The Prevention for Elderly Persons (PEP) Program: a model of municipal and academic partnership to meet the needs of older persons for preventive services.

abstract：:Seventy consecutive patients receiving warfarin as an anticoagulant were evaluated for the relationship between the response to the loading dose of warfarin and the response to the maintenance dose. No patients were excluded because of complicating diseases or the concurrent use of other drugs. There was a moderate co...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jones BR,Baran A,Reidenberg MM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Several studies have demonstrated that a large percentage of older people are inadequately immunized against tetanus. The aim of this study was to assess the immunity against tetanus in a group of individuals aged 69 and older and to examine the immune response to a single dose of tetanus toxoid. DESIGN:A c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shohat T,Marva E,Sivan Y,Lerman I,Mates A,Cohen A

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between selected chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and fall injury events at home among community-dwelling older persons. DESIGN:Population-based case-control study. SETTING:The general community. PARTICIPANTS:Persons aged 65 and older living at home, excluding those using a whe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herndon JG,Helmick CG,Sattin RW,Stevens JA,DeVito C,Wingo PA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the effect of age on psychotropic coprescribing, psychiatric diagnoses, and other clinical characteristics. DESIGN:Analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. SETTING:A national sample of outpatient visits to physicians (N = 2,406) in office-based practice in 2010. PARTICIPANTS:Ad...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Maust DT,Oslin DW,Marcus SC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A trial by any means that can possibly prevent or retard the development of arteriosclerosis is to be recommended. Arteriosclerosis is the chief cause of strokes and heart attacks. The heavy evening meal now in vogue is characteristically rich in animal fats. Normal digestion is at its peak at about the seventh hour, ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Roen PB

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some studies have shown a negative association between age and serum albumin. Several of these studies included older people with known disease. Disease may reduce albumin in any age group. Other studies have shown no association between age and albumin. To investigate the association of age and albumin, albumin level...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cooper JK,Gardner C

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with diabetes mellitus and an underlying mixed axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathy are particularly prone to compression neuropathies with consequent axonal degeneration and a poor prognosis for recovery. This hazard should be taken into account whenever a prolonged surgical procedure is contemplated. An ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Massey EW,Pleet AB

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the clinical presentation, findings, and outcomes of older adults (> 60) with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and compare these with a control group of younger patients (< or or =60). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A community-based, acute hospital in Hong Kong. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chan TY,Miu KY,Tsui CK,Yee KS,Chan MH

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify barriers and solutions for the recruitment and retention of older (aged ≥65 years) people in clinical trials. DESIGN:Systematic literature review. METHODS:Three databases (Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL) were searched for articles reporting on barriers or solutions regarding the recruitment or ret...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Forsat ND,Palmowski A,Palmowski Y,Boers M,Buttgereit F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine relationships between race and psychotropic drug use (antidepressant, antianxiety, sedative/hypnotic agents) in informal caregivers with symptoms of depression who provide care for elderly relatives with progressive dementia. Whether racial differences in medication use relate to racial difference...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sleath B,Thorpe J,Landerman LR,Doyle M,Clipp E

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested that vascular dementia in older persons is more common than previously hypothesized. A substantial proportion of dementia in old age may be an early manifestation of cerebrovascular disease (CVD), that eventually becomes clinically evident as an acute cerebrovascular accident. Th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ferrucci L,Guralnik JM,Salive ME,Pahor M,Corti MC,Baroni A,Havlik RJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether delivery of better quality of care for urinary incontinence (UI) and falls is associated with better participant-reported outcomes. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders Study 2 (ACOVE-2). PARTICIPANTS:Older (≥ 75) ambulatory care participants ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Min LC,Reuben DB,Adams J,Shekelle PG,Ganz DA,Roth CP,Wenger NS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether age, sex, depression, dementia disorder, nutritional status, or level of functional balance capacity influences the effect of a high-intensity functional weight-bearing exercise program on functional balance. DESIGN:Preplanned subgroup analyses of a randomized controlled trial. SETTING:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Littbrand H,Carlsson M,Lundin-Olsson L,Lindelöf N,Håglin L,Gustafson Y,Rosendahl E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Little is known about elder abuse and neglect in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community; however, this population faces a greater risk of abuse and likely experiences abuse differently and needs different resources. We conducted focus groups to investigate LGBT older adults' ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bloemen EM,Rosen T,LoFaso VM,Lasky A,Church S,Hall P,Weber T,Clark S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate in a community-dwelling elderly population the magnitude of renal function misclassification, occurring when persons with normal serum creatinine have reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and to describe the participant characteristics related to misclassification. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Giannelli SV,Patel KV,Windham BG,Pizzarelli F,Ferrucci L,Guralnik JM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of psychotropic medication withdrawal and a home-based exercise program in reducing falls in older people. DESIGN:A randomized controlled trial with a two by two factorial design. SETTING:Seventeen general practices in Dunedin, New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS:Women and men aged 65 yea...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Campbell AJ,Robertson MC,Gardner MM,Norton RN,Buchner DM

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine, using data from the Newcastle 85+ Study, whether there is an association between modern diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cognitive function in very old adults (≥85) and whether inflammation, physical activity, or diabetes mellitus status affects this association. DESIGN:Lo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Harrison SL,Stephan BC,Siervo M,Granic A,Davies K,Wesnes KA,Kirkwood TB,Robinson L,Jagger C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if older pilots forgot more about a learned flight task after a 10-month delay than did younger pilots and if the anticipated greater skill loss led older pilots' performance to be more disrupted by alcohol. DESIGN:Repeated measures comparative group design examining the effects of alcohol versu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yesavage JA,Dolhert N,Taylor JL

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To identify the prevalence of hypertension and factors associated with nontreatment and poor control of hypertension in Mexican Americans aged 65 years and older. DESIGN:A population-based survey of older Mexican Americans conducted in 1993-1994. SETTING:Subjects residing in five Southwestern states: Texas,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Satish S,Stroup-Benham CA,Espino DV,Markides KS,Goodwin JS

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To use an expert consensus process to identify indicators of delirium features to help enhance bedside recognition of delirium. DESIGN:Modified Delphi consensus process to assign existing cognitive and delirium assessment items to delirium features in the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) diagnostic algorit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Huang LW,Inouye SK,Jones RN,Fong TG,Rudolph JL,O'Connor MG,Metzger ED,Crane PK,Marcantonio ER

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether serum thyrotropin (TSH) levels are altered in euthyroid older persons compared with middle-aged adults. DESIGN:Serum TSH and thyroid hormone levels were measured in a large group of older persons (> 70 years old, n = 216) and their middle-aged offspring (40-60 years old, n = 211) after e...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hershman JM,Pekary AE,Berg L,Solomon DH,Sawin CT

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To address the competing risk of death in longitudinal studies of older persons, we demonstrate sensitivity analyses that evaluate robustness of associations between exposures and three outcome types: dichotomous, count, and time to event. DESIGN:A secondary analysis of data from a prospective cohort study....

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Murphy TE,Gill TM,Leo-Summers LS,Gahbauer EA,Pisani MA,Ferrante LE

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second heart sound was studied by phonocardiography and carotid tracings in 103 elderly subjects without overt evidence of heart disease. Their ages ranged from 60 to 99 years. A normal type of splitting was found in 55.3%, and a single sound in 41.7%. The difference between these percentages and those found in 60...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Luisada AA,Knighten V,Rao DB

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the satisfaction of surrogate decision-makers with the decision to place feeding tubes in elderly patients with impaired decision-making capacity. DESIGN:Inception cohort followed for 5 weeks. SETTING:Four hospitals in the greater Los Angeles area. PARTICIPANTS:Fifty-eight surrogate decision-make...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McNabney MK,Beers MH,Siebens H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between alcohol intake and problem drinking history and bone mineral density (BMD), falls and fracture risk. DESIGN:Cross-sectional and prospective cohort study. SETTING:Six U.S. clinical centers. PARTICIPANTS:Five thousand nine hundred seventy-four men aged 65 and older. MEASU...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cawthon PM,Harrison SL,Barrett-Connor E,Fink HA,Cauley JA,Lewis CE,Orwoll ES,Cummings SR

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review studies investigating cochlear implant (CI) outcomes in older adults, and to develop a conceptual framework demonstrating important interactions between characteristics of hearing disability, aging, and the CI intervention. DESIGN:Review of English literature with titles containing the words "coch...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clark JH,Yeagle J,Arbaje AI,Lin FR,Niparko JK,Francis HW

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissemination of cutting-edge geriatrics-focused research is essential for academic geriatrics researchers, clinicians, and older adults and their caregivers. Social media channels, such as Twitter, provide a means of quickly reaching a wide array of users, globally. Besides standard tweets with links to research arti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lindquist LA,Ramirez-Zohfeld V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dramatic increase in the number of ethics committees in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) has occurred since 1970 in the 487 nursing homes in Minnesota. Ten percent of the LTCFs had ethics committees which were mostly formed by administrators and nurses. The committees are most often found in large urban facilities ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Brown BA,Miles SH,Aroskar MA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the costs of mobile and stationary mammography and examine the incremental cost-effectiveness of using mobile mammography to increase screening rates. DESIGN:A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed using effectiveness data from a randomized clinical trial and modeling of costs associated with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naeim A,Keeler E,Bassett LW,Parikh J,Bastani R,Reuben DB

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00