Stage at diagnosis of cancer varies with the age of the patient.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the features of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring hospitalization in subjects receiving home care. DESIGN:Prospective study from November 15, 2000, to November 14, 2002. SETTING:Six hospitals in the Edmonton, Canada, area. PARTICIPANTS:Two thousand four hundred sixty-four subjects a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Marrie TJ,Huang JQ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chief residents (CRs) play a crucial role in training residents and students but may have limited geriatrics training or formal preparation for their CR role. A 2-day off-site chief resident immersion training (CRIT) addressed these challenges. Objectives were to foster collaboration between disciplines in the managem...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levine SA,Chao SH,Brett B,Jackson AH,Burrows AB,Goldman LN,Caruso LB

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of an interview survey of a defined population of 3,097 rural persons 65 years and older (the Iowa 65 + Rural Health Study), the prevalence and functional correlates of specifically defined low back pain were studied. Low back pain was reported by 23.6 per cent of the women and 18.4 per cent of the men in the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lavsky-Shulan M,Wallace RB,Kohout FJ,Lemke JH,Morris MC,Smith IM

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine relationships between race and psychotropic drug use (antidepressant, antianxiety, sedative/hypnotic agents) in informal caregivers with symptoms of depression who provide care for elderly relatives with progressive dementia. Whether racial differences in medication use relate to racial difference...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sleath B,Thorpe J,Landerman LR,Doyle M,Clipp E

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimizing the management of antibiotic resistance is an important strategy in improving outcomes for infectious diseases in older persons. Strategies that manage antibiotic resistance must take into account all clinical settings, because resistant pathogens previously seen only in acute care facilities are becoming i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Norman DC

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relation between the C/T(-13910) single-nucleotide polymorphism residing 13,910 base pairs from the 5' end of the lactase gene associated with lactase persistence and the occurrence of bone fractures in elderly people. DESIGN:Population-based study. SETTING:Vantaa 85+ population-based stud...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Enattah NS,Sulkava R,Halonen P,Kontula K,Järvelä I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in older adults with heart failure (HF). DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of the 2004 wave of the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study linked to 2002 to 2004 Medicare administrative claims. SETTING:United States, community. PARTICIPANTS:S...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gure TR,Blaum CS,Giordani B,Koelling TM,Galecki A,Pressler SJ,Hummel SL,Langa KM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis and sarcopenia are degenerative diseases frequently associated with aging. The loss of bone and muscle results in significant morbidity, so preventing or attenuating osteoporosis and sarcopenia is an important public health goal. Dietary protein is crucial for development of bone and muscle, and recent ev...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gaffney-Stomberg E,Insogna KL,Rodriguez NR,Kerstetter JE

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study advance directives (code status) among subgroups of Asian nursing home residents. DESIGN:Cross-sectional design. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING:A total of 423 residents of Asian descent (aged >55) from two ethnic nursing homes in Seattle, Washington. METHODS:Chart review was conducted on 423 residents (...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vaughn G,Kiyasu E,McCormick WC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diastolic left ventricular function was comparatively assessed in 19 healthy elderly individuals (mean age 71 years) and in 20 young normal subjects (mean age 26 years), using digitized echocardiograms. Peak and average filling rates were slower in the group of elderly subjects than in the younger population (128 +/- ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Manyari DE,Patterson C,Johnson D,Belenkie I,Anderson P,Melendez L,Cape R

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify valid tools to diagnose delirium superimposed on dementia. DESIGN:Systematic review of studies of delirium tools that explicitly included individuals with dementia. SETTING:Hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Studies were included if delirium assessment tools were validated against standard criteria, and t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morandi A,McCurley J,Vasilevskis EE,Fick DM,Bellelli G,Lee P,Jackson JC,Shenkin SD,Marcotrabucchi,Schnelle J,Inouye SK,Ely EW,MacLullich A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of vitamin B12 deficiency on older veterans and its relationship to general health and cognitive impairment. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS:Data for this research were obtained from 303 ambulatory, older veterans who u...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bernard MA,Nakonezny PA,Kashner TM

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Close to 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (AD/ADRD). These high-need, high-cost patients are vulnerable to receiving poor quality uncoordinated care, ultimately leading to adverse health outcomes, poor quality of life, and misuse of resources. Improving the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mitchell SL,Mor V,Harrison J,McCarthy EP

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The literature suggests that Medicare health maintenance organization (HMO) patients may have poorer outcomes with formal home-health care than do fee-for-service (FFS) patients, but it is unclear whether this is related to case-mix or quality. Our objective was to compare the home-health care outcomes for HM...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Holtzman J,Chen Q,Kane R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze baseline data from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study, in which information was collected on the use of all dietary supplements. DESIGN:Cross-sectional regression analysis. SETTING:GEM study sites in California, Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS:The GEM study enr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nahin RL,Fitzpatrick AL,Williamson JD,Burke GL,Dekosky ST,Furberg C,GEM Study Investigators.

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-income older adults are particularly vulnerable during care transitions. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a transitional care model in this population. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare outcomes in the intervention group with historical controls at 30, 90, 180, and 365 days after disc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ohuabunwa U,Jordan Q,Shah S,Fost M,Flacker J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical performance measures, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPXT), are widely used in geriatric practice and aging research. Theoretically, research participants and study personnel could get infected in the closed environment of the exercise laboratory by contact with respiratory droplets from an infec...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Storer TW,Latham NK,Bhasin S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of a leg exercise performed in supine position to prevent orthostatic hypotension (OH) in older adults. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Scientific Institute of Veruno, Veruno, Italy. PARTICIPANTS:Indi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Galizia G,Abete P,Testa G,Vecchio A,Corrà T,Nardone A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between persistent delirium and 1-year mortality in newly admitted postacute care (PAC) facility patients with delirium who were followed regardless of residence. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Eight greater-Boston skilled nursing facilities specializing in PAC. PART...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kiely DK,Marcantonio ER,Inouye SK,Shaffer ML,Bergmann MA,Yang FM,Fearing MA,Jones RN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide normative values of tests of cognitive and physical function based on a large sample representative of the population of Ireland aged 50 and older. DESIGN:Data were used from the first wave of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), a prospective cohort study that includes a comprehensive...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kenny RA,Coen RF,Frewen J,Donoghue OA,Cronin H,Savva GM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-6 soluble receptor (sR), and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 (sTNF-R1) and cognitive status in the oldest-old women. DESIGN:Twenty-year longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:Four clinical sites in the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Women fro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Metti AL,Yaffe K,Boudreau RM,Ganguli M,Lopez OL,Stone KL,Cauley JA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the incidence of chronic illness and its effect on veteran centenarians. DESIGN:Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:United States Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW). PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling veterans born between 1910 and 1915 who survived to at least age 80 (N =...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kheirbek RE,Fokar A,Shara N,Bell-Wilson LK,Moore HJ,Olsen E,Blackman MR,Llorente MD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether providing physical therapy (PT) services in the emergency department (ED) improves outcomes for older adults who fall. DESIGN:We used Medicare claims data to examine differences in recurrent fall-related ED revisit rates of older adults who presented to the ED for a ground-level fall an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lesser A,Israni J,Kent T,Ko KJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare patient characteristics and family perceptions of patient function at one urban and one rural memory disorders clinic. DESIGN:Secondary, cross-sectional data analyses of an extant clinical database. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS:First time visits (n = 956) at two memory disorders clinics. MEASUREMENTS:P...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wackerbarth SB,Johnson MM,Markesbery WR,Smith CD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is based on the M. Powell Lawton Award Lecture that I delivered at the 2016 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. I provide an overview of my journey in geriatric medicine and delirium research. I created new measures, including the Confusion Assessment Method, for identification of delirium; ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Inouye SK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Mexican Americans and to determine whether there is a blood-based proteomic profile linking CKD to MCI. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of cohort study. SETTING:Health and Aging Brain among Latino Elders st...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Szerlip HM,Edwards ML,Williams BJ,Johnson LA,Vintimilla RM,O'Bryant SE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second heart sound was studied by phonocardiography and carotid tracings in 103 elderly subjects without overt evidence of heart disease. Their ages ranged from 60 to 99 years. A normal type of splitting was found in 55.3%, and a single sound in 41.7%. The difference between these percentages and those found in 60...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Luisada AA,Knighten V,Rao DB

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of frailty to human morbidity and mortality is immense. Yet it lacks a conceptual framework. By borrowing from the hypotheses provided by the thermophysicists, frailty can be understood in a way that both interrelates the relationship between form and function and provides medical science with an oper...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bortz WM 2nd

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether classic muscle function tests and jumping mechanography (JM) are related to tongue strength. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-seven community-dwelling individuals aged 70 and older (49 female, 48 male, mean age 80.7, range 70-95) with and without identifi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Buehring B,Hind J,Fidler E,Krueger D,Binkley N,Robbins J

更新日期：2013-03-01 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