abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy reduces the frequency of common colds and exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). DESIGN:Twelve-month, randomized, observer-blind, controlled trial. SETTING:A university hospital and three city hospitals in Miya...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sasaki T,Nakayama K,Yasuda H,Yoshida M,Asamura T,Ohrui T,Arai H,Araya J,Kuwano K,Yamaya M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Geriatric Pharmacy elective course at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy uses a simulated medication adherence project to increase awareness of adherence concerns facing older adults who take multiple medications. This study evaluated the effect of this project. Students enrolled in this 3-credit hour ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Divine HS,Cain J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the medical decisions confronting healthcare proxies (HCPs) of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia and to identify factors associated with greater decision-making satisfaction. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Twenty-two Boston-area NHs. PARTICIPANTS:Three hundred twenty...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Givens JL,Kiely DK,Carey K,Mitchell SL

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), IGF-1 binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1), and IGF-1 binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2) and fasting insulin, fasting glucose, adiposity, and mortality in older adults. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study with mean follow-up of 6.2 years. SETTIN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hu D,Pawlikowska L,Kanaya A,Hsueh WC,Colbert L,Newman AB,Satterfield S,Rosen C,Cummings SR,Harris TB,Ziv E,Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis and sarcopenia are degenerative diseases frequently associated with aging. The loss of bone and muscle results in significant morbidity, so preventing or attenuating osteoporosis and sarcopenia is an important public health goal. Dietary protein is crucial for development of bone and muscle, and recent ev...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gaffney-Stomberg E,Insogna KL,Rodriguez NR,Kerstetter JE

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many elderly persons have drug benefits with coverage gaps, such as in Medicare Part D. Because beneficiaries who have such gaps must pay all drug costs, an accurate knowledge of gap thresholds and communication with providers about exceeding caps is important for elderly persons to manage out-of-pocket drug...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tseng CW,Dudley RA,Brook RH,Keeler E,Hixon AL,Manlucu LR,Mangione CM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) remains a specific marker of cardiac illness in very old age and can be used to identify very elderly people at high risk for death independent of the presence of known cardiac diagnoses. DESIGN:Prospective, observational, po...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vaes B,de Ruijter W,Degryse J,Westendorp RG,Gussekloo J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association between self-reported sleep and nap habits and mortality in a large cohort of older women. DESIGN:Study of Osteoporotic Fractures prospective cohort study. SETTING:Four communities within the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Eight thousand one hundred one Caucasian women aged 69 an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stone KL,Ewing SK,Ancoli-Israel S,Ensrud KE,Redline S,Bauer DC,Cauley JA,Hillier TA,Cummings SR

更新日期：2009-04-01 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 whether cognitive test scores and cognitive decline predict incidence of first diagnosed stroke. DESIGN:Stroke-free Health and Retirement Study participants were followed on average 7.6 years for self- or proxy-reported first stroke (1,483 events). Predictors included baseline performance on a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： DeFries T,Avendaño M,Glymour MM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify risk factors for new-onset geriatric epilepsy that may trigger clinicians to consider a differential diagnosis of epilepsy at symptom onset. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:National Veterans Affairs (VA) databases. PARTICIPANTS:Veterans aged 66 and older in fiscal year 2000 (FY00) w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pugh MJ,Knoefel JE,Mortensen EM,Amuan ME,Berlowitz DR,Van Cott AC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frailty is a common and central problem of old age. Recent research has defined frailty as an accumulation of deficits or as a distinct clinical syndrome involving specific comorbid physical disorders and functional impairment, but the psychological aspects of frailty have received little attention. It is proposed tha...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fillit H,Butler RN

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the costs of mobile and stationary mammography and examine the incremental cost-effectiveness of using mobile mammography to increase screening rates. DESIGN:A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed using effectiveness data from a randomized clinical trial and modeling of costs associated with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naeim A,Keeler E,Bassett LW,Parikh J,Bastani R,Reuben DB

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between persistent delirium and 1-year mortality in newly admitted postacute care (PAC) facility patients with delirium who were followed regardless of residence. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Eight greater-Boston skilled nursing facilities specializing in PAC. PART...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kiely DK,Marcantonio ER,Inouye SK,Shaffer ML,Bergmann MA,Yang FM,Fearing MA,Jones RN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare nosologist coding of underlying cause of death according to the death certificate with adjudicated cause of death for subjects aged 65 and older in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). DESIGN:Observational. SETTING:Four communities: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Wake Forest University); Sacr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ives DG,Samuel P,Psaty BM,Kuller LH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between serum albumin and cognitive impairment and decline in community-living older adults. DESIGNS:Population-based cohort study, followed up to 2 years; serum albumin, apolipoprotein E (APOE)-epsilon4, and cognitive impairment measured at baseline and cognitive decline (> or =2...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ng TP,Niti M,Feng L,Kua EH,Yap KB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infection (UTI) in hospitalized older people with clinical criteria and therapeutic guidelines. DESIGN:A retrospective case series of emergency hospital admissions collected over an 18-month period. SETTING:An acute general hospital in northwest Engl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Woodford HJ,George J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the independent prognostic effect of seven potential frailty criteria, including five from the Fried phenotype, on several adverse outcomes. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Greater New Haven, Connecticut. PARTICIPANTS:Seven hundred fifty-four initially nondisabled, community-living p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rothman MD,Leo-Summers L,Gill TM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate medication use, out-of-pocket spending, and medication switching during the transition period for patients dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare (dual eligibles). DESIGN:Time-trend analysis, using segmented linear regression. SETTING:Patient-level pharmacy dispensing data from January 2005 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shrank WH,Patrick AR,Pedan A,Polinski JM,Varasteh L,Levin R,Liu N,Schneeweiss S

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence of dementia in Singapore among Chinese, Malays, and Indians. DESIGN:A two-phase, cross-sectional study of randomly selected population from central Singapore with disproportionate race stratification. SETTING:Community-based study. Subjects screened to have cognitive impairment at p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sahadevan S,Saw SM,Gao W,Tan LC,Chin JJ,Hong CY,Venketasubramanian N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying impairments in the capacity to make and execute decisions is critical to the assessment and remediation of elder self-neglect. Few capacity assessment tools are available for use outside of healthcare settings, and none have been validated in the context of elder self-neglect. Health and social services pr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Naik AD,Teal CR,Pavlik VN,Dyer CB,McCullough LB

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between blood pressure and mortality in very old people. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. SETTING:County of Västerbotten, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS:Half of all subjects aged 85 and all of those aged 90 and 95 and older (N=348) in one urban and five rural municipalities in th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Molander L,Lövheim H,Norman T,Nordström P,Gustafson Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether elderly people who meet national guidelines have higher physical function (PF) scores than those who do not and the effect on functional trajectory when physical activity (PA) levels change from above to below this threshold, or vice versa. DESIGN:Pooled data. SETTING:Two 6-month rando...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Morey MC,Sloane R,Pieper CF,Peterson MJ,Pearson MP,Ekelund CC,Crowley GM,Demark-Wahnefried W,Snyder DC,Clipp EC,Cohen HJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine patterns of dementia diagnosis seen after chemotherapy treatment. DESIGN:Using the linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) diagnoses of dementia occurring in the years after breast cancer diagn...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Heck JE,Albert SM,Franco R,Gorin SS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By 2050, the European population of 720 million will include 187 million (one quarter) octogenarians. Although living longer is a true privilege, care for the graying population suffering from chronic and disabling diseases will raise enormous challenges to healthcare systems and geriatric education. Are European coun...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Michel JP,Huber P,Cruz-Jentoft AJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the priority that older adults with coexisting hypertension and fall risk give to optimizing cardiovascular outcomes versus fall- and medication symptom-related outcomes. DESIGN:Interview. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred twenty-three cognitively intact persons aged 70 and older wi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Tinetti ME,McAvay GJ,Fried TR,Allore HG,Salmon JC,Foody JM,Bianco L,Ginter S,Fraenkel L

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between baseline hypertension, blood pressure, and the development of cognitive decline in participants in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). DESIGN:Prospective analyses. SETTING:Thirty-nine centers. PARTICIPANTS:Seven thousand one hundred forty-nine women aged...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Johnson KC,Margolis KL,Espeland MA,Colenda CC,Fillit H,Manson JE,Masaki KH,Mouton CP,Prineas R,Robinson JG,Wassertheil-Smoller S,Women's Health Initiative Memory Study and Women's Health Initiative Investigators.

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) supplementation on cognitive function and quality of life in healthy older adults. DESIGN:Double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Clinical research facility. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred ten men and 115 women aged 55 to 85 (mean +/- ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kritz-Silverstein D,von Mühlen D,Laughlin GA,Bettencourt R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of the changes in serum bioavailable and total testosterone (TT) levels with aging on visceral body fat distribution and muscle strength in Chinese men. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Ambulatory care. PARTICIPANTS:Four hundred seventy-five healthy ambulatory Chinese men (...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chu LW,Tam S,Kung AW,Lo S,Fan S,Wong RL,Morley JE,Lam KS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip fractures in older adults are a common event, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. Hip fractures have been previously described as a "geriatric, rather than orthopedic disease." Patients with this condition have a high prevalence of comorbidity and a high risk of complications from surgery, and for this...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Friedman SM,Mendelson DA,Kates SL,McCann RM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relationship between prealbumin, nutrient intake, and indicators of inflammation for recuperative and rehabilitative care patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:Recuperative Care Unit within a Veterans Administration Nursing Home Care Unit. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred eleven men (100 w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dennis RA,Johnson LE,Roberson PK,Heif M,Bopp MM,Cook J,Sullivan DH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chief residents (CRs) play a crucial role in training residents and students but may have limited geriatrics training or formal preparation for their CR role. A 2-day off-site chief resident immersion training (CRIT) addressed these challenges. Objectives were to foster collaboration between disciplines in the managem...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Levine SA,Chao SH,Brett B,Jackson AH,Burrows AB,Goldman LN,Caruso LB

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To relate diabetes mellitus (DM) status and duration to late-life cognitive impairment and decline in men and women. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Five thousand nine hundred seven men in the Physicians' Health Study II and 6,326 women in the Women's Health Study (mean age 74.1...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Okereke OI,Kang JH,Cook NR,Gaziano JM,Manson JE,Buring JE,Grodstein F

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine recent trends in discharge disposition after hospitalization for hip fracture. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study using data from the 5% random sample of Medicare claims data from 2001 to 2005 that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services makes available for research purposes. SETTIN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nguyen-Oghalai TU,Kuo YF,Zhang DD,Graham JE,Goodwin JS,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess use of urinary collection devices (external, intermittent, and indwelling catheters; pads or briefs) and examine predictors of indwelling catheters in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:SNFs in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas. PARTICI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rogers MA,Mody L,Kaufman SR,Fries BE,McMahon LF Jr,Saint S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify specific care management activities within a dementia care management intervention that are associated with 18-month change in caregiver mastery and relationship strain. DESIGN:Exploratory analysis, using secondary data (care management processes and caregiver outcomes) from the intervention arm...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Connor KI,McNeese-Smith DK,Vickrey BG,van Servellen GM,Chang BL,Lee ML,Vassar SD,Chodosh J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relationship between apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon4 and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the Mexican Mestizo population, as well as its effects on the cognitive profile of AD and elderly Mestizos without dementia. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study. SETTING:Evaluations were con...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Villalpando-Berumen JM,Mejia-Arango S,Aguilar-Salinas CA,Ordonez-Sanchez ML,Gutierrez-Robledo LM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the cost-effectiveness of a randomized, clinical trial of a home-based intervention for caregivers of people with dementia. DESIGN:This cost-effectiveness analysis examined Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregivers Health (REACH II), a multisite, randomized, clinical trial, from June 2002 th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Nichols LO,Chang C,Lummus A,Burns R,Martindale-Adams J,Graney MJ,Coon DW,Czaja S,Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregivers Health II Investigators.

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study whether exercise is associated with the risk of venous thrombosis in elderly people. DESIGN:Observational study with a median follow-up of 11.6 years. SETTING:The Cardiovascular Health Study in four U.S. communities. PARTICIPANTS:People aged 65 and older without prior venous thrombosis (deep veno...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： van Stralen KJ,Doggen CJ,Lumley T,Cushman M,Folsom AR,Psaty BM,Siscovick D,Rosendaal FR,Heckbert SR

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the attitudes of first- and fourth-year medical students toward older people and the relationship between these attitudes and possible career choice. To examine the effects of an intensive geriatric medicine (GM) teaching program on these attitudes and career aspirations. DESIGN:Observational st...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hughes NJ,Soiza RL,Chua M,Hoyle GE,MacDonald A,Primrose WR,Seymour DG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00