The older homosexual: current concepts of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older Americans.

abstract：:Falls are a major health concern for elderly people and cause substantial health care costs. The authors used meta-analytic findings on the effectiveness of fall prevention interventions to determine cost-effectiveness of a proposed Medicare fall prevention program for people who experience a recent fall. Using publis...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Wu S,Keeler EB,Rubenstein LZ,Maglione MA,Shekelle PG

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lifespans worldwide continue to get progressively longer as we learn more about the science of aging, adopt more healthy lifestyles, and develop better technology to promote successful longevity. Unfortunately, with advanced age comes bone loss and an increased risk for skeletal fractures. Much is known about age-rela...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Gunby MC,Morley JE

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balance disorders are common in the elderly and can lead to falls, with resultant severe morbidity and even mortality. Progressive loss of vestibular function begins in middle age and is affected by multiple disease processes. Polypharmacy impacts many disease processes in the elderly, with balance function being one ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Eibling D

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging of a population replete with risk factors for heart failure(HF) (coronary heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension) coupled with a declining age-adjusted mortality rate for coronary artery and hypertensive heart diseases has created, and will continue to create, a literal explosion in the prevalence of HF i...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Naidu SS,Wong SC,Steingart RM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The definition of sarcopenia continues to evolve, from an observational phenomenon to a differential diagnostic approach. Clinical relevance for sarcopenia is defined by a loss in lean muscle mass and impairment of functional status. A therapeutic approach to the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength in older pers...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Thomas DR

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides a comprehensive review of the outcomes of polypharmacy in nursing homes. Our review had some limitations. First, we only included studies beginning in 1990, and significant earlier studies are not included. Only English language articles were included. We only researched studies from MEDLINE, and...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Tamura BK,Bell CL,Inaba M,Masaki KH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone is a complex organ which contains an organic matrix which serves as scaffolding, includes mineral as calcium distributed in a pattern providing structure and serves as an ion reservoir for the body. Throughout life it dynamically changes in response to changes in activity, body mass, and weight bearing. It is imp...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Simon LS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are three major obstacles to a recommendation for screening the elderly for NIDDM. The first is the conflicting evidence as to whether early detection and treatment reduce complications. The second is that treatment of hyperglycemia with attainment of euglycemia is difficult to achieve in the elderly. Nondrug th...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Trilling JS

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary incontinence (UI) in the older adult is a multisystem health problem that has an impact on the lives of millions of older adults. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) specializing in gerontology,family, and adult practice are equipped educationally with the expertise to prevent, assess, and manage this health probl...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Cacchione PZ,Decker SA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychomotor assessment is a collaborative effort between the neurologic and the neuropsychologic evaluation. Changes associated with normal aging must be differentiated from signs and symptoms that indicate abnormal functioning. Recent developments in computer-based technology should add to the precision and accuracy ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Mahurin RK,Inbody SB

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is a common problem encountered among elderly people in subacute and long-term care facilities. Pain often is underestimated and undertreated in these settings. Most pain problems can be improved by careful assessment and careful use of analgesic drugs and nondrug strategies. Subacute care and other long-term car...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Ferrell BA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subacute care is a program of care for individuals with recent or current illness or injury. Currently, the services received by patients in subacute care vary considerably among sites, partly because these sites may specialize in certain treatments and partly because providers often define subacute care according to ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Levenson S

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoglycemia is a serious problem in older patients with diabetes mellitus. This chapter discusses risk factors associated with hypoglycemia and approaches to mitigation of the risk for hypoglycemia. Specific considerations include selection of glucose lowering agents, comorbid conditions and the implications of decli...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Hoogwerf BJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of education in preventing and treating patients with pressure ulcers is evident by the inclusion of recommendations for educational objectives in the clinical guidelines by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Both caregiver and client should be assessed for knowledge of pressure ulcers. Phy...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Ayello EA,Mezey M,Amella EJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin in a dose of 160 to 325 mg should be administered on day 1 of an acute MI and continued indefinitely on a daily basis. Thrombolytic therapy should be administered within 6 to 12 hours after the onset of an acute MI with ST segment elevation or with left bundle branch block. Primary coronary angioplasty when av...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Aronow WS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in adult Americans. This disease remains undetected in one half of the people with this disease. Primary open angle glaucoma is the most common form of the disease. Patients at risk for glaucoma usually have one or more of the following characteristics: advanced age, ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Kendrick R

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid growth of the geriatric sector of the population has, in part, led to the explosion of the home care industry and the rebirth of the house call. Understanding the population being served is always the first step in providing excellent care. Older people who are frail and homebound have physical, social, and ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： LoFaso V

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents an up-to-date review of the literature on hormone augmentation in the elderly to help primary care physicians better evaluate and utilize hormone replacement and optimization strategies to benefit their patients. The scientific literature suggests that hormone supplementation with estrogen, proge...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Schwartz E,Holtorf K

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the usefulness of neuropsychological testing in AD, as an adjunct to the diagnosis, as a means of the evaluation of progression, and response to treatment. Clinical neuropsychological tests that have direct relevance to AD are reviewed, with particular emphasis on recently developed tests of mem...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Koss E

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly have few bleeding disorders related exclusively to the aging process. However, abnormalities of coagulation are seen frequently in this group as complications of other illnesses. Thus a good understanding of basic coagulation physiology and testing will provide the necessary tools for therapeutic guidance....

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Stemerman MB

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current arrangements for health care in the United States do not adequately address the needs of a growing population that has serious, eventually fatal chronic illness. New programs and policies are necessary to encourage coordination of care; better match services to the needs of patients; better provide education a...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Shugarman LR,Lorenz K,Lynn J

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal changes that are related to osteoporosis can be prevented, challenged, or reduced with implementation of proper rehabilitation programs. The nonpharmacologic interventions recommended here are evidence-based and have resulted from controlled trials and studies. ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Sinaki M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In developing and validating the concept of frailty as a geriatric syndrome, it has been necessary to distinguish the clinical expression of frailty from normal age-related changes and other age-related disease pathologies. A framework for excluding potentially confounding disease and a working clinical tool to diagno...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Fedarko NS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of cardiac rehabilitation for elderly cardiac patients is controversial, and cost, logistic barriers, and encumbering comorbidities often seem disproportionate. Many clinicians view the emphasis of cardiac rehabilitation on behavior modification and risk-factor reduction as irrelevant for very old adults a...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Forman DE,Farquhar W

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower intestinal bleeding in the elderly is a common problem with numerous and varied causes. Its diagnosis and treatment require a careful, systematic approach by physicians with special expertise. Under the proper circumstances, elderly patients with lower intestinal bleeding do well, even when surgery is required. ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Reinus JF,Brandt LJ

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of people in nursing homes is growing at a rapid rate as the population includes greater numbers of elderly Americans. Psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, and paranoia, are commonly seen among this group. Recognition and treatment of these disorders by health care professionals can improve...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Phan TT,Reifler BV

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:American health-care practitioners are faced with a rapidly growing, geriatric, Hispanic-American population. This group shares certain cultural links but is largely heterogeneous and comprised of many subgroups, the largest of which are Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans. Health-care practitioners ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Pousada L

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) is a common medical condition in the United States, with an estimated 16% of men receiving a diagnosis during their lifetime. Although it is the second leading cause of cancer-specific deaths among men, PCa will not be the cause of death for most men who are diagnosed with it. Although there are ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Roussel B,Ouellet GM,Mohile SG,Dale W

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraperitoneal infections or inflammatory disease in elderly patients are a diagnostic challenge that will be encountered with increasing frequency in the aging population of the United States. Diagnostic clues are not overt and frequently appear late in the course of the disease. Confusion and subtle changes in clin...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Hill AB,Meakins JL

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What are the dermatologic needs of aging and skin disease in the elderly in the new millennium? This question may be impossible to answer, but predictions may be derived from current sources of data. Data from the US Census Bureau and the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey are used to characterize current use of ...

journal_title：Clinics in geriatric medicine

authors： Smith ES,Fleischer AB Jr,Feldman SR

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00