Cost-effectiveness of telecare for people with social care needs: the Whole Systems Demonstrator cluster randomised trial.

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：:To determine whether medication use differs by cognitive status among community dwelling elderly, a survey was made of a stratified random sample of 4110 black and white participants, aged 65 or older from the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly in five adjacent urban and rural counti...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hanlon JT,Landerman LR,Wall WE Jr,Horner RD,Fillenbaum GG,Dawson DV,Schmader KE,Cohen HJ,Blazer DG

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) may be associated with cognitive dysfunction in non-demented elderly people. A random sample of 96 retirement village residents were given both neuropsychological assessment and overnight sleep monitoring with a portable microprocessor based system (Vitalog PMS-8). Respiratory disturba...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hayward L,Mant A,Eyland A,Hewitt H,Purcell C,Turner J,Goode E,Le Count A,Pond D,Saunders N

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in some current policy discussions concerning long-term care, the emphasis has been almost solely on the costs of care. This dialogue must be replaced with a discussion of value, which emphasizes both the costs of care and quality of care. While the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) was originally designe...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Phillips CD,Zimmerman D,Bernabei R,Jonsson PV

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sway has been measured by Wright's Ataxiameter in 151 frail elderly and five young subjects, and compared with various sensory modalities. There is a close relationship between increased sway and impaired vibration sense in the legs. No correlations emerged with proprioception but this may reflect the imprecision of t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Brocklehurst JC,Robertson D,James-Groom P

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rivermead ADL scale was developed for assessing activities of daily living in stroke patients but was not validated for elderly subjects. This study was designed to validate the scale for patients aged over 64 years. A series of 150 stroke patients was assessed on the scale, of whom 103 were aged over 64 years. Th...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lincoln NB,Edmans JA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Explicit criteria, such as the STOPP/START criteria, are increasingly used both in clinical practice and in research to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people. In an article on the STOPP/START criteria version 2, O'Mahony et al have pointed out the advantages of developing computerised criteria...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Anrys P,Boland B,Degryse JM,De Lepeleire J,Petrovic M,Marien S,Dalleur O,Strauven G,Foulon V,Spinewine A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:physical and mental health are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and death among postmenopausal women. The objective of this study was to assess whether changes in physical and mental health were associated with CVD incidence and death. METHODS:in the Women's Health Initiativ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Saquib N,Brunner R,Desai M,Kroenke C,Martin LW,Daviglus M,Allen NB,Robinson J,Tindle H,Stefanick ML

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has shown persistent elevations in plasma cortisol concentration following upper femur fracture in elderly people. To investigate this phenomenon further, we measured plasma cortisol and adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and performed overnight dexamethasone suppression tests in carefully characterized patient...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Roberts NA,Barton RN,Horan MA,White A

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to describe gender differences in levels of, and longitudinal changes in, habitual physical activity among older people. DESIGN:longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS:sub-groups of survivors (with sample sizes dependent on the availability of complete datasets, ranging from 303-344) assessed on three occasions: ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bennett KM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:two common anti-diabetic treatments used are sitagliptin and sulphonylureas however evidence examining their comparative effectiveness in older people is limited. OBJECTIVE:to evaluate effectiveness of sitagliptin vs sulphonylureas when added to metformin in older (aged ≥75) vs younger people (18-75). DESI...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Sharma M,Nazareth I,Petersen I

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:dysphagia is common in acute stroke. Accurate detection of the presence or absence of aspiration by bedside swallowing assessment is difficult without objective methods, tending to over-diagnose aspiration. As a result, some patients suffer restricted oral intake unnecessarily. OBJECTIVE:we examined the pre...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Smith HA,Lee SH,O'Neill PA,Connolly MJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk/benefit ratio of warfarin therapy changes in the over 75s, when haemorrhagic side-effects become more common. These may not always be reported in the literature. CASE REPORT:A woman of 80 years, on long-term warfarin therapy presented with an acute dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm; on investigat...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blunt DM,Impallomeni MG

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:harmful alcohol consumption is reported to be increasing in older people. To intervene and reduce associated risks, evidence currently available needs to be identified. Methods:two systematic reviews in older populations (55+ years): (1) Interventions to prevent or reduce excessive alcohol consumption; (2) ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kelly S,Olanrewaju O,Cowan A,Brayne C,Lafortune L

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown strong associations between disability, social support and depressive symptoms in older people; but socio-economic effects are less clear and little is known about the role of health locus of control. OBJECTIVE:To examine the roles of physical health, disability, social support, socio-eco...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Harris T,Cook DG,Victor C,Rink E,Mann AH,Shah S,DeWilde S,Beighton C

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:chronic knee pain is still considered a fairly benign disease by many, an 'unavoidable' consequence of ageing. This passive acceptance may be unnecessarily exposing older people to disability and serious co-morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the disease burden associated with chronic knee pain...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Fransen M,Su S,Harmer A,Blyth FM,Naganathan V,Sambrook P,Le Couteur D,Cumming RG

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:the absolute number of notifications for tuberculosis in older people appears to have increased in Scotland. To determine if these trends are present elsewhere in the UK, we have reviewed notifications in Leeds with particular reference to non-pulmonary disease, Asian subcontinent groups and older people. M...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Phelan F,Teale C

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A straight abdominal radiograph can be used in the elderly to indicate a loaded colon. Two groups of patients were identified using radiology, one with faeces-filled caeca and the other with gas-filled caeca. Gastro-intestinal transit time measurements and breath methane analysis, an indicator of colonic bacterial act...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： McKay LF,Smith RG,Eastwood MA,Walsh SD,Cruikshank JG

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have so far been no reported studies of localization of urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly women. The site of infection, renal or bladder, in significant urinary tract infection in 50 elderly women (mean age 80) admitted acutely to a geriatric unit was determined by the Fairley bladder washout method. Of t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Suntharalingam M,Seth V,Moore-Smith B

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:(i) to describe the general practitioner utilisation of health assessments, management plans, coordination of team care arrangements and medication review item numbers within 6 months of an aged care eligibility assessment for home care packages (HCP) and (ii) investigate the impact of health assessments on t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Visvanathan R,Amare AT,Lang C,Khadka J,Yu S,Beilby J,Wesselingh S,Inacio MC

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes a survey of 256 informal carers and elderly people they support, and examines the impact of the caring role upon quality of life. Carers reported that many aspects of their physical and mental health as well as their social and family lives were affected by their caring. For many the caring activi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jones DA,Peters TJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:cranberry juice is often given to older people in hospital to prevent urinary tract infection (UTI), although there is little evidence to support its use. OBJECTIVE:to assess whether cranberry juice ingestion is effective in reducing UTIs in older people in hospital. DESIGN:randomised, placebo-controlled, ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： McMurdo ME,Bissett LY,Price RJ,Phillips G,Crombie IK

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:cataract is a leading cause of reversible vision impairment and may increase falls in older adults. OBJECTIVE:to assess the risk of an injury due to a fall among adults aged 60+, 2 years before first-eye cataract surgery, between first-eye surgery and second-eye surgery and 2 years after second-eye surgery....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Meuleners LB,Fraser ML,Ng J,Morlet N

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：UNLABELLED:Delirium is one of the foremost unmet medical needs in healthcare. It affects one in eight hospitalised patients and is associated with multiple adverse outcomes including increased length of stay, new institutionalisation, and considerable patient distress. Recent studies also show that delirium strongly pr...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Maclullich AM,Anand A,Davis DH,Jackson T,Barugh AJ,Hall RJ,Ferguson KJ,Meagher DJ,Cunningham C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overactive bladder is the commonest underlying bladder disorder causing urinary incontinence in elderly people. Management of the condition relies upon a holistic assessment of the problem, lifestyle adjustment, behavioural management and drug therapy. The majority of currently available drugs rely on their anti-m...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wagg A,Cohen M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:antipsychotics are widely used in assisted living (AL facilities). Even more, the prescription of these drugs is gradually increasing since the availability of second-generation atypical antipsychotics. More knowledge is needed on prescription reasons to understand this increasing prevalence. METHODS:cross-...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Larrayadieu A,Abellan van Kan G,Piau A,Soto Martin M,Nourhashemi F,Rolland Y,Vellas B

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute appendicitis in elderly patients has not been studied extensively in the United Kingdom. Studies were performed prior to the regular use of broad spectrum antibiotics and tended to include younger patients. We studied retrospectively all elderly patients (n = 30, mean age = 72 years) who presented in the years 1...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： McCallion J,Canning GP,Knight PV,McCallion JS

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This invited article is drawn from the content of the Marjory Warren Lecture given by John Gladman at the British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting in 2018, entitled 'The Meaning of Life Expectancy'. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gladman JRF

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured calcium regulating hormones and bone mineral density (BMD) in 66 men (aged 24-88 years). Vitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) does not vary with age, parathyroid hormone (PTH) increases after the age of 65 (p < 0.01) together with a parallel increase in urinary (r = 0.46, p < 0.05) and nephrogenic cAMP (r = 0.63, p < 0....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ravaglia G,Forti P,Pratelli L,Maioli F,Scali CR,Bonini AM,Tedioli S,Marasti N,Pizzoferrato A,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00