Biomedical and behavioral research in nursing homes: guidelines for ethical investigations.

abstract：:All autopsies (n = 34) performed over a period from July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1988 in a teaching nursing home were reviewed to determine the autopsy rate, to evaluate premortem versus postmortem diagnostic discrepancies, and to see if educational efforts could improve each. The autopsy rate was 3.5%. Major discrepancie...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gloth FM 3rd,Burton JR

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare characteristics, healthcare use, and costs of care of veterans in the rapidly expanding Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical foster home (MFH) with those of three other VHA long-term care (LTC) programs. DESIGN:Descriptive, unmatched study. SETTING:VHA MFHs, home-based primary care (HBPC)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levy C,Whitfield EA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether serum calcium is associated with cognitive function in elderly individuals in the general population. DESIGN:Prospective follow-up study of two independent, population-based cohorts. SETTING:The Rotterdam Study (median follow-up 11 years) and the Leiden 85-plus Study (median follow-up ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schram MT,Trompet S,Kamper AM,de Craen AJ,Hofman A,Euser SM,Breteler MM,Westendorp RG

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cognitive performance among Japanese and American persons, aged 68 years and older, using two nationally representative studies and to examine whether differences can be explained by differences in the distribution of risk factors or in their association with cognitive performance. DESIGN:National...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Saito Y,Kim JK,Davarian S,Hagedorn A,Crimmins EM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the relationship between serum total cholesterol (TC) and all-cause mortality, taking into account various potential confounders. DESIGN:Population-based prospective cohort study. SETTING:Older Italians residing in the general community. PARTICIPANTS:Four thousand five hundred twenty-one men an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brescianini S,Maggi S,Farchi G,Mariotti S,Di Carlo A,Baldereschi M,Inzitari D,ILSA Group.

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the characteristics of the usual medical care providers of older antidepressant users changed between 1986 and 1997 with the introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. DESIGN:Longitudinal study. SETTING:Five-county Piedmont area of North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:Stratified...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fillenbaum GG,Hybels CF,Pieper CF,Konrad TR,Burchett BM,Blazer DG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether chronic kidney disease (CKD) at any stage is associated with fracture risk after adjusting for competing mortality and to determine whether age or race modify the relationship between CKD and fracture risk. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hall RK,Sloane R,Pieper C,Van Houtven C,LaFleur J,Adler R,Colón-Emeric C

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify age-related differences in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Two university-affiliated medical centers with integrated clinical programs. PATIENTS:329 patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction in 1988-1990 for whom co...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rosenthal GE,Fortinsky RH

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five geriatric patients with severe motor urge incontinence were treated with terodiline and meladrazine separately and in combination. Because of poor general state of health and serious concomitant diseases the frequency of dropouts was high. Separate administration of the drugs improved the majority of the p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Beisland HO,Fossberg E

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To design a value-driven, interprofessional inpatient geriatric consultation program coordinated with systems-level changes and studied outcomes and costs. DESIGN:Propensity-matched case-control study of older adults hospitalized at an academic medical center (AMC) who did or did not receive geriatric consu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bernstein JM,Graven P,Drago K,Dobbertin K,Eckstrom E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether women with sarcopenia and low bone mineral density (BMD) are at greater risk of clinical fractures than those with sarcopenia or low BMD alone. DESIGN:Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational and Clinical trials. SETTING:Three U.S. clinical centers (Pittsburgh, PA; Birmingham, AL;...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Harris R,Chang Y,Beavers K,Laddu-Patel D,Bea J,Johnson K,LeBoff M,Womack C,Wallace R,Li W,Crandall C,Cauley J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether resting heart rate is associated with several types of osteoporotic fractures, mortality, and cause-specific mortality in older women. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. SETTING:Four communities across the United States. PARTICIPANTS:We prospectively assessed resting pulse rate in 9,7...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kado DM,Lui LY,Cummings SR,Study Of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotoxic effects of habitual alcohol consumption were investigated by correlating the subjects' estimates of abstinence or frequency and amount of alcohol consumed with measurements of gray matter blood flow utilizing the 133Xe inhalation method. Two hundred and twenty-two subjects were studied, including 136 health...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rogers RL,Meyer JS,Shaw TG,Mortel KF

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coming decades will see a dramatic rise in the number of homebound adults. These individuals will have multiple medical conditions requiring a team of caregivers to provide adequate care. Home-based primary care (HBPC) programs can coordinate and provide such multidisciplinary care. Traditionally, though, HBPC pro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith KL,Ornstein K,Soriano T,Muller D,Boal J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A widely held dictum in aging research is that heterogeneity in health increases with age, but the basis for this claim has not been fully investigated. We examined heterogeneity at different ages across health characteristics to describe variation and trends; we investigated the comparative importance of be...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nguyen QD,Moodie EM,Forget MF,Desmarais P,Keezer MR,Wolfson C

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate long-term variability in serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and to determine associated risk factors for high-risk inflammatory profiles. DESIGN:Prospective population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:Participants (N = 1,443) of the Epidemiology of Heari...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nash SD,Cruickshanks KJ,Klein R,Klein BE,Nieto FJ,Chappell R,Schubert CR,Tsai MY

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization on morbidity and mortality of nursing home residents. DESIGN:Three-year cohort study from 2000 to 2003. SETTING:Twenty-three nursing homes of all types and regions in the northern part of Belgium (Flanders). PARTICIPAN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Suetens C,Niclaes L,Jans B,Verhaegen J,Schuermans A,Van Eldere J,Buntinx F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To verify the change in health variables and parameters of health service utilization in a group of active caregivers for older persons with dementia in comparison with former caregivers who had ceased to provide home care for at least 6 months (death of the patient or institutionalized care). DESIGN:A pros...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gräsel E

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence and content of long-term care facility policies regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments (cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), artificial hydration and nutrition, dialysis, antibiotics for life-threatening infections, transfer to acute care hospital) and advance directives in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Choudhry NK,Ma J,Rasooly I,Singer PA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a prediction model for kidney transplantation (KT) outcomes specific to older adults with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and to use this model to estimate the number of excellent older KT candidates who lack access to KT. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of data collected by the United Network for Organ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Grams ME,Kucirka LM,Hanrahan CF,Montgomery RA,Massie AB,Segev DL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate prescribing tends of and correlates independently associated with high-risk anticholinergic prescriptions in adults aged 65 and older in office-based outpatient visits. DESIGN:Repeated cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). PARTICIPANTS:A national sa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rhee TG,Choi YC,Ouellet GM,Ross JS

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine physician use of stool guaiac testing in order to determine indications for testing, how the test was used, and the consequences of a particular test result. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. SETTING:Large midwestern inpatient nursing home facility. PATIENTS:All patients with positive fecal occu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Klos SE,Drinka P,Goodwin JS

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether hospital costs are higher in patients with lower functional status at admission, defined as dependence in one or more activities of daily living (ADLs), after adjustment for Medicare Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) payments. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:General medical service at a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chuang KH,Covinsky KE,Sands LP,Fortinsky RH,Palmer RM,Landefeld CS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune status of 17 healthy individuals 100-103 years of age (centenarians) was investigated. Qualitative values for immunoglobulins IgG, IgM, IgA, and IgE were within normal ranges for subjects more than 60 years of age with the exception of elevated IgM in one individual. Cell marker studies employing a panel of...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Thompson JS,Wekstein DR,Rhoades JL,Kirkpatrick C,Brown SA,Roszman T,Straus R,Tietz N

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prevalence of mobility device use in community-dwelling older adults in the United States and to investigate the incidence of falls and worry about falling according to type and number of mobility devices used. DESIGN:Analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the 2011-12 National...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gell NM,Wallace RB,LaCroix AZ,Mroz TM,Patel KV

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether an in-home palliative care intervention for terminally ill patients can improve patient satisfaction, reduce medical care costs, and increase the proportion of patients dying at home. DESIGN:A randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Two health maintenance organizations in two states. PA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brumley R,Enguidanos S,Jamison P,Seitz R,Morgenstern N,Saito S,McIlwane J,Hillary K,Gonzalez J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To alert persons in the public and private healthcare professions to the increasing trends in higher proportions of persons aged 50 and older who are newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who are living with HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). DESIGN:Data from the period...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Paul SM,Martin RM,Lu SE,Lin Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Recently revised vaccination recommendations for US adults, aged 65 years and older, include both 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), with PCV13 now recommended for immunocompetent older people based on shared decision making...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wateska AR,Nowalk MP,Lin CJ,Harrison LH,Schaffner W,Zimmerman RK,Smith KJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prognostic value of apathy for mortality in patients of somatic (SC) and dementia special care (DSC) nursing home (NH) units. DESIGN:Longitudinal design, secondary analyses of a 2-year, cluster-randomized trial with six measurements, approximately 4 months in between. SETTING:SC and DSC-un...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nijsten JMH,Leontjevas R,Pat-El R,Smalbrugge M,Koopmans RTCM,Gerritsen DL

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a broad range of physical disability by examining the association between a four-level measure of disability, based on self-report of difficulty in performing functional activities, and previously identified risk factors for disability. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community-based. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Langlois JA,Maggi S,Harris T,Simonsick EM,Ferrucci L,Pavan M,Sartori L,Enzi G

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00