Senile parkinsonism, a study of current treatment.

abstract：Background:harmful alcohol consumption is reported to be increasing in older people. To intervene and reduce associated risks, evidence currently available needs to be identified. Methods:two systematic reviews in older populations (55+ years): (1) Interventions to prevent or reduce excessive alcohol consumption; (2) ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kelly S,Olanrewaju O,Cowan A,Brayne C,Lafortune L

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding is commonly used after stroke, but its effectiveness is limited by frequent dislodgement. OBJECTIVE:the objective of the study was to evaluate looped NGT feeding in acute stroke patients with dysphagia. METHODS:this was a randomised controlled trial of 104 patients with acute...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Beavan J,Conroy SP,Harwood R,Gladman JR,Leonardi-Bee J,Sach T,Bowling T,Sunman W,Gaynor C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sway has been measured by Wright's Ataxiameter in 151 frail elderly and five young subjects, and compared with various sensory modalities. There is a close relationship between increased sway and impaired vibration sense in the legs. No correlations emerged with proprioception but this may reflect the imprecision of t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Brocklehurst JC,Robertson D,James-Groom P

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines state that doctors should reveal the diagnosis to the carer and the person with dementia. Carers may, however, not wish the diagnosis to be disclosed. We investigated carer and patient characteristics associated with the wish for disclosure. Fifty-four per cent of 100 carers wished the diagnosis to be revea...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Fahy M,Wald C,Walker Z,Livingston G

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the number of older people living in residential and nursing care homes is rising. Loneliness is a major problem for older people, but little is known about the prevalence of loneliness amongst older people living in care homes. AIM:to undertake a systematic review of literature on the prevalence of moderat...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gardiner C,Laud P,Heaton T,Gott M

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadic Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder. It is uniformly fatal. Clinical signs include myoclonus, visual disturbances, cerebellar ataxia, akinetic mutism and pyramidal/extrapyramidal signs in addition to a rapidly progressive dementia. Premortem diagnosis is challenging due to the ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Podger H,Ipe A

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:dysphagia is common following stroke and is associated with the development of pneumonia. Many dysphagia treatment options are available, some still experimental and others already rooted in common practice. Previous reviews of these treatments were limited due to a dearth of available studies. Recently, mor...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Foley N,Teasell R,Salter K,Kruger E,Martino R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone's mechanical competence and its fragility in particular depend to a certain extent on the structure and microstructure of the cortical bone compartment. Beyond bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content, a variety of other features of cortical bone contribute to whole bone's resistance to fracture. Struc...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Augat P,Schorlemmer S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to measure sex differences in the risk of receiving potentially inappropriate prescription drugs and to examine what are the factors that contribute to these differences. DESIGN:a retrospective cohort study. SETTING:community setting of British Columbia, Canada. PARTICIPANTS:residents of British Columbia ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Morgan SG,Weymann D,Pratt B,Smolina K,Gladstone EJ,Raymond C,Mintzes B

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:the association between pain characteristics and frailty risk is uncertain. Objective:to investigate the separate impact of the frequency, intensity and location of pain on frailty risk and its possible mechanisms. Methods:prospective cohort of 1505 individuals ≥63 years followed between 2012 and 2015 in S...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rodríguez-Sánchez I,García-Esquinas E,Mesas AE,Martín-Moreno JM,Rodríguez-Mañas L,Rodríguez-Artalejo F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delirium is a common presentation in older inpatients with COVID-19, and a risk factor for cognitive decline at discharge. The glaring gaps in the service provision in delirium care, regardless of aetiology, after a hospital admission pre-existed the pandemic, but the pandemic arguably offers an opportunity now to add...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rahman S,Byatt K

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A random sample of 241 patients from General Practice registers in London were interviewed to assess alcohol consumption, cognitive impairment, depression and other factors. Fifty-one per cent of men and 22% of women reported use of alcohol in the previous 3 months. No significant association was found between reporte...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Iliffe S,Haines A,Booroff A,Goldenberg E,Morgan P,Gallivan S

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous research has indicated that age-related medical or health conditions can affect driving performance in older adults but little, if any, research has examined the mechanisms through which health conditions affect driving difficulties in older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, correlational study. SET...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tuokko HA,Rhodes RE,Dean R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical assessments have to be used in epidemiological studies in the absence of more objective means of establishing diagnosis or recording events in the natural history of disease. This requires the standardization of definition, technique and interpretation as a means of reducing observer variability in clinical e...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Garraway WM,Akhtar AJ,Gore SM,Prescott RJ,Smith RG

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:early mobilization after hip fracture (HF) is an important predictor of outcome, but knowledge of the consequences of not achieving the pre-fracture basic mobility status in acute hospital recovery is sparse. OBJECTIVE:we examined whether the regain of pre-fracture basic mobility status evaluated with the c...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kristensen MT,Öztürk B,Röck ND,Ingeman A,Palm H,Pedersen AB

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:observational studies do not always find positive associations between physical activity and muscle strength despite intervention studies consistently showing that exercise improves strength in older adults. In previous analyses of the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD), the 1946 British ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Dodds R,Kuh D,Aihie Sayer A,Cooper R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to describe the characteristics and survival of the oldest old in England and Wales. DESIGN:retrospective analysis of the oldest old from a population-based cohort study. SETTING:population-based study in England and Wales: two rural and three urban sites. METHODS:two types of analyses were conducted: (i) ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Xie J,Matthews FE,Jagger C,Bond J,Brayne C

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:there are around 100,000 new stroke cases and over a million people living with its consequences annually in the UK. This has large impacts on health and social care, unpaid carers and lost productivity. We aimed to estimate associated costs. METHODS:we estimated 2014/2015 annual mean cost per person and ag...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Patel A,Berdunov V,Quayyum Z,King D,Knapp M,Wittenberg R

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of two representative population samples of 70-year-olds, one of which was followed up at 75 years of age, digitalis treatment was associated with oestrogen-like metabolic effects, indicated by changes in the composition of the plasma phospholipid fraction. Digitalis treatment, at least at these ages, is re...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Persson G,Landahl S,Svanborg A

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 414 elderly residents of sheltered accommodation in West Essex investigated the degree to which health, physical handicap and support from community care services affected dental needs and utilization of dental services. The study population had a mean age of 77 years, 77% lived alone, 17% were housebound a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tobias B

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:animal studies suggest a neuroprotective role for leptin, but human studies have shown mixed results. We examined whether plasma leptin levels in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were related to cognitive function at baseline and whether higher leptin levels were associated with reduced risk ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Oania R,McEvoy LK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:the aim of this study was to compare the effects of a functional tasks exercise programme to a cognitive training programme in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. DESIGN:a single-blind randomised control trial with the intervention group compared with an active control group. SETTING:out-patient cl...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Law LL,Barnett F,Yau MK,Gray MA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of older people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the UK is rising. Older people are at risk of acquiring HIV infection for a multitude of reasons. This, combined with effective HIV treatment which has significantly prolonged life expectancy, means that health care professionals working in t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pratt G,Gascoyne K,Cunningham K,Tunbridge A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In one experiment, four groups of six-week-old-male PVG rats were, respectively, given tap water ('control group'), 0.00125M, 0.0025M, and 0.005M lathyrogen (aminoacetonitrile hydrochloride: AAN) solutions ad libitum for a period of 20 weeks. In a second experiment, 12-week-old male rats were similarly treated. It was...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Morgan AJ,Bellamy D

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the relationship between proximity to death and the amount of care provided by general practitioners (GPs) is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:to examine the influence of the proximity to death on the frequency and length of GP contacts in the oldest old. STUDY DESIGN:this population-based follow-up study includ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blom JW,Lemmens SP,Assendelft WJ,Eekhof JA,Gussekloo J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight elderly hospital patients walked along a 10-m length of carpeted corridor and a 10-m length of vinyl-tiled corridor. Gait speed and step length were significantly greater on the carpeted than on the vinyl surface. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Willmott M

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS/OBJECTIVES:to study associations between the likelihood of hospital death with patient demographics, cause of death and co-morbidities for people aged ≥85 at death who have been previously admitted (within 12 months of death) to hospital. METHODS:a cross-sectional study, using death registration data and hospital...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pocock LV,Ives A,Pring A,Verne J,Purdy S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common disabling condition associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Much of the evidence available is derived from younger populations with chronic neurological disease leading to uncertainty for the diagnosis and management of older people. Objective:to provide a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Frith J,Parry SW

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:the data concerning the predictive role of oxidised LDL (ox-LDL) in all-cause mortality are scarce. We investigated whether circulating ox-LDL would stand out as a risk factor of total mortality in the elderly. Study subjects, design and methods: a total of 1,260 elderly inhabitants (533 men, 7...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Linna M,Ahotupa M,Löppönen MK,Irjala K,Vasankari T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Joint geriatric/psychiatric wards are a potential solution to improving care of older patients with both psychiatric and medical illnesses in acute hospitals. A literature search using Medline, PsycINFO, Embase and CINAHL between 1980 and 2010 was carried out for information about joint wards for older people. Thirtee...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： George J,Adamson J,Woodford H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00