Osteoporosis Treatment Efficacy for Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To apply diagnostic criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to a geographically representative sample, to estimate the prevalence of MCI, and to estimate 10-year trajectories of incident disability for cognitively intact participants and subgroups with MCI. DESIGN:Prospective cohort; 10 years of follow...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Purser JL,Fillenbaum GG,Pieper CF,Wallace RB

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of a leg exercise performed in supine position to prevent orthostatic hypotension (OH) in older adults. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Scientific Institute of Veruno, Veruno, Italy. PARTICIPANTS:Indi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Galizia G,Abete P,Testa G,Vecchio A,Corrà T,Nardone A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if older pilots forgot more about a learned flight task after a 10-month delay than did younger pilots and if the anticipated greater skill loss led older pilots' performance to be more disrupted by alcohol. DESIGN:Repeated measures comparative group design examining the effects of alcohol versu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yesavage JA,Dolhert N,Taylor JL

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To describe the long-term outcome and complications of spinal surgery in a population of elderly patients. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review and clinical follow-up. SETTING:A 700-bed tertiary care midwestern hospital. PATIENTS:Patients 70 years of age or older who underwent elective surgical procedures for...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith EB,Hanigan WC

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dramatic increase in the number of ethics committees in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) has occurred since 1970 in the 487 nursing homes in Minnesota. Ten percent of the LTCFs had ethics committees which were mostly formed by administrators and nurses. The committees are most often found in large urban facilities ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brown BA,Miles SH,Aroskar MA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the utility of verbal fluency discrepancy scores in predicting progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a cohort of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). DESIGN:Case control. SETTING:Cases identified from new referrals to a memory clinic and controls identified from The Irish Longit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vaughan RM,Coen RF,Kenny R,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalist physicians provide most primary care for older people. Increasingly, undergraduate clinical education occurs in community sites. Hence, community-based generalist faculty members need continuing education in geriatrics to support clinical practice and teaching. The Geriatrics Scholars Program provided conti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Willett RM,Boling PA,Meyers ME,Hoban JD,Lawson SR,Schlesinger JB

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of frailty to human morbidity and mortality is immense. Yet it lacks a conceptual framework. By borrowing from the hypotheses provided by the thermophysicists, frailty can be understood in a way that both interrelates the relationship between form and function and provides medical science with an oper...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bortz WM 2nd

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls are a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among the elderly in the United States. Despite the importance of fall injuries, epidemiological studies of falls among the elderly have identified neither their causes nor the methods to prevent them. Therefore, we established a community-based surveillance sys...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： DeVito CA,Lambert DA,Sattin RW,Bacchelli S,Ros A,Rodriguez JG

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of donepezil in the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) residing in nursing home facilities. DESIGN:Twenty-four-week, randomized, multicenter, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:Twenty-seven nursing homes across the United St...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tariot PN,Cummings JL,Katz IR,Mintzer J,Perdomo CA,Schwam EM,Whalen E

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing homes have become "ground zero" for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in North America, with homes experiencing widespread outbreaks, resulting in severe morbidity and mortality among their residents. This article describes a 371-bed acute-care hospital's emergency response to a 126-bed nursing ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stall NM,Farquharson C,Fan-Lun C,Wiesenfeld L,Loftus CA,Kain D,Johnstone J,McCreight L,Goldman RD,Mahtani R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review (1) Changes in cardiac impulse generation, conduction, and ventricular filling in normal aging and disease; (2) Pacemaker technology and nomenclature; (3) Expert guidelines about pacemaker use; (4) Studies of pacemaker effectiveness and utilization. DESIGN:Articles were identified through a Medline...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bush DE,Finucane TE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of the Tool to Reduce Inappropriate Medications (TRIM), a web tool linking an electronic health record (EHR) to a clinical decision support system, on medication communication and prescribing. DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Primary care clinics at a Veterans Affairs Medical...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fried TR,Niehoff KM,Street RL,Charpentier PA,Rajeevan N,Miller PL,Goldstein MK,O'Leary JR,Fenton BT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To relate 5-year lean tissue loss to habitual physical activity of elderly adults. DESIGN:Longitudinal. SETTING:Community of Nakanojo. PARTICIPANTS:Community-living Japanese aged 65 to 84 (200 men, 268 women). MEASUREMENTS:Daily 24-hour pedometer/accelerometer data, collected continuously for 5 years, we...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shephard RJ,Park H,Park S,Aoyagi Y

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of 977 community subjects aged 65 or older identified 719 of them as not impaired in physical health. Of these, 104 (14 percent) perceived their physical status to be poor, whereas 615 (86 percent) accurately perceived it to be unimpaired. There were no significant differences between the two groups with rega...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Blazer DG 2nd,Houpt JL

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All autopsies (n = 34) performed over a period from July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1988 in a teaching nursing home were reviewed to determine the autopsy rate, to evaluate premortem versus postmortem diagnostic discrepancies, and to see if educational efforts could improve each. The autopsy rate was 3.5%. Major discrepancie...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gloth FM 3rd,Burton JR

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of parkinsonism on survival in older persons independent of dementia is not well understood. METHODS:Participants in the clinical examination of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging who had parkinsonism and were older than age 65 were identified. The impact of parkinsonism on 5-year survival wa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mitchell SL,Rockwood K

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent gains in establishing academic sections, divisions, and departments of geriatrics in medical schools, much remains to be done to meet the medical needs of an aging population. To better understand how medical schools are educating students in geriatric-related topics, all U.S. allopathic and osteopathic...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Eleazer GP,Doshi R,Wieland D,Boland R,Hirth VA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimizing the management of antibiotic resistance is an important strategy in improving outcomes for infectious diseases in older persons. Strategies that manage antibiotic resistance must take into account all clinical settings, because resistant pathogens previously seen only in acute care facilities are becoming i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Norman DC

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify patterns and predictors of antithrombotic use and to evaluate the appropriateness of antithrombotic therapy for stroke prophylaxis in institutionalized elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Seventeen long-term care institutions in Edmonton, Alberta. SUB...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lau E,Bungard TJ,Tsuyuki RT

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1976, 130 patients aged 70 or older were admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Toronto Western Hospital. Arrhythmias were noted in all but 24 percent. Digoxin was given to 53 patients, lidocaine to 24, propranolol to 28, and quinidine to 11. In 2 patients, cardioversion by direct current was required for supr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Berman ND

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine differences in a proxy measure of muscle quality across the adult life span and explore potential mechanisms of muscle quality change through identification of cross-sectional correlates of muscle quality. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. PARTICIPANTS...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moore AZ,Caturegli G,Metter EJ,Makrogiannis S,Resnick SM,Harris TB,Ferrucci L

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the complexity, prevalence and visibility of ethical dilemmas in medical care of the elderly have grown, hospitals and nursing homes have attempted to develop mechanisms for responding to these difficult ethical issues. While it is known that many hospitals rely on education and advice provided by an ethics committ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Glasser G,Zweibel NR,Cassel CK

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that there is a high prevalence of depression among the elderly, little research on the efficacy of psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy with the elderly has been reported in the literature. This paper describes a sample of 18 elderly patients who received both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for the tr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rothblum ED,Sholomskas AJ,Berry C,Prusoff BA

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of diagnosed traumatic brain injury (TBI) in individuals hospitalized with hip fracture and examine its association with all-cause mortality. DESIGN:Nested cohort study. SETTING:National sample of Medicare beneficiaries from 2006 to 2010. PARTICIPANTS:Beneficiaries aged 65 and o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Albrecht JS,Al Kibria G,Gruber-Baldini A,Magaziner J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality-of-life considerations in physicians' decisions on life-sustaining therapy were explored using a patient management problem (PMP) depicting acute respiratory failure in an elderly man with chronic pulmonary disease; 205 internal medicine and family medicine physicians were interviewed. The physicians' percepti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pearlman RA,Jonsen A

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To relate diabetes mellitus (DM) status and duration to late-life cognitive impairment and decline in men and women. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Five thousand nine hundred seven men in the Physicians' Health Study II and 6,326 women in the Women's Health Study (mean age 74.1...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Okereke OI,Kang JH,Cook NR,Gaziano JM,Manson JE,Buring JE,Grodstein F

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine if reported nighttime sleep problems and daytime sleepiness were associated with reported falling during the previous 12 months in a representatively sampled older adult population. DESIGN:Random-digit dial telephone survey. SETTING:Representatively sampled older ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brassington GS,King AC,Bliwise DL

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation on quality of life (QOL). DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:Independently living individuals from the general older Dutch population. PARTICIPANTS:Three hundred two ind...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： van de Rest O,Geleijnse JM,Kok FJ,van Staveren WA,Olderikkert MG,Beekman AT,de Groot LC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00