An alternative model in geriatric care.

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 explore the associations between self-reported hearing problems and physical performance and self-reported difficulties in mobility and activities of daily living (ADLs) in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional cohort study. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Men and women aged 75 to 90 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mikkola TM,Polku H,Portegijs E,Rantakokko M,Rantanen T,Viljanen A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contemporary, systematic approaches to injury prevention are presented as guides for considering needless death and disability of older people because of falls, burns, and vehicular crashes. Injury results from an unfavorable relationship between etiologic agent and host within a particular environment setting. Abnorm...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hogue CC

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Validation of a new instrument for screening dementia, the Cross Cultural Cognitive Examination (CCCE), is described. DESIGN:Criterion and concurrent validation and cross-cultural comparison of a new instrument. PARTICIPANTS:All individuals over the age of 40 in a village in southern Guam participated in a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Glosser G,Wolfe N,Albert ML,Lavine L,Steele JC,Calne DB,Schoenberg BS

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to test whether an intervention combining increased daytime physical activity with improvement in the nighttime environment improves sleep and decreases agitation in nursing home residents. DESIGN:A randomized trial. SETTING:One community nursing home in the Los Angeles, Calif...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Alessi CA,Yoon EJ,Schnelle JF,Al-Samarrai NR,Cruise PA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report use of breast cancer treatment (surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy) by patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) is a population-based cancer registry covering 14% of the U.S. population. PARTICIPANTS:F...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gorin SS,Heck JE,Albert S,Hershman D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the prevalence of hypertension and factors associated with nontreatment and poor control of hypertension in Mexican Americans aged 65 years and older. DESIGN:A population-based survey of older Mexican Americans conducted in 1993-1994. SETTING:Subjects residing in five Southwestern states: Texas,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Satish S,Stroup-Benham CA,Espino DV,Markides KS,Goodwin JS

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-administered questionnaires were sent to all faculty and staff members of the departments of internal medicine and psychiatry in a school of medicine. The questionnaires asked for information about personal characteristics, practice characteristics, and interest in teaching geriatrics. Included also were measures...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Coe RM,Miller DK,Prendergast JM,Grossberg G

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relationships between the biomechanical properties of shoes worn in a cohort of healthy older adults and the risk of falling. DESIGN:Nested case-control study, comparing biomechanical measurements of shoes worn by those who reported a fall with measurements of shoes worn by age- and sex-mat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tencer AF,Koepsell TD,Wolf ME,Frankenfeld CL,Buchner DM,Kukull WA,LaCroix AZ,Larson EB,Tautvydas M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively validate and refine the 5-item "CRASH" screening tool for identifying older drivers needing a behind-the-wheel (BTW) test. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Geriatric and internal medicine primary care clinics affiliated with a tertiary care hospital and a local BTW program. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Betz ME,Haukoos JS,Schwartz R,DiGuiseppi C,Kandasamy D,Beaty B,Juarez-Colunga E,Carr DB

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Integrated Memory Care Clinic (IMCC) is a patient-centered medical home as defined by the National Committee for Quality Assurance directed by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) caring for persons living with dementia (PLWD); physicians provide specialty consultation but do not direct care or care plannin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clevenger CK,Cellar J,Kovaleva M,Medders L,Hepburn K

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Delirium is an organic mental disorder defined as transient, fluctuating global dysfunction of cognition. It is common in elderly medical inpatients, yet its varied presentation is often missed or misdiagnosed. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lyness JM

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess colonization and infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), high-level gentamicin-resistant enterococci (R-ENT) and gentamicin and/or ceftriaxone-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (R-GNB) and the factors that are associated with colonization and infection with these organisms. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Terpenning MS,Bradley SF,Wan JY,Chenoweth CE,Jorgensen KA,Kauffman CA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of using the American Board of Internal Medicine Care of the Vulnerable Elderly Practice Improvement Module (CoVE PIM) in an internal medicine residency program and to assess aggregate resident documentation of geriatric screening in continuity clinics. DESIGN:Needs assessment c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shaffer SL,Day HD

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a twice-weekly maintenance schedule of evening bright light exposure is effective in alleviating sleep maintenance insomnia on a long-term basis, after the establishment of a more favorable phase relationship between the core body temperature (CBT) rhythm and sleep. DESIGN:Subjects unde...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Suhner AG,Murphy PJ,Campbell SS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To search for a potential role of endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor and presumably neurotoxic 21-amino acid peptide, for dysfunction of brain signal processing and cerebrovascular morbidity in nondemented patients with cerebral arteriosclerosis. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study with longitudinal fol...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kügler CF,Funk H,Vlajic P,Platt D

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify a set of geriatric conditions as optimal targets for quality improvement to be used in a quality measurement system for vulnerable older adults. DESIGN:Discussion and two rounds of ranking of conditions by a panel of geriatric clinical experts informed by literature reviews. METHODS:A list of 78...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sloss EM,Solomon DH,Shekelle PG,Young RT,Saliba D,MacLean CH,Rubenstein LZ,Schnelle JF,Kamberg CJ,Wenger NS

更新日期：2000-04-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine public opinion regarding certain elements of consent: disclosure, advance directives, substitute decisions, emergency treatment, and advocacy. DESIGN:Cross-sectional random-digit-dialing telephonic survey. SETTING:General public. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand randomly-selected adults living in Ontar...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Singer PA,Choudhry S,Armstrong J

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review studies investigating cochlear implant (CI) outcomes in older adults, and to develop a conceptual framework demonstrating important interactions between characteristics of hearing disability, aging, and the CI intervention. DESIGN:Review of English literature with titles containing the words "coch...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clark JH,Yeagle J,Arbaje AI,Lin FR,Niparko JK,Francis HW

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To ascertain whether a safe-transportation program can change driving exposure while maintaining community participation of older drivers. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Northwest Sydney. PARTICIPANTS:Drivers aged 75 and older (mean 80 ± 4) (n = 380). INTERVENTION:Intervention group particip...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Coxon K,Chevalier A,Brown J,Clarke E,Billot L,Boufous S,Ivers R,Keay L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence and content of long-term care facility policies regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments (cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), artificial hydration and nutrition, dialysis, antibiotics for life-threatening infections, transfer to acute care hospital) and advance directives in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Choudhry NK,Ma J,Rasooly I,Singer PA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association between multiple chronic conditions and risk of incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Olmsted County, Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS:Cognitively normal individuals (N = 2,176) enrolled in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging (MCSA)....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vassilaki M,Aakre JA,Cha RH,Kremers WK,St Sauver JL,Mielke MM,Geda YE,Machulda MM,Knopman DS,Petersen RC,Roberts RO

更新日期：2015-09-01 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 evaluate effects of health status on word-finding difficulty in aging, adjusting for the known contributors of education, sex, and ethnicity. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred eighty-four adults aged 55 to 85 (48.6% female) participating in an ongoing longitudinal stud...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Albert ML,Spiro A 3rd,Sayers KJ,Cohen JA,Brady CB,Goral M,Obler LK

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and validate a comprehensive quality assessment tool for emergency department (ED) geriatric care. DESIGN:Four-step study: (1) Content development of tool by a multidisciplinary panel, (2) survey of ED lead physicians and nurses, (3) development of subscales using principal component analysis and...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McCusker J,Minh Vu TT,Veillette N,Cossette S,Vadeboncoeur A,Ciampi A,Cetin-Sahin D,Belzile E

更新日期：2018-02-01 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:Patients undergoing hip fracture surgery have a 10 times increased risk of stroke compared with the general population. We aimed to evaluate the association between the CHA2 DS2 -VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes, previous stroke/TIA [transient ischemic attack]/systemic em...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hjelholt TJ,Johnsen SP,Brynningsen PK,Pedersen AB

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether histamine2-receptor antagonist (H2RA) dose modified for renal impairment affects gastrointestinal (GI) disease control. DESIGN:Concurrent medical record review. SETTING:One hundred forty-six nursing facilities throughout the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Three hundred thirty-six patient...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lackner TE,Heard T,Glunz S,Gann N,Babington M,Malone DC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00