD,Speck RM,Karlawish JH,Schwartz JS,Shea JA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if family members perceive that hospice improves the care of dying nursing home residents during the last 3 months of life. DESIGN:Mailed survey. PARTICIPANTS:Family members for all nursing home hospice enrollees in North Carolina during a 6-month period. MEASUREMENTS:After residents' deaths, ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Baer WM,Hanson LC

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of chronic renal failure (CRF) on quality of life (QOL). DESIGN:Controlled cross-sectional study. SETTING:All 13 dialysis units in the French Lorraine region and six departments of a Nancy hospital. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred sixty-nine older patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Loos C,Briançon S,Frimat L,Hanesse B,Kessler M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the association of two well known risk factors for breast cancer and the association of knowledge of those risk factors with mammography utilization. DESIGN:Cross sectional: two independent random telephone surveys. SETTING:Two Northeastern metropolitan communities surveyed in 1987 and in 1989. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Costanza ME,Stoddard A,Gaw VP,Zapka JG

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain atrophy in 154 men and 147 women without neurologic deficits was quantitatively studied by means of computed tomography. The ages ranged from 20 to 79 years. The volume percentage of brain to cranial cavity (Craniocerebral Index, or CCI) was calculated by means of computer programs available in CT systems. The m...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hatazawa J,Ito M,Yamaura H,Matsuzawa T

更新日期：1982-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To compare endothelium-dependent vasomotor response in healthy younger and older subjects without classic cardiovascular risk factors, with high and normal fasting homocysteine (tHcy) levels. DESIGN:We compared endothelium-dependent vasodilatation, using ultrasound, in healthy younger (aged 18-40) and older...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hirsch S,de la Maza P,Mendoza L,Petermann M,Glasinovic A,Paulinelli P,Barrera G,Rosenberg IH,Bunout D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the motor vehicle crash rate in a cohort of older drivers from a rural community and to identify health-related conditions that increase their risk for crash involvement. DESIGN:Cohort study with 5 years of crash-record surveillance. SETTING:The Iowa 65+ Rural Health Study, one of four Establish...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Foley DJ,Wallace RB,Eberhard J

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and age was studied. In elderly subjects (65 to 84 years) higher basal ANP levels were found as compared with those found in young subjects (21 to 23 years). Volume loading (750 mL 0.9% NaCl in 60 minutes) increased ANP levels only in the aged group, and plasma...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tan AC,Hoefnagels WH,Swinkels LM,Kloppenborg PW,Benraad TJ

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most estimates of the cost of informal caregiving in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) remain cross-sectional. Longitudinal estimates of informal caregiving hours and costs are less frequent and are from assessments covering only short periods of time. The objectives of this study were to estimate long-term traje...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zhu CW,Scarmeas N,Torgan R,Albert M,Brandt J,Blacker D,Sano M,Stern Y

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary carcinoma of the appendix, though rare, occurs often enough to warrant its inclusion in diagnostic possibilities when the symptoms of acute appendicitis, without leukocytosis, are present in geriatric patients. A case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix in an 88-year-old white woman is presented. The su...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Witt CB Jr,Herrmann VA

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association between psychoactive medications and crash risk in drivers aged 60 and older. DESIGN:Retrospective population-based case-crossover study. SETTING:A database study that linked the Western Australian Hospital Morbidity Data System and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. PARTICIP...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Meuleners LB,Duke J,Lee AH,Palamara P,Hildebrand J,Ng JQ

更新日期：2011-09-01 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 clinical characteristics, motor impairments, and drug treatments of nursing home residents with Parkinson's disease (PD). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Nursing homes in the southeast of the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:Nursing home residents with PD and a Mini-Mental State Examination ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Weerkamp NJ,Zuidema SU,Tissingh G,Poels PJ,Munneke M,Koopmans RT,Bloem BR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to the needs and demands of an aging population, geriatric medicine has grown rapidly during the past 3 decades. The discipline has defined its core values as well as the knowledge base and clinical skills needed to improve the health, functioning, and well-being of older persons and to provide appropriate...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Besdine R,Boult C,Brangman S,Coleman EA,Fried LP,Gerety M,Johnson JC,Katz PR,Potter JF,Reuben DB,Sloane PD,Studenski S,Warshaw G,American Geriatrics Society Task Force on the Future of Geriatric Medicine.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide normative values of tests of cognitive and physical function based on a large sample representative of the population of Ireland aged 50 and older. DESIGN:Data were used from the first wave of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), a prospective cohort study that includes a comprehensive...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kenny RA,Coen RF,Frewen J,Donoghue OA,Cronin H,Savva GM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine medical, ophthalmologic, and demographic predictors of cognitive function scores as measured by the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS), an adaptation of the Folstein Mini-Mental Status Exam. A secondary objective was to perform an item-by-item analysis of the TICS scores to determine...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mangione CM,Seddon JM,Cook EF,Krug JH Jr,Sahagian CR,Campion EW,Glynn RJ

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00