Incorporation of gerontology into medical education.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the association between driving cessation and depressive symptoms among older drivers. Previous efforts in this area have focused on the factors associated with cessation, not the consequences of having stopped. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:Urban community. PARTI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Marottoli RA,Mendes de Leon CF,Glass TA,Williams CS,Cooney LM Jr,Berkman LF,Tinetti ME

更新日期：1997-02-01 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 study whether exercise is associated with the risk of venous thrombosis in elderly people. DESIGN:Observational study with a median follow-up of 11.6 years. SETTING:The Cardiovascular Health Study in four U.S. communities. PARTICIPANTS:People aged 65 and older without prior venous thrombosis (deep veno...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： van Stralen KJ,Doggen CJ,Lumley T,Cushman M,Folsom AR,Psaty BM,Siscovick D,Rosendaal FR,Heckbert SR

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Canada, has created a mandatory clerkship in Elder Care that consists of small group seminars, clinical experiences, and an Elder Care manual. This article describes the use of a paper-based log to track students' clinical encounters to determine whether ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Diachun LL,Van Bussel L,Ens A,Dumbrell AC,Hillier LM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand the natural history of frailty after an aggressive surgical intervention, kidney transplantation (KT). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study (December 2008-March 2014). SETTING:Baltimore, Maryland. PARTICIPANTS:Kidney transplantation recipients (N = 349). MEASUREMENTS:The Fried frailty score was ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McAdams-DeMarco MA,Isaacs K,Darko L,Salter ML,Gupta N,King EA,Walston J,Segev DL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate in a community-dwelling elderly population the magnitude of renal function misclassification, occurring when persons with normal serum creatinine have reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and to describe the participant characteristics related to misclassification. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Giannelli SV,Patel KV,Windham BG,Pizzarelli F,Ferrucci L,Guralnik JM

更新日期：2007-06-01 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 determine whether glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels predict functional decline in older adults. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling, nursing home (NH)-eligible individuals with diabetes mellitus enrolled at On Lok between October 2002 and December 2008 (367 participant...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yau CK,Eng C,Cenzer IS,Boscardin WJ,Rice-Trumble K,Lee SJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of wheelchair assessment and configuration on pressure injury incidence, mobility, and functioning in a wheelchair. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial with participants individually randomized into intervention and control groups. SETTING:Nursing home. PARTICIPANTS:Nursing ho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brienza DM,Karg PE,Bertolet M,Schmeler M,Poojary-Mazzotta P,Vlachos H,Wilkinson D

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To relate diabetes mellitus (DM) status and duration to late-life cognitive impairment and decline in men and women. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Five thousand nine hundred seven men in the Physicians' Health Study II and 6,326 women in the Women's Health Study (mean age 74.1...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Okereke OI,Kang JH,Cook NR,Gaziano JM,Manson JE,Buring JE,Grodstein F

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the risk of congestive heart failure (CHF) in elderly individuals treated with any peripheral alpha-1 antagonist for hypertension with any thiazide, test whether the risk persists in subjects without cardiovascular disease (CVD) at baseline, and examine CHF risk in normotensive men with prostatism...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bryson CL,Smith NL,Kuller LH,Chaves PH,Manolio TA,Lewis W,Boyko EJ,Furberg CD,Psaty BM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether older adults with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) achieve a sustained viral response (SVR) after treatment with direct-acting antiviral therapy. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 80 and older with chronic HCV infection (N = 253; n = 213 with cirrhosis, n = 40 with advanced fibrosis). MEASUREME...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ippolito AM,Iacobellis A,Milella M,Conti F,Messina V,Valvano MR,Niro GA,Morisco F,Barone M,Termite AP,Brancaccio G,Andriulli A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a palliative care tool that contains standardized, actionable medical orders. It is designed to ensure that patient treatment preferences are elicited, communicated, and honored throughout the healthcare system. A systematic review of the literature wa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hickman SE,Keevern E,Hammes BJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare two sarcopenia definitions and examine the relationship between them and lower extremity function and other health related factors using data from the baseline examination of the Health Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Two U.S. communities...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Newman AB,Kupelian V,Visser M,Simonsick E,Goodpaster B,Nevitt M,Kritchevsky SB,Tylavsky FA,Rubin SM,Harris TB,Health ABC Study Investigators.

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Behavioral problems in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) impose major management challenges. Current prevention strategies are anchored to cognitive outcomes, but behavioral outcomes may provide another, clinically relevant opportunity for preemptive therapy. We sought to determine whether...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Caselli RJ,Langlais BT,Dueck AC,Henslin BR,Johnson TA,Woodruff BK,Hoffman-Snyder C,Locke DEC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if there is a relationship between body mass index and the ability to perform the usual activities of living in a sample of community-dwelling elderly. DESIGN:Secondary data analysis of The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study (1982-1984). Follow-up ho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Galanos AN,Pieper CF,Cornoni-Huntley JC,Bales CW,Fillenbaum GG

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) supplementation on cognitive function and quality of life in healthy older adults. DESIGN:Double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Clinical research facility. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred ten men and 115 women aged 55 to 85 (mean +/- ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kritz-Silverstein D,von Mühlen D,Laughlin GA,Bettencourt R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether elderly people who meet national guidelines have higher physical function (PF) scores than those who do not and the effect on functional trajectory when physical activity (PA) levels change from above to below this threshold, or vice versa. DESIGN:Pooled data. SETTING:Two 6-month rando...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morey MC,Sloane R,Pieper CF,Peterson MJ,Pearson MP,Ekelund CC,Crowley GM,Demark-Wahnefried W,Snyder DC,Clipp EC,Cohen HJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the sensitivity to atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in young and elderly subjects. DESIGN:Double-blind, random-order, placebo-controlled study using two different rates of ANP infusion. SUBJECTS:Eight healthy young (23 +/- 3 years, mean +/- SD) and eight healthy elderly (76 +/- 4 years) subjects ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tan AC,Jansen TL,Thien T,Kloppenborg PW,Benraad TJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidence suggests inflammation is associated with cognitive impairment, but previous epidemiological studies have reported conflicting results. DESIGN:Prospective population-based cohort. SETTING:Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study participants. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals without cognitive impairment in 1998...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wichmann MA,Cruickshanks KJ,Carlsson CM,Chappell R,Fischer ME,Klein BE,Klein R,Tsai MY,Schubert CR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements were made of the overnight mobility of a group of elderly hospital patients whose clinical status had been assessed using the Norton clinical assessment score. The number of movements on the first two nights after admission differed from subsequent nights. There was a significant correlation between mobil...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Barbenel JC,Ferguson-Pell MW,Kennedy R

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the physical and mental health status of older long-term cancer survivors. DESIGN:Cohort study using propensity score methods to control for baseline differences between cancer survivors and controls. SETTING:General community population in the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Nine hundred sixty-four...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Keating NL,Nørredam M,Landrum MB,Huskamp HA,Meara E

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of interventions to optimize medication use on adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in older adults. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. EMBASE, PubMed, OVID, Cochrane Library, Clinicaltrials.gov, and Google Scholar were searched through April 30, 2017. SETTING:Randomized controlled ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gray SL,Hart LA,Perera S,Semla TP,Schmader KE,Hanlon JT

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied attitudes of health professionals toward life-sustaining treatment. A patient management questionnaire sent to staff physicians and nurses in 183 Oregon nursing homes consisted of eight patient sketches which varied age, mental status, and enjoyment of life. Respondents were asked whether they would favor t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Watts DT,Cassel CK,Hickam DH

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify age-related differences in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Two university-affiliated medical centers with integrated clinical programs. PATIENTS:329 patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction in 1988-1990 for whom co...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rosenthal GE,Fortinsky RH

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test whether a decision aid improves quality of decision-making about feeding options in advanced dementia. DESIGN:Cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Twenty-four nursing homes in North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:Residents with advanced dementia and feeding problems and their surrogates. INTERVEN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hanson LC,Carey TS,Caprio AJ,Lee TJ,Ersek M,Garrett J,Jackman A,Gilliam R,Wessell K,Mitchell SL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine current utilization patterns of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) therapy for dementia to determine treatment duration, use in long-term care, how often patients receive these drugs until death, and frequency of switching between the available ChEIs. DESIGN:A population-based healthcare administrat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herrmann N,Gill SS,Bell CM,Anderson GM,Bronskill SE,Shulman KI,Fischer HD,Sykora K,Shi HS,Rochon PA

更新日期：2007-10-01 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