Potential neuroimaging biomarkers of pathologic brain changes in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychotropic medications have been associated with many adverse outcomes in older people living in residential care. Home-like models of residential care may be preferable to traditional models of care and we hypothesized that this model may impact on the prevalence of psychotropic medications. The objective...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Harrison SL,Bradley C,Milte R,Liu E,Kouladjian O'Donnell L,Hilmer SN,Crotty M

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcopenia often accompanies osteoarthritis (OA), which is managed by total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the late stage. Recent studies have suggested a higher risk of post-operative complications after TKA in sarcopenic OA subjects, but whether TKA can benefit them similar to non-sarcopenic subjects remains u...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Ho KK,Lau LC,Chau WW,Poon Q,Chung KY,Wong RM

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A validated evidence-based guideline was developed to reduce physical restraint use in home care. However, the implementation of guidelines in home care is challenging. Therefore, this study aims to systematically develop and evaluate a multicomponent program for the implementation of the guideline for reduc...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Vandervelde S,Scheepmans K,Milisen K,van Achterberg T,Vlaeyen E,Flamaing J,Dierckx de Casterlé B

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To examine the impact of frailty on medical and social care utilisation among the Irish community-dwelling older population to inform strategies of integrated care for older people with complex needs. METHODS:Participants aged ≥65 years from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) representative of...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Roe L,Normand C,Wren MA,Browne J,O'Halloran AM

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lockdown imposed in the UK on the 23rd of March and associated public health measures of social distancing are likely to have had a great impact on care provision. The aim of this study was to explore the decision-making processes of continued paid home care support for dementia in the time of COVID-19. ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Giebel C,Hanna K,Cannon J,Eley R,Tetlow H,Gaughan A,Komuravelli A,Shenton J,Rogers C,Butchard S,Callaghan S,Limbert S,Rajagopal M,Ward K,Shaw L,Whittington R,Hughes M,Gabbay M

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with dementia describe experiences of loss that threaten their autonomy and ability to contribute to society. They often have difficulties with orientation, loss of roll function, and fear about the future, and need help from others. An increasing body of literature also focuses on how people with dem...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Bjørkløf GH,Helvik AS,Ibsen TL,Telenius EW,Grov EK,Eriksen S

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing group exercise programmes, or other services offered to maintain physical activity levels, are typically not developed specifically for older adults with dementia. The aim of this study was to gain knowledge about perceptions of a newly developed volunteer supported group exercise programme for olde...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Taraldsen K,Boulton E,Helbostad JL,Saltvedt I,Granbo R

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most older adults with urinary incontinence use absorbent pads. Because of exposure to moisture and chemical irritating substances in urine, the perineal skin region is always at risk for development of incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD). The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of an improved...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Sugama J,Sanada H,Shigeta Y,Nakagami G,Konya C

更新日期：2012-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geriatric assessment upon admission may reveal factors that contribute to adverse outcomes in hospitalized older patients. The purposes of this study were to derive a Frailty Index (FI-PAC) from the interRAI Post-Acute Care instrument (interRAI-PAC) and to analyse the predictive ability of the FI-PAC and int...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kerminen H,Huhtala H,Jäntti P,Valvanne J,Jämsen E

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A qualitative, interview-based study was embedded in a randomized intervention trial, the Older People Exercise and Nutrition (OPEN) study. Participants in the OPEN study were encouraged to conduct sessions of sit-to-stand (STS) exercises combined with Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) intake. The aim was t...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Vikström S,Grönstedt HK,Cederholm T,Franzén E,Seiger Å,Faxén-Irving G,Boström AM

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individualized decision making has been recommended for cancer screening decisions in older adults. Because older adults' preferences are central to individualized decisions, we assessed older adults' perspectives about continuing cancer screening later in life. METHODS:Face to face interviews with 116 resi...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Lewis CL,Kistler CE,Amick HR,Watson LC,Bynum DL,Walter LC,Pignone MP

更新日期：2006-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Food and drink are important determinants of physical and social health in care home residents. This study explored whether a pragmatic methodology including routinely collected data was feasible in UK care homes, to describe the health, wellbeing and nutritional status of care home residents and assess effe...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kenkmann A,Price GM,Bolton J,Hooper L

更新日期：2010-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to estimate the prevalence of frailty and relative contribution of physical/balance, nutritive, cognitive and sensory frailty to important adverse health states (falls, physical activity levels, outdoor mobility, problems in self-care or usual activities, and lack of energy or accomplishment) in ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Arnadottir SA,Bruce J,Lall R,Withers EJ,Underwood M,Shaw F,Sheridan R,Hossain A,Lamb SE,Pre-FIT Study Group.

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty represents a public health priority and an increasingly prevalent condition in the ageing population. It is seen as reflecting an interaction among individual factors and a range of environmental elements. This study aims to examine the association between frailty and individual factors, physical and...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Ye B,Gao J,Fu H

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social wellbeing factors such as loneliness and social support have a major impact on the health of older adults and can contribute to physical and mental wellbeing. However, with increasing age, social contacts and social support typically decrease and levels of loneliness increase. Group social engagement ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Lindsay-Smith G,O'Sullivan G,Eime R,Harvey J,van Uffelen JGZ

更新日期：2018-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication safety is an important health issue for nursing home residents (NHR). They usually experience polypharmacy and often take potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) and antipsychotics. This, coupled with a frail health state, makes NHR particularly vulnerable to adverse drug events (ADE). The val...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Krause O,Wiese B,Doyle IM,Kirsch C,Thürmann P,Wilm S,Sparenberg L,Stolz R,Freytag A,Bleidorn J,Junius-Walker U,HIOPP-3-iTBX study group.

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the history of late-life falling and the development of Parkinson's disease (PD) and investigate whether depressive symptoms interact with falling to increase PD risk. METHODS:We identified 1,223,726 subjects without PD who underwent the National Screeni...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Jung YJ,Kim R,Yoo D,Han K,Lee JY

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the current study was to establish the prevalence and relationship of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) with chronic health conditions and their associated socio-demographic correlates in the elderly population of Singapore. METHODS:The data was extracted from the Well-being of the ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Fauziana R,Jeyagurunathan A,Abdin E,Vaingankar J,Sagayadevan V,Shafie S,Sambasivam R,Chong SA,Subramaniam M

更新日期：2016-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, there is a large increase in the number of elderly persons who potentially need home-visit nursing services (VNS). However, the number of persons using the VNS has increased only little in comparison to the number of individuals who use home social services, which are also covered by the Long-Term ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kashiwagi M,Tamiya N,Sato M,Yano E

更新日期：2013-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that older adults figure prominently in the use of emergency departments (ED) across the United States. Previous research has differentiated ED visits by levels of clinical severity and found health status and other individual characteristics distinguished severe from non-severe visits. In t...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kaskie B,Obrizan M,Jones MP,Bentler S,Weigel P,Hockenberry J,Wallace RB,Ohsfeldt RL,Rosenthal GE,Wolinsky FD

更新日期：2011-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing viscosity can reduce the risk of aspiration into the airway, but excessively thickened food may require more force and effort. We assumed that semi-solid foods with similar viscosities will behave differently in the oropharynx and there might exist the possibility that properties other than viscos...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Park JW,Lee S,Yoo B,Nam K

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are common among elderly people, and the risk increase with age. Falls are associated with both health and social consequences for the patient, and major societal costs. Identification of risk factors should be investigated to prevent falls. Previous studies have shown anemia to be associated with incr...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Hopstock LA,Utne EB,Horsch A,Skjelbakken T

更新日期：2017-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that diminishes potential functional recovery after any surgical procedure. Preoperative surgical risk assessment is crucial to calibrate the risk and benefit of cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to test usefulness of FRAIL Scale and other surgical-risk-scales and ind...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Berastegui Garcia E,Camara Rosell ML,Moret Ruiz E,Casas Garcia I,Badia Gamarra S,Fernandez Gallego C,Delgado Ramis L,Julia Almill I,Llorens Ferrer A,Romero Ferrer B,Bayes Genis A,Muñoz Guijosa C

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is common among older adults and leads to significant disability. Volatile anesthetic gases administered during general anesthesia (GA) have been hypothesized to be a risk factor for the development of AD. The objective of this study is to systematically review the association betwee...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Seitz DP,Shah PS,Herrmann N,Beyene J,Siddiqui N

更新日期：2011-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical, emotional, and psychosocial wellbeing are important domains of function. The aims of this study were to explore the existence of separable groups among 70-year olds with scores representing physical function, perceived quality of life, and emotional wellbeing, and to characterise any resulting grou...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Zammit AR,Starr JM,Johnson W,Deary IJ

更新日期：2012-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of major depression (MD) according to population studies is the same for old (65 years and older) and younger adults. In contrast, an elevated proportion of old MD patients are hospitalized compared to younger adults with MD, indicating a need to expand the characteristics of old inpatients wi...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Gaarden TL,Engedal K,Benth JŠ,Larsen M,Lorentzen B,Mollnes TE,Bjølseth TM,Castellheim A

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, there is no consensus regarding cardiovascular risk management in the very old. Studies have shown that the relationship between traditional cardiovascular risk factors and mortality is null or even inverted within this age group. This relationship could be modified by the presence of frailty. This ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Vaes B,Depoortere D,Van Pottelbergh G,Matheï C,Neto J,Degryse J

更新日期：2017-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ELSA 85 project is a population-based study with the purpose to learn more about the "elderly elderly". The aim of this part of the ELSA 85 study is to explore the effects of childlessness on the psychological wellbeing, living situation and social support of 85-year old individuals. METHODS:A postal qu...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Vikström J,Bladh M,Hammar M,Marcusson J,Wressle E,Sydsjö G

更新日期：2011-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than six million American Indians live in the United States, and an estimated 1.6 million will be aged ≥65 years old by 2050 tripling in numbers since 2012. Physical functioning and related factors in this population are poorly understood. Our study aimed to assess lower body functioning and identify th...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Goins RT,Schure M,Jensen PN,Suchy-Dicey A,Nelson L,Verney SP,Howard BV,Buchwald D

更新日期：2018-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falling in older age is a major public health concern due to its costly and disabling consequences. However very few randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been conducted in developing countries, in which population ageing is expected to be particularly substantial in coming years. This article describes t...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： de Negreiros Cabral K,Perracini MR,Soares AT,de Cristo Stein F,Sera CT,Tiedemann A,Sherrington C,Filho WJ,Paschoal SM

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00