Evidence for the validity of the Short-form 36 Questionnaire (SF-36) in an elderly population.

abstract：:A 73-year-old man presented with a huge intra-abdominal mass. Initially a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) was diagnosed, but his tumour was subsequently classified as a spindle cell sarcoma. Difficulties in the classification of rare intra-abdominal tumours are discussed. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bills V,Iqbal R,Haqqani M,Clague JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrated care programs have been developed to enhance the quality care for older adults in primary care. These programs usually consist of a multidisciplinary approach, with personalised care based on comprehensive geriatric assessments. However, there is limited evidence for the effectiveness of these programs in f...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hoogendijk EO

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of cutaneous pain threshold using the Neuromod Selectra Model 7750 Transcutaneous Neuronal Electrical Stimulator is described. Pain threshold, measured in 520 healthy volunteers aged 5-105 years, increased with age. Consistent values were obtained in 22 healthy volunteers on three successive days. Pain...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tucker MA,Andrew MF,Ogle SJ,Davison JG

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-nine residents, 10% of the total population of elderly in Part III accommodation in Newcastle upon Tyne, were examined for the presence of psychiatric disorder, tested for cognitive impairment, and rated for the presence of confusion. Those allocated a diagnosis of dementia were most impaired and confused, and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Vardon VM,Blessed G

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was carried out to examine the prevalence of oropharyngeal and urinary tract colonization and to compare the colonizing bacteria with the strains causing nosocomial infections during patients' stays in a geriatric ward. Colonization with Gram-negative rods was not uncommon. Nosocomial infections frequently occ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Michielsen W,Vandevondele D,Verschraegen G,Claeys G,Afschrift M

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle cramps are painful and common in elderly patients but have largely escaped medical investigation. Quinine sulphate is usually the sole drug prescribed, even though firm evidence for its efficacy is not available. The results of the present double-blind cross-over study show that quinine was significantly superi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jones K,Castleden CM

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to analyse socio-demographic differences in the onset and progression of disability. DESIGN:analysis of a cohort of people aged 55-69 in 1988-9 and in 1994. SUBJECTS:a representative sample of 3543 adults. METHODS:we measured severity of disability at baseline and follow-up. We analysed variations in inci...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Grundy E,Glaser K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapists and nurses often use verbal instruction in the rehabilitation of mobility following stroke. This study aimed to determine whether performing a verbal cognitive task while walking adversely affected patients' balance and velocity. METHODS:There were two counterbalanced conditions: walking only and...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bowen A,Wenman R,Mickelborough J,Foster J,Hill E,Tallis R

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:in the UK, two-thirds of patients in general hospitals are older than 70, of whom half have dementia or delirium or both. Our objective was to explore doctors, nurses and allied health professionals' perceptions of their preparation to care for confused older patients on general hospital wards....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Griffiths A,Knight A,Harwood R,Gladman JR

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of tamoxifen on the vaginal mucosa and on serum oestrone, oestradiol and gonadotrophin concentrations was investigated in a group of nine postmenopausal women with non-metastatic breast cancer. Compared with fit age-matched controls, the vaginal pH in the tamoxifen-treated group was significantly lower and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Miodrag A,Ekelund P,Burton R,Castleden CM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) may be associated with cognitive dysfunction in non-demented elderly people. A random sample of 96 retirement village residents were given both neuropsychological assessment and overnight sleep monitoring with a portable microprocessor based system (Vitalog PMS-8). Respiratory disturba...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hayward L,Mant A,Eyland A,Hewitt H,Purcell C,Turner J,Goode E,Le Count A,Pond D,Saunders N

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to assess the validity of the Direct Assessment of Functional Status (DAFS) performance-based functional scale for the staging of dementia severity by comparing it with established clinical, functional and cognitive scales. PATIENTS AND METHODS:93 consecutive Alzheimer's disease patients underwent DAFS. Soci...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Zanetti O,Frisoni GB,Rozzini L,Bianchetti A,Trabucchi M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In older ambulatory persons, exercise strategies that are expected to generate beneficial muscle adaptations with low cardiopulmonary demands are needed. OBJECTIVE:We hypothesised that eccentric resistance exercise would be less demanding on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems than bouts of concentric ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Vallejo AF,Schroeder ET,Zheng L,Jensky NE,Sattler FR

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes management has not been evaluated in French nursing homes (NHs) for 10 years. OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to compare the management of diabetes with guidelines in older patients living in NHs. DESIGN:Observational, retrospective and multicentre study carried out in 13 NH in the Cote d'Or re...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Quilot E,Petit JM,Vergès B,Bouillet B

更新日期：2020-08-24 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：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：:Deprescribing has gained interest recently, driven by an ageing population seeing an increasing number living with multiple long-term conditions. This, coupled with disease-specific guidelines derived from clinical trials in younger people, has led to an increase in exposure to polypharmacy and the associated therapeu...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Woodford HJ,Fisher J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower urinary tract symptoms are frequency report in Parkinson's disease. Whether these are causally related to Parkinson's disease rather than the known effects of age on the urinary tract is unknown. In this study we compared urodynamic data from 1864 women and 357 men with no neurological disease with data from 34 ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gray R,Stern G,Malone-Lee J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pain and delirium are common in people with dementia admitted to hospitals. These are often under-diagnosed and under-treated. Pain is implicated as a cause of delirium but this association has not been investigated in this setting. Objective:To investigate the relationship between pain and delirium in peop...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Feast AR,White N,Lord K,Kupeli N,Vickerstaff V,Sampson EL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cognitive performance in participants with and without syncope and unexplained falls in a large population representative sample aged 50 years or older. METHODS:Participants of the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA) were studied. Participants with a history of syncope and/or unexplained fa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Frewen J,King-Kallimanis B,Boyle G,Kenny RA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the type and frequency of falls presenting to an inner city casualty department, and to identify modifiable risk factors in these patients. A prospective descriptive study evaluated those over 65 years presenting to an inner city casualty department with falls. Over a 4-week recru...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Davies AJ,Kenny RA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:faecal incontinence affects quality of life and causes caregiver strain. Patients are often reluctant to seek help because of embarrassment and perceived lack of effective treatment. Persisting faecal soiling may lead to unwanted and premature institutionalization. OBJECTIVE:to ascertain the prevalence of f...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Edwards NI,Jones D

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fracture is the clinical outcome of concern in osteoporosis, a disease variably defined over the last 30 years, mostly in terms of bone mineral density (BMD). However, an 'osseocentric' view of the condition may have hampered our understanding of how best to identify patients at the greatest risk of fragility fracture...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Aspray TJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 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 disproportionately high suicide rate among the elderly is examined in this review. As opposed to younger age groups, a close association exists between suicide and parasuicide in old age. Factors associated with these events include a high incidence of depression, serious physical illness, as well as social factor...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Shulman K

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:there is growing consensus around the importance of population level approaches which seek to improve public knowledge and awareness of dementia. Aim:to assess knowledge of the relationship between dementia and ageing, and of the risk and protective factors associated with it, among the general public in Ir...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Glynn RW,Shelley E,Lawlor BA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has shown persistent elevations in plasma cortisol concentration following upper femur fracture in elderly people. To investigate this phenomenon further, we measured plasma cortisol and adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and performed overnight dexamethasone suppression tests in carefully characterized patient...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Roberts NA,Barton RN,Horan MA,White A

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ejection fraction was measured directly by a radionuclide method, and indirectly from systolic time intervals, in elderly patients in atrial fibrillation. Both methods show that the ejection fraction averages approximately 55% at mean ventricular rates of 50-70 beats/min and falls to 20% or below as mean rate increase...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Caird FI,Williams BO

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In one experiment, four groups of six-week-old-male PVG rats were, respectively, given tap water ('control group'), 0.00125M, 0.0025M, and 0.005M lathyrogen (aminoacetonitrile hydrochloride: AAN) solutions ad libitum for a period of 20 weeks. In a second experiment, 12-week-old male rats were similarly treated. It was...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Morgan AJ,Bellamy D

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in some current policy discussions concerning long-term care, the emphasis has been almost solely on the costs of care. This dialogue must be replaced with a discussion of value, which emphasizes both the costs of care and quality of care. While the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) was originally designe...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Phillips CD,Zimmerman D,Bernabei R,Jonsson PV

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00