Mild cognitive impairment is associated with poorer decision-making in community-based older persons.

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：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a home-based multicomponent physical activity counseling (PAC) intervention is effective in reducing glycemic measures in older outpatients with prediabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Primary care clinics of the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center betwe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morey MC,Pieper CF,Edelman DE,Yancy WS Jr,Green JB,Lum H,Peterson MJ,Sloane R,Cowper PA,Bosworth HB,Huffman KM,Cavanaugh JT,Hall KS,Pearson MP,Taylor GA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of urinary incontinence and to assess care-seeking behavior for urinary symptoms among community-dwelling people. DESIGN:A community-based cross-sectional study. SETTING:Randomly selected men and women from Olmsted County, Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS:Two cohorts, one comprised of bot...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Roberts RO,Jacobsen SJ,Rhodes T,Reilly WT,Girman CJ,Talley NJ,Lieber MM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypochondriacal attitudes of 53 aged community residents were studied. No significant correlations were found with situational stress, sex, or ethnicity (English-speaking vs Spanish-speaking). The levels of hypochondriasis appeared to be inversely related to self-evaluation of memory ability. There was no indicati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brink TL,Janakes C,Martinez N

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with dementia often manifest troublesome and disruptive behaviors in addition to intellectual impairments. This study evaluated behavioral disturbances in 126 demented patients examined sequentially, using questionnaires administered to primary caregivers to quantify the types and severity of behavioral distu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Swearer JM,Drachman DA,O'Donnell BF,Mitchell AL

更新日期：1988-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine the perspectives of seriously ill individuals on reasons for 30-day hospital readmission. DESIGN:A prospective qualitative study was conducted employing individual interviews conducted at bedside. SETTING:Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. PARTICIPANTS:Serio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Enguidanos S,Coulourides Kogan AM,Schreibeis-Baum H,Lendon J,Lorenz K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between blood pressure and mortality in very old people. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. SETTING:County of Västerbotten, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS:Half of all subjects aged 85 and all of those aged 90 and 95 and older (N=348) in one urban and five rural municipalities in th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Molander L,Lövheim H,Norman T,Nordström P,Gustafson Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip fractures in older adults are a common event, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. Hip fractures have been previously described as a "geriatric, rather than orthopedic disease." Patients with this condition have a high prevalence of comorbidity and a high risk of complications from surgery, and for this...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Friedman SM,Mendelson DA,Kates SL,McCann RM

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:Studies in experimental animal models provide a convincing rationale for a role for ERT in the treatment and prevention of dementia. These studies establish the role of estrogen in the regeneration and preservation of neuronal elements within the CNS that are analogous to those regions of the brain most sensitive to t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Birge SJ

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify variables associated with diagnosing dementia in poor older adults by comparing older people with dementia who were diagnosed by their primary care physicians (PCPs) with those not diagnosed by their PCP. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Community-based, in-home cognitive assessment program....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wilkins CH,Wilkins KL,Meisel M,Depke M,Williams J,Edwards DF

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test for simvastatin-induced changes in affect and affective processes in elderly volunteers. DESIGN:Randomized, clinical trial. SETTING:The Geriatric Behavioral Psychopharmacology Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS:Eighty older volunteers, average age 70, with high normal/mildl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morales K,Wittink M,Datto C,DiFilippo S,Cary M,TenHave T,Katz IR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The specific goals of the study were to compare three health status measures among older adults for their correlations with similar scales and to examine whether extreme (positive) health states might lead to measurement problems. We also report on practical administration and response problems among older a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Andresen EM,Patrick DL,Carter WB,Malmgren JA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the American Geriatrics Society's (AGS) commitment to improving health care for older adults by, among other means, educating older people and their caregivers about their health and healthcare choices, the AGS was delighted when, in late 2011, the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation invited the Socie...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： AGS Choosing Wisely Workgroup.

更新日期：2013-04-01 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

abstract：:What ethical concerns regarding the application of new antidementia compounds are pertinent to the best interests of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers? Based on collected preliminary anecdotal accounts, these concerns are important and should be considered carefully by clinicians, researchers, and...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Post SG,Whitehouse PJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the field of frailty research has expanded rapidly, it is still a nascent concept within the clinical specialties. Frailty, conceptualized as greater vulnerability to stressors because of significant depletion of physiological reserves, predicts poorer outcomes in several medical specialties, including cardio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Walston J,Robinson TN,Zieman S,McFarland F,Carpenter CR,Althoff KN,Andrew MK,Blaum CS,Brown PJ,Buta B,Ely EW,Ferrucci L,High KP,Kritchevsky SB,Rockwood K,Schmader KE,Sierra F,Sink KM,Varadhan R,Hurria A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite concerted effort to rehabilitate and return patients to their homes, the majority of nursing home patients are destined to spend the remainder of their days in institutional settings. These custodial care patients are elderly, have many functional disabilities, and are often demented. The traditional medical a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sloane PD,Pickard CG

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the associations between amyloid-β brain deposition and physical activity (PA) in elderly adults without dementia and to investigate whether the association has a dose-response relationship. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:French community-dwelling people. PARTICIPANTS:Elderly adults with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： de Souto Barreto P,Andrieu S,Payoux P,Demougeot L,Rolland Y,Vellas B,Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial\/Data Sharing Alzheimer Study Group.

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy of a computer-based physical activity program (Embodied Conversational Agent-ECA) with that of a pedometer control condition in sedentary older adults. DESIGN:Single-blind block-randomized controlled trial stratified according to clinic site and health literacy status. SETTING:Three...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bickmore TW,Silliman RA,Nelson K,Cheng DM,Winter M,Henault L,Paasche-Orlow MK

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how often neuroimaging confirms, clarifies, or contradicts initial diagnoses of late-life cognitive disorders. DESIGN:Retrospective case review. SETTING:Outpatient clinic specializing in memory disorders. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred ninety-three consecutively referred cognitively impaired patien...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Borghesani PR,DeMers SM,Manchanda V,Pruthi S,Lewis DH,Borson S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and all-cause mortality in subjects aged 80 and older with hypertension. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study with 5 years of follow-up. SETTING:Ten Veterans AFFAIRS (VA) sites. PARTICIPANTS:Four thousand seventy-one ambulatory patients aged 80 and ol...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Oates DJ,Berlowitz DR,Glickman ME,Silliman RA,Borzecki AM

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between insomnia and 6-year survival among older, community-dwelling, white women. DESIGN:Longitudinal study. SETTING:The sample was selected randomly from a 20-census tract area of Baltimore, Maryland. PARTICIPANTS:In 1984, 778 women aged 65 years and older participated in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Althuis MD,Fredman L,Langenberg PW,Magaziner J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:To assess the course and prediction of basic activities of daily living (ADL) function in patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). DESIGN:This was a prospective cohort study. SETTING:The setting was a single academic center in Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS:Participants include...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bertschi D,Moser A,Stortecky S,Zwahlen M,Windecker S,Carrel T,Stuck AE,Schoenenberger AW

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "plastic surgeon" is oddly uninformative, although it seems likely that most people know what plastic surgeons do. How well can a sample of individuals encountered on the street describe what geriatricians do? To answer this question, we strolled through downtown Baltimore's Inner Harbor, armed with a video c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Campbell JY,Durso SC,Brandt LE,Finucane TE,Abadir PM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dramatic increase in the number of ethics committees in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) has occurred since 1970 in the 487 nursing homes in Minnesota. Ten percent of the LTCFs had ethics committees which were mostly formed by administrators and nurses. The committees are most often found in large urban facilities ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brown BA,Miles SH,Aroskar MA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contemporary, systematic approaches to injury prevention are presented as guides for considering needless death and disability of older people because of falls, burns, and vehicular crashes. Injury results from an unfavorable relationship between etiologic agent and host within a particular environment setting. Abnorm...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hogue CC

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older emergency department (ED) patients have complex medical, social, and physical problems. We established a program at four ED sites to improve case finding of at-risk older adults and provide comprehensive assessment in the ED setting with formal linkage to community agencies. The objectives of the program are to ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mion LC,Palmer RM,Anetzberger GJ,Meldon SW

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether low serum B12 levels are associated with an increased incidence of dementing illness. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study, 5-year follow-up. PARTICIPANTS:Volunteer cohort of 410 nondemented ambulatory subjects aged 75 to 85 years. MEASUREMENTS:Annual serum B12 determinations and neuropsyc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Crystal HA,Ortof E,Frishman WH,Gruber A,Hershman D,Aronson M

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00