Association between anemia and frailty in 13,175 community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older in China.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malnutrition, low muscle strength and muscle mass are highly prevalent in older hospitalized patients and associated with adverse outcomes. Malnutrition may be a risk factor for developing low muscle mass. We aimed to investigate the association between the risk of malnutrition and 1) muscle strength and mus...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Pierik VD,Meskers CGM,Van Ancum JM,Numans ST,Verlaan S,Scheerman K,Kruizinga RC,Maier AB

更新日期：2017-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whilst many studies have analysed predictors of longitudinal cognitive decline, few have described their impact on population distributions of cognition by age cohort. The aim of this paper was to examine whether gender, education, social class and birth cohort affect how mean population cognition changes wi...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Matthews F,Marioni R,Brayne C,Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study.

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in health status, triggered by events such as infections, falls, and geriatric syndromes, are common among nursing home (NH) residents and necessitate transitions between NHs and Emergency Departments (EDs). During transitions, residents frequently experience care that is delayed, unnecessary, not ev...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Cummings GG,Reid RC,Estabrooks CA,Norton PG,Cummings GE,Rowe BH,Abel SL,Bissell L,Bottorff JL,Robinson CA,Wagg A,Lee JS,Lynch SL,Masaoud E

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimorbidity is the coexistence of more than two chronic diseases in the same individual; however, there is no consensus about the best definition. In addition, few studies have described the variability of multimorbidity patterns over time. The aim of this study was to identify multimorbidity patterns and...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Guisado-Clavero M,Roso-Llorach A,López-Jimenez T,Pons-Vigués M,Foguet-Boreu Q,Muñoz MA,Violán C

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity is a health issue that often occurs after serious disaster. Social factors, which can be disrupted by disaster, are important determinants of physical activity levels in everyday living. This study was designed to confirm the association between social factors and physical activity among ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Yoshimura E,Ishikawa-Takata K,Murakami H,Tsuboyama-Kasaoka N,Tsubota-Utsugi M,Miyachi M,Yokoyama Y,Sakata K,Kobayashi S,Ogawa A,Nishi N

更新日期：2016-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults. Exercise programs appear to reduce fall risk, but the optimal type, frequency, and duration of exercise is unknown. External perturbations such as tripping and slipping are a major contributor to falls, and task-specific perturba...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Lurie JD,Zagaria AB,Pidgeon DM,Forman JL,Spratt KF

更新日期：2013-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) almost triples for older adults aged 65 years or older. In Canada, CAP is a leading cause of hospital admissions and mortality. Although CAP is very prevalent, complications due to CAP may be reduced with the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV). The p...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Krueger P,St Amant O,Loeb M

更新日期：2010-06-30 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:Involving nursing home patients and their relatives in end-of-life care conversations and treatment decisions has recently gained increased importance in several Western countries. However, there is little knowledge about how the patients themselves and their next-of-kin look upon involvement in end-of-life ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Gjerberg E,Lillemoen L,Førde R,Pedersen R

更新日期：2015-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nutritional status of the older people is affected by various life-style factors. Although dietary habit is one of the life-style factors, it is unknown which of older home-care recipients' dietary habits are associated with malnutrition. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of dietary va...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Tsuji T,Yamamoto K,Yamasaki K,Hayashi F,Momoki C,Yasui Y,Ohfuji S,Fukushima W,Habu D

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity is of vital importance to older peoples' health. Physical activity intervention studies with older people often have low recruitment, yet little is known about non-participants. METHODS:Patients aged 60-74 years from three UK general practices were invited to participate in a nurse-support...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Rogers A,Harris T,Victor C,Woodcock A,Limb E,Kerry S,Iliffe S,Whincup P,Ekelund U,Beighton C,Ussher M,Adams F,Cook DG

更新日期：2014-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of individuals with cognitive decline is increasing since the number of elderly adults is growing considerably. The literature provides promising results on the beneficial effect of exercise and vitamin supplementation on cognitive function both in cognitively healthy as well as in the demente...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： van Uffelen JG,Hopman-Rock M,Chin A Paw MJ,van Mechelen W

更新日期：2005-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Valid estimates of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) are often difficult to obtain from persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and family caregiver proxies. To help assess whether the general public can serve as an alternate source of proxy HRQoL estimates in AD, we examined whether the general public ca...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Oremus M,Xie F,Pullenayegum E,Gaebel K

更新日期：2016-02-03 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:Venous thromboembolism is a common, fatal, and costly injury which complicates major surgery in older adults. The American College of Chest Physicians recommends high potency prophylaxis regimens for individuals undergoing total hip or knee replacement (THR or TKR), but surgeons are reluctant to prescribe th...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kapoor A,Labonte AJ,Winter MR,Segal JB,Silliman RA,Katz JN,Losina E,Berlowitz D

更新日期：2010-09-17 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:Frailty in older patients might influence treatment decisions. Frailty can be determined using a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), but this is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore we assessed the diagnostic value of four shorter screening instruments. METHODS:We tested the abbreviated CGA (aCGA),...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Smets IH,Kempen GI,Janssen-Heijnen ML,Deckx L,Buntinx FJ,van den Akker M

更新日期：2014-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing number of older people, mainly women, live in single households. They represent a vulnerable group as staying at home may turn out challenging when care needs increase, particularly at the end of life. Non-kin-carers can play an essential role in supporting individuals' preferences to stay at home....

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Pleschberger S,Reitinger E,Trukeschitz B,Wosko P

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common form of dementia. However, there were mixed evidences about the association between blood pressure (BP) and risk of VaD in midlife and late life and limited evidence on the association between pulse pressure and VaD. METHODS:This is a population-based observ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Peng M,Chen G,Tang KL,Quan H,Smith EE,Faris P,Hachinski V,Campbell NRC

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Core outcome sets (COS) prioritise outcomes based on their importance to key stakeholders, reduce reporting bias and increase comparability across studies. The first phase of a COS study is to form a 'long-list' of outcomes. Key stakeholders then decide on their importance. COS reporting is described as subo...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Harding AJE,Morbey H,Ahmed F,Opdebeeck C,Lasrado R,Williamson PR,Swarbrick C,Leroi I,Challis D,Hellstrom I,Burns A,Keady J,Reilly ST

更新日期：2019-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frequent hospitalization and permanent nursing home placement not only affect the well-being of persons with dementia, but also place great financial strain on society. Therefore, it is important to create effective strategies to support informal caregivers so that they can continue to perform their demandin...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Vandepitte S,Van Den Noortgate N,Putman K,Verhaeghe S,Annemans L

更新日期：2016-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Point prevalence studies in care homes show a high use of antibiotics, especially to treat urinary tract infections (UTI). There is a lack of large studies presenting annual antibiotic prescription data in care homes compared to those not in care homes. This study aimed to describe the pattern of antibiotic ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Sundvall PD,Stuart B,Davis M,Roderick P,Moore M

更新日期：2015-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fall-related injuries in older adults are a major health problem. Although the aetiology of falls is multifactorial, physical factors are assumed to contribute significantly. The "Timed up and go test" (TUG) is designed to measure basic mobility function. This report evaluates the association between TUG tim...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Thrane G,Joakimsen RM,Thornquist E

更新日期：2007-01-12 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:Falling is common among older people. The Timed-Up-and-Go Test (TUG) is recommended as a screening tool for falls but its predictive value has been challenged. The objectives of this study were to examine the ability of TUG to predict future falls and to estimate the optimal cut-off point to identify those w...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kojima G,Masud T,Kendrick D,Morris R,Gawler S,Treml J,Iliffe S

更新日期：2015-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is a chronic mental disorder that severely impacts the older adult population globally. Nutritional psychiatry is an approach that has gained traction over the years. Exploring locally relevant consumption of common types of fish, vegetables and fruits (V&F), meat and problematic alcohol use (PAU)...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Goh CMJ,Abdin E,Jeyagurunathan A,Shafie S,Sambasivam R,Zhang YJ,Vaingankar JA,Chong SA,Subramaniam M

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recovery outlooks of physical functioning and quality of life after hip fracture have not changed significantly over the past 25 years. Previous research has mainly dealt with causalities and acute treatment, while the recovery process from the patients' perspective has been less comprehensively described. E...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Bruun-Olsen V,Bergland A,Heiberg KE

更新日期：2018-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A cross sectional survey was carried out on 120 hospitalised geriatric patients aged 60 and above in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur to investigate their nutrient intakes and food preferences. METHODS:Food intakes were recorded using a one day weighed method and diet recall. Food prefe...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Shahar S,Chee KY,Wan Chik WC

更新日期：2002-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Communication skills are known to decrease with advancing cognitive impairment. Analgesic treatment in long-term care may be deficient due to the residents' impaired ability to communicate their pain and needs. Undertreated pain frequently leads to rising BPSD in residents with cognitive impairment, resultin...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Bauer U,Pitzer S,Schreier MM,Osterbrink J,Alzner R,Iglseder B

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The Memory Services National Accreditation Programme states that memory services should provide "timely access to assessment and diagnosis" of dementia. We undertook a quality improvement project using Plan-Do-Study-Act methodology to improve patient access to an inner city memory service. This report focuses on the t...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Perry J,Bell F,Shaw T,Fitzpatrick B,Sampson EL

更新日期：2014-01-15 00:00:00