Doxorubicin (adriamycin) therapy of uterine sarcoma without surgery in an elderly patient.

abstract：:The effect of isobaric oxygenation on psychogeriatric subjects, with mild cognitive impairment was assessed in a single-blind controlled pilot study. Three of the 7 subjects were treated with a mixture of 97% oxygen plus 3% carbon dioxide, and 4 treated with compressed air. The oxygen or air was administered during tw...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： White L,Crovello JN,Rosenberg SN,Neiditch JA

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Most forms of dementia are associated with progressive cognitive and noncognitive impairments that can severely affect fitness to drive. Whether safe driving is still possible in the single case, however, is often difficult to decide and may be dependent on both severity and type of the respective...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Toepper M,Falkenstein M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the associations between certified nursing assistant (CNA) report of pain, Minimum Data Set (MDS) report of pain, and analgesic medication use in cognitively impaired nursing home residents. DESIGN:Correlational study. SETTING:Three nursing h...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fisher SE,Burgio LD,Thorn BE,Allen-Burge R,Gerstle J,Roth DL,Allen SJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of a medicated chewing gum on the oral health of frail older people. DESIGN:A controlled, double-blind trial using three groups based on random allocation of residential homes. SETTING:Sixteen residential homes in West Hertfordshire, England. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred eleven dentat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Simons D,Brailsford SR,Kidd EA,Beighton D

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether hospital costs are higher in patients with lower functional status at admission, defined as dependence in one or more activities of daily living (ADLs), after adjustment for Medicare Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) payments. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:General medical service at a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chuang KH,Covinsky KE,Sands LP,Fortinsky RH,Palmer RM,Landefeld CS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Only limited data are available regarding smoking and health in later life and, in particular, in the older Chinese population. This paper reports the relationship between smoking and mortality in a Chinese cohort aged 70 years and older. SETTING:A population-based study conducted in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ho SC,Zhan SY,Tang JL,Chan SG,Woo J

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To further validate an objective measure of physical illness burden, the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS). DESIGN:Survey with correlation of CIRS ratings made from physician interviews and review of medical records with post-mortem ratings made independently at tissue autopsy. SUBJECTS:Victims of comp...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Conwell Y,Forbes NT,Cox C,Caine ED

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two patients entered a simple-blind, cross-over study on the action of tocopherol in osteoarthritis; only 3 did not complete the course. Each patient was randomly assigned either to the tocopherol group (600 mg/day for 10 days) or to the placebo group. After 10 days the groups were transposed. The analgesic and...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Machtey I,Ouaknine L

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the longitudinal changes in maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) in healthy middle aged and older athletes and sedentary men. DESIGN:A cohort study with mean follow-up of 8.7 years (range 4.0-12.8). SETTING:Outpatient research at a tertiary hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Forty-two healthy, middle aged, an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Katzel LI,Sorkin JD,Fleg JL

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality-of-life considerations in physicians' decisions on life-sustaining therapy were explored using a patient management problem (PMP) depicting acute respiratory failure in an elderly man with chronic pulmonary disease; 205 internal medicine and family medicine physicians were interviewed. The physicians' percepti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pearlman RA,Jonsen A

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of falls and identify risk factors for falls among older Mexican-American women. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study with an average follow-up of 2.7 years. SETTING:A clinical center at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California. PARTICIPANTS:152 community-dwelling M...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schwartz AV,Villa ML,Prill M,Kelsey JA,Galinus JA,Delay RR,Nevitt MC,Bloch DA,Marcus R,Kelsey JL

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies found changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) patterns related to both age and various cognitive tasks. However, no study has yet demonstrated a relationship between rCBF and performance on the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB) in an elderly group. Seventy-nine elderly volunteers...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： MacInnes WD,Golden CJ,Gillen RW,Sawicki RF,Quaife M,Uhl HS,Greenhouse AJ

更新日期：1984-10-01 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 cross-sectionally quantify the contribution of proxy measures of cognitive reserve reflective of the lifespan, such as education, socioeconomic status (SES), reading ability, and cognitive activities, in explaining late-life cognition. DESIGN:Prospective observational cohort study of aging. SETTING:Reti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jefferson AL,Gibbons LE,Rentz DM,Carvalho JO,Manly J,Bennett DA,Jones RN

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate long-term variability in serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) and to determine associated risk factors for high-risk inflammatory profiles. DESIGN:Prospective population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:Participants (N = 1,443) of the Epidemiology of Heari...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nash SD,Cruickshanks KJ,Klein R,Klein BE,Nieto FJ,Chappell R,Schubert CR,Tsai MY

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence and content of long-term care facility policies regarding the use of life-sustaining treatments (cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), artificial hydration and nutrition, dialysis, antibiotics for life-threatening infections, transfer to acute care hospital) and advance directives in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Choudhry NK,Ma J,Rasooly I,Singer PA

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:Cardiovascular diseases and their treatment in the aged are discussed under the headings of ischemic heart disease, hypertension, cardiac failure (with special reference to the use of diuretics and digoxin), infective carditis and thyroid disorders. Advanced age modifies the approach to treatment; the choice of drugs ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kennedy RD

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the relationship between symptom scores and mobility function measures, assess whether symptom scores and disease scores are similarly associated with mobility function, and identify clusters of symptoms that are most strongly associated with functional status in older adults. DESIGN:Secondary a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Whitson HE,Sanders LL,Pieper CF,Morey MC,Oddone EZ,Gold DT,Cohen HJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the long-term survival and independence of individuals with stroke and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A longitudinal nationally representative community-based sample of older adults. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals with stroke who...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Meisel K,Arnold RM,Stijacic Cenzer I,Boscardin J,Smith AK

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the excess mortality associated with obesity (defined by body mass index (BMI)) in older people, with and without adjustment for other risk factors associated with mortality and for demographic factors. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA). SETTING:Nati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Grabowski DC,Ellis JE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility and validity of the International Dementia Alliance (IDEAL) instrument for Informal Caregivers (IDEAL-IC), which is based on the IDEAL instrument for professionals (IDEAL-P), for staging individuals with dementia. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Memory clinic of a university hospi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Richters A,Melis RJ,Olde Rikkert MG,van der Marck MA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the cost-effectiveness of an intervention to increase pneumococcal, influenza, and pertussis-containing vaccine uptake in adults aged 65 and older in primary care practices. DESIGN:Markov decision analysis model, comparing the cost-effectiveness of the 4 Pillars Practice Transformation Program w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Smith KJ,Zimmerman RK,Nowalk MP,Lin CJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there may be a common mechanism resulting in global sensory impairment of the five classical senses (vision, smell, hearing, touch, and taste) in older adults. DESIGN:Representative, population-based study. SETTING:National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project. PARTICIPANTS:Communit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Correia C,Lopez KJ,Wroblewski KE,Huisingh-Scheetz M,Kern DW,Chen RC,Schumm LP,Dale W,McClintock MK,Pinto JM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To confirm associations of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ε4 carrier status, sex, and time-dependent cognitive status with mortality risk and to investigate these joint effects of these associations in a cohort of community-dwelling U.S. adults. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The Baltimore Longitudinal ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Beydoun MA,Beydoun HA,Kaufman JS,An Y,Resnick SM,O'Brien R,Ferrucci L,Zonderman AB

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors associated with functional change in an older population and investigate interactions among selected potential risk factors. DESIGN:A population-based prospective cohort study. SETTING:A random sample was selected from the Group Health Cooperative members in the Seattle area from 1994 t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wang L,van Belle G,Kukull WB,Larson EB

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To alert persons in the public and private healthcare professions to the increasing trends in higher proportions of persons aged 50 and older who are newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who are living with HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). DESIGN:Data from the period...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Paul SM,Martin RM,Lu SE,Lin Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To summarize the evidence on the prevalence and preventability of drug-related hospital readmissions. DESIGN:A systematic review was performed of studies that examined drug-related hospital readmissions. PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception through August 2016. Reference lis...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： El Morabet N,Uitvlugt EB,van den Bemt BJF,van den Bemt PMLA,Janssen MJA,Karapinar-Çarkit F

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 50 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and 38 controls, comparative data on age, sex, serum cholesterol level, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, smoking habits, and ear-lobe creases were analyzed statistically. After adjustment for age differences, the factors which chiefly distinguished the two groups were t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Doering C,Ruhsenberger C,Phillips DS

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between kyphosis (degree of forward curvature of the thoracic spine) and measures of spinal osteoporosis (height loss and vertebral fractures) and chronic back pain and disability in older women. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:Eleven clinical centers in the United State...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ensrud KE,Black DM,Harris F,Ettinger B,Cummings SR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00