Confirming long-stay status.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to describe gender differences in levels of, and longitudinal changes in, habitual physical activity among older people. DESIGN:longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS:sub-groups of survivors (with sample sizes dependent on the availability of complete datasets, ranging from 303-344) assessed on three occasions: ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bennett KM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:to describe differences in care and 30-day mortality of patients admitted with hip fracture on weekends (Saturday-Sunday) compared to weekdays (Monday-Friday), and their relationship to the organisation of care. Methods:data came from the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) linked to ONS mortality data on ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Neuburger J,Currie C,Wakeman R,Georghiou T,Boulton C,Johansen A,Tsang C,Wilson H,Cromwell DA,van der Meulen J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the number of older people living in residential and nursing care homes is rising. Loneliness is a major problem for older people, but little is known about the prevalence of loneliness amongst older people living in care homes. AIM:to undertake a systematic review of literature on the prevalence of moderat...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gardiner C,Laud P,Heaton T,Gott M

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome that is common among elderly inpatients. It has been associated with increased mortality, longer hospital stays, cognitive and functional decline and increased institutionalisation rates. Multicomponent interventions, a series of non-pharmacological strategies ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Martinez F,Tobar C,Hill N

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doppler-shifted ultrasound and spectral analysis were used to assess signals from the resting supra-orbital artery and the common carotid artery at the base of the neck of 658 (270 male, 388 female) asymptomatic subjects aged 5 to 90 years. The sonagrams obtained showed two peaks (A and B) during cardiac systole. The ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Baskett JJ,Lewis RR,Beasley MG,Gosling RG

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The benefit of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) among nonagenarians (90 years or older) is poorly documented. We aimed to investigate the clinical and imaging factors associated with good outcomes and mortality at 90 days in nonagenarians undergoing EVT for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). METHODS:Da...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Derraz I,Benali A,Ahmed R,Cagnazzo F,Dargazanli C,Gascou G,Riquelme C,Corti L,Lefevre PH,Bonafe A,Arquizan C,Costalat V

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrated care programs have been developed to enhance the quality care for older adults in primary care. These programs usually consist of a multidisciplinary approach, with personalised care based on comprehensive geriatric assessments. However, there is limited evidence for the effectiveness of these programs in f...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hoogendijk EO

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls pose a major threat to the well-being and quality of life of older people. Falls can result in fractures and other injuries, disability and fear and can trigger a decline in physical function and loss of autonomy. This article synthesises recent published findings on fall risk and mobility assessments and fall p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lord SR,Close JCT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The UK has many excellent care homes that provide high-quality care for their residents; however, across the care home sector, there is a significant need for improvement. Even though the majority of care homes receive a rating of 'good' from regulators, still significant numbers are identified as requiring 'improveme...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hockley J,Harrison JK,Watson J,Randall M,Murray S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare primary tumour of the pleura associated with 4% of cases with a paraneoplastic hypoglycaemia, termed Doege-Potter syndrome (DPS). We report a case of DPS presenting with severe coma in a 90-year-old woman. The cause was a malignant SFTP treated with surgical resec...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Avramenko A,Lahjibi-Paulet H,Gibault L,Roussel A,Grand B,Le Pimpec-Barthes F

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged head-up tilt is increasingly used as a diagnostic test for vasovagal syncope. Its sensitivity is reported to increase with the concurrent administration of intravenous isoprenaline. False-positive responses are common in young controls particularly following intravascular instrumentation. We studied the infl...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： McIntosh SJ,Lawson J,Kenny RA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-nine residents, 10% of the total population of elderly in Part III accommodation in Newcastle upon Tyne, were examined for the presence of psychiatric disorder, tested for cognitive impairment, and rated for the presence of confusion. Those allocated a diagnosis of dementia were most impaired and confused, and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Vardon VM,Blessed G

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug compliance was assessed amongst all 91 patients attending a psychogeriatric day hospital during July 1988. Of the 86 patients taking medication, the 57 functionally and 29 organically ill patients were interviewed at home, the latter with their carers. A disparity in results was shown when compliance was measured...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rosenvinge HP,Groarke EP,Bradshaw JW

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:pain is prevalent in frail older adults; however, the association of pain and frailty has not been evaluated yet by a systematic assessment of prospective longitudinal studies. Objective:we aimed to assess the association of persistent pain as a risk factor for frailty incidence, using data from longitudina...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Saraiva MD,Suzuki GS,Lin SM,de Andrade DC,Jacob-Filho W,Suemoto CK

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional survey of community-dwelling elderly volunteers (104 women, 87 men, mean age 70 years) was carried out in winter to determine whether cardiovascular and other potentially modifiable lifestyle factors were associated with serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D during this period. Mean winter levels of se...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Scragg R,Khaw KT,Murphy S

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:this study investigated the prospective associations of accelerometer assessed daily steps with subsequent depressive symptoms in older adults. METHODS:a 2-year prospective study was performed in the community. A total of 285 older adults ≥65 years (mean age = 74.5) attended the baseline assessment in 2012....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hsueh MC,Stubbs B,Lai YJ,Sun CK,Chen LJ,Ku PW

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Inappropriate prescribing (IP) is a common and serious global healthcare problem in elderly people, leading to increased risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), polypharmacy being the main risk factor for both IP and ADRs. IP in older people is highly prevalent but preventable; hence screening tools for IP have been de...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： O'Mahony D,Gallagher PF

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female life expectancy in developed countries has increased by 30 years in the twentieth century. AIM:To determine if there has been an increase in reproductive longevity. METHODS:We analysed age-specific fertility data from birth statistics for the USA, Canada, Japan, France, Sweden, the UK and Australia....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Brody JA,Grant MD,Frateschi LJ,Miller SC,Zhang H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospital-at-Home schemes have been claimed to hasten the discharge of elderly orthopaedic patients, and are becoming increasingly popular with health service managers. In an attempt to measure the benefits of such a scheme when applied to elderly medical patients, we prospectively randomized 60 consecutive referrals o...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Donald IP,Baldwin RN,Bannerjee M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:care home residents have high healthcare needs not fully met by prevailing healthcare models. This study explored how healthcare configuration influences resource use. METHODS:a realist evaluation using qualitative and quantitative data from case studies of three UK health and social care economies select...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gordon AL,Goodman C,Davies SL,Dening T,Gage H,Meyer J,Schneider J,Bell B,Jordan J,Martin FC,Iliffe S,Bowman C,Gladman JRF,Victor C,Mayrhofer A,Handley M,Zubair M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured the rate of induction of the microsomal monooxygenase enzyme aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) in isolated peripheral blood monocytes from young and elderly donors. There was no effect of age on rate of induction. The mechanisms underlying impaired induction of drug metabolism in elderly people remai...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： George G,Wynne H,Woodhouse K

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Age limits for diagnostics and treatments have been largely removed and replaced by an active diagnostic and treatment practice among the oldest old and has led to concerns about potential overtreatment during the last years of life. METHODS:Use of prescription medication in the last years of life was ass...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pedersen JK,Jensen TM,Waldorff FB,Søndergaard J,Christensen K

更新日期：2020-10-23 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：BACKGROUND:a large number of studies have explored factors related to self- and informant ratings of quality of life in people with dementia, but many studies have had relatively small sample sizes and mainly focused on health conditions and dementia symptoms. The aim of this study is to compare self- and informant-rat...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wu YT,Nelis SM,Quinn C,Martyr A,Jones IR,Victor CR,Knapp M,Henderson C,Hindle JV,Jones RW,Kopelman MD,Morris RG,Pickett JA,Rusted JM,Thom JM,Litherland R,Matthews FE,Clare L,IDEAL Programme team.

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to examine whether the Danish 1905 cohort members had more active hospital treatment than the 1895 cohort members from ages 85 to 99 years and whether it results in higher in-hospital and post-operative mortality. METHODS:in the present register-based follow-up study the complete Danish birth cohorts born in...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Oksuzyan A,Jeune B,Juel K,Vaupel JW,Christensen K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:the absolute number of notifications for tuberculosis in older people appears to have increased in Scotland. To determine if these trends are present elsewhere in the UK, we have reviewed notifications in Leeds with particular reference to non-pulmonary disease, Asian subcontinent groups and older people. M...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Phelan F,Teale C

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Older people are majority users of health and social care services in the UK and internationally. Many older people who access these services have frailty, which is a state of vulnerability to adverse outcomes. The existing health care response to frailty is mainly secondary care-based and reactive to the ac...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Turner G,Clegg A,British Geriatrics Society.,Age UK.,Royal College of General Practioners.

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred and fifty patients aged 75 years or older were followed up after discharge from an accident and emergency department. Forty-three per cent of all patients experienced some loss of functional independence. A small number, 5.6%, were readmitted to hospital within 14 days. This group were significantly less ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rowland K,Maitra AK,Richardson DA,Hudson K,Woodhouse KW

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to assess motivating factors of healthy elderly people to comply with influenza vaccination. DESIGN:survey of healthy elderly people invited by mail by their general practitioner to come for influenza vaccination. Compliance and the personal characteristics of gender, age and medical insurance were recorded ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： van Essen GA,Kuyvenhoven MM,de Melker RA

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:geriatrics encompasses diverse medical, social and ethical challenges requiring a multidimensional, interdisciplinary approach. Recent reports have highlighted failings in the care of older people. It is therefore vital that trainees in geriatrics are afforded opportunities to develop skills in managing this...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Braude P,Reedy G,Dasgupta D,Dimmock V,Jaye P,Birns J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00