Home environmental hazards and the risk of fall injury events among community-dwelling older persons. Study to Assess Falls Among the Elderly (SAFE) Group.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the associations between self-reported hearing problems and physical performance and self-reported difficulties in mobility and activities of daily living (ADLs) in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional cohort study. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Men and women aged 75 to 90 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Mikkola TM,Polku H,Portegijs E,Rantakokko M,Rantanen T,Viljanen A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To apply diagnostic criteria for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to a geographically representative sample, to estimate the prevalence of MCI, and to estimate 10-year trajectories of incident disability for cognitively intact participants and subgroups with MCI. DESIGN:Prospective cohort; 10 years of follow...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Purser JL,Fillenbaum GG,Pieper CF,Wallace RB

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in Australian hip fracture patients living in the community. PATIENTS:A total of 283 consecutive patients with hip fracture admitted over a 15-month period to a university teaching hospital in Western Australia. Included we...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bruce DG,St John A,Nicklason F,Goldswain PR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the effect of an adapted U.S. model of pharmaceutical care on prescribing of inappropriate psychoactive (anxiolytic, hypnotic, and antipsychotic) medications and falls in nursing homes for older people in Northern Ireland (NI). DESIGN:Cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Nursing homes rando...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Patterson SM,Hughes CM,Crealey G,Cardwell C,Lapane KL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and predictors of adverse postoperative outcomes in older surgical patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing noncardiac surgery in 1997. SETTING:A medical school-affiliated teaching community hospital. PARTICIPANT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Leung JM,Dzankic S

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has long been thought that demographic aging and its attendant implications for health and social services is primarily a problem for industrialized wealthy countries. Nothing could be further from the truth since most older persons (and an increasingly higher number) reside in low-income countries. Through a descr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Clarfield AM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the hypothesis that a micronutrient supplement can improve seroconversion after influenza immunization in older institutionalized people. DESIGN:: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING:Nursing and residential homes in Liverpool, United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred sixty-...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Allsup SJ,Shenkin A,Gosney MA,Taylor S,Taylor W,Hammond M,Zambon MC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the quality of end-of-life care in Medicare Advantage (MA) and traditional Medicare (TM), specifically, receipt and length of hospice care. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of administrative data. SETTING:Hospice care. PARTICIPANTS:Veterans dually enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VH...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gidwani-Marszowski R,Kinosian B,Scott W,Phibbs CS,Intrator O

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the experience of Minnesota nursing homes with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the policies and procedures used for its control. DESIGN:A 12-question survey, with primarily categorical responses, was mailed to the Directors of Nursing of all Minnesota long-term-care facilitie...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Thurn JR,Belongia EA,Crossley K

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study sensor monitoring (use of a sensor network placed in the home environment to observe individuals' daily functioning (activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living)) as a method to measure and support daily functioning for older people living independently at home. DESIGN:Sy...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pol MC,Poerbodipoero S,Robben S,Daams J,van Hartingsveldt M,de Vos R,de Rooij SE,Kröse B,Buurman BM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study whether subjective memory deterioration is associated with future dementia in older people. DESIGN:A population-based prospective cohort study begun in 1994 with biennial follow-up interviews. SETTING:Community-based members of Group Health Cooperative, a large health maintenance organization in t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wang L,van Belle G,Crane PK,Kukull WA,Bowen JD,McCormick WC,Larson EB

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, etiologic bacterial agents to late prosthetic joint infections (LPJI), are more prevalent in the oral flora of older individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in an age and gender-matched nonarthritic control population (NA). DESIGN:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jacobson JJ,Patel B,Asher G,Woolliscroft JO,Schaberg D

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and outcomes of breathlessness in older Americans. SETTING:Community-dwelling older adults. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 70 and older in the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study (2008, follow-up through 2012) (N = 3,671; mean age 78). MEASUREMENTS:Breathlessne...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith AK,Currow DC,Abernethy AP,Johnson MJ,Miao Y,Boscardin WJ,Ritchie CS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls incidence in Chinese older people has been reported to be approximately half that of Caucasian populations. It is possible that the falls risk factor profile may differ significantly between Caucasian and Chinese populations, and a better understanding of this reported difference in incidence and associated risk...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kwan MM,Close JC,Wong AK,Lord SR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary gland function is generally well-preserved in healthy older persons. Similar results are observed in the laboratory rat. Older people are, however, more likely to experience salivary disorders due to disease or its treatment. For many patients with remaining salivary gland parenchymal tissue, improved functio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Baum BJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of the Tool to Reduce Inappropriate Medications (TRIM), a web tool linking an electronic health record (EHR) to a clinical decision support system, on medication communication and prescribing. DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial. SETTING:Primary care clinics at a Veterans Affairs Medical...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fried TR,Niehoff KM,Street RL,Charpentier PA,Rajeevan N,Miller PL,Goldstein MK,O'Leary JR,Fenton BT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore how different frameworks and categories of chronic conditions impact multimorbidity (defined as two or more chronic conditions) prevalence estimates and associations with patient-important functional outcomes. DESIGN:Baseline data from a population-based cohort study. SETTING:National sample of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Griffith LE,Gilsing A,Mangin D,Patterson C,van den Heuvel E,Sohel N,St John P,van den Akker M,Raina P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess how various stakeholders involved with nursing home care rate the importance of various quality-of-life (QoL) items for hypothetical residents with varying types of impairment. DESIGN:A community-based exploratory description of a convenience sample. SETTING:Eleven nursing homes in Florida, New J...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kane RL,Rockwood T,Hyer K,Desjardins K,Brassard A,Gessert C,Kane R

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 934 elderly patients admitted to the geriatric department of a general hospital, several admission laboratory tests were found to provide prognostic information. When tests were combined as a discriminant function, the matter of death or survival at six weeks after admission was predicted with 84 percen...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hodkinson HM

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are particularly susceptible to exacerbations that may be associated with incorrect use of inhalers. Educational programs with inhaler technique review seem to be effective, but no studies have addressed their cost-effectiveness in older adu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Maricoto T,Marques-Gomes J,Correia-de-Sousa J,Taborda-Barata L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine factors that predict site of death (hospital vs nursing home (NH)), related costs, and geographic variation in site of death of NH residents admitted under the Medicare Part A Benefit. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:NHs located in the United States (N=13,146). PARTICIPANTS:All per...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levy CR,Fish R,Kramer AM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study patterns of transmission of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) in a chronic care facility and to assess control measures and prevent future outbreaks in this setting. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A 120-bed, four-unit, skilled nursing facility. PATIENTS:Residents and employees of t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Buffington J,Chapman LE,Stobierski MG,Hierholzer JC,Gary HE Jr,Guskey LE,Breitenbach RA,Hall WN,Schonberger LB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how poor sleep affects the health of older ethnic minorities. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study involving a population-based survey. SETTING:Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE) survey conducted in the southwestern United States. PARTICIPANTS:Two tho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Howrey BT,Peek MK,Raji MA,Ray LA,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine cross-national care and outcomes related to end-of-life experiences. DESIGN:Postdeath interviews and self-administered questionnaires completed with family caregivers of residents with dementia who died in long-term care settings or shortly after transfer. SETTING:One hundred eighty-three nursin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cohen LW,van der Steen JT,Reed D,Hodgkinson JC,van Soest-Poortvliet MC,Sloane PD,Zimmerman S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and validate a picture-based memory impairment screen (PMIS) for the detection of dementia. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Outpatient clinics, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode city in the southern Indian state of Kerala. PARTICIPANTS:Three hundred four community-residing adults aged 55 to 94 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Verghese J,Noone ML,Johnson B,Ambrose AF,Wang C,Buschke H,Pradeep VG,Abdul Salam K,Shaji KS,Mathuranath PS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether arterial stiffness is a risk factor for falls in community-dwelling older people. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Community population, Sydney, Australia. PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling older adults (mean age 79.8±4.4, 52.2% female; N=481). MEASUREMENTS:Carotid-femoral pulse ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wong AK,Lord SR,Trollor JN,Sturnieks DL,Delbaere K,Menant J,Brodaty H,Sachdev PS,Close JC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the features of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring hospitalization in subjects receiving home care. DESIGN:Prospective study from November 15, 2000, to November 14, 2002. SETTING:Six hospitals in the Edmonton, Canada, area. PARTICIPANTS:Two thousand four hundred sixty-four subjects a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Marrie TJ,Huang JQ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infection (BSI) between the young old (65-75), old (76-85), and old old (>85). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Forty-six hospitals in southeast France. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand seven hundred forty patients aged 65 and o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gavazzi G,Mallaret MR,Couturier P,Iffenecker A,Franco A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the time to first acute care use (e.g., emergency department (ED) use without hospitalization or rehospitalization) for older adults discharged to home after receiving postacute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); to identify predictors of first acute care use. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Toles M,Anderson RA,Massing M,Naylor MD,Jackson E,Peacock-Hinton S,Colón-Emeric C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty in older vascular surgery patients is associated with increased mortality, hospital stay, and morbidity. The association of frailty with hospital-acquired geriatric syndromes such as delirium and functional decline has not been well studied. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between frailty ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Thillainadesan J,Mudge AM,Aitken SJ,Hilmer SN,Cullen JS,Yumol MF,Close JCT,Norris CM,Kerdic R,Naganathan V

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00