Rectus sheath haematoma in elderly patients: a diagnostic challenge.

abstract：BACKGROUND:the human body composition changes with advances in age. Particularly, the central fat amount increases. Because the central fat mass is a cardiovascular risk factor, we investigated whether in an elderly population, fat mass (measured at different bodily locations) is associated with peripheral and central ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： van Dijk S,van den Meiracker A,van der Cammen T,Mattace Raso F,van der Velde N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of two representative population samples of 70-year-olds, one of which was followed up at 75 years of age, digitalis treatment was associated with oestrogen-like metabolic effects, indicated by changes in the composition of the plasma phospholipid fraction. Digitalis treatment, at least at these ages, is re...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Persson G,Landahl S,Svanborg A

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:longitudinal analyses of physical activity (PA) and arterial stiffness in populations of older adults are scarce. We examined associations between long-term change of PA and arterial stiffness in the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA). METHODS:we assessed PA...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Endes S,Schaffner E,Caviezel S,Dratva J,Autenrieth CS,Wanner M,Martin B,Stolz D,Pons M,Turk A,Bettschart R,Schindler C,Künzli N,Probst-Hensch N,Schmidt-Trucksäss A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous research has indicated that age-related medical or health conditions can affect driving performance in older adults but little, if any, research has examined the mechanisms through which health conditions affect driving difficulties in older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, correlational study. SET...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tuokko HA,Rhodes RE,Dean R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:patient empowerment, through which patients become self-determining agents with some control over their health and healthcare, is a common theme across health policies globally. Most care for older people is in the acute setting, but there is little evidence to inform the delivery of empowering hospital care...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Selman LE,Daveson BA,Smith M,Johnston B,Ryan K,Morrison RS,Pannell C,McQuillan R,de Wolf-Linder S,Pantilat SZ,Klass L,Meier D,Normand C,Higginson IJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From an international comparison of arm anthropometric reference norms for the elderly a new diagnostic criterion for severe wasting malnutrition was derived: corrected arm muscle area at or below 16.0 cm2 for men or 16.9 cm2 for women. Of 201 consecutive hospital admissions aged 65 years and over, 10 subjects were ma...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Friedman PJ,Campbell AJ,Caradoc-Davies TH

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:exercise therapy is highly recommended for falls prevention in older adults; however, poor exercise adherence may limit treatment effectiveness. OBJECTIVE:to assess the effectiveness of interventions to improve exercise adherence for community-dwelling adults (aged over 65 years), at risk of falling. METHO...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hughes KJ,Salmon N,Galvin R,Casey B,Clifford AM

更新日期：2019-03-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to explore the relationship between blood lipids/lipoproteins and cognitive function in the Chinese oldest-old. DESIGN:multivariate statistical analysis using cross-sectional data. SETTING:community-based setting in longevity areas in China. SUBJECTS:eight hundred and thirty-six subjects aged 80 and older ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Yin ZX,Shi XM,Kraus VB,Fitzgerald SM,Qian HZ,Xu JW,Zhai Y,Sereny MD,Zeng Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:in the UK, two-thirds of patients in general hospitals are older than 70, of whom half have dementia or delirium or both. Our objective was to explore doctors, nurses and allied health professionals' perceptions of their preparation to care for confused older patients on general hospital wards....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Griffiths A,Knight A,Harwood R,Gladman JR

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：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:STOPP/START was formulated to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) in older people. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of PIP and PPO in older Irish patients in residential care using STOPP/START. METHODS:data were collected p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ryan C,O'Mahony D,Kennedy J,Weedle P,Cottrell E,Heffernan M,O'Mahony B,Byrne S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional survey of community-dwelling elderly volunteers (104 women, 87 men, mean age 70 years) was carried out in winter to determine whether cardiovascular and other potentially modifiable lifestyle factors were associated with serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D during this period. Mean winter levels of se...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Scragg R,Khaw KT,Murphy S

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deprescribing has gained interest recently, driven by an ageing population seeing an increasing number living with multiple long-term conditions. This, coupled with disease-specific guidelines derived from clinical trials in younger people, has led to an increase in exposure to polypharmacy and the associated therapeu...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Woodford HJ,Fisher J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrated care programs have been developed to enhance the quality care for older adults in primary care. These programs usually consist of a multidisciplinary approach, with personalised care based on comprehensive geriatric assessments. However, there is limited evidence for the effectiveness of these programs in f...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hoogendijk EO

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This invited article is drawn from the content of the Marjory Warren Lecture given by John Gladman at the British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting in 2018, entitled 'The Meaning of Life Expectancy'. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gladman JRF

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients over 65 years of age with fractures of the proximal femur, whose operation was delayed more than 24 hours after admission for medical reasons, were studied. Length of post-operative stay on the orthopaedic wards, mobility after one month and need for continuing supervision by the geriatric services, aft...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Harries DJ,Eastwood H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of tamoxifen on the vaginal mucosa and on serum oestrone, oestradiol and gonadotrophin concentrations was investigated in a group of nine postmenopausal women with non-metastatic breast cancer. Compared with fit age-matched controls, the vaginal pH in the tamoxifen-treated group was significantly lower and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Miodrag A,Ekelund P,Burton R,Castleden CM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:hip fractures result in a significant burden to the patient, their caregivers and the health care system. Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have a higher incidence of hip fracture compared with other older people without AD, although it is not clear if AD is an independent risk factor for hip fracture. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Baker NL,Cook MN,Arrighi HM,Bullock R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:information about the predictors of mortality among the oldest-old is limited. Also possible gender differences are poorly known. OBJECTIVE:to examine the predictors of mortality among individuals aged 90 and older, focusing on differences between men and women. We also analysed gender differences in surviv...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tiainen K,Luukkaala T,Hervonen A,Jylhä M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were measured in 95 residents of a hostel for the aged (mean age = 83 years) using a dual-contrast letter chart and the Melbourne Edge Test (MET). Vision (as measured by visual acuity, the MET, low-contrast visual acuity, and difference between high- and low-contrast acuity) decr...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lord SR,Clark RD,Webster IW

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:two common anti-diabetic treatments used are sitagliptin and sulphonylureas however evidence examining their comparative effectiveness in older people is limited. OBJECTIVE:to evaluate effectiveness of sitagliptin vs sulphonylureas when added to metformin in older (aged ≥75) vs younger people (18-75). DESI...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Sharma M,Nazareth I,Petersen I

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spasticity is common after stroke and other neurological conditions and causes considerable limitations of movement, activities of daily living and participation. Interaction with other components of the upper motor neurone syndrome (UMNS) and the heterogeneity of patients' presentations together with limited tools fo...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Graham LA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in the United States have suggested that medical students' bias against older patients is not influenced by ad hoc courses in geriatrics. If the suggestion is correct then there should be no difference between the attitudes towards the care of the aged and to a career with elderly patients among students attac...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Peach H,Pathy MS

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the factors that are associated with receipt of care in older people. This study aims to describe the pattern and predictors of service usage, by a representative sample of people aged 65 and over. METHOD:We assessed psychiatric and physical morbidity, formal and informal care and pres...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Nelson T,Livingston G,Knapp M,Manela M,Kitchen G,Katona C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular responses to tilting and breathing were studied in 24 patients with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 54 healthy control women aged between 75 and 96 years in order to study the parasympathetic and sympathetic heart-rate control. The cardiovascular response to tilting and breathing showed no a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Elmståhl S,Petersson M,Lilja B,Samuelsson SM,Rosén I,Bjunö L

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Age limits for diagnostics and treatments have been largely removed and replaced by an active diagnostic and treatment practice among the oldest old and has led to concerns about potential overtreatment during the last years of life. METHODS:Use of prescription medication in the last years of life was ass...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Pedersen JK,Jensen TM,Waldorff FB,Søndergaard J,Christensen K

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:An outline is given of simple urodynamic investigations applicable to elderly subjects. The type of patient presenting primarily to geriatric departments with urinary incontinence, whose management is aided by such studies, is described under various clinical groupings. The requirement for urodynamic studies and the b...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Eastwood HD

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:fall-risk assessment with fall-prevention intervention referral for at-risk groups to avoid falls could be cost-effective from a care-payer perspective. AIMS:to model the cost-effectiveness of a fall-risk assessment (QTUG compared to TUG) with referral to one of four fall-prevention interventions (Otago, Fa...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Franklin M,Hunter RM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00