Alcohol and age.

abstract：BACKGROUND:a fall occurs when an individual experiences a loss of balance from which they are unable to recover. Assessment of balance recovery ability in older adults may therefore help to identify individuals at risk of falls. The purpose of this 12-month prospective study was to assess whether the ability to recover...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Carty CP,Cronin NJ,Nicholson D,Lichtwark GA,Mills PM,Kerr G,Cresswell AG,Barrett RS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important psycho-social characteristic which may impact an individual's ability to manage their chronic disease. We examined the association between HRQOL and antihypertensive medication adherence in older adults. METHODS:participants were part of a cohort study of ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Holt EW,Muntner P,Joyce CJ,Webber L,Krousel-Wood MA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive health expectancy estimates the proportion of the lifespan that is lived in good cognitive health at the population level. A number of cardiovascular diseases have been identified to be risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia including diabetes, stroke, heart diseases and hypertension. The ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Zheng L,Matthews FE,Anstey KJ

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to develop a model to predict one- and three-year mortality in patients with dementia attending a hospital, through hospital admission or day/memory clinic. DESIGN:we constructed a cohort of dementia patients through data linkage of three Dutch national registers: the hospital discharge register (HDR), the p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： van de Vorst IE,Golüke NMS,Vaartjes I,Bots ML,Koek HL

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:despite the vast literature in the area, few studies examined the large range of factors associated with physical activity (PA) in the older adult collectively, information that could help develop a supportive culture for healthy ageing. OBJECTIVE:to identify the socio-demographic, social connectedness, phy...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： McKee G,Kearney PM,Kenny RA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular responses to tilting and breathing were studied in 24 patients with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 54 healthy control women aged between 75 and 96 years in order to study the parasympathetic and sympathetic heart-rate control. The cardiovascular response to tilting and breathing showed no a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Elmståhl S,Petersson M,Lilja B,Samuelsson SM,Rosén I,Bjunö L

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 mediates the febrile response which is often said to be reduced in the elderly. Interleukin-1 production by monocytes cultured in vitro and stimulated with bacterial lipopolysaccharide was measured. Three groups of subjects were studied; 40 normal young, 33 well elderly and 40 elderly with a history of r...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rudd AG,Banerjee DK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:high morale is defined as future-oriented optimism. Previous research suggests that a high morale independently predicts increased survival among old people, though very old people have not been specifically studied. OBJECTIVE:to investigate whether high morale is associated with increased survival among ve...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Niklasson J,Hörnsten C,Conradsson M,Nyqvist F,Olofsson B,Lövheim H,Gustafson Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRESENTATION:an 83-year-old man was admitted to hospital with acute confusion 3 days after a direct flight from Australia. OUTCOME:computed tomography (CT) brain scan and magnetic resonance imaging head scan revealed the cause to be pneumocephalus, apparently the result of barotrauma caused by Valsalva manoeuvres when...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Chan YP,Yau CY,Lewis RR,Kinirons MT

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From an international comparison of arm anthropometric reference norms for the elderly a new diagnostic criterion for severe wasting malnutrition was derived: corrected arm muscle area at or below 16.0 cm2 for men or 16.9 cm2 for women. Of 201 consecutive hospital admissions aged 65 years and over, 10 subjects were ma...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Friedman PJ,Campbell AJ,Caradoc-Davies TH

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Hong Kong, about 15% of older people (aged 80 and above) live in care homes, one of the highest proportions in the world. During the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003, the crude fatality rate for older people in care homes that were infected was 72%. After taking the advice of a team of internatio...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Chow L

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of new world records has decreased substantially in most athletic events in recent years. There has been enormous growth in participation at Masters events, and older athletes have been competing at the highest levels with much younger athletes. However, the progression of athletic performance ove...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Akkari A,Machin D,Tanaka H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma and red-cell folate levels and dietary folate intake were monitored for about six months, including two months during which supplementary vitamin C was given, in 21 healthy elderly men and women living at home in the north of England. Although biochemical values were consistently low in some subjects, no clinic...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bates CJ,Fleming M,Paul AA,Black AE,Mandal AR

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cognitive performance in participants with and without syncope and unexplained falls in a large population representative sample aged 50 years or older. METHODS:Participants of the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA) were studied. Participants with a history of syncope and/or unexplained fa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Frewen J,King-Kallimanis B,Boyle G,Kenny RA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to investigate the effectiveness of a pharmacy discharge plan in elderly hospitalized patients. DESIGN:randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS AND SETTINGS:we randomized patients aged 75 years and older on four or more medicines who had been discharged from three acute general and one long-stay hospital to a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Nazareth I,Burton A,Shulman S,Smith P,Haines A,Timberal H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we examine whether the introduction of a clerking pro forma improves the completeness of the recording of the management of stroke patients and we review methodological issues important in this type of audit. We prospectively identified 244 consecutive stroke patients before and after the introduction of...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Davenport RJ,Dennis MS,Warlow CP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the type and frequency of falls presenting to an inner city casualty department, and to identify modifiable risk factors in these patients. A prospective descriptive study evaluated those over 65 years presenting to an inner city casualty department with falls. Over a 4-week recru...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Davies AJ,Kenny RA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of biliary lithiasis (BL) and its major associated factors in the elderly people of a small town in Sicily. All inhabitants over the age of 65 were interviewed and underwent a general physical examination, blood tests and ultrasonography of the gallbladder a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Montalto G,Soresi M,Carroccio A,Averna MR,Muratore R,Li Castri C,Barbagallo CM,Cavera G,Sapienza M,Notarbartolo A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:a professional man sustained a residual, persisting, isolated impairment of short-term memory secondary to severe carbon monoxide poisoning. Informal, open trial of the cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil resulted in uncertain benefit. PROTOCOL:an N-of-1 randomized, double-blind controlled trial of donepez...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Price JD,Grimley Evans J

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In one experiment, four groups of six-week-old-male PVG rats were, respectively, given tap water ('control group'), 0.00125M, 0.0025M, and 0.005M lathyrogen (aminoacetonitrile hydrochloride: AAN) solutions ad libitum for a period of 20 weeks. In a second experiment, 12-week-old male rats were similarly treated. It was...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Morgan AJ,Bellamy D

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to investigate the effects of oral intermittent cyclical etidronate therapy on bone mineral density (BMD) in men with idiopathic vertebral osteoporosis. DESIGN:consecutive case series. SETTING:regional specialist clinic for metabolic bone disease. SUBJECTS:42 men aged 35-81 (median 60.5) with established ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Anderson FH,Francis RM,Bishop JC,Rawlings DJ

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:an abbreviated form of the Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) as used in a large longitudinal study of older Australian women was examined with respect to factors that might be expected to affect social support for older women over time. METHODS:in this large cohort study two sub-scales of the DSSI, one descri...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pachana NA,Smith N,Watson M,McLaughlin D,Dobson A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to examine the association of physical activity and cardio-respiratory fitness with dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS), insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and testosterone in healthy elderly people. DESIGN:cross-sectional study. SETTING:university research department and department of geriatric medic...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bonnefoy M,Kostka T,Patricot MC,Berthouze SE,Mathian B,Lacour JR

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is an exploratory attempt to examine international differences in the proportion of old people living in non-private households. The aim of the study was to provoke further discussion of the role which institutions play in the care of the elderly in various settings and to examine the effect of certain demo...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Grundy E,Arie T

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This invited article is drawn from the content of the Marjory Warren Lecture given by John Gladman at the British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting in 2018, entitled 'The Meaning of Life Expectancy'. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gladman JRF

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate auditory function in subjects with early Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and with subjective memory complaints, in search of signs of central auditory processing dysfunction even in early stages of cognitive impairment. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:a consecutive group of men and women, r...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Idrizbegovic E,Hederstierna C,Dahlquist M,Kämpfe Nordström C,Jelic V,Rosenhall U

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:ageing is accompanied by impairments in immune responses due to remodelling of the immune system (immunesenescence). Additionally, a decline in habitual physical activity has been reported in older adults. We have recently published that specific features of immunesenescence, such as thymic involution and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bartlett DB,Duggal NA

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:the impact of retirement on physical health is an important focus of ageing research; however, research findings vary greatly. To investigate under what conditions retirement might benefit health, we examined physical functioning 8 years pre- and post-retirement. METHODS:using longitudinal data from the New...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Szabó Á,Allen J,Stephens C,Alpass F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous research has indicated that age-related medical or health conditions can affect driving performance in older adults but little, if any, research has examined the mechanisms through which health conditions affect driving difficulties in older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, correlational study. SET...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tuokko HA,Rhodes RE,Dean R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Socio-economic differences in mobility disability prevalence in old age have been reported from the US and Europe. Brazil is characterised by gross socio-economic inequalities, but there have been no previous national data on disability prevalence. AIM:This study aimed to estimate disability rates and exp...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Melzer D,Parahyba MI

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00