Geriatric hypochondriasis: situational factors.

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 determine whether the occurrence of depression predicts physical disability in older people. DESIGN:A longitudinal epidemiological study with a follow-up of 5 years. SETTING:A comparison between depressed and nondepressed participants. PARTICIPANTS:The series consisted of the persons who participated i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kivelä SL,Pahkala K

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the distribution of influenza vaccine coverage in the United States in 2008. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:The 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, which employs random-digit dialing to interview noninstitutionalized adults in the United States and territories. PARTICIP...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Linn ST,Guralnik JM,Patel KV

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural history of life span cognitive performance and its late-life determinants have been studied from an array of perspectives. Significant insights come from psychological disciplines, including cognitive, developmental, and neuropsychology, as well as from medical specialties, such as geriatrics, neurology, p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Steinerman JR,Hall CB,Sliwinski MJ,Lipton RB

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine transitions that individuals with dementia experience longitudinally and to identify points of care when transitions are highest and the factors that contribute to those transitions. DESIGN:Population-based 10-year retrospective cohort study from 2000 to 2011. SETTING:General community. PARTICI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sivananthan SN,McGrail KM

更新日期：2016-03-01 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 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the satisfaction of surrogate decision-makers with the decision to place feeding tubes in elderly patients with impaired decision-making capacity. DESIGN:Inception cohort followed for 5 weeks. SETTING:Four hospitals in the greater Los Angeles area. PARTICIPANTS:Fifty-eight surrogate decision-make...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McNabney MK,Beers MH,Siebens H

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Geriatric Cardiology Section Leadership Council recently outlined 4 key domains (which are composed of 14 subdomains) that are important to assess in older adults with heart failure (HF). We sought to determine which geriatric domains/subdomains are routine...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Goyal P,Gorodeski EZ,Flint KM,Goldwater DS,Dodson JA,Afilalo J,Maurer MS,Rich MW,Alexander KP,Hummel SL

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:To optimize health and well-being for all older people, we must collectively develop leaders to pioneer models of care, educate the healthcare workforce, advance research, and engage the community. METHODS:The Emerging Leaders in Aging (ELIA) program was created to train a multiprofessional cadre...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chang A,Lundebjerg NE,Abrams J,Barnes DE,Fain MJ,Hall WJ,Johnson TM 2nd,Michael Harper G,Williams B,Ritchie CS

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of hypoalbuminemia and hypoprealbuminemia in hospitalized, elderly, skilled nursing facility residents and to correlate these findings with clinical outcomes. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A 300-bed community hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Eighty-one hospitalized, skilled n...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ferguson RP,O'Connor P,Crabtree B,Batchelor A,Mitchell J,Coppola D

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether mortality is independently associated with urinary incontinence. DESIGN:6-year prospective study that started in 1983/84. SETTING:A Midwestern County. PARTICIPANTS:Probability sample of 1956 community-residing persons 60 years of age and older in 1983/84. MEASUREMENTS:The independent ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herzog AR,Diokno AC,Brown MB,Fultz NH,Goldstein NE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the efficacy of an individualized social activity intervention (ISAI) on decreasing daytime sleep, improving nighttime sleep, and lowering the day/night sleep ratio and to determine its cost. DESIGN:Pretest/posttest randomized with an experimental and control group. SETTING:Seven nursing homes. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Richards KC,Beck C,O'Sullivan PS,Shue VM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To clarify the effect of tooth loss on development of all-cause dementia and its subtypes in an elderly Japanese population. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The Hisayama Study, Japan. PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling Japanese adults without dementia aged 60 and older (N = 1,566) were followed for ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Takeuchi K,Ohara T,Furuta M,Takeshita T,Shibata Y,Hata J,Yoshida D,Yamashita Y,Ninomiya T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility of a vitamin D intervention delivered through a Meals-on-Wheels (MOW) program to improve 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and reduce falls in homebound older adults. DESIGN:Single-blind, cluster randomized trial. SETTING:MOW, Forsyth County, North Carolina. PARTICIPAN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Houston DK,Tooze JA,Demons JL,Davis BL,Shertzer-Skinner R,Kearsley LB,Kritchevsky SB,Williamson JD

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial creatinine clearances (5 to 14 studies) were obtained for 446 normal volunteers in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging followed between 1958 and 1981. When those subjects with possible renal or urinary tract disease and subjects on diuretics and antihypertensives were removed from the study, leaving a gro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lindeman RD,Tobin J,Shock NW

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the differences between healthy young and older women in regards to trunk elevation and hip pivot motions when rising from a supine to a seated position. DESIGN:Cross-sectional comparison. SETTING:University laboratory. PARTICIPANTS:Two groups of healthy female volunteers: young adult female co...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Alexander NB,Fry-Welch DK,Marshall LM,Chung CC,Kowalski AM

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To identify fracture types in a series of older adults with pelvic fractures and to determine whether the type of pelvic fracture affected short-term outcomes and morbidity. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:Teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred eighty-one individuals aged 65 and older with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mears SC,Berry DJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether levels of cognitive reserve (CR), as measured using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)-III vocabulary test, moderated longitudinal associations between cognitive functions and decline in gait speed in a community-based cohort of older adults without dementia, specifically, wheth...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Holtzer R,Wang C,Lipton R,Verghese J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Factors specifically affecting compliance with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in older patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have not been described. The purpose of this study is to determine which factors are associated with compliance and noncompliance in older patients, a growing segment...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Russo-Magno P,O'Brien A,Panciera T,Rounds S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the trajectory of handgrip strength (HGS) from age 70 to 90 and its association with mood, cognition, functional status, and mortality. DESIGN:Prospective follow-up of an age-homogenous representative community-dwelling cohort (born 1920-21) in the Jerusalem Longitudinal Cohort Study (1990-2015...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stessman J,Rottenberg Y,Fischer M,Hammerman-Rozenberg A,Jacobs JM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the performance of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) against the criterion standard for diagnosing major depression, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), and to examine its performance across age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups. DESIGN:Cros...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Li C,Friedman B,Conwell Y,Fiscella K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The course of untreated mild hypothyroidism was followed in 67 nursing home residents (mean age 78 years). The diagnosis was based on a normal free thyroxine index (FTI) and elevated thyrotropin concentration (TSH 4.6 to 15.0 microIU/mL, nl less than or equal to 4.5 microIU/mL. FTI and FSH were measured in follow-up 4...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Drinka PJ,Nolten WE,Voeks SK,Langer EH

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the accuracy of cranial computerized tomography (CT) scans in distinguishing patients with Alzheimer's disease from those with other dementing conditions. DESIGN:Retrospective clinicopathological correlation with pre-mortem CT scans. SETTING:Urban and rural hospitals and nursing homes in the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mendez MF,Mastri AR,Zander BA,Frey WH 2nd

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the costs for long-stay (>90 days) nursing home (NH) decedents with and without hospice care. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study using a 1999-2009 data set of linked Medicare and Medicaid claims and minimum data set (MDS) assessments. SETTING:Indiana NHs. PARTICIPANTS:Long-stay NH decedents (N =...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Unroe KT,Sachs GA,Dennis ME,Hickman SE,Stump TE,Tu W,Callahan CM

更新日期：2016-04-01 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