Osteochondritis dissecans of the hip: a rare disorder in the aged (case report).

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of age on patterns of infection and on outcomes in individuals with infection. DESIGN:Analysis of data from an international, observational, point-prevalence study: Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC II). SETTING:Intensive care units (ICUs; N=1,265) in 75 count...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dimopoulos G,Koulenti D,Blot S,Sakr Y,Anzueto A,Spies C,Violán JS,Kett D,Armaganidis A,Martin C,Vincent JL,Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care Study Investigators.

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caregiving can have a profound effect on the health of the caregiver, yet research on caregiving among American Indians is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of caregiving on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of American Indians enrolled in the Education And Research Towards Healt...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Spencer SM,Goins RT,Henderson JA,Wen Y,Goldberg J

更新日期：2013-09-01 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 determine whether serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) predict accelerated decline in muscular strength or onset of new disability in mobility and upper extremity functioning over a 3-year follow-up. DESIGN:A community-based prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:S...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Verreault R,Semba RD,Volpato S,Ferrucci L,Fried LP,Guralnik JM

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the efficacy of antidepressants in people with depression and dementia. DESIGN:A systematic review and meta-analysis based on a literature search of Medline and Cochrane Trials Registry for acute-phase, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-design, random-assignment trials of antidepressan...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nelson JC,Devanand DP

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of using the American Board of Internal Medicine Care of the Vulnerable Elderly Practice Improvement Module (CoVE PIM) in an internal medicine residency program and to assess aggregate resident documentation of geriatric screening in continuity clinics. DESIGN:Needs assessment c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shaffer SL,Day HD

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the neuropsychological and clinical profile of help-seekers in an early-detection community dementia program and to explore any relationship between profiles and time to seek help. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Early-detection community dementia program. PARTICIPANTS:Help-seekers (N = 1,005) ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tang JY,Wong GH,Ng CK,Kwok DT,Lee MN,Dai DL,Lum TY

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and outcomes of breathlessness in older Americans. SETTING:Community-dwelling older adults. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 70 and older in the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study (2008, follow-up through 2012) (N = 3,671; mean age 78). MEASUREMENTS:Breathlessne...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith AK,Currow DC,Abernethy AP,Johnson MJ,Miao Y,Boscardin WJ,Ritchie CS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to determine the outcome of onsite CPR in elderly patients receiving institutional care who had access to 24-hour on-site full ACLS capability. We used a retrospective chart and CPR protocol review of all patients who received CPR during the study period; these were patients or residents in a multi-l...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gordon M,Cheung M

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older emergency department (ED) patients have complex medical, social, and physical problems. We established a program at four ED sites to improve case finding of at-risk older adults and provide comprehensive assessment in the ED setting with formal linkage to community agencies. The objectives of the program are to ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mion LC,Palmer RM,Anetzberger GJ,Meldon SW

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stage of a cancer at diagnosis is multiply determined, theoretically depending on such disparate factors as tumor biology, patient education, and physician behaviors. Data from all Hispanic and non-Hispanic white residents of New Mexico diagnosed with a malignancy from 1969 through 1982 were analyzed to determine ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Goodwin JS,Samet JM,Key CR,Humble C,Kutvirt D,Hunt C

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To compare the effectiveness of acute geriatric unit care, based on all or part of the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) model and introduced in the acute phase of illness or injury, with that of usual care. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled and quasi-experimental trials with ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fox MT,Persaud M,Maimets I,O'Brien K,Brooks D,Tregunno D,Schraa E

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate the Executive Interview (EXIT25) as a screening instrument for executive cognitive dysfunction in patients with mild dementia. DESIGN:Validation using group comparison and correlation studies. SETTING:The Copenhagen University Hospital Memory Clinic, a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic based ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stokholm J,Vogel A,Gade A,Waldemar G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To obtain population-based estimates of emergency department (ED) visits by long-term care (LTC) residents. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study using administrative data. SETTING:All LTC facilities in Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS:All LTC residents who visited an ED at least once during a 6-month period. M...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gruneir A,Bell CM,Bronskill SE,Schull M,Anderson GM,Rochon PA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare providers may not offer patient portal (PP) access to electronic health records (EHRs) to their patients older than 85 years, due to the false impression that they do not utilize technology. It is imperative that older adults be given equal opportunity to use technology in regard to their healthca...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ramirez-Zohfeld V,Seltzer A,Xiong L,Morse L,Lindquist LA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether hospital costs are higher in patients with lower functional status at admission, defined as dependence in one or more activities of daily living (ADLs), after adjustment for Medicare Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) payments. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:General medical service at a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chuang KH,Covinsky KE,Sands LP,Fortinsky RH,Palmer RM,Landefeld CS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how often neuroimaging confirms, clarifies, or contradicts initial diagnoses of late-life cognitive disorders. DESIGN:Retrospective case review. SETTING:Outpatient clinic specializing in memory disorders. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred ninety-three consecutively referred cognitively impaired patien...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Borghesani PR,DeMers SM,Manchanda V,Pruthi S,Lewis DH,Borson S

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:An analysis is presented of one long-term care facility's attempt to develop a comprehensive geriatric program including care of the patient in a hospital, a skilled nursing home, a day hospital, or a clinic for care of the ambulatory aged. The goal was to raise issues for debate and discussion, especially in terms of...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ingman SR,McDonald CA,Lusky R

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess vaccination status of adults in primary and specialty care practices in a retrospective review of medical records from 1997 to 2000 at one university medical center. Eligible patients were aged 50 and older and had two or more visits to primary and specialty care practices (N=14...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Daniels NA,Nguyen TT,Gildengorin G,Pérez-Stable EJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to the needs and demands of an aging population, geriatric medicine has grown rapidly during the past 3 decades. The discipline has defined its core values as well as the knowledge base and clinical skills needed to improve the health, functioning, and well-being of older persons and to provide appropriate...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Besdine R,Boult C,Brangman S,Coleman EA,Fried LP,Gerety M,Johnson JC,Katz PR,Potter JF,Reuben DB,Sloane PD,Studenski S,Warshaw G,American Geriatrics Society Task Force on the Future of Geriatric Medicine.

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the diagnoses, psychiatric and medical comorbidities, and prior and current treatment received by late-middle-aged and older affective disorder patients in mental health and medical service settings and to identify predictors of these patients' length of inpatient care. DESIGN:Department of Vetera...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moos RH,Mertens JR

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between kyphosis (degree of forward curvature of the thoracic spine) and measures of spinal osteoporosis (height loss and vertebral fractures) and chronic back pain and disability in older women. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:Eleven clinical centers in the United State...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ensrud KE,Black DM,Harris F,Ettinger B,Cummings SR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case report presented is clinically compatible with late onset HD. The diagnosis was initially obscured by a lack of family history due to the early death of both parents and siblings. The presence of symptoms at the age of 59 in one offspring is consistent with the intrafamilial transmission of late onset HD dise...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moss RJ,Mastri AR,Schut LJ

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study advance directives (code status) among subgroups of Asian nursing home residents. DESIGN:Cross-sectional design. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING:A total of 423 residents of Asian descent (aged >55) from two ethnic nursing homes in Seattle, Washington. METHODS:Chart review was conducted on 423 residents (...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vaughn G,Kiyasu E,McCormick WC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effects of caring for a spouse with dementia on the caregiver's risk for incident dementia. DESIGN:Population-based study of incident dementia in spouses of persons with dementia. SETTING:Rural county in northern Utah. PARTICIPANTS:Two thousand four hundred forty-two subjects (1,221 married...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Norton MC,Smith KR,Østbye T,Tschanz JT,Corcoran C,Schwartz S,Piercy KW,Rabins PV,Steffens DC,Skoog I,Breitner JC,Welsh-Bohmer KA,Cache County Investigators.

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize illness and identify the etiology for two nursing home outbreaks of respiratory illness. DESIGN:Multisite outbreak investigations; cohort. SETTING:Two nursing homes in Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS:Facility A residents (n = 170), Facility B residents (n = 124), and employees (n = 91). MEASUR...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hicks LA,Shepard CW,Britz PH,Erdman DD,Fischer M,Flannery BL,Peck AJ,Lu X,Thacker WL,Benson RF,Tondella ML,Moll ME,Whitney CG,Anderson LJ,Feikin DR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current literature on suicide by medicinal overdose among the elderly population of the United States and Britain is discussed. The older white male is a high risk in this regard. Physical and mental illnesses contribute to the problem of suicide among the aged, and some of the drugs prescribed for treatment (e.g....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Benson RA,Brodie DC

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00