Genomic African and Native American Ancestry and 15-Year Cognitive Trajectory: Bambui Study, Brazil.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the characteristics of the usual medical care providers of older antidepressant users changed between 1986 and 1997 with the introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. DESIGN:Longitudinal study. SETTING:Five-county Piedmont area of North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:Stratified...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fillenbaum GG,Hybels CF,Pieper CF,Konrad TR,Burchett BM,Blazer DG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine physical activity and the predictors of physical activity and exercise among nursing home residents. DESIGN:Population study. PARTICIPANTS:The sample (n = 190) was obtained by selecting every man and every second women from the entire nursing home population (n = 346...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ruuskanen JM,Parkatti T

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence of silent stroke and its associated consequences on physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning in an elderly population. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional survey. SETTING:The Memory and Morbidity in Augsburg Elderly project in the Augsburg region of southern Germany. P...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schmidt WP,Roesler A,Kretzschmar K,Ladwig KH,Junker R,Berger K

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for mentorship in aging research among postdoctoral trainees and junior faculty across medical disciplines and subspecialties is increasing, yet senior personnel with expertise in aging are lacking to fulfill the traditional dyadic mentorship role. Facilitated peer mentorship is grounded in collabor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Masterson Creber RM,Baldwin MR,Brown PJ,Rao MK,Goyal P,Hummel S,Dodson JA,Helmke S,Maurer MS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 50 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and 38 controls, comparative data on age, sex, serum cholesterol level, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, smoking habits, and ear-lobe creases were analyzed statistically. After adjustment for age differences, the factors which chiefly distinguished the two groups were t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Doering C,Ruhsenberger C,Phillips DS

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined predictors of hospital and 6-month mortality in older Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) patients with particular attention to age and functional status. Age is generally thought to be strongly associated with intensive care outcomes, but this relationship may be confounded by age-related changes....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mayer-Oakes SA,Oye RK,Leake B

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine predictors of 2-year post-hospitalization mortality in a cohort of elderly hospitalized patients originally assembled to assess the impact of a Geriatric Consultation Team (GCT). DESIGN:Two-year follow-up of an inception cohort. SETTING:University-affiliated tertiary care VA Medical Center. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cohen HJ,Saltz CC,Samsa G,McVey L,Davis D,Feussner JR

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To create a program to identify preventive needs for community-dwelling older persons and incorporate intervention strategies to improve implementation of these services. DESIGN:Program development and case-series. SETTING:Community-based meal sites, academically administered program. PARTICIPANTS:Persons ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Reuben DB,Hirsch SH,Frank JC,Maly RC,Schlesinger MS,Weintraub N,Yancey S

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To systematically review the current literature on the pharmacological treatment of postmeal reductions in blood pressure (BP). DESIGN:A systematic literature search and standardized data collection of randomized controlled trials on the pharmacological prevention of postprandial reductions in BP in adults ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ong AC,Myint PK,Potter JF

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capitated or salaried managed care systems offer an important opportunity to provide high quality, cost-effective end-of-life care. However, capitated healthcare delivery systems have strong incentives to avoid patient populations in need of such care. Care currently provided at the end of life in fee-for-service prac...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lynn J,Wilkinson A,Cohn F,Jones SB

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the nature of telephone communication in the care of patients in skilled nursing facilities, noting numbers of calls, reasons for communication, and the outcomes of the interactions, and to implement a voice mail system to manage the burden of communication more effectively and describe the im...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fowkes W,Christenson D,McKay D

更新日期：1997-01-01 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 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：OBJECTIVES:To develop and evaluate a modification of the Fried frailty assessment using population-independent cutpoints and to determine frailty prevalence of community-dwelling elderly people in a German population. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of 8-year follow-up data of a large German cohort study. SETTING:Saa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Saum KU,Müller H,Stegmaier C,Hauer K,Raum E,Brenner H

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) scores in a primary care population can be used as a predictor of future hospital utilization and mortality. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study measuring Short Form 12 (SF-12) scores obtained using a mailed survey. SF-12 scores, age, and a comorbidi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dorr DA,Jones SS,Burns L,Donnelly SM,Brunker CP,Wilcox A,Clayton PD

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although frailty status is dynamic, whether improvements in frailty predict mortality is unknown. OBJECTIVE:Describe 1-year changes in a frailty index (FI) and association with 48-month mortality. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of the National Health in Aging Trends Study. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Five...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shi SM,Olivieri-Mui B,McCarthy EP,Kim DH

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prevalence of mobility device use in community-dwelling older adults in the United States and to investigate the incidence of falls and worry about falling according to type and number of mobility devices used. DESIGN:Analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the 2011-12 National...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gell NM,Wallace RB,LaCroix AZ,Mroz TM,Patel KV

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the relationship between frailty and delirium. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING:MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were searched for articles on frailty and delirium published on or before October 31, 2017. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Persico I,Cesari M,Morandi A,Haas J,Mazzola P,Zambon A,Annoni G,Bellelli G

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the comparative efficacy and safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors in older adults using the network meta-analysis approach. DESIGN:Systematic review and network meta-analysis. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 60 and older. MEASUREMENT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Thorlund K,Druyts E,Wu P,Balijepalli C,Keohane D,Mills E

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the ability of five measures of comorbidity to predict mortality and incident disability in basic activities of daily living (BADLs) in unselected older persons. DESIGN:An assessment of the data obtained from the Insufficienza Cardiaca negli Anziani Residenti a Dicomano (ICARe Dicomano) Study, a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Di Bari M,Virgillo A,Matteuzzi D,Inzitari M,Mazzaglia G,Pozzi C,Geppetti P,Masotti G,Marchionni N,Pini R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the association between impaired cognition and greater risk of incident stroke is also observed when cognitive impairment is defined using different criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study with 10 years of follow-up. SETTING:Large multicentre study...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stephan BCM,Richardson K,Savva GM,Matthews FE,Brayne C,Hachinski V

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether midlife and older women who reported prior-year physical abuse, verbal abuse, or both abuse types had higher mortality risk than peers who did not report prior-year abuse. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred sixty-thousand six hundred seventy-s...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Baker MW,LaCroix AZ,Wu C,Cochrane BB,Wallace R,Woods NF

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2012, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has also been collaborating with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, joining its "Choosing Wisely" campaign on two separate lists of Five Things Healthcare Providers and Patients Should Question. The campaign is designed to engage healthcare orga...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： AGS Choosing Wisely Workgroup.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between selected chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and fall injury events at home among community-dwelling older persons. DESIGN:Population-based case-control study. SETTING:The general community. PARTICIPANTS:Persons aged 65 and older living at home, excluding those using a whe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herndon JG,Helmick CG,Sattin RW,Stevens JA,DeVito C,Wingo PA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

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 clinical and economic outcomes of early insulin initiation with those of delayed initiation in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Humana Medicare Advantage health insurance plan. PARTICIPANTS:Older (≥65) Medicare beneficiaries with T2DM...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bhattacharya R,Zhou S,Wei W,Ajmera M,Sambamoorthi U

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:There is significant literature on the development and validation of quality measures, but comparably less on their implementation into learning health systems. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have made vast amounts of data available for quality improvement purposes. In this paper we describe a c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Campbell CM,Murphy DR,Taffet GE,Major AB,Ritchie CS,Leff B,Naik AD

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if family members perceive that hospice improves the care of dying nursing home residents during the last 3 months of life. DESIGN:Mailed survey. PARTICIPANTS:Family members for all nursing home hospice enrollees in North Carolina during a 6-month period. MEASUREMENTS:After residents' deaths, ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Baer WM,Hanson LC

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00