A behavior management program to increase social responses in psychogeriatric patients.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and validate a comprehensive quality assessment tool for emergency department (ED) geriatric care. DESIGN:Four-step study: (1) Content development of tool by a multidisciplinary panel, (2) survey of ED lead physicians and nurses, (3) development of subscales using principal component analysis and...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McCusker J,Minh Vu TT,Veillette N,Cossette S,Vadeboncoeur A,Ciampi A,Cetin-Sahin D,Belzile E

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many physicians report that Internet health information can affect their clinical decisions. Much of Internet geriatric health information (IGHI) is not controlled for quality, and there is no available process to assess the quality of IGHI used in clinical practice or in medical education. The objective of this proje...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hajjar I,Gable SA,Jenkinson VP,Kane LT,Riley RA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of newer psychotropic agents in nursing home residents in the era of new Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) guidelines. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review of referrals to an on-site geriatric psychiatry service in seven Eastern Massachusetts facilities during 1995-1996. SUBJECTS:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lasser RA,Sunderland T

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Poor diet due to poor oral health was proposed as a potential mediator of the association between poor oral health and frailty. This study explores the cross-sectional associations between poor oral health, poor diet, and frailty in Canadian adults, aged 45 to 85 years, and then tests whether the expected or...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bassim C,Mayhew AJ,Ma J,Kanters D,Verschoor CP,Griffith LE,Raina P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary gland function is generally well-preserved in healthy older persons. Similar results are observed in the laboratory rat. Older people are, however, more likely to experience salivary disorders due to disease or its treatment. For many patients with remaining salivary gland parenchymal tissue, improved functio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Baum BJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of depression in a cohort of elderly men as assessed using a 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score and to describe the association between this score and sex steroids, androgen receptor (AR) polymorphism, and general health status. DESIGN:Observational study on the relat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： T'Sjoen GG,De Vos S,Goemaere S,Van Pottelbergh I,Dierick M,Van Heeringen C,Kaufman JM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate potential cost savings generated by a program of hip protectors in the nursing home from a Medicare perspective. DESIGN:A state-transition Markov model considering short-term and long-term outcomes of hip protectors for a hypothetical nursing home population, stratified by age, sex, and function...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Honkanen LA,Schackman BR,Mushlin AI,Lachs MS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effectiveness of a behavior change intervention (BCI) with or without a pedometer in increasing physical activity in sedentary older women. DESIGN:Prospective randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Primary care, City of Dundee, Scotland. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred four sedentary women aged 70...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McMurdo ME,Sugden J,Argo I,Boyle P,Johnston DW,Sniehotta FF,Donnan PT

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in centenarians. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, population-based. SETTING:Forty-four counties in northern Georgia. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred forty-four centenarians (aged 98-108, 15.8% male, 20.5% African American, 38.0% community dwelling) from the Georgia Cen...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Davey A,Lele U,Elias MF,Dore GA,Siegler IC,Johnson MA,Hausman DB,Tenover JL,Poon LW,Georgia Centenarian Study.

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe the essential components of an Agile Implementation (AI) process, which rapidly and effectively implements evidence-based healthcare solutions, and present a case study demonstrating its utility. DESIGN:Case demonstration study. SETTING:Integrated, safety net healthcare delivery system in India...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Boustani M,Alder CA,Solid CA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether the relationship between antidepressant adherence and coronary artery disease (CAD) hospitalizations varied between older and younger adults with depression. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics nationwide. PARTICIPANTS:Chronically ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cooper DC,Trivedi RB,Nelson KM,Reiber GE,Eugenio EC,Beaver KA,Fan VS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influences of age and risk group on the survival of AIDS patients. We concentrated on transfusion because it is the commonest risk factor for AIDS in patients over 70 years of age. DESIGN:Survival curve regression analysis. PARTICIPANTS:Patients aged 13 years and over with AIDS acquired thr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sutin DG,Rose DN,Mulvihill M,Taylor B

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the relationship between physical fitness and activity among elderly males in the traditional rural community of Chetbesi, Nepal. It takes advantage of the unique character of the Hindu caste system to implement a quasiexperimental research design that approximates random assignment to high and low...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Beall CM,Goldstein MC,Feldman ES

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze baseline data from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study, in which information was collected on the use of all dietary supplements. DESIGN:Cross-sectional regression analysis. SETTING:GEM study sites in California, Maryland, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS:The GEM study enr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nahin RL,Fitzpatrick AL,Williamson JD,Burke GL,Dekosky ST,Furberg C,GEM Study Investigators.

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the nature of telephone communication in the care of patients in skilled nursing facilities, noting numbers of calls, reasons for communication, and the outcomes of the interactions, and to implement a voice mail system to manage the burden of communication more effectively and describe the im...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fowkes W,Christenson D,McKay D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the proportion of untreated women who reported receiving treatment after incident fracture and to identify factors that predict treatment across an international spectrum of individuals. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. Self-administered questionnaires were mailed at baseline and 1 year....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Greenspan SL,Wyman A,Hooven FH,Adami S,Gehlbach S,Anderson FA Jr,Boone S,Lacroix AZ,Lindsay R,Netelenbos JC,Pfeilschifter J,Silverman S,Siris ES,Watts NB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess clinical outcomes and identify risk factors for mortality in older adults with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SAB). DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor. PARTICIPANTS:All patients aged 80 and older with SAB between January 2004 and Ju...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Big C,Malani PN

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence rate of dementia and its subtypes in Japan and to investigate the relationship of risk factors, such as demographic features and disease history, to the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia. DESIGN:A prevalence study within a longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:The ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yamada M,Sasaki H,Mimori Y,Kasagi F,Sudoh S,Ikeda J,Hosoda Y,Nakamura S,Kodama K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diastolic left ventricular function was comparatively assessed in 19 healthy elderly individuals (mean age 71 years) and in 20 young normal subjects (mean age 26 years), using digitized echocardiograms. Peak and average filling rates were slower in the group of elderly subjects than in the younger population (128 +/- ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Manyari DE,Patterson C,Johnson D,Belenkie I,Anderson P,Melendez L,Cape R

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors associated with incomplete bladder emptying in older women with overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. DESIGN:Retrospective medical records review. SETTING:Urodynamic laboratory at a large academic health care system in the southeast United States. PARTICIPANTS:Medical records from women a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Park J,Palmer MH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the long-term effects of aerobic exercise on the occurrence and time to onset of cardiovascular diagnoses, 184 initially healthy older subjects were randomized into either a long-term exercise group (Group A, n = 80), a short-term exercise group (Group B, n = 42), or a contract control group (Group C, n = 6...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Posner JD,Gorman KM,Gitlin LN,Sands LP,Kleban M,Windsor L,Shaw C

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment with a somatostatin analogue, octreotide (SMS 201-995), prevents postprandial blood pressure reduction in the elderly. We hypothesized that this beneficial effect on blood pressure is caused by an octreotide-induced suppression of insulin secretion. We studied the effects of octreotide and insulin adminis...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jansen RW,de Meijer PH,van Lier HJ,Hoefnagels WH

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:To assess the course and prediction of basic activities of daily living (ADL) function in patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). DESIGN:This was a prospective cohort study. SETTING:The setting was a single academic center in Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS:Participants include...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bertschi D,Moser A,Stortecky S,Zwahlen M,Windecker S,Carrel T,Stuck AE,Schoenenberger AW

更新日期：2020-11-06 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：:Drug prescribing for ambulatory patients greater than or equal to 85 years of age was studied using data from the 1980 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) on office visits to physicians. NAMCS is a survey by the US National Center for Health Statistics, which collected information on office visits and extr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Knapp DA,Knapp DA,Wiser TH,Michocki RJ,Nuessle SJ,Knapp WK

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine differences in a proxy measure of muscle quality across the adult life span and explore potential mechanisms of muscle quality change through identification of cross-sectional correlates of muscle quality. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. PARTICIPANTS...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moore AZ,Caturegli G,Metter EJ,Makrogiannis S,Resnick SM,Harris TB,Ferrucci L

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide estimates of change in depressive symptoms and determine how changes in depressive symptom influence recovery of functional status. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Eleven inpatient medical rehabilitation facilities located across the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Five hundred forty-four ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ostir GV,Berges IM,Ottenbacher A,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a prospective study of 250 men undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate to determine the incidence of perioperative myocardial infarction. The prevalence of coronary artery disease in the study group was 27%. Patients had measurement of total creatine kinase and its MB isoenzyme and electrocardi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ashton CM,Lahart CJ,Wray NP

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00