Sex difference in brain atrophy during aging; a quantitative study with computed tomography.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether serum calcium is associated with cognitive function in elderly individuals in the general population. DESIGN:Prospective follow-up study of two independent, population-based cohorts. SETTING:The Rotterdam Study (median follow-up 11 years) and the Leiden 85-plus Study (median follow-up ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schram MT,Trompet S,Kamper AM,de Craen AJ,Hofman A,Euser SM,Breteler MM,Westendorp RG

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:Patients with dementia often manifest troublesome and disruptive behaviors in addition to intellectual impairments. This study evaluated behavioral disturbances in 126 demented patients examined sequentially, using questionnaires administered to primary caregivers to quantify the types and severity of behavioral distu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Swearer JM,Drachman DA,O'Donnell BF,Mitchell AL

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether chronic kidney disease (CKD) at any stage is associated with fracture risk after adjusting for competing mortality and to determine whether age or race modify the relationship between CKD and fracture risk. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hall RK,Sloane R,Pieper C,Van Houtven C,LaFleur J,Adler R,Colón-Emeric C

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the extent of muscle weakness in older female hip fracture patients compared with healthy older and young women; to determine the extent to which this weakness is caused by a decline of the force produced per unit area of muscle rather than by a decline in muscle bulk; and to investigate the mec...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Phillips SK,Woledge RC,Bruce SA,Young A,Levy D,Yeo A,Martin FC

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) or potentially inappropriate associations (PIAs) prescribed knowingly are associated with patient monitoring. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. SETTING:Geriatric units (n = 56) in 28 hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:Inpatients aged 75 and olde...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pandraud-Riguet I,Bonnet-Zamponi D,Bourcier E,Buyse M,Laribe-Caget S,Frémont P,Pautas E,Verny C,Hindlet P,Fernandez C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between ownership of Chinese elder care facilities and their performance quality and to compare the case-mix profile of residents and facility characteristics in government-owned and private-sector homes. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Census of elder care homes surveyed in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Liu C,Feng Z,Mor V

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between kidney function and change in body composition in older individuals. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Two sites, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Memphis, Tennessee. PARTICIPANTS:Three thousand twenty-six well-functioning, participants aged 70 to 79 in the Health, Ag...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fried LF,Boudreau R,Lee JS,Chertow G,Kurella-Tamura M,Shlipak MG,Ding J,Sellmeyer D,Tylavsky FA,Simsonick E,Kritchevsky SB,Harris TB,Newman AB,Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence of silent stroke and its associated consequences on physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning in an elderly population. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional survey. SETTING:The Memory and Morbidity in Augsburg Elderly project in the Augsburg region of southern Germany. P...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schmidt WP,Roesler A,Kretzschmar K,Ladwig KH,Junker R,Berger K

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:Various biological aspects of the aging process are reviewed. Aging has multiple causes. First, there is the initial genetic variability in the organism. Second, there is the destructive effect of the environment. Third, there is an accumulation in the somatic cells of changes, mutations or local chemical damage. Thes...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Reichel W

更新日期：1966-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the utility of a memory-encoding strategy for improving prospective memory (PM), the ability to remember to execute future goals (e.g., remembering to take medications), which plays an important role in independent living in healthy older adults and those with very mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). DES...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shelton JT,Lee JH,Scullin MK,Rose NS,Rendell PG,McDaniel MA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether older people who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) have increased levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, and BUN:serum creatinine ratio. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, secondary data analysis. SETTING:Older people living in the communities of East Boston, MA, N...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Field TS,Gurwitz JH,Glynn RJ,Salive ME,Gaziano JM,Taylor JO,Hennekens CH

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether fragmented sleep in nursing home patients would improve with increased exposure to bright light. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Two San Diego-area nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy-seven (58 women, 19 men) nursing home residents participated. Mean age +/- standard devia...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ancoli-Israel S,Martin JL,Kripke DF,Marler M,Klauber MR

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To further validate an objective measure of physical illness burden, the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS). DESIGN:Survey with correlation of CIRS ratings made from physician interviews and review of medical records with post-mortem ratings made independently at tissue autopsy. SUBJECTS:Victims of comp...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Conwell Y,Forbes NT,Cox C,Caine ED

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy of treatment options to reduce osteoporotic fracture risk in men. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING:Randomized clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of a treatment for osteoporosis or low bone mineral density for adult men and reported fracture outcomes. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nayak S,Greenspan SL

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors on mortality in individuals with dementia. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. English- and Dutch-language studies in PubMed, EMBASE, and PsycINFO databases were searched in April 2014 with hand-searching of in-text citations and no pu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： van de Vorst IE,Koek HL,de Vries R,Bots ML,Reitsma JB,Vaartjes I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the types of continence aids that older adults hospitalized in acute medical units use and to test the association between use of continence aids and development of new urinary incontinence (UI) at discharge. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A 900-bed teaching hospital in Israel. PARTI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zisberg A,Sinoff G,Gur-Yaish N,Admi H,Shadmi E

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of pentoxifylline to treat impotence in men with mild to moderate penile vascular insufficiency. DESIGN:Double-blind randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Sexual Dysfunction Clinic at VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA. PARTICIPANTS:Convenience sample of couples. INTERVENTION:Twelve weeks o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Korenman SG,Viosca SP

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether arterial stiffness is a risk factor for falls in community-dwelling older people. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Community population, Sydney, Australia. PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling older adults (mean age 79.8±4.4, 52.2% female; N=481). MEASUREMENTS:Carotid-femoral pulse ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wong AK,Lord SR,Trollor JN,Sturnieks DL,Delbaere K,Menant J,Brodaty H,Sachdev PS,Close JC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "plastic surgeon" is oddly uninformative, although it seems likely that most people know what plastic surgeons do. How well can a sample of individuals encountered on the street describe what geriatricians do? To answer this question, we strolled through downtown Baltimore's Inner Harbor, armed with a video c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Campbell JY,Durso SC,Brandt LE,Finucane TE,Abadir PM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) combined with exercise on bone mass, strength, and physical function in older, frail women. DESIGN:Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:A major medical institution. PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-nine women (mean age 76.6 ± 6.0) with ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kenny AM,Boxer RS,Kleppinger A,Brindisi J,Feinn R,Burleson JA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the risk of serious hypoglycemia associated with the use of individual sulfonylureas in older people. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. SETTING:The Tennessee Medicaid Program. PATIENTS:A total of 13,963 Medicaid enrollees, aged 65 years or older, who were prescribed one of six sulfonylureas f...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shorr RI,Ray WA,Daugherty JR,Griffin MR

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old male patient who had undergone repeated operations for peptic ulcer disease involving the right upper abdominal quadrant, developed cholecystitis with calculous obstruction of the common bile duct. The gallbladder was removed. Later, an operation was performed for removal of a residual stone from the com...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Case TC

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a need to assess longitudinal trends in physical function and to understand the prevalence of physical function status in the older population using objectively measured physical function. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to examine longitudinal sex-specific physical function trends ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Xu F,Cohen SA,Greaney ML,Earp JE,Delmonico MJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of isobaric oxygenation on psychogeriatric subjects, with mild cognitive impairment was assessed in a single-blind controlled pilot study. Three of the 7 subjects were treated with a mixture of 97% oxygen plus 3% carbon dioxide, and 4 treated with compressed air. The oxygen or air was administered during tw...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： White L,Crovello JN,Rosenberg SN,Neiditch JA

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To improve screening for Alzheimer's disease (AD) with the Memory Impairment Screen (MIS), a 4-minute, four-item delayed free and cued recall memory test with controlled learning and high discriminative validity. To assess the discriminative validity of the MIS for AD and to compare it with the conventional ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kuslansky G,Buschke H,Katz M,Sliwinski M,Lipton RB

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Nursing facility (NF) residents are commonly hospitalized, and many of these hospitalizations may be avoidable. A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative enables participating NFs to bill Medicare for providing on-site acute care to long-stay residents diagnosed with one of six a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Segelman M,Ingber MJ,Feng Z,Khatutsky G,Bercaw L,Gasdaska A,Huber B,Voltmer H

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Available strategies to increase influenza vaccination rates in the elderly have not been tested in the private sector where most elderly receive care. We performed a randomized controlled trial of a postcard reminder in the three private general internal medicine practices. The observed vaccination rates of 55% in ex...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Buchner DM,Larson EB,White RF

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00