Sensor monitoring to measure and support daily functioning for independently living older people: a systematic review and road map for further development.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between ownership of Chinese elder care facilities and their performance quality and to compare the case-mix profile of residents and facility characteristics in government-owned and private-sector homes. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Census of elder care homes surveyed in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Liu C,Feng Z,Mor V

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infection (BSI) between the young old (65-75), old (76-85), and old old (>85). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Forty-six hospitals in southeast France. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand seven hundred forty patients aged 65 and o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gavazzi G,Mallaret MR,Couturier P,Iffenecker A,Franco A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report on the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sertraline in the treatment of elderly depres-sed patients with and without comorbid medical illness. SETTING:Multicenter. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 752 patients aged 60 and older with diagnosis...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sheikh JI,Cassidy EL,Doraiswamy PM,Salomon RM,Hornig M,Holland PJ,Mandel FS,Clary CM,Burt T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older black patients are at risk for underutilization of preventive services. Our objectives were to assess the delivery of five preventive services in Title 330-funded health centers in low income neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio, and to determine the association of health system factors and health status w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wright PJ,Fortinsky RH,Covinsky KE,Anderson PA,Landefeld CS

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infection (UTI) in hospitalized older people with clinical criteria and therapeutic guidelines. DESIGN:A retrospective case series of emergency hospital admissions collected over an 18-month period. SETTING:An acute general hospital in northwest Engl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Woodford HJ,George J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is a major health problem in the elderly. The existing literature indicates that depression may be qualitatively different in this population. For example, a condition said to be prevalent among the elderly is masked depression which is marked by a cluster of vegetative symptoms without prominent dysphoria ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Weiss IK,Nagel CL,Aronson MK

更新日期：1986-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To clarify the association between cholesterol and noncardiovascular mortality and to evaluate how this association varies across age groups. DESIGN:Prospective population-based cohort study. SETTING:Rotterdam, the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:Adults aged 55 to 99 (N = 5,750). MEASUREMENTS:Participants were...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Newson RS,Felix JF,Heeringa J,Hofman A,Witteman JC,Tiemeier H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether women with sarcopenia and low bone mineral density (BMD) are at greater risk of clinical fractures than those with sarcopenia or low BMD alone. DESIGN:Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational and Clinical trials. SETTING:Three U.S. clinical centers (Pittsburgh, PA; Birmingham, AL;...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Harris R,Chang Y,Beavers K,Laddu-Patel D,Bea J,Johnson K,LeBoff M,Womack C,Wallace R,Li W,Crandall C,Cauley J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between handgrip strength and mortality in older Mexican American men and women. DESIGN:A 5-year prospective cohort study. SETTING:Five southwestern states: Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and California. PARTICIPANTS:A population-based sample of 2,488 noninstitutionalized...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Al Snih S,Markides KS,Ray L,Ostir GV,Goodwin JS

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between change in motor function and mortality. DESIGN:Prospective, observational cohort study. SETTING:Approximately 40 retirement communities across the Chicago metropolitan area participating in the Rush Memory and Aging Project. PARTICIPANTS:Eight hundred thirty-seven communi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Buchman AS,Wilson RS,Boyle PA,Bienias JL,Bennett DA

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：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：:A trial by any means that can possibly prevent or retard the development of arteriosclerosis is to be recommended. Arteriosclerosis is the chief cause of strokes and heart attacks. The heavy evening meal now in vogue is characteristically rich in animal fats. Normal digestion is at its peak at about the seventh hour, ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Roen PB

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 78-year-old woman receiving perhexiline maleate for intractable angina pectoris, a syndrome of parkinsonism and peripheral neuropathy developed. The neuropathy was confirmed by electromyographic and nerve conduction studies. The parkinsonism and peripheral neuropathy disappeared when perhexiline maleate was disco...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gordon M,Gordon AS

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many physicians report that Internet health information can affect their clinical decisions. Much of Internet geriatric health information (IGHI) is not controlled for quality, and there is no available process to assess the quality of IGHI used in clinical practice or in medical education. The objective of this proje...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hajjar I,Gable SA,Jenkinson VP,Kane LT,Riley RA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing homes have become "ground zero" for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in North America, with homes experiencing widespread outbreaks, resulting in severe morbidity and mortality among their residents. This article describes a 371-bed acute-care hospital's emergency response to a 126-bed nursing ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stall NM,Farquharson C,Fan-Lun C,Wiesenfeld L,Loftus CA,Kain D,Johnstone J,McCreight L,Goldman RD,Mahtani R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home-delivered meal programs serve a predominantly homebound older adult population, characterized by multiple chronic conditions, functional limitations, and a variety of complex care needs, both medical and social. DESIGN:A pilot study was designed to test the feasibility of leveraging routine meal-delive...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morris AM,Engelberg JK,Schmitthenner B,Dosa D,Gadbois E,Shield RR,Akobundu U,Thomas KS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify presenting characteristics of older patients with subdural hematoma who are unlikely to survive hospitalization. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort. PATIENTS:All patients > or = 65 years of age hospitalized at a tertiary care center from 1985-1990 with the primary diagnosis of subdural hematoma. MEA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rozzelle CJ,Wofford JL,Branch CL

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Little is known about elder abuse and neglect in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community; however, this population faces a greater risk of abuse and likely experiences abuse differently and needs different resources. We conducted focus groups to investigate LGBT older adults' ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bloemen EM,Rosen T,LoFaso VM,Lasky A,Church S,Hall P,Weber T,Clark S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Close to 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (AD/ADRD). These high-need, high-cost patients are vulnerable to receiving poor quality uncoordinated care, ultimately leading to adverse health outcomes, poor quality of life, and misuse of resources. Improving the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mitchell SL,Mor V,Harrison J,McCarthy EP

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested that vascular dementia in older persons is more common than previously hypothesized. A substantial proportion of dementia in old age may be an early manifestation of cerebrovascular disease (CVD), that eventually becomes clinically evident as an acute cerebrovascular accident. Th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ferrucci L,Guralnik JM,Salive ME,Pahor M,Corti MC,Baroni A,Havlik RJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frailty is a common and central problem of old age. Recent research has defined frailty as an accumulation of deficits or as a distinct clinical syndrome involving specific comorbid physical disorders and functional impairment, but the psychological aspects of frailty have received little attention. It is proposed tha...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fillit H,Butler RN

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of hypoalbuminemia and hypoprealbuminemia in hospitalized, elderly, skilled nursing facility residents and to correlate these findings with clinical outcomes. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A 300-bed community hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Eighty-one hospitalized, skilled n...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ferguson RP,O'Connor P,Crabtree B,Batchelor A,Mitchell J,Coppola D

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess mobility disability trajectories before death in a large sample of very old adults using two analytical approaches to determine how well they corresponded. DESIGN:Decedent sample from the Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. Data were collected between 1997 and 2015. SETTING:Pit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lunney JR,Albert SM,Boudreau R,Ives D,Satterfield S,Newman AB,Harris T,Health Aging and Body Composition Study.

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality in 159 patients who sustained 163 hip fractures in a single geriatric hospital and residential health facility in a ten-year period was studied. This study confirms the major problem of mortality associated with hip fractures in the very elderly. Factors that seemed associated with mortality were preoperativ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Crane JG,Kernek CB

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare falls and fall-related injuries that a fall evaluator or hospital incident report identified with injuries identified according to discharge International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for the same set of inpatient episodes of care. DESIGN:Pros...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Waters TM,Chandler AM,Mion LC,Daniels MJ,Kessler LA,Miller ST,Shorr RI

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old male patient who had undergone repeated operations for peptic ulcer disease involving the right upper abdominal quadrant, developed cholecystitis with calculous obstruction of the common bile duct. The gallbladder was removed. Later, an operation was performed for removal of a residual stone from the com...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Case TC

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Logical bases (five of which are outlined) underlie action in nutrition and aging. First, nutrition, health, and aging form an integral triad affecting all. This basis has been applied to the conceptualization of the Nutrition Program for Older Americans (NPOA). Second, in North America, malnutrition is a sequitur of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Watkin DM

更新日期：1978-05-01 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