Historical antecedents of normative vs pathologic perspectives in aging.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is associated with poorer financial and healthcare decision-making. DESIGN:Community-based epidemiological cohort study. SETTING:Communities throughout northeastern Illinois. PARTICIPANTS:Older persons without dementia from the Rush Memory and Agi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Han SD,Boyle PA,James BD,Yu L,Bennett DA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the associations between amyloid-β brain deposition and physical activity (PA) in elderly adults without dementia and to investigate whether the association has a dose-response relationship. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:French community-dwelling people. PARTICIPANTS:Elderly adults with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： de Souto Barreto P,Andrieu S,Payoux P,Demougeot L,Rolland Y,Vellas B,Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial\/Data Sharing Alzheimer Study Group.

更新日期：2015-08-01 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 describe and compare patterns of change in self-rated health for older adults before death and before and after stroke, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, cardiac procedure, hospital admission for cancer, and hip fracture. DESIGN:"Event cohort," measuring time in months before and after the...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Diehr P,Williamson J,Patrick DL,Bild DE,Burke GL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent falls effectively, one must first understand the underlying reasons. Although environmental factors are sometimes to blame, the fundamental cause is a decline in postural control which is partly age-related and partly due to pathologic changes in the central nervous system. Dizziness is a common complaint a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Overstall PW

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a critical evaluation of studies examining the contribution of changes in language-specific cognitive abilities to the speech perception difficulties of older adults. DESIGN:A review of the literature on aging and speech perception. CONCLUSIONS:The research considered in the present review sugges...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sommers MS

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the effectiveness of tai chi and low-level exercise in reducing falls in older adults; to determine whether mobility, balance, and lower limb strength improved and whether higher doses of tai chi resulted in greater effect. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Eleven sites throughout New ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Taylor D,Hale L,Schluter P,Waters DL,Binns EE,McCracken H,McPherson K,Wolf SL

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While skin tears are a common occurrence in the institutionalized elderly population, nothing has been written about this problem. We retrospectively studied all incident reports during a 1-year period at a large, urban, long-term-care facility to identify residents with skin tears. The overall incidence of skin tears...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Malone ML,Rozario N,Gavinski M,Goodwin J

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative importance of dementia, gender, age and functional status (FS) was examined for relationships to mortality within five years after admission of the subjects to a New York City nursing home for the aged. Using a random sample of 212 of the nursing home's patients, a statistical model was developed to estim...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vitaliano PP,Peck A,Johnson DA,Prinz PN,Eisdorfer C

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of Simulated Presence, a personalized approach to enhance well-being among nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia's (ADRD). DESIGN:Latin-Square, double blinded, 3-factor design with restrictive randomization of three treatments (the study intervention, a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Camberg L,Woods P,Ooi WL,Hurley A,Volicer L,Ashley J,Odenheimer G,McIntyre K

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infection (BSI) between the young old (65-75), old (76-85), and old old (>85). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Forty-six hospitals in southeast France. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand seven hundred forty patients aged 65 and o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gavazzi G,Mallaret MR,Couturier P,Iffenecker A,Franco A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2012, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has also been collaborating with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, joining its "Choosing Wisely" campaign on two separate lists of Five Things Healthcare Providers and Patients Should Question. The campaign is designed to engage healthcare orga...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： AGS Choosing Wisely Workgroup.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze experience of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with of different age cohorts and discuss the risk factors of early mortality after ERCP. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary care medical center. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred sixty-four patients with pancreato...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hu KC,Chang WH,Chu CH,Wang HY,Lin SC,Wang TE,Shih SC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare nosologist coding of underlying cause of death according to the death certificate with adjudicated cause of death for subjects aged 65 and older in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). DESIGN:Observational. SETTING:Four communities: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Wake Forest University); Sacr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ives DG,Samuel P,Psaty BM,Kuller LH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common nosocomial infection that has a large effect on morbidity and quality of life in older adults in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Because antibiotics are often unsuccessful in curing this disease, fecal transplantation has emerged as a second-line the...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Burke KE,Lamont JT

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there is racial variation in hospice enrollees in rates of hospitalization and hospice disenrollment and, if so, whether systematic differences in hospice provider patterns explain the variation. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:Hospice. PARTICIPANTS:Medicare beneficiaries (N...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rizzuto J,Aldridge MD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy reduces the frequency of common colds and exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). DESIGN:Twelve-month, randomized, observer-blind, controlled trial. SETTING:A university hospital and three city hospitals in Miya...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sasaki T,Nakayama K,Yasuda H,Yoshida M,Asamura T,Ohrui T,Arai H,Araya J,Kuwano K,Yamaya M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relative effect of comorbidities, noncancer symptoms, and cancer-related factors on the functioning of older adult long-term survivors of breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers. DESIGN:Data from in-person interviews with survivors of a tumor registry-based stratified random sample were used...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Deimling GT,Arendt JA,Kypriotakis G,Bowman KF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate national trends in electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring in Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiaries prescribed high-dose citalopram before and after the 2011-12 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety warnings. DESIGN:Interrupted time-series analyses. SETTING:National VA healthcare system data linke...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gerlach LB,Kim HM,Yosef M,Kales HC,Henry J,Zivin K

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) was assayed in the circulating erythrocytes of 38 20-to 30-year-old subjects and 29 80- to 90-year-old subjects. The red blood cell G6PD activity of an aged-unbiased erythrocyte population in the young group was found to be significantly higher than in the older grou...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rodgers GP,Lichtman HC,Sheff MF

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine patient factors that predict use of physical or occupational therapy (PT/OT) services by elderly people. DESIGN:Time-series study of the relationship of PT/OT use to a variety of characteristics present at baseline. PARTICIPANTS:Eight-hundred nine community-dwelling men and women aged 65 and ol...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mayer-Oakes SA,Hoenig H,Atchison KA,Lubben JE,De Jong F,Schweitzer SO

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare attitudes toward the use of long-term care between older Japanese Americans (n = 1,244) and older Caucasian Americans (n = 1,354). When presented with a hypothetical situation in which they have dementia, 39% of older Japanese Americans and 42% of older Caucasians intended to b...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McCormick WC,Ohata CY,Uomoto J,Young HM,Graves AB,Kukull W,Teri L,Vitaliano P,Mortimer JA,McCurry SM,Bowen JD,Larson EB

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine, using data from the Newcastle 85+ Study, whether there is an association between modern diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cognitive function in very old adults (≥85) and whether inflammation, physical activity, or diabetes mellitus status affects this association. DESIGN:Lo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Harrison SL,Stephan BC,Siervo M,Granic A,Davies K,Wesnes KA,Kirkwood TB,Robinson L,Jagger C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the pattern and factors associated with daily medication use in nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Twenty-two Boston-area NHs. PARTICIPANTS:NH residents with advanced dementia (N=323). MEASUREMENTS:Data from residents' records were use...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tjia J,Rothman MR,Kiely DK,Shaffer ML,Holmes HM,Sachs GA,Mitchell SL

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) scores in a primary care population can be used as a predictor of future hospital utilization and mortality. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study measuring Short Form 12 (SF-12) scores obtained using a mailed survey. SF-12 scores, age, and a comorbidi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dorr DA,Jones SS,Burns L,Donnelly SM,Brunker CP,Wilcox A,Clayton PD

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate changes in acute health services use of Senior PharmAssist participants. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Community-based, nonprofit program in Durham County, North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:Adults aged 60 and older with income of 200% of the federal poverty level or less who enrolled in th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herity LB,Upchurch G,Schenck AP

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure end-of-life (EOL) care preferences and advance care planning (ACP) in older Latinos and to examine the relationship between culture-based attitudes and extent of ACP. DESIGN:Cross-sectional interview. SETTING:Twenty-two senior centers in greater Los Angeles. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred forty-seven...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kelley AS,Wenger NS,Sarkisian CA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss of muscle mass during aging has been termed sarcopenia. Sarcopenia results in a decrease in physical strength during aging that results in important consequences for more severely affected individuals in terms of function and as a marker for disability and increased mortality. Despite the clinical importance ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fisher AL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the excess mortality associated with obesity (defined by body mass index (BMI)) in older people, with and without adjustment for other risk factors associated with mortality and for demographic factors. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA). SETTING:Nati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Grabowski DC,Ellis JE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the effects of a modified Hospital Elder Life Program (mHELP) on frailty. DESIGN:Matched and unmatched analyses of data from a before-and-after study. SETTING:Hospital, inpatient. PARTICIPANTS:Participants aged 65 and older (n = 189) undergoing major elective abdominal surgery at a medical center ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chen CC,Chen CN,Lai IR,Huang GH,Saczynski JS,Inouye SK

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00