abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:in the UK, two-thirds of patients in general hospitals are older than 70, of whom half have dementia or delirium or both. Our objective was to explore doctors, nurses and allied health professionals' perceptions of their preparation to care for confused older patients on general hospital wards....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Griffiths A,Knight A,Harwood R,Gladman JR

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:to explore the effect of ageing on renal function with cystatin C as the marker of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the general population without vascular disease or diabetes. DESIGN:a cross-sectional analysis of a healthy subset from the Good Aging in Skåne-cohort study representative of the...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Werner KB,Elmståhl S,Christensson A,Pihlsgård M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:whether socioeconomic position over the life course influences the wellbeing of older people similarly in different societies is not known. OBJECTIVE:to investigate the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in life satisfaction among individuals in early old age and the influence of the welfare state regi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Niedzwiedz CL,Katikireddi SV,Pell JP,Mitchell R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:cataract is a leading cause of reversible vision impairment and may increase falls in older adults. OBJECTIVE:to assess the risk of an injury due to a fall among adults aged 60+, 2 years before first-eye cataract surgery, between first-eye surgery and second-eye surgery and 2 years after second-eye surgery....

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Meuleners LB,Fraser ML,Ng J,Morlet N

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Neuberger report failed to show that the Liverpool Care Pathway was the cause of poor end-of-life care and made it the scapegoat for poor communication and faulty decision-making. The report's discrediting of a quality assurance mechanism that had the potential for improvement is a disservice to dying patients. Se...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Regnard C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:chronic knee pain is still considered a fairly benign disease by many, an 'unavoidable' consequence of ageing. This passive acceptance may be unnecessarily exposing older people to disability and serious co-morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the disease burden associated with chronic knee pain...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Fransen M,Su S,Harmer A,Blyth FM,Naganathan V,Sambrook P,Le Couteur D,Cumming RG

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial, we investigated whether 6 months of music-based multitask training had beneficial effects on cognitive functioning and mood in older adults. METHODS:134 community-dwellers aged ≥65 years at increased risk for falling were randomly assigned to either ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Hars M,Herrmann FR,Gold G,Rizzoli R,Trombetti A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to examine the relationships between impairments in hearing and vision and mortality from all-causes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among older people. DESIGN:population-based cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:the study population included 4,926 Icelandic individuals, aged ≥67 years, 43.4% male, who completed vi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Fisher D,Li CM,Chiu MS,Themann CL,Petersen H,Jónasson F,Jónsson PV,Sverrisdottir JE,Garcia M,Harris TB,Launer LJ,Eiriksdottir G,Gudnason V,Hoffman HJ,Cotch MF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the terminal decline hypothesis suggests an acceleration in the rate of loss of cognitive function before death. Evidence about the association of educational attainment and the onset of terminal decline is scarce. OBJECTIVE:to investigate the association of education with the onset of terminal decline in g...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Terrera GM,Minett T,Brayne C,Matthews FE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care home medicine has been an under-researched area, but over the last decade there has been a substantial growth in publications. Most of these have focused on the 'geriatric giants' of falls, incontinence and mental health issues (especially dementia, behavioural disturbance and depression) as well as other key top...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Burns E,Nair S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Delirium is one of the foremost unmet medical needs in healthcare. It affects one in eight hospitalised patients and is associated with multiple adverse outcomes including increased length of stay, new institutionalisation, and considerable patient distress. Recent studies also show that delirium strongly pr...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Maclullich AM,Anand A,Davis DH,Jackson T,Barugh AJ,Hall RJ,Ferguson KJ,Meagher DJ,Cunningham C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:observational studies do not always find positive associations between physical activity and muscle strength despite intervention studies consistently showing that exercise improves strength in older adults. In previous analyses of the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD), the 1946 British ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Dodds R,Kuh D,Aihie Sayer A,Cooper R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the STOPP criteria advise against the use of long-acting benzodiazepines (LBs). OBJECTIVE:to study whether LBs are associated with a higher fall risk than short-acting benzodiazepines (SBs) (elimination half-life ≤ 10 h). METHODS:we used base-line data and prospective fall follow-up from the Longitudinal A...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： de Vries OJ,Peeters G,Elders P,Sonnenberg C,Muller M,Deeg DJ,Lips P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fracture is the clinical outcome of concern in osteoporosis, a disease variably defined over the last 30 years, mostly in terms of bone mineral density (BMD). However, an 'osseocentric' view of the condition may have hampered our understanding of how best to identify patients at the greatest risk of fragility fracture...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Aspray TJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to examine whether the Danish 1905 cohort members had more active hospital treatment than the 1895 cohort members from ages 85 to 99 years and whether it results in higher in-hospital and post-operative mortality. METHODS:in the present register-based follow-up study the complete Danish birth cohorts born in...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Oksuzyan A,Jeune B,Juel K,Vaupel JW,Christensen K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the empirical Dignity Model has profoundly influenced the provision of palliative care for older terminally ill patients in the West, as it provides practical guidance and intervention strategies for promoting dignity and reducing distress at the end-of-life. OBJECTIVE:to examine the concept of 'living and ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ho AH,Chan CL,Leung PP,Chochinov HM,Neimeyer RA,Pang SM,Tse DM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:information about the predictors of mortality among the oldest-old is limited. Also possible gender differences are poorly known. OBJECTIVE:to examine the predictors of mortality among individuals aged 90 and older, focusing on differences between men and women. We also analysed gender differences in surviv...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Tiainen K,Luukkaala T,Hervonen A,Jylhä M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spasticity is common after stroke and other neurological conditions and causes considerable limitations of movement, activities of daily living and participation. Interaction with other components of the upper motor neurone syndrome (UMNS) and the heterogeneity of patients' presentations together with limited tools fo...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Graham LA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:there is a suggestion that while the age-adjusted incidence of hip fracture in the West may be declining, the incidence may be rising in Asia. OBJECTIVE:this study examines the incidence and post-fracture mortality from 2001 to 2009 among the population aged 65 years and over. METHODS:hip fracture incidenc...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Chau PH,Wong M,Lee A,Ling M,Woo J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a tremendous therapeutic advance for patients with severe aortic stenosis and high-surgical risk. Since TAVI-treated patients are elderly with multiple co-existing conditions, limited life expectancy and disproportionate health-care expenditures, the aspect of the heal...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Georgiadou P,Sbarouni E,Karavolias GK,Voudris V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:fifteen percent of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are elderly; they are less likely to have complications and more likely to have colonic disease. OBJECTIVE:to compare disease behaviour in patients with CD based on age at diagnosis. DESIGN:cross-sectional study. SETTING:tertiary referral centre. SUBJ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Quezada SM,Steinberger EK,Cross RK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:STOPP/START was formulated to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) in older people. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of PIP and PPO in older Irish patients in residential care using STOPP/START. METHODS:data were collected p...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Ryan C,O'Mahony D,Kennedy J,Weedle P,Cottrell E,Heffernan M,O'Mahony B,Byrne S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in 2007, the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) published 'Slips trips and falls in hospital' and 'Using bedrails safely and effectively'. OBJECTIVES:this observational study aimed to identify changes in local policies in hospitals in England and Wales following these publications. METHOD:policies in pl...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Healey F,Treml J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:the data concerning the predictive role of oxidised LDL (ox-LDL) in all-cause mortality are scarce. We investigated whether circulating ox-LDL would stand out as a risk factor of total mortality in the elderly. Study subjects, design and methods: a total of 1,260 elderly inhabitants (533 men, 7...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Linna M,Ahotupa M,Löppönen MK,Irjala K,Vasankari T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the relationship between proximity to death and the amount of care provided by general practitioners (GPs) is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:to examine the influence of the proximity to death on the frequency and length of GP contacts in the oldest old. STUDY DESIGN:this population-based follow-up study includ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blom JW,Lemmens SP,Assendelft WJ,Eekhof JA,Gussekloo J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deafness is a very common problem in older persons. We present a case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with deafness being the patient's only reason for seeking medical attention. The patient had bilateral vestibulocochlear nerve palsies with associated lower motor neurone facial nerve palsies and a bulbar...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Blows SJ,Morgan R,Dhariwal U,Petts G,Roncaroli F

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:up to 25% of older people in the USA and other Western countries are anaemic by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. The objective of this study was to examine the long-term relationships of haemoglobin concentration with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a community-based sample of Australian a...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Chalmers KA,Knuiman MW,Divitini ML,Bruce DG,Olynyk JK,Milward EA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to explore the relationship between blood lipids/lipoproteins and cognitive function in the Chinese oldest-old. DESIGN:multivariate statistical analysis using cross-sectional data. SETTING:community-based setting in longevity areas in China. SUBJECTS:eight hundred and thirty-six subjects aged 80 and older ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Yin ZX,Shi XM,Kraus VB,Fitzgerald SM,Qian HZ,Xu JW,Zhai Y,Sereny MD,Zeng Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:delirium is a clinical syndrome associated with multiple short and long-term complications and therefore prevention is an essential part of its management. This study was designed to assess the efficacy of multicomponent intervention in delirium prevention. METHODS:a total of 287 hospitalised patients at in...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Martinez FT,Tobar C,Beddings CI,Vallejo G,Fuentes P

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:this study aimed to investigate the construct validity and responsiveness of performance-based and self-reported measures of strength, mobility and balance after hip fracture. DESIGN:secondary analysis of clinical trial data. SUBJECTS:a total of 148 older people undergoing hip fracture rehabilitation. MET...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Farag I,Sherrington C,Kamper SJ,Ferreira M,Moseley AM,Lord SR,Cameron ID

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to compare walking speed in the UK older population with the speed required to utilise pedestrian crossings (≥1.2 m/s), and determine health and socio-demographic associations with walking impairment. DESIGN:cross-sectional study using Health Survey for England 2005 data. SETTING:private households in Engl...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Asher L,Aresu M,Falaschetti E,Mindell J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in older persons, anaemia is associated with a number of unfavourable outcomes. In approximately 30% of older persons with anaemia, the cause of the anaemia is unexplained. We assessed the clinical differences between subjects with explained and unexplained anaemia and investigated whether these subjects hav...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Willems JM,den Elzen WP,Vlasveld LT,Westendorp RG,Gussekloo J,de Craen AJ,Blauw GJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the World Health Organization estimates that more than one billion of the world's population are disabled. Disability is associated with increasing age and poverty, yet there are few reliable data regarding disability among the elderly in low-income countries. The aim of this study was to accurately document...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Dewhurst F,Dewhurst MJ,Gray WK,Orega G,Howlett W,Chaote P,Dotchin C,Longdon AR,Paddick SM,Walker RW

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the human body composition changes with advances in age. Particularly, the central fat amount increases. Because the central fat mass is a cardiovascular risk factor, we investigated whether in an elderly population, fat mass (measured at different bodily locations) is associated with peripheral and central ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： van Dijk S,van den Meiracker A,van der Cammen T,Mattace Raso F,van der Velde N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:several studies examining diet and functional status of individuals have focused on single nutrients or food groups. Studies examining the relationship between diet and health have increasingly witnessed a shift in focus from single nutrients to overall diet quality. The objective of this study was to examin...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Xu B,Houston D,Locher JL,Zizza C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:prevalence estimates for chronic diseases and associated risk factors are needed for priority setting and disease prevention strategies. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the self-reported and clinical prevalence of common chronic disorders in elderly men. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:a quest...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Frost M,Wraae K,Gudex C,Nielsen T,Brixen K,Hagen C,Andersen M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:age-related hearing loss is a common chronic condition; hence, it is important to understand its influence on the functional status of older adults. We assessed the association between hearing impairment with activity limitations as assessed by the activities of daily living (ADL) scale. METHODS:a total of ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gopinath B,Schneider J,McMahon CM,Teber E,Leeder SR,Mitchell P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures and their risk factors in geriatric patients. DESIGN:prospective cohort study. SETTING:teaching hospital in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. SUBJECTS:three hundred and three geriatric patients, who had their first visit at a diagnostic day hospital between Apr...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： van der Jagt-Willems HC,van Hengel M,Vis M,van Munster BC,van Campen JP,Tulner LR,Lems WF

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an 85-year-old male with platypnoea-orthodeoxia associated with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and ectatic ascending aorta, in the absence of any significant pulmonary pathology. ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Nazir T,Polydorou D,Irwin RB,Cooper A,Woolfson P,Thomson A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a common clinical syndrome that identifies people at high risk of developing dementia. Although treatments for MCI are currently unavailable, preliminary evidence has identified potential neuro-protective effects of physical activity, which may lead to improved outcomes. However, the...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Barber SE,Clegg AP,Young JB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00