Functional profiles of healthy older persons.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate auditory function in subjects with early Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and with subjective memory complaints, in search of signs of central auditory processing dysfunction even in early stages of cognitive impairment. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:a consecutive group of men and women, r...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Idrizbegovic E,Hederstierna C,Dahlquist M,Kämpfe Nordström C,Jelic V,Rosenhall U

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to explore views on advance care planning in care homes for older people. DESIGN:qualitative exploration of views from care home staff and the family of residents in care homes for older people. SETTING:all care homes for the elderly in two London Boroughs. PARTICIPANTS:staff (care managers, nurses and car...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Stewart F,Goddard C,Schiff R,Hall S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obtaining well-founded estimates of the effect of demographic change on future health expenditures is a pressing issue in all developed countries. Thus far, expenditure projections have examined the effect of age on health care costs, but fail to account for the influence of remaining life expectancy on cost...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Seshamani M,Gray A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The change in mental and physical functioning over 5 years for 594 survivors of a community survey of the elderly is described. An increase in cognitive impairment, physical disability and incontinence over the period was found with increasing age. Women in the two oldest age groups had a significantly greater increas...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jagger C,Clarke M,Cook AJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:how the National Service Framework (NSF) for older people in England might be associated with changes in clinically relevant stroke outcome has not been investigated. We looked for changes in computerised tomography (CT) scan rate, inpatient case-fatality rate (CFR), length of acute hospital stay and disch...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Myint PK,Vowler SL,Redmayne O,Fulcher RA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:dementia is associated with an excess risk of death but mortality after chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) evacuation in older people with dementia is unknown. We assessed the association between dementia and 1-year case-fatality in older persons undergoing CSDH evacuation. METHODS:we conducted a nationwide F...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tommiska P,Korja M,Siironen J,Kaprio J,Raj R

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female life expectancy in developed countries has increased by 30 years in the twentieth century. AIM:To determine if there has been an increase in reproductive longevity. METHODS:We analysed age-specific fertility data from birth statistics for the USA, Canada, Japan, France, Sweden, the UK and Australia....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Brody JA,Grant MD,Frateschi LJ,Miller SC,Zhang H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between hip fractures and aluminium in antacids and cooking pots was examined in an epidemiological study in Sydney, Australia. A population-based case-control study was conducted and 416 men and women aged 65 years and over were recruited (209 cases and 207 controls). There was a significantly (p < 0...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Cumming RG,Klineberg RJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:There have so far been no reported studies of localization of urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly women. The site of infection, renal or bladder, in significant urinary tract infection in 50 elderly women (mean age 80) admitted acutely to a geriatric unit was determined by the Fairley bladder washout method. Of t...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Suntharalingam M,Seth V,Moore-Smith B

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:a trend towards decline in disability has been reported in older adults, but less is known about corresponding temporal trends in measured physical functions. Objective:to verify these trends during 2001-16 in an older Swedish population. Methods:functional status was assessed at three occasions: 2001-04 (...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Santoni G,Angleman SB,Ek S,Heiland EG,Lagergren M,Fratiglioni L,Welmer AK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:measuring the complex needs of care home residents is crucial for resource allocation. Hospital patient administration systems (PAS) may not accurately identify admissions from care homes. Objective:to develop and validate an accurate, practical method of identifying care home resident hospital admission us...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Housley G,Lewis S,Usman A,Gordon AL,Shaw DE

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:to examine the costs and cost-effectiveness of 'second-generation' telecare, in addition to standard support and care that could include 'first-generation' forms of telecare, compared with standard support and care that could include 'first-generation' forms of telecare. DESIGN AND METHODS:a pragm...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Henderson C,Knapp M,Fernández JL,Beecham J,Hirani SP,Beynon M,Cartwright M,Rixon L,Doll H,Bower P,Steventon A,Rogers A,Fitzpatrick R,Barlow J,Bardsley M,Newman SP

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:epidemiological studies of Alzheimer's disease and aluminium intake have focused on aluminium in drinking water. There have been no studies investigating the relation between the disease and the consumption of foods containing large amounts of aluminium additives. OBJECTIVES:to conduct a pilot study to dete...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rogers MA,Simon DG

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:fractures are a major health concern among the elderly. People at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at an increased risk for fractures. The aim of this study was to assess the individual and combined effect of the CVD risk factors of smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity on fracture risk...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Khatib R,Yusuf S,Barzilay JI,Papaioannou A,Thabane L,Gao P,Joseph PG,Teo K,Mente A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether in older people perceived age is associated with risk of total mortality independent of chronological age. DESIGN:Prospective population-based study (Evergreen project) with mortality surveillance for 13 years after the baseline. SETTING:Face-to-face interview among community-dwelling re...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Uotinen V,Rantanen T,Suutama T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and seventy residents of 11 Leicester City Council homes for the elderly, with a total of 515 beds, were studied during a 30-week period from September 1988 to March 1989 to determine the use of influenza vaccine, the levels of influenza antibody, the incidence of influenza, and the protection afforded by ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Nicholson KG,Baker DJ,Chakraverty P,Farquhar A,Hurd D,Kent J,Litton PA,Smith SH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:increasing public costs for the care of the elderly have created fundamental changes that are redefining the basic principles of health care funding. In the past, overall institutional funding was predominantly tied to spending. In view of the limitations of this approach to funding long-term care faciliti...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tousignant M,Hébert R,Dubuc N,Simoneau F,Dieleman L

更新日期：2003-01-01 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

abstract：:Visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were measured in 95 residents of a hostel for the aged (mean age = 83 years) using a dual-contrast letter chart and the Melbourne Edge Test (MET). Vision (as measured by visual acuity, the MET, low-contrast visual acuity, and difference between high- and low-contrast acuity) decr...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lord SR,Clark RD,Webster IW

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A straight abdominal radiograph can be used in the elderly to indicate a loaded colon. Two groups of patients were identified using radiology, one with faeces-filled caeca and the other with gas-filled caeca. Gastro-intestinal transit time measurements and breath methane analysis, an indicator of colonic bacterial act...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： McKay LF,Smith RG,Eastwood MA,Walsh SD,Cruikshank JG

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine whether the Short-form 36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36) is suitable for use in an elderly population. The SF-36 was administered by interview to a random sample of 827 adults from West Glamorgan. Among the 216 adults aged 65 and over the data were 98.8% complete. Evid...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lyons RA,Perry HM,Littlepage BN

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-year prospective, controlled study of sports injuries in elderly athletes (over 60 years of age) treated at an outpatient sports clinic was carried out in order to determine the number, profile, and specific features of these injuries compared with those of young athletes (between 21 and 25 years). During the stud...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kannus P,Niittymäki S,Järvinen M,Lehto M

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially severe diagnosis with high short-term mortality. Recently, age-adjusted cut-off values (age × 10 μg/l) of D-dimer were introduced to improve the diagnostic workup in older patients. In clinical practice, PE is considered 'ruled out' in patients with a non-high clinical probabil...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Stein CE,Keijsers CJ,Bootsma JE,Schouten HJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on National Health Service (NHS) dental care utilization by the elderly are analysed to consider the distribution of dental care according to the charge status of the patient. Considerable and significant differences are observed in the type and amount of dental care provided to elderly patients exempt and not ex...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Birch S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:two common anti-diabetic treatments used are sitagliptin and sulphonylureas however evidence examining their comparative effectiveness in older people is limited. OBJECTIVE:to evaluate effectiveness of sitagliptin vs sulphonylureas when added to metformin in older (aged ≥75) vs younger people (18-75). DESI...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Sharma M,Nazareth I,Petersen I

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Objective:studies on the association of dementia with specific body composition (BC) components are scarce. Our aim was to investigate associations of BC measures with different levels of cognitive function in late-life. Methods:we studied 5,169 participants (mean age 76 years, 42.9% men) in the AGES-Reykja...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Spauwen PJ,Murphy RA,Jónsson PV,Sigurdsson S,Garcia ME,Eiriksdottir G,van Boxtel MP,Lopez OL,Gudnason V,Harris TB,Launer LJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the empirical Dignity Model has profoundly influenced the provision of palliative care for older terminally ill patients in the West, as it provides practical guidance and intervention strategies for promoting dignity and reducing distress at the end-of-life. OBJECTIVE:to examine the concept of 'living and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ho AH,Chan CL,Leung PP,Chochinov HM,Neimeyer RA,Pang SM,Tse DM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00