Preparation to care for confused older patients in general hospitals: a study of UK health professionals.

abstract：:Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare primary tumour of the pleura associated with 4% of cases with a paraneoplastic hypoglycaemia, termed Doege-Potter syndrome (DPS). We report a case of DPS presenting with severe coma in a 90-year-old woman. The cause was a malignant SFTP treated with surgical resec...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Avramenko A,Lahjibi-Paulet H,Gibault L,Roussel A,Grand B,Le Pimpec-Barthes F

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical assessments have to be used in epidemiological studies in the absence of more objective means of establishing diagnosis or recording events in the natural history of disease. This requires the standardization of definition, technique and interpretation as a means of reducing observer variability in clinical e...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Garraway WM,Akhtar AJ,Gore SM,Prescott RJ,Smith RG

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes and other related species that are transmitted through an infected tick bite. We report the case of an older patient presenting with bilateral facial palsy due to Lyme disease. Multiple non-specific clinical signs preceded facial pals...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Méreaux JL,Hébant B,Magne N,Quesney G,Lefaucheur R

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Myasthenia gravis is probably commoner than previously suspected, the annual incidence being nearer 9-10/million than earlier figures of 2-4/million. The current study found an annual incidence in Croyden of 9.1 per million (95% confidence limits 5.7-13.8 per million). Of the 22 patients (59%) seen in Croyden with new...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Schon F,Drayson M,Thompson RA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:frailty is an increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes, across multiple physiological systems, with both environmental and genetic drivers. The two most commonly used measures are Rockwood's frailty index (FI) and Fried's frailty phenotype (FP). Material and methods:the present study included 36...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Livshits G,Ni Lochlainn M,Malkin I,Bowyer R,Verdi S,Steves CJ,Williams FMK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:a fall occurs when an individual experiences a loss of balance from which they are unable to recover. Assessment of balance recovery ability in older adults may therefore help to identify individuals at risk of falls. The purpose of this 12-month prospective study was to assess whether the ability to recover...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Carty CP,Cronin NJ,Nicholson D,Lichtwark GA,Mills PM,Kerr G,Cresswell AG,Barrett RS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:whether socioeconomic position over the life course influences the wellbeing of older people similarly in different societies is not known. OBJECTIVE:to investigate the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in life satisfaction among individuals in early old age and the influence of the welfare state regi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Niedzwiedz CL,Katikireddi SV,Pell JP,Mitchell R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:delirium is under-recognised in comparison to other common and serious acute disorders. A 2006 survey of UK junior doctors (not undertaking specialist training) identified poor knowledge of the diagnostic criteria and treatment of delirium. We hypothesised that increased prominence accorded to delirium in th...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jenkin RP,Al-Attar A,Richardson S,Myint PK,MacLullich AM,Davis DH

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the relationship between proximity to death and the amount of care provided by general practitioners (GPs) is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:to examine the influence of the proximity to death on the frequency and length of GP contacts in the oldest old. STUDY DESIGN:this population-based follow-up study includ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blom JW,Lemmens SP,Assendelft WJ,Eekhof JA,Gussekloo J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-nine patients with probable Alzheimer's disease were enrolled into a double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over study to assess the therapeutic effect and safety of THA (tetrahydroaminoacridine; tacrine) without concomitant lecithin administration. Forty-one patients completed the trial which consisted of two...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wilcock GK,Surmon DJ,Scott M,Boyle M,Mulligan K,Neubauer KA,O'Neill D,Royston VH

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine whether the Short-form 36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36) is suitable for use in an elderly population. The SF-36 was administered by interview to a random sample of 827 adults from West Glamorgan. Among the 216 adults aged 65 and over the data were 98.8% complete. Evid...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lyons RA,Perry HM,Littlepage BN

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on National Health Service (NHS) dental care utilization by the elderly are analysed to consider the distribution of dental care according to the charge status of the patient. Considerable and significant differences are observed in the type and amount of dental care provided to elderly patients exempt and not ex...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Birch S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone's mechanical competence and its fragility in particular depend to a certain extent on the structure and microstructure of the cortical bone compartment. Beyond bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content, a variety of other features of cortical bone contribute to whole bone's resistance to fracture. Struc...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Augat P,Schorlemmer S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of cutaneous pain threshold using the Neuromod Selectra Model 7750 Transcutaneous Neuronal Electrical Stimulator is described. Pain threshold, measured in 520 healthy volunteers aged 5-105 years, increased with age. Consistent values were obtained in 22 healthy volunteers on three successive days. Pain...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tucker MA,Andrew MF,Ogle SJ,Davison JG

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:self-rated health (SRH) likely reflects both mental and physical health domains, and is assessed by asking individuals to describe their health status. Poor SRH is associated with disease incidence and subsequent mortality. Changes in SRH across time in persons with different incident diseases are uncharacte...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Foraker RE,Rose KM,Chang PP,McNeill AM,Suchindran CM,Selvin E,Rosamond WD

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:the data concerning the predictive role of oxidised LDL (ox-LDL) in all-cause mortality are scarce. We investigated whether circulating ox-LDL would stand out as a risk factor of total mortality in the elderly. Study subjects, design and methods: a total of 1,260 elderly inhabitants (533 men, 7...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Linna M,Ahotupa M,Löppönen MK,Irjala K,Vasankari T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to review systematically the range of case definitions and methods used to measure falls in randomised controlled trials. DESIGN/METHODS:a Cochrane review of fall prevention interventions was used to identify fall definitions in published trials. Secondary searches of various databases were used to identify ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hauer K,Lamb SE,Jorstad EC,Todd C,Becker C,PROFANE-Group.

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:geriatrics encompasses diverse medical, social and ethical challenges requiring a multidimensional, interdisciplinary approach. Recent reports have highlighted failings in the care of older people. It is therefore vital that trainees in geriatrics are afforded opportunities to develop skills in managing this...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Braude P,Reedy G,Dasgupta D,Dimmock V,Jaye P,Birns J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate auditory function in subjects with early Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and with subjective memory complaints, in search of signs of central auditory processing dysfunction even in early stages of cognitive impairment. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:a consecutive group of men and women, r...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Idrizbegovic E,Hederstierna C,Dahlquist M,Kämpfe Nordström C,Jelic V,Rosenhall U

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight elderly hospital patients walked along a 10-m length of carpeted corridor and a 10-m length of vinyl-tiled corridor. Gait speed and step length were significantly greater on the carpeted than on the vinyl surface. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Willmott M

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delirium is a common presentation in older inpatients with COVID-19, and a risk factor for cognitive decline at discharge. The glaring gaps in the service provision in delirium care, regardless of aetiology, after a hospital admission pre-existed the pandemic, but the pandemic arguably offers an opportunity now to add...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rahman S,Byatt K

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：METHOD:We investigated the association of total serum cholesterol concentrations and subsequent overall and coronary mortality in 304 patients aged > or =65 discharged from hospital after acute myocardial infarction. RESULTS:There was no association between total cholesterol concentrations and mortality due to either ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bo M,Fiandra U,Fonte G,Bobbio M,Fabris F

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (OCSP) devised a simple clinical classification for acute stroke which predicted mortality, functional recovery and patterns of recurrent stroke. We aimed to determine whether this could predict the presence of carotid disease and be used to select which patients with...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Mead GE,Shingler H,Farrell A,O'Neill PA,McCollum CN

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:oropharyngeal dysphagia is a common condition among the elderly but not systematically explored. OBJECTIVE:to assess the prevalence and the prognostic significance of oropharyngeal dysphagia among elderly patients with pneumonia. DESIGN:a prospective cohort study. SETTING:an acute geriatric unit in a gene...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Cabre M,Serra-Prat M,Palomera E,Almirall J,Pallares R,Clavé P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:a professional man sustained a residual, persisting, isolated impairment of short-term memory secondary to severe carbon monoxide poisoning. Informal, open trial of the cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil resulted in uncertain benefit. PROTOCOL:an N-of-1 randomized, double-blind controlled trial of donepez...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Price JD,Grimley Evans J

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:older patients admitted to hospitals are at risk for hospital-acquired morbidity related to immobility. The aim of this study was to implement and evaluate an evidence-based intervention targeting staff to promote early mobilisation in older patients admitted to general medical inpatient units. Methods:the ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Liu B,Moore JE,Almaawiy U,Chan WH,Khan S,Ewusie J,Hamid JS,Straus SE,MOVE ON Collaboration.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:national reports have highlighted deficiencies in care provided to older surgical patients and suggested a role for innovative, collaborative, inter-specialty models of care. The extent of geriatrician-led perioperative services in the UK (excluding orthogeriatric services) has not previously been describe...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Partridge JS,Collingridge G,Gordon AL,Martin FC,Harari D,Dhesi JK

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:we evaluated a specialist community-based dementia service to establish whether high quality care was being delivered and the conditions for doing so. The service was in an urban part of Rushcliffe Primary Care Trust, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. The service comprised an assessment team of an occupationa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gladman JR,Jones RG,Radford K,Walker E,Rothera I

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:older people aged 80 and over are increasingly providing end-of-life care to spouses at home and often do so for long periods of time, while also trying to manage their own illnesses and disabilities. Little of the research on older spousal carers has focussed on the oldest carers; hence, the needs of this p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Turner M,King C,Milligan C,Thomas C,Brearley SG,Seamark D,Wang X,Blake S,Payne S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty-two consecutive patients admitted with acute stroke in a carotid distribution had venous blood taken for haematocrit (Hct), haemoglobin (Hb), white cell count (WCC) and urea estimations. Patients were followed for 12 weeks to determine the influence of haematocrit upon fatality. There were 96 pa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gray CS,French JM,James OF,Bates D,Cartlidge NE

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00