Spinal Fractures in Older Adult Patients Admitted After Low-Level Falls: 10-Year Incidence and Outcomes.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the performance of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) against the criterion standard for diagnosing major depression, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), and to examine its performance across age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups. DESIGN:Cros...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Li C,Friedman B,Conwell Y,Fiscella K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the quality of end-of-life care in Medicare Advantage (MA) and traditional Medicare (TM), specifically, receipt and length of hospice care. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of administrative data. SETTING:Hospice care. PARTICIPANTS:Veterans dually enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VH...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gidwani-Marszowski R,Kinosian B,Scott W,Phibbs CS,Intrator O

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the association between cigarette smoking and Alzheimer's Disease (AD). DESIGN:Intrafamily case-control, with sibling controls and a variable number of controls per case. SETTING:AD cases were identified through the Research Registry of the University Hospitals of the Cleveland/Case Western Reserv...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Debanne SM,Rowland DY,Riedel TM,Cleves MA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence and 1-year outcomes of an elderly population with perioperative atrial arrhythmia (PAA) within 7 days of hip fracture surgery. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:The Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP). PARTICIPANTS:Elderly adults consecutive undergoing hip fracture rep...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gupta BP,Steckelberg RC,Gullerud RE,Huddleston PM,Kirkland LL,Wright RS,Huddleston JM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate potential cost savings generated by a program of hip protectors in the nursing home from a Medicare perspective. DESIGN:A state-transition Markov model considering short-term and long-term outcomes of hip protectors for a hypothetical nursing home population, stratified by age, sex, and function...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Honkanen LA,Schackman BR,Mushlin AI,Lachs MS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate factors associated with lower likelihood of discharge to home from geriatric intermediate care facilities in Japan. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:We used data from the nationwide long-term care (LTC) insurance claims database (April 2012-March 2014). PARTICIPANTS:Study particip...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morita K,Ono S,Ishimaru M,Matsui H,Naruse T,Yasunaga H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) combined with exercise on bone mass, strength, and physical function in older, frail women. DESIGN:Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:A major medical institution. PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-nine women (mean age 76.6 ± 6.0) with ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kenny AM,Boxer RS,Kleppinger A,Brindisi J,Feinn R,Burleson JA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The GRECC program was established by the VA in 1975 and has been expanded since then to 16 sites. For more than a decade, GRECC staff have made major contributions to advancing the understanding of the aging process and developing approaches that have improved the care of older veterans as well as all frail elderly pe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Goodwin M,Morley JE

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify presenting characteristics of older patients with subdural hematoma who are unlikely to survive hospitalization. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort. PATIENTS:All patients > or = 65 years of age hospitalized at a tertiary care center from 1985-1990 with the primary diagnosis of subdural hematoma. MEA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rozzelle CJ,Wofford JL,Branch CL

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between neighborhood walkability and depression in older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis using data from Adult Changes in Thought (ACT), a prospective, longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:King County, Washington. PARTICIPANTS:Seven hundred forty randomly selected men and...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Berke EM,Gottlieb LM,Moudon AV,Larson EB

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-acquired disability (HAD) is common and often related to low physical activity while in the hospital. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether wearable hospital activity trackers can be used to predict HAD. DESIGN:A prospective observational study between January 2016 and March 2017. SETTING:An academic medi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pavon JM,Sloane RJ,Pieper CF,Colón-Emeric CS,Cohen HJ,Gallagher D,Hall KS,Morey MC,McCarty M,Hastings SN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Geriatric Cardiology Section Leadership Council recently outlined 4 key domains (which are composed of 14 subdomains) that are important to assess in older adults with heart failure (HF). We sought to determine which geriatric domains/subdomains are routine...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Goyal P,Gorodeski EZ,Flint KM,Goldwater DS,Dodson JA,Afilalo J,Maurer MS,Rich MW,Alexander KP,Hummel SL

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a 2-week washout period, 30 elderly hypertensive patients were treated with pindolol (a beta-adrenergic blocker) for 3 weeks. In 13 patients the reduction in blood pressure was satisfactory and treatment with pindolol was continued for another 4 weeks. In 17 patients the subsequent treatment was supplemented wit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Persson I

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of religion and spirituality on social support, psychological functioning, and physical health in medically ill hospitalized older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Duke University Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS:A research nurse interviewed 838 consecutively admitted patie...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Koenig HG,George LK,Titus P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the acceptance, feasibility, and adverse effects of subcutaneous (SC) and intravenous (IV) rehydration in dehydrated geriatric patients and clinical changes exhibited by the patients. DESIGN:A prospective, randomized, open clinical trial. SETTING:Hospital geriatric wards during a period of 20 mo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Slesak G,Schnürle JW,Kinzel E,Jakob J,Dietz PK

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and etiology of congestive heart failure (CHF) in older adults. METHODS:Published reports relevant to the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and etiology of CHF were systematically reviewed. Studies involving older adults and more recent studies were emphasized. RES...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rich MW

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine rates and predictors of lifetime and recent depression treatment in a sample of 1,801 depressed older primary care patients DESIGN:Cross sectional survey data collected from 1999 to 2001 as part of a treatment effectiveness trial. SETTING:Eighteen primary care clinics belonging to eight organiza...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Unützer J,Katon W,Callahan CM,Williams JW Jr,Hunkeler E,Harpole L,Hoffing M,Della Penna RD,Noel PH,Lin EH,Tang L,Oishi S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine, in healthy older adults, the relationship between postural steadiness, stability limits, and the ability to recover balance from three postural disturbances requiring anteriorly directed stepping responses. DESIGN:Analysis of multiple motor tasks in a cross-sectional sample of healthy older ad...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Owings TM,Pavol MJ,Foley KT,Grabiner MD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate prescribing tends of and correlates independently associated with high-risk anticholinergic prescriptions in adults aged 65 and older in office-based outpatient visits. DESIGN:Repeated cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). PARTICIPANTS:A national sa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rhee TG,Choi YC,Ouellet GM,Ross JS

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize rehabilitation services use of older adults according to fall-risk classification based on screening guidelines. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study. SETTING:Study participants' homes. PARTICIPANTS:National sample of 7,440 community-dwelling Medic...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gell NM,Patel KV

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most estimates of the cost of informal caregiving in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) remain cross-sectional. Longitudinal estimates of informal caregiving hours and costs are less frequent and are from assessments covering only short periods of time. The objectives of this study were to estimate long-term traje...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zhu CW,Scarmeas N,Torgan R,Albert M,Brandt J,Blacker D,Sano M,Stern Y

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissemination of cutting-edge geriatrics-focused research is essential for academic geriatrics researchers, clinicians, and older adults and their caregivers. Social media channels, such as Twitter, provide a means of quickly reaching a wide array of users, globally. Besides standard tweets with links to research arti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lindquist LA,Ramirez-Zohfeld V

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate a new alcohol-related risk score for research use. DESIGN:Using data from a previously reported trial of a screening and education system for older adults (Computerized Alcohol-Related Problems Survey), secondary analyses were conducted comparing the ability of two different measures of risk to ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wilson SR,Fink A,Verghese S,Beck JC,Nguyen K,Lavori P

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old male patient who had undergone repeated operations for peptic ulcer disease involving the right upper abdominal quadrant, developed cholecystitis with calculous obstruction of the common bile duct. The gallbladder was removed. Later, an operation was performed for removal of a residual stone from the com...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Case TC

更新日期：1976-12-01 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:For older adults screened by an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) in the National Aging Network, we aimed to examine the 12-month mortality rate for wait-listed callers compared with those who received services within 12 months, and to assess whether the mortality rate differed according to how quickly they receive...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gum AM,Green O,Schonfeld L,Conner K,Rigg KK,Wagoner F,Melling KA,Parkinson K

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To provide a critical evaluation of studies examining the contribution of changes in language-specific cognitive abilities to the speech perception difficulties of older adults. DESIGN:A review of the literature on aging and speech perception. CONCLUSIONS:The research considered in the present review sugges...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sommers MS

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of cerebrovascular insufficiency and its many symptoms in the ever-increasing numbers of the aged, is of major concern to physicians engaged in such care. Despite past skepticism as to the degree of efficacy of cerebral vasodilators, there is renewed interest in this form of therapy. Our investigation wa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rao DB,Georgiev EL,Paul PD,Guzman AB

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00