Milk and dairy consumption and risk of dementia in an elderly Japanese population: the Hisayama Study.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To better understand how centenarians use the healthcare system as an important step toward improving their service delivery. DESIGN:Population-based retrospective cohort study using linked health administrative data. SETTING:Ontario--Canada's largest province. PARTICIPANTS:All individuals living in Ontar...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rochon PA,Gruneir A,Wu W,Gill SS,Bronskill SE,Seitz DP,Bell CM,Fischer HD,Stephenson AL,Wang X,Gershon AS,Anderson GM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The necessity and safety of an oral calcium (Ca) and vitamin D regimen was evaluated in a population of 66 independently living and 73 institutionalized elderly women over an 11-week winter period. The members of both groups were randomly assigned into trial and control groups. Serum Ca, creatinine, and calcidiol leve...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Honkanen R,Alhava E,Parviainen M,Talasniemi S,Mönkkönen R

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the prevalence of hypertension and factors associated with nontreatment and poor control of hypertension in Mexican Americans aged 65 years and older. DESIGN:A population-based survey of older Mexican Americans conducted in 1993-1994. SETTING:Subjects residing in five Southwestern states: Texas,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Satish S,Stroup-Benham CA,Espino DV,Markides KS,Goodwin JS

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation of serum albumin concentration to age was assessed in a series of hospitalized medical patients. Those with disease states (e.g., dysproteinemia, renal insufficiency, hepatic dysfunction, malnutrition) potentially associated with abnormal serum albumin levels were excluded, leaving a study population of 1...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Greenblatt DJ

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Depression screening and treatment for older adults are recommended in Age-Friendly Health Systems. Few studies have evaluated the association between depressive symptoms and postoperative functioning. We aimed to determine the association between varying levels of depressive symptoms in the preop...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tang VL,Cenzer I,McCulloch CE,Finlayson E,Cooper Z,Silvestrini M,Ngo S,Schmitt EM,Inouye SK

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Heart failure is a major health care burden among older adults, but information on recent trends has not been available. We compare rates, sociodemographic characteristics, and discharge outcomes of the initial hospitalization for heart failure in the Medicare populations of 1986 and 1993. DESIGN:Informatio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Croft JB,Giles WH,Pollard RA,Casper ML,Anda RF,Livengood JR

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether patient age is associated with differences in flexible bronchoscopy technique and tolerance. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:University hospital system. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand three hundred fifty-eight adults, including 219 (16.1%) aged 70 and older, undergoing bronchoscop...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hehn BT,Haponik E,Rubin HR,Lechtzin N,Diette GB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of older patients with chronic medical conditions dominates medical practice. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) in patients aged 65 and older have reached epidemic proportions. Using elements of the Chronic Care Model (CCM), a quality improvement project was undertaken to re...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Caruso LB,Clough-Gorr KM,Silliman RA

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:To better understand declining autopsy rates, data have been gathered prospectively on 1080 consecutive deaths over six years among patients admitted to a medical intensive care/coronary care unit. Overall autopsy rate was 36%. Autopsy rates declined sharply with age from 60% for those aged 16 to 34 years to 23% for t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Campion EW,Reder VA,Mulley AG,Thibault GE

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize emergency department (ED) use by nursing home residents in the United States. DESIGN:Analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. SETTING:U.S. EDs from 2005 to 2008. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals visiting U.S. EDs stratified according to nursing home residency. MEASUREMENT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wang HE,Shah MN,Allman RM,Kilgore M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test whether a decision aid improves quality of decision-making about feeding options in advanced dementia. DESIGN:Cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Twenty-four nursing homes in North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:Residents with advanced dementia and feeding problems and their surrogates. INTERVEN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hanson LC,Carey TS,Caprio AJ,Lee TJ,Ersek M,Garrett J,Jackman A,Gilliam R,Wessell K,Mitchell SL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review studies investigating cochlear implant (CI) outcomes in older adults, and to develop a conceptual framework demonstrating important interactions between characteristics of hearing disability, aging, and the CI intervention. DESIGN:Review of English literature with titles containing the words "coch...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clark JH,Yeagle J,Arbaje AI,Lin FR,Niparko JK,Francis HW

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care in nursing homes (NHs) has never been measured. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:NHs. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 203 NHs and 1375 persons living with HIV. MEASUREMENTS:Medicare claims from 2011 to 2013 were linked to assessments of resident health, p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Olivieri-Mui B,McGuire J,Griffith J,Cahill S,Briesacher B

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To identify risk factors for five different subtypes of disability. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Greater New Haven, Connecticut. PARTICIPANTS:Seven hundred fifty-four community-living residents aged 70 and older and initially nondisabled in four essential activities of daily living (bathing, d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gill TM,Murphy TE,Barry LC,Allore HG

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether resting heart rate is associated with several types of osteoporotic fractures, mortality, and cause-specific mortality in older women. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. SETTING:Four communities across the United States. PARTICIPANTS:We prospectively assessed resting pulse rate in 9,7...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kado DM,Lui LY,Cummings SR,Study Of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.

更新日期：2002-03-01 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: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：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence and content of long-term care facility policies regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments (cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), artificial hydration and nutrition, dialysis, antibiotics for life-threatening infections, transfer to acute care hospital) and advance directives in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Choudhry NK,Ma J,Rasooly I,Singer PA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether airline pilots over the age of 60 pose a hazard to aviation safety and whether risk assessment could replace age-based retirement. DATA SOURCES:A computer-assisted literature search (MEDLINE), expert consultation, and government reports. STUDY SELECTION:Original studies on flight perfor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stuck AE,van Gorp WG,Josephson KR,Morgenstern H,Beck JC

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between restraint use and falls while controlling for the effect of psychoactive drug use among nursing home residents, including subgroups of nursing home residents with high rates of restraint use and/or falls. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal clinical trial...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Capezuti E,Evans L,Strumpf N,Maislin G

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility and effect of exercise training after stroke. DESIGN:Randomized exploratory trial comparing exercise training (including progressive endurance and resistance training) with relaxation (attention control). SETTING:Interventions were performed in a rehabilitation hospital. PARTI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mead GE,Greig CA,Cunningham I,Lewis SJ,Dinan S,Saunders DH,Fitzsimons C,Young A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied attitudes of health professionals toward life-sustaining treatment. A patient management questionnaire sent to staff physicians and nurses in 183 Oregon nursing homes consisted of eight patient sketches which varied age, mental status, and enjoyment of life. Respondents were asked whether they would favor t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Watts DT,Cassel CK,Hickam DH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the utility of verbal fluency discrepancy scores in predicting progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a cohort of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). DESIGN:Case control. SETTING:Cases identified from new referrals to a memory clinic and controls identified from The Irish Longit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vaughan RM,Coen RF,Kenny R,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All autopsies (n = 34) performed over a period from July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1988 in a teaching nursing home were reviewed to determine the autopsy rate, to evaluate premortem versus postmortem diagnostic discrepancies, and to see if educational efforts could improve each. The autopsy rate was 3.5%. Major discrepancie...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gloth FM 3rd,Burton JR

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, etiologic bacterial agents to late prosthetic joint infections (LPJI), are more prevalent in the oral flora of older individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in an age and gender-matched nonarthritic control population (NA). DESIGN:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jacobson JJ,Patel B,Asher G,Woolliscroft JO,Schaberg D

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prior reports on Hodgkin's disease have suggested a biologic behavior difference between young and old patients. A study of 35,033 patients could confirm that older patients do not do as well as young patients regardless of age. METHODS:The National Cancer Data Base provided data from U.S. tumor registries o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kennedy BJ,Fremgen AM,Menck HR

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00