Turnover of bacteriuria in old age.

abstract：:One hundred and twenty-two consecutive patients admitted with acute stroke in a carotid distribution had venous blood taken for haematocrit (Hct), haemoglobin (Hb), white cell count (WCC) and urea estimations. Patients were followed for 12 weeks to determine the influence of haematocrit upon fatality. There were 96 pa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gray CS,French JM,James OF,Bates D,Cartlidge NE

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spasticity is common after stroke and other neurological conditions and causes considerable limitations of movement, activities of daily living and participation. Interaction with other components of the upper motor neurone syndrome (UMNS) and the heterogeneity of patients' presentations together with limited tools fo...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Graham LA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine how improved attention to nutritional status and dietary intake, achieved through the employment of dietetic assistants (DAs), will affect postoperative clinical outcome among elderly women with hip fracture. DESIGN:Open prospective randomised controlled trial, comparing conventional nursing care ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Duncan DG,Beck SJ,Hood K,Johansen A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between functional and nutritional changes caused by an acute illness requiring hospitalisation and 6-month mortality. DESIGN:Hospital-based prospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:Acute care centre (Hospital General de Vic, Barcelona Province, Spain). Post-acute care cen...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Espaulella J,Arnau A,Cubí D,Amblàs J,Yánez A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this paper is to investigate the utilisation of general practice Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) services aligned to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) within 6 months of an aged care eligibility assessment and its effects on mortality and transition to permanent residential aged care (P...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Visvanathan R,Amare AT,Wesselingh S,Inacio MC

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of snoring was studied in 46 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), 37 with multiinfarct dementia (MID), and in a random sample of 124 elderly community residents without known diseases affecting higher cortical functions. The demented patients were reported to snore twice as frequently as the control s...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Erkinjuntti T,Partinen M,Sulkava R,Palomaki H,Tilvis R

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors are known to be of importance in determining the rate of biotransformation of foreign compounds in the liver. Adverse reactions to drugs are increased and pharmacokinetic parameters altered with age. In the present study, the effect of age on plasma paroxonase activity is studied. Paroxonase is a hepat...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Playfer JR,Powell C,Evans DA

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:up to 25% of older people in the USA and other Western countries are anaemic by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. The objective of this study was to examine the long-term relationships of haemoglobin concentration with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a community-based sample of Australian a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Chalmers KA,Knuiman MW,Divitini ML,Bruce DG,Olynyk JK,Milward EA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes a survey of 256 informal carers and elderly people they support, and examines the impact of the caring role upon quality of life. Carers reported that many aspects of their physical and mental health as well as their social and family lives were affected by their caring. For many the caring activi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jones DA,Peters TJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether older patients with pyogenic liver abscess have distinctive presenting features or if their management differs from that of younger patients. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review of all cases occurring from 1982 to 1992. SETTING:A regional trauma centre and two large community hospitals. P...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Smoger SH,Mitchell CK,McClave SA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:dementia is associated with an excess risk of death but mortality after chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) evacuation in older people with dementia is unknown. We assessed the association between dementia and 1-year case-fatality in older persons undergoing CSDH evacuation. METHODS:we conducted a nationwide F...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tommiska P,Korja M,Siironen J,Kaprio J,Raj R

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and eighteen subjects, out of 250 individuals taken from a general practice register, returned completed questionnaires giving details about rest cramps, and a further 15 were contacted by telephone. The overall prevalence of rest cramps in the survey population was 37%. The symptom was more prevalent in o...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Naylor JR,Young JB

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention on incidence of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients. DESIGN:cluster-randomised controlled 12-month trial. SETTING:psychogeriatric wards in 12 nursing homes in The Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:psychogeriatric nursing home patients (n = 5...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Neyens JC,Dijcks BP,Twisk J,Schols JM,van Haastregt JC,van den Heuvel WJ,de Witte LP

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:dysphagia is common in acute stroke. Accurate detection of the presence or absence of aspiration by bedside swallowing assessment is difficult without objective methods, tending to over-diagnose aspiration. As a result, some patients suffer restricted oral intake unnecessarily. OBJECTIVE:we examined the pre...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Smith HA,Lee SH,O'Neill PA,Connolly MJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:there is growing consensus around the importance of population level approaches which seek to improve public knowledge and awareness of dementia. Aim:to assess knowledge of the relationship between dementia and ageing, and of the risk and protective factors associated with it, among the general public in Ir...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Glynn RW,Shelley E,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests of intestinal permeability are used as a reflection of upper-small-intestinal mucosal damage. Thirty-two elderly in-patients aged 75-96 years, and 64 hospital volunteers aged 22-64 years with no overt gastro-intestinal disease were studied to determine whether permeability changes with increasing age. Intestinal...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Saweirs WM,Andrews DJ,Low-Beer TS

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:STOPP/START was formulated to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) in older people. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of PIP and PPO in older Irish patients in residential care using STOPP/START. METHODS:data were collected p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ryan C,O'Mahony D,Kennedy J,Weedle P,Cottrell E,Heffernan M,O'Mahony B,Byrne S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the empirical Dignity Model has profoundly influenced the provision of palliative care for older terminally ill patients in the West, as it provides practical guidance and intervention strategies for promoting dignity and reducing distress at the end-of-life. OBJECTIVE:to examine the concept of 'living and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ho AH,Chan CL,Leung PP,Chochinov HM,Neimeyer RA,Pang SM,Tse DM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:to investigate a high-intensity functional exercise (HIFE) group in hospitalised older adults. Design:assessor-blinded, randomised-controlled trial. Setting:sub-acute wards at a metropolitan rehabilitation hospital. Participants:older adults ≥65 years (n = 468) able to stand with minimum assistance or less...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Raymond MJ,Jeffs KJ,Winter A,Soh SE,Hunter P,Holland AE

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred and fifty patients aged 75 years or older were followed up after discharge from an accident and emergency department. Forty-three per cent of all patients experienced some loss of functional independence. A small number, 5.6%, were readmitted to hospital within 14 days. This group were significantly less ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rowland K,Maitra AK,Richardson DA,Hudson K,Woodhouse KW

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:there is limited data comparing conditions and health service use across care settings in centenarians. To improve health service delivery in centenarians, the aim of this study was to compare the proportion of centenarians who have chronic conditions, take medication and use health care services across diff...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： von Berenberg P,Dräger D,Zahn T,Neuwirth J,Kuhlmey A,Gellert P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little evidence about the utilization of healthcare services and disease recognition in the older population, which was urged to self-isolate during the COVID-19 lockdowns. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to describe the utilization of physician consultations, specialist referrals, hospital admissions, and the...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Michalowsky B,Hoffmann W,Bohlken J,Kostev K

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal pessaries are widely considered to be a safe alternative to surgery in older women. We report a case of near fatal septicaemia in a 75-year-old woman associated with a shelf pessary, the presence of which was identified during an exploratory laparotomy. This case highlights the importance of the gynaecological...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wheeler LD,Lazarus R,Torkington J,O'Mahony MS,Woodhouse KW

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inappropriate prescribing (IP) is a common and serious global healthcare problem in elderly people, leading to increased risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), polypharmacy being the main risk factor for both IP and ADRs. IP in older people is highly prevalent but preventable; hence screening tools for IP have been de...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： O'Mahony D,Gallagher PF

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capillary fragility has been examined in 110 elderly patients, excluding those patients who might have been expected to have abnormal fragility. Nonetheless, fragility appeared to be greater in elderly patients than in younger subjects. It was much increased in the non-paralysed arm of hemiplegic patients but not in t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bloomer J,Morley H,Denham MJ,Hodkinson HM

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the period 1967-1981, 102 patients older than 70 years were treated for a colorectal carcinoma. The mean age was 76 years. The average delay was 7.6 months. Obstruction as initial symptom was seen in only 8% of the cases. The resection rate was 85%. The postoperative mortality rate was 6% for patients patients who ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wobbes T

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:fall-risk assessment with fall-prevention intervention referral for at-risk groups to avoid falls could be cost-effective from a care-payer perspective. AIMS:to model the cost-effectiveness of a fall-risk assessment (QTUG compared to TUG) with referral to one of four fall-prevention interventions (Otago, Fa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Franklin M,Hunter RM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:diabetes increases the risk of frailty that is a leading cause of disability and premature mortality in older people. Metabolic syndrome (MS) and insulin resistance (IR) are strong risk factors for diabetes and could, thus, lead to frailty. However, the association between MS or IR and frailty has barely bee...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pérez-Tasigchana RF,León-Muñoz LM,Lopez-Garcia E,Gutierrez-Fisac JL,Laclaustra M,Rodríguez-Artalejo F,Guallar-Castillón P

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are conflicting data on the association between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and cardiovascular diseases. AIM:To determine if there is an association between gastric HP infection and atherosclerosis of cerebral or peripheral arteries in elderly subjects. METHODS:90 dyspeptic elderly subjects ha...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pilotto A,Rumor F,Franceschi M,Leandro G,Novello R,Soffiati G,Scagnelli M,Di Mario F,Valerio G

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight carers and their dependents who received inpatient respite care were studied before and during the admission period. Although there was no observable improvement in the carers' emotional well-being the majority of the patients showed an improvement in functioning, particularly those who were being looked a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Homer AC,Gilleard CJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00