The social behaviour of geriatric patients at mealtimes: an observational and an intervention study.

abstract：:The effects of discontinuing long-term diuretic therapy were investigated by means of a double-blind randomized controlled trial. A total of 141 elderly patients in the long-stay wards of six hospitals were found to be taking maintenance diuretics, and for 33 of these the drugs were judged to be mandatory. Of the rema...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Burr ML,King S,Davies HE,Pathy MS

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to explore the relationship between blood lipids/lipoproteins and cognitive function in the Chinese oldest-old. DESIGN:multivariate statistical analysis using cross-sectional data. SETTING:community-based setting in longevity areas in China. SUBJECTS:eight hundred and thirty-six subjects aged 80 and older ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Yin ZX,Shi XM,Kraus VB,Fitzgerald SM,Qian HZ,Xu JW,Zhai Y,Sereny MD,Zeng Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to compare the cost effectiveness of post-acute care for older people provided in community hospitals with general hospital care. DESIGN:cost-effectiveness study embedded within a randomised controlled trial. SETTING:seven community hospitals and five general hospitals at five centres in the midlands and n...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： O'Reilly J,Lowson K,Green J,Young JB,Forster A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of a general practitioner's 'patient centredness' on identification of unmet needs in older adults. DESIGN:Correlational questionnaire based study with a descriptive element. SETTING:Two south London general practice surgeries. PARTICIPANTS:Sixty seven patients over the age of 65...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Smith F,Orrell M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (OCSP) devised a simple clinical classification for acute stroke which predicted mortality, functional recovery and patterns of recurrent stroke. We aimed to determine whether this could predict the presence of carotid disease and be used to select which patients with...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Mead GE,Shingler H,Farrell A,O'Neill PA,McCollum CN

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are currently being investigated as agents to reduce the incidence and progression of Alzheimer's disease. Paradoxically they have also been reported to induce deleterious effects on the central nervous system, including aseptic meningitis and cognitive decline in the elderly. We ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ashton D,Kim P,Griffiths N,Beran R

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:an abbreviated form of the Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) as used in a large longitudinal study of older Australian women was examined with respect to factors that might be expected to affect social support for older women over time. METHODS:in this large cohort study two sub-scales of the DSSI, one descri...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pachana NA,Smith N,Watson M,McLaughlin D,Dobson A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study is reported of the religious beliefs, attitudes, and practice of old people in the West of Scotland, based on a questionnaire given to 501 people aged 65 years and over randomly selected from those living at home. Almost all had had a full range of religious instruction, and regarded their parents as religious...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Reid WS,Gilmore AJ,Andrews GR,Caird FI

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a survey of all 2069 in-patients at 14 geriatric centres, 249 patients were found to have received drugs for the treatment of parkinsonism. There was a wide variation in point prevalence which varied from 4.6% to 22.6% between centres. Levodopa, usually in combination with a decarboxylase inhibitor, was the most fr...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： White NJ,Barnes TR

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To learn whether the percentage of time spent at different functional levels varies as a function of age, we studied 44 older (mean age 70 years) and 46 younger (mean age 27 years) urban, community-dwelling volunteers who participated in a study of normative ageing of the cardiovascular system. Each subject completed ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ashworth JB,Reuben DB,Benton LA

更新日期：1994-01-01 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:it is uncertain as to which measures of gait best predict those who are likely to fall. Our aim was to investigate the associations of gait and gait variability measures with incident falls risk. METHODS:individuals aged 60-86 years (n = 412) were randomly selected from the Tasmanian electoral roll. Average...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Callisaya ML,Blizzard L,Schmidt MD,Martin KL,McGinley JL,Sanders LM,Srikanth VK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the incidence of pulmonary embolism increases with age but the 'classical' presentation of acute pulmonary embolism may not occur in older persons. OBJECTIVES:to compare the clinical presentation of younger and older patients with acute pulmonary embolism. DESIGN:retrospective identification of 60 consecut...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Timmons S,Kingston M,Hussain M,Kelly H,Liston R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:age-related differences in the treatment of lung cancer patients have been reported in the past, but most previous studies have not recorded case-mix factors, nor have they studied the impact of such ageism on survival. METHODS:a questionnaire-based study of diagnostic and case-mix factors was carried out a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Peake MD,Thompson S,Lowe D,Pearson MG,Participating Centres.

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important psycho-social characteristic which may impact an individual's ability to manage their chronic disease. We examined the association between HRQOL and antihypertensive medication adherence in older adults. METHODS:participants were part of a cohort study of ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Holt EW,Muntner P,Joyce CJ,Webber L,Krousel-Wood MA

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Delirium is a disorder affecting consciousness, which gives rise to core clinical features and associated symptoms. Older patients are particularly prone, owing to higher rates of pre-existing cognitive impairment, frailty, co-morbidity and polypharmacy. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Eeles EM,Hubbard RE,White SV,O'Mahony MS,Savva GM,Bayer AJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:One hundred and sixty centenarians were discovered and followed up for 7 years (1982-88) in Shanghai. The proportion of centenarians in the population was non-significantly greater in the urban than in the rural area and centenarians were in general increasing in both areas over the years. The factors promoting longev...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Zheng ZX,Wang ZS,Zhu HM,Yang JY,Peng HY,Wang LX,Li J,Jiang XW,Yu YF

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:we evaluated a specialist community-based dementia service to establish whether high quality care was being delivered and the conditions for doing so. The service was in an urban part of Rushcliffe Primary Care Trust, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. The service comprised an assessment team of an occupationa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gladman JR,Jones RG,Radford K,Walker E,Rothera I

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The European Stroke Database (ESDB) Project aims to develop a 'common clinical language' for stroke care by agreeing on terminology, definitions and clinical assessments. Each area of stroke assessment has a 'minimum dataset', which can be collected routinely and more detailed information can be added for pa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ellul J,Watkins C,Barer D

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured calcium regulating hormones and bone mineral density (BMD) in 66 men (aged 24-88 years). Vitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) does not vary with age, parathyroid hormone (PTH) increases after the age of 65 (p < 0.01) together with a parallel increase in urinary (r = 0.46, p < 0.05) and nephrogenic cAMP (r = 0.63, p < 0....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ravaglia G,Forti P,Pratelli L,Maioli F,Scali CR,Bonini AM,Tedioli S,Marasti N,Pizzoferrato A,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients may have medication-related risk factors only identified by home visits, but the extent to which those risk factors are associated with poor health outcomes remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between medication-related risk factors and poor patient health outcomes from obs...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Sorensen L,Stokes JA,Purdie DM,Woodward M,Roberts MS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition in older persons. Antimuscarinic treatment remains the mainstay of treatment of OAB but clinicians have been reluctant to prescribe this to older patients. This study examined efficacy and safety information from patients >65 in fesoterodine trials to reaffirm e...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wagg A,Arumi D,Herschorn S,Angulo Cuesta J,Haab F,Ntanios F,Carlsson M,Oelke M

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:Of 1042 individuals aged 65 years and over who were successfully interviewed in a community survey of health and physical activity, 35% (n = 356) reported one or more falls in the preceding year. Although the overall ratio of female fallers to male fallers was 2.7:1, this ratio approached unity with advancing age. Mob...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blake AJ,Morgan K,Bendall MJ,Dallosso H,Ebrahim SB,Arie TH,Fentem PH,Bassey EJ

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease may be difficult. In elderly patients there may be other causes of the triad of rigidity, bradykinesia and tremor. This study was designed to assess whether a single levodopa challenge could predict dopa responsiveness in patients with Parkinson's disease. Twenty-two of 27...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： D'Costa DF,Sheehan LJ,Phillips PA,Moore-Smith B

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the levels of satisfaction expressed by residents of nursing homes with those of patients in geriatric long-stay wards. DESIGN:A structured satisfaction questionnaire containing 37 closed and two open questions was used to elicit responses from residents of nursing homes in the former South West T...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Higgs PF,MacDonald LD,MacDonald JS,Ward MC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The UK has many excellent care homes that provide high-quality care for their residents; however, across the care home sector, there is a significant need for improvement. Even though the majority of care homes receive a rating of 'good' from regulators, still significant numbers are identified as requiring 'improveme...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hockley J,Harrison JK,Watson J,Randall M,Murray S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured the rate of induction of the microsomal monooxygenase enzyme aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) in isolated peripheral blood monocytes from young and elderly donors. There was no effect of age on rate of induction. The mechanisms underlying impaired induction of drug metabolism in elderly people remai...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： George G,Wynne H,Woodhouse K

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00