Routine cognitive screening in older patients admitted to acute medicine: abbreviated mental test score (AMTS) and subjective memory complaint versus Montreal Cognitive Assessment and IQCODE.

abstract：:Deafness is a very common problem in older persons. We present a case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with deafness being the patient's only reason for seeking medical attention. The patient had bilateral vestibulocochlear nerve palsies with associated lower motor neurone facial nerve palsies and a bulbar...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blows SJ,Morgan R,Dhariwal U,Petts G,Roncaroli F

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:This review considers the changes in salivary glands associated with ageing and concludes that there is no evidence to show that xerostomia is likely to result from the ageing process alone. The four main factors causing xerostomia are presented and it can be seen that the condition is a side-effect of diseases and th...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ettinger RL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:faecal incontinence affects quality of life and causes caregiver strain. Patients are often reluctant to seek help because of embarrassment and perceived lack of effective treatment. Persisting faecal soiling may lead to unwanted and premature institutionalization. OBJECTIVE:to ascertain the prevalence of f...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Edwards NI,Jones D

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:older people aged 80 and over are increasingly providing end-of-life care to spouses at home and often do so for long periods of time, while also trying to manage their own illnesses and disabilities. Little of the research on older spousal carers has focussed on the oldest carers; hence, the needs of this p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Turner M,King C,Milligan C,Thomas C,Brearley SG,Seamark D,Wang X,Blake S,Payne S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:the impact of retirement on physical health is an important focus of ageing research; however, research findings vary greatly. To investigate under what conditions retirement might benefit health, we examined physical functioning 8 years pre- and post-retirement. METHODS:using longitudinal data from the New...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Szabó Á,Allen J,Stephens C,Alpass F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random sample of 241 patients from General Practice registers in London were interviewed to assess alcohol consumption, cognitive impairment, depression and other factors. Fifty-one per cent of men and 22% of women reported use of alcohol in the previous 3 months. No significant association was found between reporte...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Iliffe S,Haines A,Booroff A,Goldenberg E,Morgan P,Gallivan S

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to examine the relationships between impairments in hearing and vision and mortality from all-causes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among older people. DESIGN:population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:the study population included 4,926 Icelandic individuals, aged ≥67 years, 43.4% male, who completed vi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Fisher D,Li CM,Chiu MS,Themann CL,Petersen H,Jónasson F,Jónsson PV,Sverrisdottir JE,Garcia M,Harris TB,Launer LJ,Eiriksdottir G,Gudnason V,Hoffman HJ,Cotch MF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured the rate of induction of the microsomal monooxygenase enzyme aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) in isolated peripheral blood monocytes from young and elderly donors. There was no effect of age on rate of induction. The mechanisms underlying impaired induction of drug metabolism in elderly people remai...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： George G,Wynne H,Woodhouse K

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients may have medication-related risk factors only identified by home visits, but the extent to which those risk factors are associated with poor health outcomes remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between medication-related risk factors and poor patient health outcomes from obs...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Sorensen L,Stokes JA,Purdie DM,Woodward M,Roberts MS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is the most commonly reported zoonosis. Nervous system participation can occur at any stage of the disease either in acute or subacute or chronic form. Isolated nervous system involvement or neurobrucellosis is a relatively rare form of the disease. We describe an unusual case of an older patient with deme...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Spyrou A,Natsis KS,Papamichalis E,Mourtzinos H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes and other related species that are transmitted through an infected tick bite. We report the case of an older patient presenting with bilateral facial palsy due to Lyme disease. Multiple non-specific clinical signs preceded facial pals...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Méreaux JL,Hébant B,Magne N,Quesney G,Lefaucheur R

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 1042 individuals aged 65 years and over who were successfully interviewed in a community survey of health and physical activity, 35% (n = 356) reported one or more falls in the preceding year. Although the overall ratio of female fallers to male fallers was 2.7:1, this ratio approached unity with advancing age. Mob...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blake AJ,Morgan K,Bendall MJ,Dallosso H,Ebrahim SB,Arie TH,Fentem PH,Bassey EJ

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty digitalized elderly patients with chronic atrial fibrillation were randomized into a double-blind cross-over study. None was in overt heart failure and all were taking < 80 mg frusemide daily. They received xamoterol 200 mg b.d. for 2 months with their usual dose of digoxin for 1 month and placebo digoxin for t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lawson-Matthew PJ,McLean KA,Dent M,Austin CA,Channer KS

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:hip fractures result in a significant burden to the patient, their caregivers and the health care system. Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have a higher incidence of hip fracture compared with other older people without AD, although it is not clear if AD is an independent risk factor for hip fracture. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Baker NL,Cook MN,Arrighi HM,Bullock R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma and red-cell folate levels and dietary folate intake were monitored for about six months, including two months during which supplementary vitamin C was given, in 21 healthy elderly men and women living at home in the north of England. Although biochemical values were consistently low in some subjects, no clinic...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bates CJ,Fleming M,Paul AA,Black AE,Mandal AR

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadic Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder. It is uniformly fatal. Clinical signs include myoclonus, visual disturbances, cerebellar ataxia, akinetic mutism and pyramidal/extrapyramidal signs in addition to a rapidly progressive dementia. Premortem diagnosis is challenging due to the ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Podger H,Ipe A

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients over 65 years of age with fractures of the proximal femur, whose operation was delayed more than 24 hours after admission for medical reasons, were studied. Length of post-operative stay on the orthopaedic wards, mobility after one month and need for continuing supervision by the geriatric services, aft...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Harries DJ,Eastwood H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to compare walking speed in the UK older population with the speed required to utilise pedestrian crossings (≥1.2 m/s), and determine health and socio-demographic associations with walking impairment. DESIGN:cross-sectional study using Health Survey for England 2005 data. SETTING:private households in Engl...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Asher L,Aresu M,Falaschetti E,Mindell J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:age-related hearing loss is a common chronic condition; hence, it is important to understand its influence on the functional status of older adults. We assessed the association between hearing impairment with activity limitations as assessed by the activities of daily living (ADL) scale. METHODS:a total of ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gopinath B,Schneider J,McMahon CM,Teber E,Leeder SR,Mitchell P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old man presented with a huge intra-abdominal mass. Initially a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) was diagnosed, but his tumour was subsequently classified as a spindle cell sarcoma. Difficulties in the classification of rare intra-abdominal tumours are discussed. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bills V,Iqbal R,Haqqani M,Clague JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The difficulties of 24-hour urine collection are well recognized, especially for elderly people for whom a means of estimating protein excretion from a single casual unit sample would be preferable. We compared measurement of total urinary protein estimated by the protein/creatinine ratio with 24-h urine collection an...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Mitchell SC,Sheldon TA,Shaw AB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:home visits and telephone calls are two often used approaches in transitional care, but their differential economic effects are unknown. OBJECTIVE:to examine the differential economic benefits of home visits with telephone calls and telephone calls only in transitional discharge support. DESIGN:cost-effect...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wong FK,So C,Chau J,Law AK,Tam SK,McGhee S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reason why elderly human hips tend to break in one of two anatomical regions is uncertain. Nutritional factors may affect the site of fracture. OBJECTIVE:To assess possible nutritional differences in patients with proximal femoral fractures. DESIGN:Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING:Unive...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Maffulli N,Dougall TW,Brown MT,Golden MH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fat necrosis of the breast is a well-recognised complication of unfractionated heparin. The following is a case of fat necrosis due to low-molecular-weight heparin in a 91-year-old woman admitted to hospital with unstable angina. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Das AK

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:fifteen percent of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are elderly; they are less likely to have complications and more likely to have colonic disease. OBJECTIVE:to compare disease behaviour in patients with CD based on age at diagnosis. DESIGN:cross-sectional study. SETTING:tertiary referral centre. SUBJ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Quezada SM,Steinberger EK,Cross RK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:care home residents have high healthcare needs not fully met by prevailing healthcare models. This study explored how healthcare configuration influences resource use. METHODS:a realist evaluation using qualitative and quantitative data from case studies of three UK health and social care economies select...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gordon AL,Goodman C,Davies SL,Dening T,Gage H,Meyer J,Schneider J,Bell B,Jordan J,Martin FC,Iliffe S,Bowman C,Gladman JRF,Victor C,Mayrhofer A,Handley M,Zubair M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To establish a consensus on the care and professional development needs of registered nurses (RNs) employed by UK care homes. Design:Two-stage, online modified Delphi study. Setting and Participants:A panel (n = 352) of individuals with experience, expertise or interest in care home nursing: (i) care home n...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Cooper E,Spilsbury K,McCaughan D,Thompson C,Butterworth T,Hanratty B

更新日期：2017-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition in older persons. Antimuscarinic treatment remains the mainstay of treatment of OAB but clinicians have been reluctant to prescribe this to older patients. This study examined efficacy and safety information from patients >65 in fesoterodine trials to reaffirm e...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wagg A,Arumi D,Herschorn S,Angulo Cuesta J,Haab F,Ntanios F,Carlsson M,Oelke M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural control is no longer considered simply a summation of static reflexes but, rather, a complex skill based on the interaction of dynamic sensorimotor processes. The two main functional goals of postural behaviour are postural orientation and postural equilibrium. Postural orientation involves the active alignme...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Horak FB

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00