Utility of clysis for hydration in nursing home residents.

abstract：:Low-income Latino immigrants are understudied in elder abuse research. Limited English proficiency, economic insecurity, neighborhood seclusion, a tradition of resolving conflicts within the family, and mistrust of authorities may impede survey research and suppress abuse reporting. To overcome these barriers, promoto...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： DeLiema M,Gassoumis ZD,Homeier DC,Wilber KH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of donepezil in the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) residing in nursing home facilities. DESIGN:Twenty-four-week, randomized, multicenter, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING:Twenty-seven nursing homes across the United St...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tariot PN,Cummings JL,Katz IR,Mintzer J,Perdomo CA,Schwam EM,Whalen E

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between baseline hypertension, blood pressure, and the development of cognitive decline in participants in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). DESIGN:Prospective analyses. SETTING:Thirty-nine centers. PARTICIPANTS:Seven thousand one hundred forty-nine women aged...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Johnson KC,Margolis KL,Espeland MA,Colenda CC,Fillit H,Manson JE,Masaki KH,Mouton CP,Prineas R,Robinson JG,Wassertheil-Smoller S,Women's Health Initiative Memory Study and Women's Health Initiative Investigators.

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency of diagnostic errors in older adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms suggestive of Chikungunya virus infection (CVI) and to compare the rates of misdiagnosis of older and younger adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study performed in the University Hospitals of M...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Godaert L,Bartholet S,Gazeuse Y,Brouste Y,Najioullah F,Kanagaratnam L,Césaire R,Fanon JL,Dramé M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and age was studied. In elderly subjects (65 to 84 years) higher basal ANP levels were found as compared with those found in young subjects (21 to 23 years). Volume loading (750 mL 0.9% NaCl in 60 minutes) increased ANP levels only in the aged group, and plasma...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tan AC,Hoefnagels WH,Swinkels LM,Kloppenborg PW,Benraad TJ

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to impact older adults disproportionately, from severe illness and hospitalization to increased mortality risk. Concurrently, concerns about potential shortages of healthcare professionals and health supplies to address these needs have focused attention on how resources a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Farrell TW,Ferrante LE,Brown T,Francis L,Widera E,Rhodes R,Rosen T,Hwang U,Witt LJ,Thothala N,Liu SW,Vitale CA,Braun UK,Stephens C,Saliba D

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether increasing kyphosis angle was independently associated with poorer mobility as measured according to the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), after controlling for other established risk factors. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Eleven clinical centers in the United States. PARTICIPANT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Katzman WB,Vittinghoff E,Ensrud K,Black DM,Kado DM

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Frailty is a common and central problem of old age. Recent research has defined frailty as an accumulation of deficits or as a distinct clinical syndrome involving specific comorbid physical disorders and functional impairment, but the psychological aspects of frailty have received little attention. It is proposed tha...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fillit H,Butler RN

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive impairment in old age is one of the most important topics in modern geriatrics. This article discusses the historical dimensions of this phenomenon. To this end, a number of primary sources ranging from antiquity to the modern era are evaluated. Although a physiology and pathology of old age were conceptuali...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schäfer D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a twice-weekly maintenance schedule of evening bright light exposure is effective in alleviating sleep maintenance insomnia on a long-term basis, after the establishment of a more favorable phase relationship between the core body temperature (CBT) rhythm and sleep. DESIGN:Subjects unde...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Suhner AG,Murphy PJ,Campbell SS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES:Prior research has shown that social engagement is beneficial to older adults' health and well-being. This study examined the association between environmental factors and social engagement of older Chinese immigrants in the United States. SAMPLE:A cross-sectional data set of Chinese immigrants ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lai DWL,Li J,Lee VWP,Dong X

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of older patients with chronic medical conditions dominates medical practice. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) in patients aged 65 and older have reached epidemic proportions. Using elements of the Chronic Care Model (CCM), a quality improvement project was undertaken to re...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Caruso LB,Clough-Gorr KM,Silliman RA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, the medical subspecialties have not focused on the needs of older adults. This has changed with the implementation of initiatives to integrate geriatrics and aging research into the medical and surgical subspecialties and with the establishment of a home for internal medicine specialists within the annua...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hurria A,High KP,Mody L,McFarland Horne F,Escobedo M,Halter J,Hazzard W,Schmader K,Klepin H,Lee S,Makris UE,Rich MW,Rogers S,Wiggins J,Watman R,Choi J,Lundebjerg N,Zieman S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether offspring of centenarians acquired protection from age-related diseases. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:The study was part of the Longevity Genes Project at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. PARTICIPANTS:Centenarians (n=145), offspring of centenarians (n=180), and spouses of th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Atzmon G,Schechter C,Greiner W,Davidson D,Rennert G,Barzilai N

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) remains a specific marker of cardiac illness in very old age and can be used to identify very elderly people at high risk for death independent of the presence of known cardiac diagnoses. DESIGN:Prospective, observational, po...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vaes B,de Ruijter W,Degryse J,Westendorp RG,Gussekloo J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess use of urinary collection devices (external, intermittent, and indwelling catheters; pads or briefs) and examine predictors of indwelling catheters in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:SNFs in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas. PARTICI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rogers MA,Mody L,Kaufman SR,Fries BE,McMahon LF Jr,Saint S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing importance of gerontology to medical practice, it has been difficult to incorporate it into the curriculum of most medical schools. The aim of this project was to explore the feasibility of introducing gerontology into medical education by utilizing the framework of an existing clinical program....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hall GG,Starkman MN

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-three consecutive outpatients receiving tricyclic antidepressants for at least one month were asked about medication side effects, including excessive appetite and craving for sweets. Prevalence of these side effects and their relationship (Pearson r) to type of medication, dosage, patient characteristics, diag...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stein EM,Stein S,Linn MW

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relative effect of comorbidities, noncancer symptoms, and cancer-related factors on the functioning of older adult long-term survivors of breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers. DESIGN:Data from in-person interviews with survivors of a tumor registry-based stratified random sample were used...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Deimling GT,Arendt JA,Kypriotakis G,Bowman KF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of changes that occur with aging, older people with any other risk factors for vitamin D deficiency are likely to have inadequate stores of this vitamin. The consequences of vitamin D deficiency are likely to be losses in bone, strength, and function and the development of pain. Many questions remain regarding...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gloth FM 3rd,Tobin JD

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether elderly people who meet national guidelines have higher physical function (PF) scores than those who do not and the effect on functional trajectory when physical activity (PA) levels change from above to below this threshold, or vice versa. DESIGN:Pooled data. SETTING:Two 6-month rando...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morey MC,Sloane R,Pieper CF,Peterson MJ,Pearson MP,Ekelund CC,Crowley GM,Demark-Wahnefried W,Snyder DC,Clipp EC,Cohen HJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was made of total drug usage (prescription, over-the-counter, social), health characteristics, and life satisfaction in 55 noninstitutional retired men and women whose average age was 70 years. The sample was purposively selected on the basis of involvement in peer group interaction networks. Among those using...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vener AM,Krupka LR,Climo JJ

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the types of continence aids that older adults hospitalized in acute medical units use and to test the association between use of continence aids and development of new urinary incontinence (UI) at discharge. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A 900-bed teaching hospital in Israel. PARTI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Zisberg A,Sinoff G,Gur-Yaish N,Admi H,Shadmi E

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the natural history of frailty transitions in a large cohort of community-dwelling older men and identify predictors associated with progression to or improvement from states of greater frailty. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Six U.S. sites. PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling men aged 6...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pollack LR,Litwack-Harrison S,Cawthon PM,Ensrud K,Lane NE,Barrett-Connor E,Dam TT

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the motor vehicle crash rate in a cohort of older drivers from a rural community and to identify health-related conditions that increase their risk for crash involvement. DESIGN:Cohort study with 5 years of crash-record surveillance. SETTING:The Iowa 65+ Rural Health Study, one of four Establish...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Foley DJ,Wallace RB,Eberhard J

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect on outcomes of the Ohio Department of Public Safety statewide geriatric triage criteria, established in 2009 for emergency medical services (EMS) to use for injured individuals aged 70 and older. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study of the Ohio Trauma Registry. SETTING:All hospitals in ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Caterino JM,Brown NV,Hamilton MW,Ichwan B,Khaliqdina S,Evans DC,Darbha S,Panchal AR,Shah MN

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

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 describe the evaluation of an interdisciplinary comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) consultation program for targeted hospitalized patients. DESIGN:Multi-center randomized clinical trial (RCT) at four hospitals where patients were randomly assigned to CGA consultation or usual care by the attending p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Borok GM,Reuben DB,Zendle LJ,Ershoff DH,Wolde-Tsadik G,Rubenstein LZ,Ambrosini VL,Fishman LK,Beck JC

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare endothelium-dependent vasomotor response in healthy younger and older subjects without classic cardiovascular risk factors, with high and normal fasting homocysteine (tHcy) levels. DESIGN:We compared endothelium-dependent vasodilatation, using ultrasound, in healthy younger (aged 18-40) and older...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hirsch S,de la Maza P,Mendoza L,Petermann M,Glasinovic A,Paulinelli P,Barrera G,Rosenberg IH,Bunout D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00