Do-Not-Hospitalize Orders in Nursing Homes: "Call the Family Instead of Calling the Ambulance".

abstract：:Measurements were made of the overnight mobility of a group of elderly hospital patients whose clinical status had been assessed using the Norton clinical assessment score. The number of movements on the first two nights after admission differed from subsequent nights. There was a significant correlation between mobil...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Barbenel JC,Ferguson-Pell MW,Kennedy R

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the occurrence of depression predicts physical disability in older people. DESIGN:A longitudinal epidemiological study with a follow-up of 5 years. SETTING:A comparison between depressed and nondepressed participants. PARTICIPANTS:The series consisted of the persons who participated i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kivelä SL,Pahkala K

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the cost-effectiveness of four influenza vaccines available in the United States for persons aged 65 and older: trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV3), quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4), a more-expensive high-dose IIV3, and a newly approved adjuvanted IIV3. DESIGN:Cost-eff...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Raviotta JM,Smith KJ,DePasse J,Brown ST,Shim E,Nowalk MP,Zimmerman RK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a palliative care tool that contains standardized, actionable medical orders. It is designed to ensure that patient treatment preferences are elicited, communicated, and honored throughout the healthcare system. A systematic review of the literature wa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hickman SE,Keevern E,Hammes BJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise and amino acid supplementation in enhancing muscle mass and strength in community-dwelling elderly sarcopenic women. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Urban community in Tokyo, Japan. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred fifty-five women aged 75 and older were defin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kim HK,Suzuki T,Saito K,Yoshida H,Kobayashi H,Kato H,Katayama M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term acute care (LTAC) represents a rapidly growing category of Medicare providers, but little is known about its quality, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness. Its defining characteristic, as set by Medicare, is an average length of stay of greater than 25 days. Modern LTAC emerged in the early 1980s as a setting fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Eskildsen MA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the frequency and characteristics of septic arthritis in patients younger than 80 and aged 80 and older. DESIGN:Retrospective. SETTING:Single hospital center. PARTICIPANTS:Patients admitted between 1979 and 2002 for septic arthritis. MEASUREMENTS:Age, sex, time to diagnosis, predisposing facto...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gavet F,Tournadre A,Soubrier M,Ristori JM,Dubost JJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the distribution of influenza vaccine coverage in the United States in 2008. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:The 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, which employs random-digit dialing to interview noninstitutionalized adults in the United States and territories. PARTICIP...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Linn ST,Guralnik JM,Patel KV

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of newer psychotropic agents in nursing home residents in the era of new Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) guidelines. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review of referrals to an on-site geriatric psychiatry service in seven Eastern Massachusetts facilities during 1995-1996. SUBJECTS:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lasser RA,Sunderland T

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Senile dementia is one of the important medical-social-economic problems facing our society, estimated to affect some 60% of nursing home patients and of persons residing in the community. The course of dementia in these patients is affected not only by their age, medical complications, and the disease itself, but als...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Aronson MK,Lipkowitz R

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether older adults with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) achieve a sustained viral response (SVR) after treatment with direct-acting antiviral therapy. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 80 and older with chronic HCV infection (N = 253; n = 213 with cirrhosis, n = 40 with advanced fibrosis). MEASUREME...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ippolito AM,Iacobellis A,Milella M,Conti F,Messina V,Valvano MR,Niro GA,Morisco F,Barone M,Termite AP,Brancaccio G,Andriulli A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between blood pressure and mortality in very old people. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. SETTING:County of Västerbotten, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS:Half of all subjects aged 85 and all of those aged 90 and 95 and older (N=348) in one urban and five rural municipalities in th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Molander L,Lövheim H,Norman T,Nordström P,Gustafson Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To summarize the evidence on the prevalence and preventability of drug-related hospital readmissions. DESIGN:A systematic review was performed of studies that examined drug-related hospital readmissions. PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception through August 2016. Reference lis...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： El Morabet N,Uitvlugt EB,van den Bemt BJF,van den Bemt PMLA,Janssen MJA,Karapinar-Çarkit F

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy of treatment options to reduce osteoporotic fracture risk in men. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING:Randomized clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of a treatment for osteoporosis or low bone mineral density for adult men and reported fracture outcomes. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nayak S,Greenspan SL

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:Prior reports on Hodgkin's disease have suggested a biologic behavior difference between young and old patients. A study of 35,033 patients could confirm that older patients do not do as well as young patients regardless of age. METHODS:The National Cancer Data Base provided data from U.S. tumor registries o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kennedy BJ,Fremgen AM,Menck HR

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaders of geriatric programs at academic health centers (AHCs) face several challenges in seeking support for clinical program development. These challenges relate to how revenues from Medicare activities flow within AHCs. Typically, clinical departments such as the Department of Medicine see a very small proportion ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Goodwin JS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether patient age is associated with differences in flexible bronchoscopy technique and tolerance. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:University hospital system. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand three hundred fifty-eight adults, including 219 (16.1%) aged 70 and older, undergoing bronchoscop...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hehn BT,Haponik E,Rubin HR,Lechtzin N,Diette GB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the value of dual tasking in predicting falling in the general population of oldest old with that of easy-to-administer single tasks. DESIGN:Prospective population-based follow-up study. SETTING:Municipality of Leiden, the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:Representative cohort of 380 individuals, all ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bootsma-van der Wiel A,Gussekloo J,de Craen AJ,van Exel E,Bloem BR,Westendorp RG

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All living beings are at risk for experiencing infections; humans are no exception. The prestige and credibility of modern medicine is built in large part on achievements in preventing and treating infectious diseases. For most of human history, there was little that could be done to prevent and treat infections. Mill...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Coll PP,Costello VW,Kuchel GA,Bartley J,McElhaney JE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Behavioral problems in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) impose major management challenges. Current prevention strategies are anchored to cognitive outcomes, but behavioral outcomes may provide another, clinically relevant opportunity for preemptive therapy. We sought to determine whether...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Caselli RJ,Langlais BT,Dueck AC,Henslin BR,Johnson TA,Woodruff BK,Hoffman-Snyder C,Locke DEC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of two new urge incontinence-specific instruments that measure quality of life and symptom annoyance. DESIGN:New instruments were developed and validated in racially, ethnically, and age-diverse community-dwelling women with urge or mixed incontinence with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brown JS,Posner SF,Stewart AL

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence rate of dementia and its subtypes in Japan and to investigate the relationship of risk factors, such as demographic features and disease history, to the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia. DESIGN:A prevalence study within a longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:The ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yamada M,Sasaki H,Mimori Y,Kasagi F,Sudoh S,Ikeda J,Hosoda Y,Nakamura S,Kodama K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize emergency department (ED) use by nursing home residents in the United States. DESIGN:Analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. SETTING:U.S. EDs from 2005 to 2008. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals visiting U.S. EDs stratified according to nursing home residency. MEASUREMENT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wang HE,Shah MN,Allman RM,Kilgore M

更新日期：2011-10-01 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

abstract：:Falls are among the most common unwanted events in older hospital inpatients, but evidence of effective prevention is still limited compared with that in the community and in long-term care facilities. This article describes a prevention program and its effects on the incidence of falls in geriatric hospital wards. It...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： von Renteln-Kruse W,Krause T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widowed residents of two nursing homes who were oriented to person, time, and place were interviewed to determine the extent to which they had hallucinatory experiences of their deceased spouse. Fifty-two interviews were completed with 46 widows and six widowers. Results are reported for the widows. Twenty-eight (61%)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Olson PR,Suddeth JA,Peterson PJ,Egelhoff C

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls incidence in Chinese older people has been reported to be approximately half that of Caucasian populations. It is possible that the falls risk factor profile may differ significantly between Caucasian and Chinese populations, and a better understanding of this reported difference in incidence and associated risk...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kwan MM,Close JC,Wong AK,Lord SR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural history of life span cognitive performance and its late-life determinants have been studied from an array of perspectives. Significant insights come from psychological disciplines, including cognitive, developmental, and neuropsychology, as well as from medical specialties, such as geriatrics, neurology, p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Steinerman JR,Hall CB,Sliwinski MJ,Lipton RB

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00