Increasing Trend of Fatal Falls in Older Adults in the United States, 1992 to 2005: Coding Practice or Reporting Quality?

abstract：:Urinary incontinence and other lower urinary tract symptoms exert a major influence on the health and independence of frail older people. Detrusor underactivity (DU) is defined as a contraction of reduced strength and/or duration, resulting in prolonged bladder emptying and/or a failure to achieve complete bladder emp...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Taylor JA 3rd,Kuchel GA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To alert persons in the public and private healthcare professions to the increasing trends in higher proportions of persons aged 50 and older who are newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who are living with HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). DESIGN:Data from the period...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Paul SM,Martin RM,Lu SE,Lin Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the validity of the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale (NRS) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or multi-infarct dementia (MID) and to characterize the cognitive, psychiatric, and behavioral disturbances that occur in these patients. DESIGN:Cross-sectional evaluation. SETTING:West Los Angeles VAM...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sultzer DL,Levin HS,Mahler ME,High WM,Cummings JL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence rate of dementia and its subtypes in Japan and to investigate the relationship of risk factors, such as demographic features and disease history, to the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia. DESIGN:A prevalence study within a longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:The ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yamada M,Sasaki H,Mimori Y,Kasagi F,Sudoh S,Ikeda J,Hosoda Y,Nakamura S,Kodama K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pfeiffer's Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) is a brief screening test for organic brain syndromes. The validity of the SPMSQ was evaluated in a random sample of 119 community residents and 282 consecutively admitted medical inpatients. The SPMSQ proved to be a sensitive and specific screening test fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Erkinjuntti T,Sulkava R,Wikström J,Autio L

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the extent to which disease-related symptoms and impairments, which constitute measures of disease severity or targets of therapy, account for the associations between chronic diseases and universal health outcomes. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:The Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) and the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tinetti ME,McAvay G,Chang SS,Ning Y,Newman AB,Fitzpatrick A,Fried TR,Harris TB,Nevitt MC,Satterfield S,Yaffe K,Peduzzi P

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the frequency and characteristics of septic arthritis in patients younger than 80 and aged 80 and older. DESIGN:Retrospective. SETTING:Single hospital center. PARTICIPANTS:Patients admitted between 1979 and 2002 for septic arthritis. MEASUREMENTS:Age, sex, time to diagnosis, predisposing facto...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gavet F,Tournadre A,Soubrier M,Ristori JM,Dubost JJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether brief cognitive screening tests perform as well as a longer screening test in diagnosis of cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND) or dementia. DESIGN:A cross-sectional comparison of cognitive screening tests to an independent criterion standard evaluation using Diagnostic and Statisti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Holsinger T,Plassman BL,Stechuchak KM,Burke JR,Coffman CJ,Williams JW Jr

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric evaluation of the elderly is especially difficult for several reasons, e.g., the presence of organic impairment, the effects of multiple drug therapy, and the tendency to confuse the normal concomitants of aging with neurotic symptoms. The authors have developed and evaluated a brief series of self-report ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Murkofsky C,Conte HR,Plutchik R,Karasu TB

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze baseline data from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study, in which information was collected on the use of all dietary supplements. DESIGN:Cross-sectional regression analysis. SETTING:GEM study sites in California, Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS:The GEM study enr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nahin RL,Fitzpatrick AL,Williamson JD,Burke GL,Dekosky ST,Furberg C,GEM Study Investigators.

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether normal aging interferes with the functional capability of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), 6 tests of PMN function were performed in 285 healthy subjects whose ages ranged from 20 to 97 years. A second selection based upon blood measurement and a review of medical histories 6 months later, eli...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Corberand J,Ngyen F,Laharrague P,Fontanilles AM,Gleyzes B,Gyrard E,Senegas C

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantitatively summarize changes in cognitive performance in individuals with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). DESIGN:Metaanalysis. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals undergoing TAVI (N = 1,065 (48.5% male) from 18 studies, average age ≥80). MEASUREMENTS:The MEDLI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Khan MM,Herrmann N,Gallagher D,Gandell D,Fremes SE,Wijeysundera HC,Radhakrishnan S,Sun YR,Lanctôt KL

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of social engagement (SE) on mortality in long-term care. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A 725-bed long-term care facility. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 927 long-term care residents who had SE measurements and did not have a serious communication problem. MEASUREMENTS:Minim...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kiely DK,Simon SE,Jones RN,Morris JN

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To address the competing risk of death in longitudinal studies of older persons, we demonstrate sensitivity analyses that evaluate robustness of associations between exposures and three outcome types: dichotomous, count, and time to event. DESIGN:A secondary analysis of data from a prospective cohort study....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Murphy TE,Gill TM,Leo-Summers LS,Gahbauer EA,Pisani MA,Ferrante LE

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To confirm associations of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ε4 carrier status, sex, and time-dependent cognitive status with mortality risk and to investigate these joint effects of these associations in a cohort of community-dwelling U.S. adults. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The Baltimore Longitudinal ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Beydoun MA,Beydoun HA,Kaufman JS,An Y,Resnick SM,O'Brien R,Ferrucci L,Zonderman AB

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between selected chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and fall injury events at home among community-dwelling older persons. DESIGN:Population-based case-control study. SETTING:The general community. PARTICIPANTS:Persons aged 65 and older living at home, excluding those using a whe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herndon JG,Helmick CG,Sattin RW,Stevens JA,DeVito C,Wingo PA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the relationship between symptom scores and mobility function measures, assess whether symptom scores and disease scores are similarly associated with mobility function, and identify clusters of symptoms that are most strongly associated with functional status in older adults. DESIGN:Secondary a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Whitson HE,Sanders LL,Pieper CF,Morey MC,Oddone EZ,Gold DT,Cohen HJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of depression in a cohort of elderly men as assessed using a 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score and to describe the association between this score and sex steroids, androgen receptor (AR) polymorphism, and general health status. DESIGN:Observational study on the relat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： T'Sjoen GG,De Vos S,Goemaere S,Van Pottelbergh I,Dierick M,Van Heeringen C,Kaufman JM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare patient characteristics and family perceptions of patient function at one urban and one rural memory disorders clinic. DESIGN:Secondary, cross-sectional data analyses of an extant clinical database. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS:First time visits (n = 956) at two memory disorders clinics. MEASUREMENTS:P...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wackerbarth SB,Johnson MM,Markesbery WR,Smith CD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of psychotic symptoms in a group of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia and examine the association of psychotic symptoms with neuropsychiatric problems, the level of distress reported by caregivers, and cognitive and functional impairment. DESIGN:The psychotic and no...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naimark D,Jackson E,Rockwell E,Jeste DV

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of primary endolymphatic stromal sarcoma of the uterus in a debilitated elderly patient. Surgical intervention was contraindicated. Radium therapy was unsuccessful. A 4-month course of treatment with doxorubicin (Adriamycin) resulted in disappearance of the tumor. The patient is living 19 months af...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Adducci JE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how physical activity at various ages over the life course is associated with cognitive impairment in late life. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Four U.S. sites. PARTICIPANTS:Nine thousand three hundred forty-four women aged 65 and older (mean 71.6) who self-reported teenage, age 30, age...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Middleton LE,Barnes DE,Lui LY,Yaffe K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Knowledge of male sexual function is somewhat limited because of a lack of current population-based data. This study provides information on sexual function and satisfaction in a population-based sample of men. METHODS:Men aged 40 to 79 years (n = 2115) were selected randomly from the Olmsted County populat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Panser LA,Rhodes T,Girman CJ,Guess HA,Chute CG,Oesterling JE,Lieber MM,Jacobsen SJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare nosologist coding of underlying cause of death according to the death certificate with adjudicated cause of death for subjects aged 65 and older in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). DESIGN:Observational. SETTING:Four communities: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Wake Forest University); Sacr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ives DG,Samuel P,Psaty BM,Kuller LH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the clinical characteristics, motor impairments, and drug treatments of nursing home residents with Parkinson's disease (PD). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Nursing homes in the southeast of the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:Nursing home residents with PD and a Mini-Mental State Examination ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Weerkamp NJ,Zuidema SU,Tissingh G,Poels PJ,Munneke M,Koopmans RT,Bloem BR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a prospective study of 250 men undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate to determine the incidence of perioperative myocardial infarction. The prevalence of coronary artery disease in the study group was 27%. Patients had measurement of total creatine kinase and its MB isoenzyme and electrocardi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ashton CM,Lahart CJ,Wray NP

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two demented, elderly residents of a nursing home were admitted to a specially designed dementia unit. Each patient was assessed three times: prior to admission, and at four and 12 months after admission to the unit. Patients were evaluated using a modified version of a previously published assessment scale as ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Benson DM,Cameron D,Humbach E,Servino L,Gambert SR

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the incidence of chronic activities of daily living (ADL) disability and to analyze the sociodemographic, health status, adverse lifestyle, and leisure-time physical activity predictors for chronic ADL disability. DESIGN:We recruited a cohort of community-dwelling older people in Taipei, Taiwan,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wu SC,Leu SY,Li CY

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the long-term effects of aerobic exercise on the occurrence and time to onset of cardiovascular diagnoses, 184 initially healthy older subjects were randomized into either a long-term exercise group (Group A, n = 80), a short-term exercise group (Group B, n = 42), or a contract control group (Group C, n = 6...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Posner JD,Gorman KM,Gitlin LN,Sands LP,Kleban M,Windsor L,Shaw C

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, the medical subspecialties have not focused on the needs of older adults. This has changed with the implementation of initiatives to integrate geriatrics and aging research into the medical and surgical subspecialties and with the establishment of a home for internal medicine specialists within the annua...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hurria A,High KP,Mody L,McFarland Horne F,Escobedo M,Halter J,Hazzard W,Schmader K,Klepin H,Lee S,Makris UE,Rich MW,Rogers S,Wiggins J,Watman R,Choi J,Lundebjerg N,Zieman S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00