Are Alzheimer patients healthier?

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The specific goals of the study were to compare three health status measures among older adults for their correlations with similar scales and to examine whether extreme (positive) health states might lead to measurement problems. We also report on practical administration and response problems among older a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Andresen EM,Patrick DL,Carter WB,Malmgren JA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing homes have become "ground zero" for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in North America, with homes experiencing widespread outbreaks, resulting in severe morbidity and mortality among their residents. This article describes a 371-bed acute-care hospital's emergency response to a 126-bed nursing ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stall NM,Farquharson C,Fan-Lun C,Wiesenfeld L,Loftus CA,Kain D,Johnstone J,McCreight L,Goldman RD,Mahtani R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and antihypertensive medication adherence in older black and white adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Patients enrolled in a managed care organization. PARTICIPANTS:Two thousand were hundred eighty black and white a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Krousel-Wood MA,Muntner P,Joyce CJ,Islam T,Stanley E,Holt EW,Morisky DE,He J,Webber LS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influences of age and risk group on the survival of AIDS patients. We concentrated on transfusion because it is the commonest risk factor for AIDS in patients over 70 years of age. DESIGN:Survival curve regression analysis. PARTICIPANTS:Patients aged 13 years and over with AIDS acquired thr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sutin DG,Rose DN,Mulvihill M,Taylor B

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of medical Primary Integrated Interdisciplinary Elder Care at Home (PIECH) on acute hospital use and mortality in a frail elderly population. DESIGN:Comparison of acute hospital care use for the year before entering the practice (pre-entry) with the most-recent 12-month period (May 1,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rosenberg T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to determine the incidence of long bone fractures in institutionalized older persons and to describe preceding traumatic events and the functional status of individuals sustaining fractures. DESIGN:A 1-year, prospective, cumulative incidence survey. SETTING:Eleven skilled nursing ca...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kane RS,Burns EA,Goodwin JS

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and test the Function-Focused Care in Assisted Living (FFC-AL) intervention so as to alter the decline that older adults in AL experience. DESIGN:Cluster-randomized controlled trial using repeated measures to test the effect of FFC-AL. SETTING:Four AL facilities with at least 100 beds. PARTICIP...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Resnick B,Galik E,Gruber-Baldini A,Zimmerman S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether levels of cognitive reserve (CR), as measured using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)-III vocabulary test, moderated longitudinal associations between cognitive functions and decline in gait speed in a community-based cohort of older adults without dementia, specifically, wheth...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Holtzer R,Wang C,Lipton R,Verghese J

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:The primary and secondary diagnoses for 100 geriatric patients consecutively admitted to a nursing home were reviewed for accuracy and omissions. Primary diagnoses were identified as the direct basis for nursing home admission. Other physical, biochemical or behavioral disorders requiring continued therapeutic care we...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Miller MB,Elliott DF

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the pattern and factors associated with daily medication use in nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Twenty-two Boston-area NHs. PARTICIPANTS:NH residents with advanced dementia (N=323). MEASUREMENTS:Data from residents' records were use...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tjia J,Rothman MR,Kiely DK,Shaffer ML,Holmes HM,Sachs GA,Mitchell SL

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the extent to which elderly individuals use various skilled care facilities after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:State of Michigan from 1997 to 1998. PARTICIPANTS:Residents aged 65 and older enrolled in Medicare who underwent CABG. MEASUREMEN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nallamothu BK,Rogers MA,Saint S,McMahon LJ Jr,Fries BE,Kaufman SR,Langa KM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify incidence of tooth loss, prosthodontic dental restoration, and chewing difficulty onset and the effect of tooth loss and prosthodontic restoration on chewing difficulty onset. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study of oral health and related behaviors with in-person interviews and clinical examinatio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gilbert GH,Meng X,Duncan RP,Shelton BJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a home-based multicomponent physical activity counseling (PAC) intervention is effective in reducing glycemic measures in older outpatients with prediabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Primary care clinics of the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center betwe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morey MC,Pieper CF,Edelman DE,Yancy WS Jr,Green JB,Lum H,Peterson MJ,Sloane R,Cowper PA,Bosworth HB,Huffman KM,Cavanaugh JT,Hall KS,Pearson MP,Taylor GA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine concerns that vulnerable populations, such as depressed or cognitively impaired beneficiaries would have challenges accessing Part D coverage. DESIGN:Logistic regression analysis was used to assess whether elderly Medicare beneficiaries with depression or cognitive impairment differentially plann...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zivin K,Kabeto MU,Kales HC,Langa KM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationship between alcohol intake and mortality in a cohort of women aged 70 and older and to explore the relationship between level of alcohol use and changes in physical and mental health-related quality of life. DESIGN:National longitudinal surveys from 1996 to 2002. SETTING:Community ba...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Byles J,Young A,Furuya H,Parkinson L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the incidence of spinal fractures and their outcomes in the elderly who fall from low-levels in a suburban county. DESIGN:Retrospective county-wide trauma registry review from 2004 to 2013. SETTING:Suburban county with regionalized trauma care consisting of 11 hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:Adult tra...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jawa RS,Singer AJ,Rutigliano DN,McCormack JE,Huang EC,Shapiro MJ,Fields SD,Morelli BN,Vosswinkel JA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore how different frameworks and categories of chronic conditions impact multimorbidity (defined as two or more chronic conditions) prevalence estimates and associations with patient-important functional outcomes. DESIGN:Baseline data from a population-based cohort study. SETTING:National sample of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Griffith LE,Gilsing A,Mangin D,Patterson C,van den Heuvel E,Sohel N,St John P,van den Akker M,Raina P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and predictors of adverse postoperative outcomes in older surgical patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing noncardiac surgery in 1997. SETTING:A medical school-affiliated teaching community hospital. PARTICIPANT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Leung JM,Dzankic S

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of primary endolymphatic stromal sarcoma of the uterus in a debilitated elderly patient. Surgical intervention was contraindicated. Radium therapy was unsuccessful. A 4-month course of treatment with doxorubicin (Adriamycin) resulted in disappearance of the tumor. The patient is living 19 months af...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Adducci JE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rough plan is proposed which may facilitate the care of geriatric patients. The plan is to introduce pilot programs of geriatric regional centers attached to Veteran's Administration hospitals. Thus, at minimal cost, the problems of geriatric medicine would be under the supervision of our excellent university medica...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dawson D

更新日期：1966-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 934 elderly patients admitted to the geriatric department of a general hospital, several admission laboratory tests were found to provide prognostic information. When tests were combined as a discriminant function, the matter of death or survival at six weeks after admission was predicted with 84 percen...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hodkinson HM

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate infection prevalence and explore associated risk factors in nursing home (NH) residents, individuals receiving home health care (HHC), and individuals receiving hospice care. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Nationally representative samples of 1,174 U.S. NHs in the 2004 National Nursing Home Su...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dwyer LL,Harris-Kojetin LD,Valverde RH,Frazier JM,Simon AE,Stone ND,Thompson ND

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the costs of mobile and stationary mammography and examine the incremental cost-effectiveness of using mobile mammography to increase screening rates. DESIGN:A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed using effectiveness data from a randomized clinical trial and modeling of costs associated with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naeim A,Keeler E,Bassett LW,Parikh J,Bastani R,Reuben DB

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine changes in functional status over time by age, gender, and ethnicity in a representative sample of older persons. DESIGN:Six-year prospective cohort study. SETTING:Alameda County, California. PARTICIPANTS:508 persons 65 years old and older at baseline in 1984. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Activities o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Strawbridge WJ,Kaplan GA,Camacho T,Cohen RD

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether urinary incontinence (UI) is an independent predictor of death, nursing home admission, decline in activities of daily living (ADLs), or decline in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). DESIGN:A population-based prospective cohort study from 1993 to 1995. SETTING:Community-d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Holroyd-Leduc JM,Mehta KM,Covinsky KE

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition not previously explored as a risk factor, have more hospitalizations and 30-day readmissions than those with normal cognition. DESIGN:Post hoc analysis of prospectively gathered data on incident hospitalization and readmissi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Callahan KE,Lovato JF,Miller ME,Easterling D,Snitz B,Williamson JD

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Strong feelings about patient autonomy as expressed in living wills, polls, and legislative referenda have been challenging the medical establishment to increase nontreatment, defined as foregoing a life-prolonging treatment, and even to provide treatments having life-shortening potential to selected patient...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brown NK,Thompson DJ,Prentice RL

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the validity of the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale (NRS) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or multi-infarct dementia (MID) and to characterize the cognitive, psychiatric, and behavioral disturbances that occur in these patients. DESIGN:Cross-sectional evaluation. SETTING:West Los Angeles VAM...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sultzer DL,Levin HS,Mahler ME,High WM,Cummings JL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with dementia often manifest troublesome and disruptive behaviors in addition to intellectual impairments. This study evaluated behavioral disturbances in 126 demented patients examined sequentially, using questionnaires administered to primary caregivers to quantify the types and severity of behavioral distu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Swearer JM,Drachman DA,O'Donnell BF,Mitchell AL

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00