Association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) concentrations among the elderly in a rural community: a cross-sectional study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most prior studies have focused on short-term (≤ 2 years) functional declines. But those studies cannot address aging effects inasmuch as all participants have aged the same amount. Therefore, the authors studied the extent of long-term functional decline in older Medicare beneficiaries who were followed for...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Wolinsky FD,Bentler SE,Hockenberry J,Jones MP,Obrizan M,Weigel PA,Kaskie B,Wallace RB

更新日期：2011-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accidental falls in the elderly are a major health problem, despite extensive research on risk factors and prevention. Only a limited number of multifactorial, long-term prospective studies have been performed on risk factors for falls in the general elderly population. The aim of this study was to identify ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Stenhagen M,Ekström H,Nordell E,Elmståhl S

更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the ageing population, the number of older trauma patients has increased. The aim of this study was to assess non-surgical health care costs of older trauma patients and to identify which characteristics of older trauma patients were associated with high health care costs. METHODS:Trauma patients aged ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： van der Vlegel M,Haagsma JA,Geraerds AJLM,de Munter L,de Jongh MAC,Polinder S

更新日期：2020-10-21 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: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: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:The aim of the present paper is to assess the gait pattern of patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). A more specific aim is to compare the gait pattern of PAD patients before and after the appearance of intermittent claudication symptoms. METHODS:The study involved 34 PAD patients with a claudicatio...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Szymczak M,Krupa P,Oszkinis G,Majchrzycki M

更新日期：2018-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older adults are at high risk for influenza-related complications including worsening frailty and function. We surveyed older Canadians to explore the impact of influenza and determine how influenza knowledge influences vaccination decision-making. METHODS:We disseminated an online survey through a national...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Andrew MK,Gilca V,Waite N,Pereira JA

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care physicians need a brief and accurate screening test of dementia. The objective of this study was to determine whether a short form of Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) was as accurate as the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in screening dementia. METHODS:Based on case control design stu...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Haubois G,Annweiler C,Launay C,Fantino B,de Decker L,Allali G,Beauchet O

更新日期：2011-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many older people live at home, often with complex and chronic health and social care needs. Integrated care programs are increasingly being implemented as a way to better address these needs. To support older people living at home, it is also essential to maintain their safety. Integrated care programs have...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Lette M,Ambugo EA,Hagen TP,Nijpels G,Baan CA,de Bruin SR

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motor learning research has had little impact on clinical applications and rarely extended to research about how older adults learn motor skills. There is consistent evidence that motor skill performance and learning can be enhanced by giving learners instructions that direct their attention. The aim of this...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： de Bruin ED,Swanenburg J,Betschon E,Murer K

更新日期：2009-05-08 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:Cross-sectional relationships between physical activity and health have been explored extensively, but less is known about how physical activity changes with time in older people. The aim of this study was to assess baseline predictors of how objectively measured physical activity changes with time in older ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Clarke CL,Sniehotta FF,Vadiveloo T,Argo IS,Donnan PT,McMurdo MET,Witham MD

更新日期：2017-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients with advanced dementia, pain diagnosis and assessment requires observations of pain-indicative behavior by others. One type of behavior that has been shown to be a promising candidate is the facial response to pain. To further test how pain-indicative facial responses are, we investigated the pr...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Lautenbacher S,Walz AL,Kunz M

更新日期：2018-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dose response relationship of nine-year cumulative anticholinergic exposure and dementia onset was investigated using the Korean version anticholinergic burden scale (KABS) in comparison with the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB). We also examined the effect of weak anticholinergics in the pre...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Suh Y,Ah YM,Han E,Jun K,Hwang S,Choi KH,Lee JY

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The family often takes care of an elderly person who suddenly becomes dependent. This greatly affects different aspects of the caregivers' lives. The aim of this study is to explore the initial experiences, during the first year of care, of persons who suddenly become caregivers for elderly dependent relativ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Moral-Fernández L,Frías-Osuna A,Moreno-Cámara S,Palomino-Moral PA,Del-Pino-Casado R

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This paper details a subset of the findings from a participatory action research project exploring a palliative intervention in long-term care sites across Canada. The findings presented in this paper relate to understanding compassion within the context of a palliative approach to long-term care. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Smith-MacDonald L,Venturato L,Hunter P,Kaasalainen S,Sussman T,McCleary L,Thompson G,Wickson-Griffiths A,Sinclair S

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying how persons with dementia experience lived space is important for enabling supportive living environments and creating communities that compensate for the fading capabilities of these persons. Several single studies have explored this topic; however, few studies have attempted to explicitly revie...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Førsund LH,Grov EK,Helvik AS,Juvet LK,Skovdahl K,Eriksen S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of people with dementia is increasing alongside the aging population, and most of these patients manifest with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS). The objective of this study was to investigate anti-dementia drug use and its associations with NPS. METHODS:Questionnaires on demographic information, c...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kuronen M,Koponen H,Nykänen I,Karppi P,Hartikainen S

更新日期：2015-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is seen across various health and social care settings. However, little is known about how healthcare professionals, particularly those who provide care for older adults living in the community view frailty. There is also a dearth of information about the extent to which a shared understanding of fra...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Coker JF,Martin ME,Simpson RM,Lafortune L

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To enable older people to make decisions about the appropriateness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), information is needed about the predictive value of pre-arrest factors such as comorbidity, functional and cognitive status on survival and quality of life of survivors. We systematically reviewed the l...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： van de Glind EM,van Munster BC,van de Wetering FT,van Delden JJ,Scholten RJ,Hooft L

更新日期：2013-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The "Program of Research on the Integration of Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy" (PRISMA-7) and "Emergency room evaluation and recommendations" (ER2) are both clinical tools used in Québec Emergency Departments (EDs) for screening of older ED users at higher risk of poor outcomes, such as prolonged l...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Launay CP,Lubov J,Galery K,Vilcocq C,Maubert É,Afilalo M,Beauchet O

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Malnutrition has been shown to be associated with poor prognosis in older surgical patients. Several tools are available for detecting malnutrition. But little is known about their ability to assess risks of postoperative adverse outcomes. The study aimed to compare the ability of the Geriatric Nutritional ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Zhao Y,Ge N,Xie D,Gao L,Wang Y,Liao Y,Yue J

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using Singapore as a case study, this paper aims to understand the effects of the current long-term care policy and various alternative policy options on the labor market participation of primary informal family caregivers of elderly with disability. METHODS:A model of the long-term care system in Singapore...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Ansah JP,Matchar DB,Malhotra R,Love SR,Liu C,Do Y

更新日期：2016-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meperidine (pethidine) is an opioid analgesic that offers little advantage relative to other opioids and several disadvantages including limited potency, short duration of action, and the production of a neurotoxic metabolite (normeperidine) with a long half-life. Older adults are more sensitive to meperidin...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Friesen KJ,Falk J,Bugden S

更新日期：2016-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are knowledge gaps about the life situation for people ageing with Parkinson's disease (PD), with virtually no understanding of home and health dynamics. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the association between aspects of health and objective as well as perceived housing in people...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Nilsson MH,Ullén S,Ekström H,Iwarsson S

更新日期：2016-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reablement is a philosophy of change in long-term care (LTC). Assessing the knowledge and competence of LTC professionals who provide reablement services is vital in LTC research. This study aimed to develop a scale for the assessment of long-term care reablement literacy (LTCRL) and employ this scale to ass...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Yu HW,Chiu TY,Chen PY,Liao TH,Chang WH,Wang MW,Lin PS

更新日期：2020-11-04 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:Little is known about met and unmet needs of individuals in residential care, many of whom suffer from dementia. Unmet needs are associated with a decreased quality of life, worse mental health, dissatisfaction with services, and increased costs of care. The aim of this study was to compare the number and ty...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： van der Ploeg ES,Bax D,Boorsma M,Nijpels G,van Hout HP

更新日期：2013-05-24 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