Treatment of hypertension in the elderly with pindolol and clopamide.

abstract：:Falls incidence in Chinese older people has been reported to be approximately half that of Caucasian populations. It is possible that the falls risk factor profile may differ significantly between Caucasian and Chinese populations, and a better understanding of this reported difference in incidence and associated risk...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kwan MM,Close JC,Wong AK,Lord SR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether metabolic syndrome is an independent predictor of decline in mobility in an elderly community sample. DESIGN:Biracial community-based prospective cohort study. SETTING:Urban and rural areas of central North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand two hundred twenty-nine older African Amer...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Blazer DG,Hybels CF,Fillenbaum GG

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility of cognitive screening in older veterans presenting for routine primary care. DESIGN:Quality improvement initiative. SETTING:Seven Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. PARTICIPANTS:Veterans aged 70 and older without a prior diagnosis of cognitive impairment. MEASUREMENTS:Scores fro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McCarten JR,Anderson P,Kuskowski MA,McPherson SE,Borson S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty in older vascular surgery patients is associated with increased mortality, hospital stay, and morbidity. The association of frailty with hospital-acquired geriatric syndromes such as delirium and functional decline has not been well studied. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between frailty ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Thillainadesan J,Mudge AM,Aitken SJ,Hilmer SN,Cullen JS,Yumol MF,Close JCT,Norris CM,Kerdic R,Naganathan V

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissemination of cutting-edge geriatrics-focused research is essential for academic geriatrics researchers, clinicians, and older adults and their caregivers. Social media channels, such as Twitter, provide a means of quickly reaching a wide array of users, globally. Besides standard tweets with links to research arti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lindquist LA,Ramirez-Zohfeld V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the performance of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) against the criterion standard for diagnosing major depression, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), and to examine its performance across age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups. DESIGN:Cros...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Li C,Friedman B,Conwell Y,Fiscella K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify specific care management activities within a dementia care management intervention that are associated with 18-month change in caregiver mastery and relationship strain. DESIGN:Exploratory analysis, using secondary data (care management processes and caregiver outcomes) from the intervention arm...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Connor KI,McNeese-Smith DK,Vickrey BG,van Servellen GM,Chang BL,Lee ML,Vassar SD,Chodosh J

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated prospectively the use of acute hemodialysis among hospitalized patients to identify demographic and clinical predictors of and chart documentation concerning dialysis withheld and withdrawn. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Five teaching hospitals. PATIENTS:Five hundred sixty-five seri...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wenger NS,Lynn J,Oye RK,Liu H,Teno JM,Phillips RS,Desbiens NA,Sehgal A,Kussin P,Taub H,Harrell F,Knaus W

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of chronic renal failure (CRF) on quality of life (QOL). DESIGN:Controlled cross-sectional study. SETTING:All 13 dialysis units in the French Lorraine region and six departments of a Nancy hospital. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred sixty-nine older patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Loos C,Briançon S,Frimat L,Hanesse B,Kessler M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between persistently high depressive symptoms and long-term changes in functional disability in elderly persons. DESIGN:A community-based, prospective, observational study. SETTING:Participant data from the Cardiovascular Health Study. PARTICIPANTS:From the overall sample of 5,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lenze EJ,Schulz R,Martire LM,Zdaniuk B,Glass T,Kop WJ,Jackson SA,Reynolds CF 3rd

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between total estradiol (E2) levels and 9-year mortality in older postmenopausal women not taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT). DESIGN:Population-based study of persons living in the Chianti geographic area (Tuscany, Italy). SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:A representa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Maggio M,Ceda GP,Lauretani F,Bandinelli S,Ruggiero C,Guralnik JM,Metter EJ,Ling SM,Paolisso G,Valenti G,Cappola AR,Ferrucci L

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy consecutive patients receiving warfarin as an anticoagulant were evaluated for the relationship between the response to the loading dose of warfarin and the response to the maintenance dose. No patients were excluded because of complicating diseases or the concurrent use of other drugs. There was a moderate co...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jones BR,Baran A,Reidenberg MM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of protocols or guidelines for selected domains of inpatient care for older adults; to explore associations between hospital characteristics and adoption of these guidelines or protocols. DESIGN:Telephone- and Web-based questionnaire. SETTING:General acute care hospitals in Pennsyl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Neuman MD,Speck RM,Karlawish JH,Schwartz JS,Shea JA

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Osteochondritis dessicans of the hip is rare in comparison with occurrence of the disease in other joints. Only about 50 cases have been reported. The literature is reviewed, and a new case is presented. The patients was a 94-year-old Spanish American War Veteran who was unusally active and in good health until the on...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cohen SL

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders on physicians' decisions to provide life-prolonging treatments other than cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for patients near the end of life was explored using a cross-sectional mailed survey. Each survey presented three patient scenarios followed by 10 treatment decisi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Beach MC,Morrison RS

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight patients with dementia of various etiologies were studied longitudinally to determine the change in cognition over time in subjects with and without hearing impairment. Hearing impaired subjects were older (P less than .0001), but subject groups were otherwise comparable with respect to living arrangement...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Peters CA,Potter JF,Scholer SG

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was made of total drug usage (prescription, over-the-counter, social), health characteristics, and life satisfaction in 55 noninstitutional retired men and women whose average age was 70 years. The sample was purposively selected on the basis of involvement in peer group interaction networks. Among those using...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vener AM,Krupka LR,Climo JJ

更新日期：1979-02-01 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: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:To determine how do-not-hospitalize (DNH) orders are interpreted and used in nursing homes (NHs) once they are in place. DESIGN:Qualitative study using in-depth semi-structured interviews performed from December 2013 to April 2014. SETTING:Eight skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut that ranked in the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cohen AB,Knobf MT,Fried TR

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment with a somatostatin analogue, octreotide (SMS 201-995), prevents postprandial blood pressure reduction in the elderly. We hypothesized that this beneficial effect on blood pressure is caused by an octreotide-induced suppression of insulin secretion. We studied the effects of octreotide and insulin adminis...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jansen RW,de Meijer PH,van Lier HJ,Hoefnagels WH

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between gender and specific types of behavior problems that occur in patients with Alzheimer's disease. DESIGN:This was an observational study using the Dementia Behavior Disturbance Scale to quantify and define behavioral problems encountered by caregivers. Multiple regressions w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ott BR,Tate CA,Gordon NM,Heindel WC

更新日期：1996-05-01 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 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 examine recent trends in discharge disposition after hospitalization for hip fracture. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study using data from the 5% random sample of Medicare claims data from 2001 to 2005 that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services makes available for research purposes. SETTIN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nguyen-Oghalai TU,Kuo YF,Zhang DD,Graham JE,Goodwin JS,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite concerted effort to rehabilitate and return patients to their homes, the majority of nursing home patients are destined to spend the remainder of their days in institutional settings. These custodial care patients are elderly, have many functional disabilities, and are often demented. The traditional medical a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sloane PD,Pickard CG

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether women with sarcopenia and low bone mineral density (BMD) are at greater risk of clinical fractures than those with sarcopenia or low BMD alone. DESIGN:Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational and Clinical trials. SETTING:Three U.S. clinical centers (Pittsburgh, PA; Birmingham, AL;...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Harris R,Chang Y,Beavers K,Laddu-Patel D,Bea J,Johnson K,LeBoff M,Womack C,Wallace R,Li W,Crandall C,Cauley J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00