Aluminium in antacids and cooking pots and the risk of hip fractures in elderly people.

abstract：:The clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease may be difficult. In elderly patients there may be other causes of the triad of rigidity, bradykinesia and tremor. This study was designed to assess whether a single levodopa challenge could predict dopa responsiveness in patients with Parkinson's disease. Twenty-two of 27...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： D'Costa DF,Sheehan LJ,Phillips PA,Moore-Smith B

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls pose a major threat to the well-being and quality of life of older people. Falls can result in fractures and other injuries, disability and fear and can trigger a decline in physical function and loss of autonomy. This article synthesises recent published findings on fall risk and mobility assessments and fall p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lord SR,Close JCT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadic Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder. It is uniformly fatal. Clinical signs include myoclonus, visual disturbances, cerebellar ataxia, akinetic mutism and pyramidal/extrapyramidal signs in addition to a rapidly progressive dementia. Premortem diagnosis is challenging due to the ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Podger H,Ipe A

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 352 residents of a home for the elderly, who were fully mobile and devoid of most predisposing factors for bacteriuria, 19% of men and 27% of women had two positive cultures within two months. Positive conversion at one year among men and women negative at entry was 11% and 23% respectively, negative conversion ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kasviki-Charvati P,Drolette-Kefakis B,Papanayiotou PC,Dontas AS

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The General Medical Council (GMC) provides a core curriculum for all medical degrees in the UK. However, these guidelines do not provide in-depth, specific learning outcomes for the various medical specialties. Recognising our ageing population, the British Geriatrics Society in 2013 published their own supplementary ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tinker A,Hussain L,D'Cruz JL,Tai WY,Zaidman S

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:Investigation of 21 elderly women with a wide range of renal function showed that plasma creatinine concentrations above 100 mumol/l were associated with glomerular filtration rates (GFR) below 50 ml/min. Plasma 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentrations and radio-calcium absorption were directly related to GFR and were l...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Francis RM,Peacock M,Barkworth SA

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was performed of 163 patients aged 65 years and over with a diagnosis of duodenal ulceration admitted to one Health District over a period of six years. Eighty per cent of the patients were admitted with acute complications, 50% bled and 30% were perforated. A large proportion of these patients w...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Watson RJ,Hooper TL,Ingram G

更新日期：1985-07-01 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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:the data concerning the predictive role of oxidised LDL (ox-LDL) in all-cause mortality are scarce. We investigated whether circulating ox-LDL would stand out as a risk factor of total mortality in the elderly. Study subjects, design and methods: a total of 1,260 elderly inhabitants (533 men, 7...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Linna M,Ahotupa M,Löppönen MK,Irjala K,Vasankari T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes how a sample of elderly people were identified from the electoral register using an initial postal screen, and reports a technique that was used to increase the response to the screen. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Cartwright A,Smith C

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the study of factors associated with age-related gait decline may assist in developing methods to preserve mobility in older people. OBJECTIVE:to examine the associations between sensorimotor factors relevant to ageing and gait in the general older population. DESIGN:cross-sectional population-based study....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Callisaya ML,Blizzard L,Schmidt MD,McGinley JL,Lord SR,Srikanth VK

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using Newcastle 85+ Study data, we investigated transitions between frailty states from age 85 to 90 years and whether multi-morbidities and socioeconomic status (SES) modify transitions. METHODS:The Newcastle 85+ Study is a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of all people born in 1921 in Newcastle and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Mendonça N,Kingston A,Yadegarfar M,Hanson H,Duncan R,Jagger C,Robinson L

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:general practitioners (GPs) have identified the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) as a particularly challenging aspect of dementia care. However, there is a paucity of research on why GPs find BPSD challenging and how this influences the care they offer to their patients...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Jennings AA,Foley T,McHugh S,Browne JP,Bradley CP

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is increasingly used to risk stratify older people, but across specialised services there is no standardised approach. The aim of this study was to assess if the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) could describe outcomes for older people within English specialised services. DESIGN:A retrospective co...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Imam T,Konstant-Hambling R,Fluck R,Hall N,Palmer J,Conroy S

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

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：:Postural control is no longer considered simply a summation of static reflexes but, rather, a complex skill based on the interaction of dynamic sensorimotor processes. The two main functional goals of postural behaviour are postural orientation and postural equilibrium. Postural orientation involves the active alignme...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Horak FB

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement for patients with severe aortic stenosis considered inoperable or at high operative risk, but the long-term outcome remains unknown. HYPOTHESIS:we assessed the 4-year clinical and echocardiograp...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Thomopoulou S,Vavuranakis M,Karyofyllis P,Kariori M,Karavolias G,Balanika M,Smyrli A,Stefopoulos C,Sbarouni E,Moldovan C,Khoury M,Stefanadis C,Voudris V

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:how the National Service Framework (NSF) for older people in England might be associated with changes in clinically relevant stroke outcome has not been investigated. We looked for changes in computerised tomography (CT) scan rate, inpatient case-fatality rate (CFR), length of acute hospital stay and disch...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Myint PK,Vowler SL,Redmayne O,Fulcher RA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:the organisation of long-term medicine and geriatric medicine has undergone many changes during the last 15 years. The aim of this study is to gain an overall perspective of the present organisation of geriatric medicine in Sweden. DESIGN:questionnaire survey. METHODS:The Swedish Society for Geriatric Medic...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Akner G

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Hong Kong, about 15% of older people (aged 80 and above) live in care homes, one of the highest proportions in the world. During the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003, the crude fatality rate for older people in care homes that were infected was 72%. After taking the advice of a team of internatio...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Chow L

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The type of environmental hazards implicated in the aetiology of a consecutive series of 787 hip-fracture patients was prospectively studied. Most falls occurred between 09 h 00 and midday and there was no seasonal variation. Fifty-one different environmental hazards were implicated in the aetiology of the fall for 58...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Parker MJ,Twemlow TR,Pryor GA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy intake and resting energy expenditure in relation to body composition were studied in female patients with Alzheimer's disease, multi-infarct dementia and in home-living non-demented elderly women. Patients with Alzheimer's disease tended to have lower body weight and higher energy intake (p = NS) than control ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Niskanen L,Piirainen M,Koljonen M,Uusitupa M

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a city where specialist homes for the elderly mentally infirm (EMI) have been extensively developed, a study was carried out to determine if residents in such homes were mentally impaired to a degree intermediate between that of residents in ordinary homes, and those in psychogeriatric beds. The study, using valid ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： de Zoysa AS,Blessed G

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 414 elderly residents of sheltered accommodation in West Essex investigated the degree to which health, physical handicap and support from community care services affected dental needs and utilization of dental services. The study population had a mean age of 77 years, 77% lived alone, 17% were housebound a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tobias B

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases of acute hepatotoxicity associated with elevated paracetamol (acetaminophen) levels in older patients. Both patients were receiving a standard European dose of oral paracetamol (2 × 500 mg QDS) with no risk factors for slowed metabolism (weight <50 kg, interacting medications, hepatic enzyme induc...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ging P,Mikulich O,O'Reilly KM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially severe diagnosis with high short-term mortality. Recently, age-adjusted cut-off values (age × 10 μg/l) of D-dimer were introduced to improve the diagnostic workup in older patients. In clinical practice, PE is considered 'ruled out' in patients with a non-high clinical probabil...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Stein CE,Keijsers CJ,Bootsma JE,Schouten HJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate the associations between chronic health conditions, psychosocial and environmental factors and catastrophic decline in mobility among older people. DESIGN:longitudinal cohort. SETTING:national sample living in private households. PARTICIPANTS:nine hundred and ninety-nine adults aged > or = 6...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ayis S,Gooberman-Hill R,Bowling A,Ebrahim S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a paucity of information about the use of antipsychotic medication in long-term care, especially among the oldest-old residents. OBJECTIVE:To analyse the factors associated with the use of antipsychotic medication among nonagenarian residents in long-term institutional care. DESIGN:A retrospective...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Alanen HM,Finne-Soveri H,Noro A,Leinonen E

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:the purpose of this study was to evaluate the likelihood that the presence of certain medical conditions in older ambulatory patients are associated with the risk of developing a new pressure ulcer. DESIGN:a cohort study. SETTING AND SUBJECTS:a large outpatient record database from the United Kingdom calle...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Margolis DJ,Knauss J,Bilker W,Baumgarten M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00