A prevalence study of potentially inappropriate medications use in hospitalized Pakistani elderly.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence and costs of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Europe represent a substantial problem due to population aging. METHODS:Between 2001 and 2005, Italian hospitalization records were examined to evaluate hospital admissions and costs of AMI in adults aged ≥ 45 and in elderly people ≥ 65 or ≥ 75...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Piscitelli P,Iolascon G,Greco M,Marinelli A,Gimigliano F,Gimigliano R,Gisonni P,Giordano A,Migliore A,Granata M,Tarantino U,Brandi ML,Baggiani A,Distante A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Although the role of afferent input from cervical muscles on the control of posture and locomotion is recognised, it is surprising that there is an absence of data reporting whether joint position sense at the cervical level is impaired in older healthy adults. The present experiment was designed to...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Vuillerme N,Pinsault N,Bouvier B

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Poor adherence to medications is a major health concern especially among older subjects. To plan future studies to improve adherence, an epidemiological study, called "Fiesole Misurata", was conducted. The aim of the present paper was to verify the representativeness of the database in evaluating th...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Lapi F,Lucenteforte E,Moschini M,Bonaiuti R,Di Pirro M,Barchielli A,Benemei S,Belladonna M,Nesti N,Coppini R,Taras M,Vannacci A,Ungar A,Mugelli A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive and physical deficits independently raise the risk for negative events in older adults. Less is known about whether their co-occurrence constitutes a distinct risk profile. This study quantifies the association between cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND), slow walking speed (WS) and their comb...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Grande G,Vetrano DL,Fratiglioni L,Marseglia A,Vanacore N,Laukka EJ,Welmer AK,Rizzuto D

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention is an important but neglected issue in geriatric medicine. Vaccination plays a major role in prevention of infectious diseases, but its implementation in clinical practice is far from perfect. To improve practice, a group of French experts composed of geriatricians and infectious disease specialists prepare...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Belmin J,Bourée P,Camus D,Guiso N,Jeandel C,Trivalle C,Veyssier P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influence of cognitive intervention programs on brain activity has not been enough explored. AIMS:The aims of the present study were to clarify changes in brain activity from a cognitive intervention program utilizing the board game "Go" and to examine the relationship between brain activity and the acquisi...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Iizuka A,Ishii K,Wagatsuma K,Ishibashi K,Onishi A,Tanaka M,Suzuki H,Awata S,Fujiwara Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is the most widely used assessment tool to report the presence of comorbid conditions. The Barthel index (BI) is used to measure performance in activities of daily living. We prospectively investigated the performance of CCI or BI to predict length of hospital st...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Bahrmann A,Benner L,Christ M,Bertsch T,Sieber CC,Katus H,Bahrmann P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The objective of this non-randomized study was to determine the influence of a specific physical activity program on the postural stability of older people. METHODS:Seventy-four subjects (72.4 +/- 0.7 yrs) participated in an individualized three-month physical activity program designed to improve p...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Hue OA,Seynnes O,Ledrole D,Colson SS,Bernard PL

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Swallowing dysfunction and risk of undernutrition increase the risk of pneumonia, morbidity, and mortality. Short-term care is an unexplored care context, where many older people stay yearly. AIM:This cross-sectional study aimed to describe and analyze the relationship between swallowing dysfunction and ris...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Hägglund P,Fält A,Hägg M,Wester P,Levring Jäghagen E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes, two diseases that contribute considerable morbidity and mortality in middle-age and elderly people, coexist and progress in parallel, leading to the presumption that one may cause the other. However, a causative link has not yet been established. METHODS:This st...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： James D,Kang S,Park S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this article is to review the literature regarding the effectiveness and safety of Nordic walking (NW) in therapeutic rehabilitation in patients of an advanced age. METHODS:Randomized studies comparing NW with different patterns of long-lasting physical rehabilitation in older adults (avera...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Skórkowska-Telichowska K,Kropielnicka K,Bulińska K,Pilch U,Woźniewski M,Szuba A,Jasiński R

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adaptation to strength training in very old mobility-limited individuals is not fully characterized. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a thorough investigation of the adaptation to a lower body strength training regime in this population, with particular emphasis on the relationship between cha...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Aas SN,Seynnes O,Benestad HB,Raastad T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The main purpose of the present study was to verify the feasibility of wearable inertial sensors (IMUs) in a clinical setting to screen gait and functional mobility in Italian older persons. In particular, we intended to verify the capability of IMUs to discriminate individuals with and without cognitive impairment...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Mulas I,Putzu V,Asoni G,Viale D,Mameli I,Pau M

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:In response to surgical stress, the body reacts with a change in metabolism to a catabolic state. This is further aggravated by the fasting state preoperatively. We aimed to determine the effects on catabolism i.e., body composition and IGF-I bioavailability as measured by the serum IGF-I/IGFBP-1 ra...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Aronsson A,Al-Ani NA,Brismar K,Hedström M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To evaluate the effect of interdisciplinary outpatient geriatrics on the use, cost, and quality of health services in a fee-for-service (FFS) environment of two networks of primary care clinics operated by a not-for-profit provider organization in Dallas County, Texas. METHODS:The Senior Health Net...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Famadas JC,Frick KD,Haydar ZR,Nicewander D,Ballard D,Boult C

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Older adults' ever-improving health and changing lifestyles necessitate the development of a scale that can better measure their competence at a higher level. We developed the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC) via item analysis and assessed its psychometric properties....

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Iwasa H,Masui Y,Inagaki H,Yoshida Y,Shimada H,Otsuka R,Kikuchi K,Nonaka K,Yoshida H,Yoshida H,Suzuki T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MPI_AGE is a European Union co-funded research project aimed to use the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI), a validated Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)-based prognostic tool, to develop predictive rules that guide clinical and management decisions in older people in different European countries. A series...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Cruz-Jentoft AJ,Daragjati J,Fratiglioni L,Maggi S,Mangoni AA,Mattace-Raso F,Paccalin M,Polidori MC,Topinkova E,Ferrucci L,Pilotto A,MPI_AGE Investigators.

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:This study aimed at examining factors related to osteoarthritis (OA) symptom severity in African American and Caucasian veterans (n=202). METHODS:OA symptom severity (lower extremity pain, stiffness, and physical function) was measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Golightly YM,Dominick KL

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:One of the factors playing a role in both the aging process and the etiopathogenesis of primary hypertension is oxidative stress. The purpose of this work was to estimate the production of nitric oxide (NO), oxidase activity of ceruloplasmin (Cp) and level of malondialdehyde (MDA), the end-product o...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Kedziora-Kornatowska K,Kornatowski T,Bartosz G,Pawluk H,Czuczejko J,Kedziora J,Szadujkis-Szadurski L

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of older adults do not reach the physical activity guidelines. One possible explanation for this may be that older adults overestimate their physical activity levels, because they are unable to identify exercise intensity. METHODS:Forty-four older adults were recruited and randomly assigned int...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： McLellan AG,Slaght J,Craig CM,Mayo A,Sénéchal M,Bouchard DR

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging has several effects on auditory processing with the most important effect known as speech perception impairment in noise. AIMS:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of aging on spatial hearing using quick speech in noise (QSIN) and binaural masking level difference (BMLD) tests a...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Adel Ghahraman M,Ashrafi M,Mohammadkhani G,Jalaie S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To assess the incidence and prognostic value of hypoglycemia in hospitalized non-diabetic elderly patients. METHODS:An observational retrospective study, with a 3-year follow-up, was performed in a series of 678 patients aged over 65 years, admitted between January 1 2001 and December 31 2001 to th...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Mannucci E,Monami M,Mannucci M,Chiasserini V,Nicoletti P,Gabbani L,Giglioli L,Masotti G,Marchionni N

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroinflammation and cholinergic dysfunction, leading to cognitive impairment, are hallmarks of aging and neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEI), the symptomatic therapy in AD, attenuate and delay the cognitive deficit by enhancing cholinergic synapses...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Benfante R,Di Lascio S,Cardani S,Fornasari D

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Association between socio-demographic factors and dementia risk is studied in general but not for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. METHODS:We studied AF patients ≥ 45 years in Sweden 1998-2012 (n = 537,513) using the Total Population Register for socio-demographic factors, the Swedish Cause of Death Regis...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Wändell P,Carlsson AC,Li X,Gasevic D,Sundquist J,Sundquist K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to look firstly at the changes that occurred in depressive symptomatology over a 5-year period among originally 75-year-old residents in three Nordic localities: Glostrup in Denmark, Göteborg in Sweden and Jyväskylä in Finland, and secondly, at some selected variables if they predicted depress...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Heikkinen RL,Berg S,Avlund K,Tömäkangas T

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Age-related reductions in strength and power are considered to negatively impact balance control, but the existence of a direct association is still an issue of debate. This is possibly due to the fact that balance assessment is complex, reflects different underlying physiologic mechanisms and invol...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Forte R,Boreham CA,De Vito G,Ditroilo M,Pesce C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) are associated with adverse health outcomes in older people. Data on sarcopenia- and SO-related mortality are insufficient for hospitalized older people. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between sarcopenia, SO and mortality among hospitaliz...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Atmis V,Yalcin A,Silay K,Ulutas S,Bahsi R,Turgut T,Mut Sürmeli D,Selvi Öztorun H,Yaman S,Çoşarderelioğlu Ç,Aras S,Varli M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) typically occurs in elderly people and some degree of cognitive impairment is usually present. Cognitive reserve (CR) theory was proposed to explain the discrepancy between the degree of brain pathologies and clinical manifestations. We administered a comprehensive neuropsychological battery t...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Ciccarelli N,Monaco MRL,Fusco D,Vetrano DL,Zuccalà G,Bernabei R,Brandi V,Pisciotta MS,Silveri MC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of body composition has important applications in the evaluation of nutritional status and estimating potential health risks. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a valid method for the assessment of body composition. BIA is an alternative to more invasive and expensive methods like dual-energy X-r...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Sergi G,De Rui M,Stubbs B,Veronese N,Manzato E

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mood disorders are common and often under-recognised in older people whereby, together with the general ageing of the population, they are becoming a significant and growing public health problem worldwide. However, the need to address the problem of late life mood disorders in a real-world setting is met with a surpr...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Ghio L,Vaggi M,Amore M,Ferrannini L,Natta W

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00