Incidence of hypertension in an ambulatory elderly population.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare endothelium-dependent vasomotor response in healthy younger and older subjects without classic cardiovascular risk factors, with high and normal fasting homocysteine (tHcy) levels. DESIGN:We compared endothelium-dependent vasodilatation, using ultrasound, in healthy younger (aged 18-40) and older...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hirsch S,de la Maza P,Mendoza L,Petermann M,Glasinovic A,Paulinelli P,Barrera G,Rosenberg IH,Bunout D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a reliable and valid dementia knowledge scale to address limitations of existing measures, support knowledge evaluation in diverse populations, and inform educational intervention development. DESIGN:A five-stage, systematic scale development process was employed to construct and assess the psych...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Annear MJ,Toye CM,Eccleston CE,McInerney FJ,Elliott KE,Tranter BK,Hartley T,Robinson AL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In reviewing the literature on treatment approaches with the psychiatric elderly, a large number of studies were found which espouse comprehensive rehabilitation programs that usually require supplementation of existing personnel and expansion of facilities. Although some agencies and institutions are fortunate in sec...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Goga JA,Hambacher WO

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of obesity in elderly Americans in 2010 and to discuss the health and economic implications of these estimates. DESIGN:Three methods of generating future point-prevalence estimates using data from consecutive cross-sectional studies. SETTING:All regions of the United States. PAR...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arterburn DE,Crane PK,Sullivan SD

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relative effect of comorbidities, noncancer symptoms, and cancer-related factors on the functioning of older adult long-term survivors of breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers. DESIGN:Data from in-person interviews with survivors of a tumor registry-based stratified random sample were used...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Deimling GT,Arendt JA,Kypriotakis G,Bowman KF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether classic muscle function tests and jumping mechanography (JM) are related to tongue strength. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-seven community-dwelling individuals aged 70 and older (49 female, 48 male, mean age 80.7, range 70-95) with and without identifi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Buehring B,Hind J,Fidler E,Krueger D,Binkley N,Robbins J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine cross-national care and outcomes related to end-of-life experiences. DESIGN:Postdeath interviews and self-administered questionnaires completed with family caregivers of residents with dementia who died in long-term care settings or shortly after transfer. SETTING:One hundred eighty-three nursin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cohen LW,van der Steen JT,Reed D,Hodgkinson JC,van Soest-Poortvliet MC,Sloane PD,Zimmerman S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To further validate an objective measure of physical illness burden, the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS). DESIGN:Survey with correlation of CIRS ratings made from physician interviews and review of medical records with post-mortem ratings made independently at tissue autopsy. SUBJECTS:Victims of comp...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Conwell Y,Forbes NT,Cox C,Caine ED

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) in individuals with diabetes mellitus treated with metformin or other antidiabetic drugs. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:The United Kingdom-based General Practice Research Database (GPRD), a well-established primary care database. PARTICIPANTS...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Imfeld P,Bodmer M,Jick SS,Meier CR

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Factors specifically affecting compliance with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in older patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have not been described. The purpose of this study is to determine which factors are associated with compliance and noncompliance in older patients, a growing segment...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Russo-Magno P,O'Brien A,Panciera T,Rounds S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the incidence of chronic illness and its effect on veteran centenarians. DESIGN:Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:United States Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW). PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling veterans born between 1910 and 1915 who survived to at least age 80 (N =...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kheirbek RE,Fokar A,Shara N,Bell-Wilson LK,Moore HJ,Olsen E,Blackman MR,Llorente MD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the utility of geriatric targeting criteria in predicting survival and health care utilization in a cohort of hospitalized older veterans. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study assessing geriatric targeting criteria, e.g., polypharmacy, falls, or confusion, with respect to adverse outcomes at 12 months...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Satish S,Winograd CH,Chavez C,Bloch DA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the association of two well known risk factors for breast cancer and the association of knowledge of those risk factors with mammography utilization. DESIGN:Cross sectional: two independent random telephone surveys. SETTING:Two Northeastern metropolitan communities surveyed in 1987 and in 1989. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Costanza ME,Stoddard A,Gaw VP,Zapka JG

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of chronic renal failure (CRF) on quality of life (QOL). DESIGN:Controlled cross-sectional study. SETTING:All 13 dialysis units in the French Lorraine region and six departments of a Nancy hospital. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred sixty-nine older patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Loos C,Briançon S,Frimat L,Hanesse B,Kessler M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prioritize research topics relevant to the care of the growing population of older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs). DESIGN:Survey of experts in MCC practice, research, and policy. Topics were derived from white papers, funding announcements, or funded research projects relating to older ad...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tisminetzky M,Bayliss EA,Magaziner JS,Allore HG,Anzuoni K,Boyd CM,Gill TM,Go AS,Greenspan SL,Hanson LR,Hornbrook MC,Kitzman DW,Larson EB,Naylor MD,Shirley BE,Tai-Seale M,Teri L,Tinetti ME,Whitson HE,Gurwitz JH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative importance of dementia, gender, age and functional status (FS) was examined for relationships to mortality within five years after admission of the subjects to a New York City nursing home for the aged. Using a random sample of 212 of the nursing home's patients, a statistical model was developed to estim...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vitaliano PP,Peck A,Johnson DA,Prinz PN,Eisdorfer C

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine loss of community-dwelling status 9 months after hospitalization for high-acuity emergency general surgery (HA-EGS) disease among older Americans. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of claims data. SETTING:US communities with Medicare beneficiaries. PARTICIPANTS:Medicare beneficiaries age 65 years o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith JW,Knight Davis J,Quatman-Yates CC,Waterman BL,Strassels SA,Wong JD,Heh VK,Baselice HE,Brock GN,Clark BC,Bridges JFP,Santry HP

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare characteristics, healthcare use, and costs of care of veterans in the rapidly expanding Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical foster home (MFH) with those of three other VHA long-term care (LTC) programs. DESIGN:Descriptive, unmatched study. SETTING:VHA MFHs, home-based primary care (HBPC)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levy C,Whitfield EA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess how individual socioeconomic status and neighborhood deprivation affect frailty. DESIGN:Nationally representative population-based study, the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA), analyzed cross-sectionally. PARTICIPANTS:Four thousand eight hundred eighteen individuals aged 65 and older. M...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lang IA,Hubbard RE,Andrew MK,Llewellyn DJ,Melzer D,Rockwood K

更新日期：2009-10-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery calcification (CAC) reflects the extent of coronary artery atherosclerosis. The extent of coronary artery calcification is not well described in older adults. OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent of CAC in older adults participating in a large population study of cardiovascular disease (CVD), e...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Newman AB,Naydeck B,Sutton-Tyrrell K,Edmundowicz D,Gottdiener J,Kuller LH

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Insomnia, especially difficulty maintaining sleep, is prevalent among older adults and increases the incidence of falls and fractures. Moreover, the drugs used to treat it exacerbate the risk. Yet current therapies fail to address one of its most common causes in older adults: nocturia and its primary contri...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tyagi S,Perera S,Clarkson BD,Tadic SD,Resnick NM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the natural history, cause of death, and end-of-life experiences of individuals diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). DESIGN:Twenty-question online survey administered through the Lewy Body Dementia Association. SETTING:United States. PARTICIPANTS:Caregivers, family, and friends o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Armstrong MJ,Alliance S,Corsentino P,DeKosky ST,Taylor A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether genetic variants in the ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) gene are associated with muscle strength in older women. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Women's Health and Aging Studies I (1992) and II (1994), complementary population-based studies. SETTING:Twelve ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arking DE,Fallin DM,Fried LP,Li T,Beamer BA,Xue QL,Chakravarti A,Walston J

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Facing penalties for preventable 30-day hospital readmissions, many provider groups have implemented programs to remedy this problem, but the cost efficacy and value of such programs are not well delineated. The objective was to compare total cost of care over 30 days of individuals enrolled in th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hanson GJ,Borah BJ,Moriarty JP,Ransom JE,Naessens JM,Takahashi PY

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Observation stays are increasingly common for older adults, yet little is known about the extent to which they are being used as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) originally intended for unscheduled or acute problems and whether different types of services are reflected in curre...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Powell WR,Kaiksow FA,Kind AJH,Sheehy AM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(-)Deprenyl (Selegiline, Jumex, Eldepryl, Movergan), a close structural relative to phenylethylamine (PEA), is a drug with a unique pharmacological spectrum. (1) It is a highly potent and selective, irreversible inhibitor of B-type monoamine oxidase (MAO), a predominantly glial enzyme in the brain. The activity of thi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Knoll J

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the total cost of pressure ulcer prevention, component costs of each intervention, and the relationship of costs to subjects' risk level. DESIGN:3-month cohort trial. SETTING:A 600-bed, state-supported, long-term care facility. PATIENTS:A total of 539 war veterans, 83% of whom were male; mean a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Xakellis GC,Frantz R,Lewis A

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experience with total joint replacement in the lower extremity, to date, total hip arthroplasty has been the most successful. Total arthroplasty operations as applied to the knee and ankle are giving promising results. These methods offer new avenues for relief of pain and deformity and stabilization of arthritic j...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fitzgerald RH Jr

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are particularly susceptible to exacerbations that may be associated with incorrect use of inhalers. Educational programs with inhaler technique review seem to be effective, but no studies have addressed their cost-effectiveness in older adu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Maricoto T,Marques-Gomes J,Correia-de-Sousa J,Taborda-Barata L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00