Cognitive Performance Among Older Persons in Japan and the United States.

abstract：:An operational definition of frailty is important for clinical care, research, and policy planning. The literature on the clinical definitions, screening tools, and severity measures of frailty were systematically reviewed as part of the Canadian Initiative on Frailty and Aging. Searches of MEDLINE from 1997 to 2009 w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sternberg SA,Wershof Schwartz A,Karunananthan S,Bergman H,Mark Clarfield A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if pre-complication nutrient intake can be predicted based on an admission assessment. DESIGN:Survey (cross-sectional study). SETTING:Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit (GRU) of a Veterans Administration hospital. PATIENTS:Three-hundred-twelve randomly selected admissions to the GRU. MEASUREMENTS:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sullivan DH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the complex interaction of apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphisms and environmental factors on lipoprotein profile in centenarians. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:Tokyo metropolitan area. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy-five centenarians and 73 healthy older volunteers (mean age 63.1 +/- 10.0) livi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Arai Y,Hirose N,Nakazawa S,Yamamura K,Shimizu K,Takayama M,Ebihara Y,Osono Y,Homma S

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：PURPOSE:The objective of this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of terazosin versus placebo in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was to evaluate the effect of terazosin on lower urinary tract symptoms. BACKGROUND:BPH is common in older men; more than 90% of men aged 70 and older suffer fro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mudiyala R,Ahmed A

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether higher circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and alpha1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) are associated with worse cognitive function and decline in old age. DESIGN:Two independent population-based cohort studies. SETTING:The Rotterdam Study (mean follow-up 4.6 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schram MT,Euser SM,de Craen AJ,Witteman JC,Frölich M,Hofman A,Jolles J,Breteler MM,Westendorp RG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate mortality risk and survival time in new-incident cases of cognitive impairment (CI) in old age. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study in six German cities. SETTING:German Study on Ageing, Cognition, and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe). PARTICIPANTS:Two thousand eighty-nine nondemented...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Luck T,Riedel-Heller SG,Roehr S,Wiese B,van der Leeden C,Heser K,Bickel H,Pentzek M,König HH,Werle J,Mamone S,Mallon T,Wolfsgruber S,Weeg D,Fuchs A,Brettschneider C,Scherer M,Maier W,Weyerer S,AgeCoDe study group.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experience with total joint replacement in the lower extremity, to date, total hip arthroplasty has been the most successful. Total arthroplasty operations as applied to the knee and ankle are giving promising results. These methods offer new avenues for relief of pain and deformity and stabilization of arthritic j...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fitzgerald RH Jr

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly take more drugs than the young, and are therefore more susceptible to adverse drug interactions. Prescribing the minimum number of agents is recommended. Drug absorption, metabolism, and excretion may be altered by various interactions. Dose-response relationships of oral anticoagulants, oral hypoglycemics...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Reidenberg MM

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the effect of an adapted U.S. model of pharmaceutical care on prescribing of inappropriate psychoactive (anxiolytic, hypnotic, and antipsychotic) medications and falls in nursing homes for older people in Northern Ireland (NI). DESIGN:Cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Nursing homes rando...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Patterson SM,Hughes CM,Crealey G,Cardwell C,Lapane KL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine to what extent demographic, social support, socioeconomic, geographic, medical, and End-of-Life (EOL) planning factors explain racial and ethnic variation in Medicare spending during the last 6 months of life. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Health and Retirement Study (HRS). PARTI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Byhoff E,Harris JA,Langa KM,Iwashyna TJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the applicability and safety of a standardized diagnostic algorithm in geriatric departments and to define the prevalence of different causes of syncope in older patients. DESIGN:Multicenter cross-sectional observational study. SETTING:In-hospital geriatric acute care departments and outpatient cli...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ungar A,Mussi C,Del Rosso A,Noro G,Abete P,Ghirelli L,Cellai T,Landi A,Salvioli G,Rengo F,Marchionni N,Masotti G,Italian Group for the Study of Syncope in the Elderly.

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old male patient who had undergone repeated operations for peptic ulcer disease involving the right upper abdominal quadrant, developed cholecystitis with calculous obstruction of the common bile duct. The gallbladder was removed. Later, an operation was performed for removal of a residual stone from the com...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Case TC

更新日期：1976-12-01 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：:The relative importance of dementia, gender, age and functional status (FS) was examined for relationships to mortality within five years after admission of the subjects to a New York City nursing home for the aged. Using a random sample of 212 of the nursing home's patients, a statistical model was developed to estim...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vitaliano PP,Peck A,Johnson DA,Prinz PN,Eisdorfer C

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether low serum B12 levels are associated with an increased incidence of dementing illness. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study, 5-year follow-up. PARTICIPANTS:Volunteer cohort of 410 nondemented ambulatory subjects aged 75 to 85 years. MEASUREMENTS:Annual serum B12 determinations and neuropsyc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Crystal HA,Ortof E,Frishman WH,Gruber A,Hershman D,Aronson M

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frailty is a common and central problem of old age. Recent research has defined frailty as an accumulation of deficits or as a distinct clinical syndrome involving specific comorbid physical disorders and functional impairment, but the psychological aspects of frailty have received little attention. It is proposed tha...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fillit H,Butler RN

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between African and Native American genomic ancestry and long-term cognitive trajectories in admixed Brazilians. DESIGN:Population-based longitudinal study. SETTING:Bambui-Epigen (Brazil) cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:Adults aged 60 and older (N=1,215) MEASUREMENTS: Participant...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lima-Costa MF,Gouveia MH,Cesar CC,Tarazona-Santos E,Stewart R,Ferri CP,Castro-Costa E

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ratio of pepsinogen I to pepsinogen II in the circulation decreases progressively with increasing severity of atrophic gastritis of the fundic gland mucosa. Fasting blood was obtained from 359 free-living and institutionalized elderly people (age range, 60 to 99 years). A pepsinogen I/pepsinogen II ratio less than...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Krasinski SD,Russell RM,Samloff IM,Jacob RA,Dallal GE,McGandy RB,Hartz SC

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many elderly persons have drug benefits with coverage gaps, such as in Medicare Part D. Because beneficiaries who have such gaps must pay all drug costs, an accurate knowledge of gap thresholds and communication with providers about exceeding caps is important for elderly persons to manage out-of-pocket drug...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tseng CW,Dudley RA,Brook RH,Keeler E,Hixon AL,Manlucu LR,Mangione CM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between baseline hypertension, blood pressure, and the development of cognitive decline in participants in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). DESIGN:Prospective analyses. SETTING:Thirty-nine centers. PARTICIPANTS:Seven thousand one hundred forty-nine women aged...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Johnson KC,Margolis KL,Espeland MA,Colenda CC,Fillit H,Manson JE,Masaki KH,Mouton CP,Prineas R,Robinson JG,Wassertheil-Smoller S,Women's Health Initiative Memory Study and Women's Health Initiative Investigators.

更新日期：2008-08-01 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 examine the combined influence of alcohol use and comorbidity on 20-year mortality in older adults (average age 66 at the time of the baseline survey). DESIGN:Longitudinal analysis of a national probability sample-based cohort study. SETTING:Data sources were the National Health and Nutrition Examinatio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moore AA,Giuli L,Gould R,Hu P,Zhou K,Reuben D,Greendale G,Karlamangla A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors that influence the breast cancer treatment decisions of women aged 80 and older. DESIGN:Medical record review. SETTING:One academic primary care clinic and two community health centers in Boston. PARTICIPANTS:Sixty-five women aged 80 and older diagnosed with breast cancer between 1994 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schonberg MA,Silliman RA,McCarthy EP,Marcantonio ER

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether slowing of gastric emptying and glucose absorption with guar gum would reduce the fall in blood pressure after an oral glucose load in older subjects. DESIGN:A randomized, experimental, cross-over study. SETTING:Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Aust...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jones KL,MacIntosh C,Su YC,Wells F,Chapman IM,Tonkin A,Horowitz M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of exposure to evidence-based medication after hospital discharge for Medicare beneficiaries with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). DESIGN:A discrete-time hazard model was used to estimate time to outcome associated with exposure to four drug classes (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zuckerman IH,Yin X,Rattinger GB,Gottlieb SS,Simoni-Wastila L,Pierce SA,Huang TY,Shenolikar R,Stuart B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between ownership of Chinese elder care facilities and their performance quality and to compare the case-mix profile of residents and facility characteristics in government-owned and private-sector homes. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Census of elder care homes surveyed in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Liu C,Feng Z,Mor V

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between regular antiepileptic drug (AED) use and incident dementia. DESIGN:Case-control analysis. SETTING:Finnish public health register and German health insurance data. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals with dementia of any type (German data, N=20,325) and Alzheimer's disease (AD; Fin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Taipale H,Gomm W,Broich K,Maier W,Tolppanen AM,Tanskanen A,Tiihonen J,Hartikainen S,Haenisch B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States Senator from Maryland, as speaker at the Awards luncheon of the American Geriatrics Society (Washington meeting), presented his views on priorities in various health programs for the elderly, and asked for the Society's cooperation in making some of the difficult decisions that lie ahead. An importan...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mathias CM Jr

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the proportion of older people with diabetes mellitus (DM) eligible to enroll in the standard Medicare Part D drug benefit who will exceed the initial $2,250 coverage limit and to determine the effect of hypoglycemic choice on risk of exceeding the coverage limit. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tjia J,Schwartz JS

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00