abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the independent effect of hospitalization for ischemic stroke on change in functional status, subsequent hospitalization, and mortality. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of the nationally representative Longitudinal Study on Aging. Baseline (1984) interview data were linked to Medicare hospitalization ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wolinsky FD,Gurney JG,Wan GJ,Bentley DW

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The literature suggests that Medicare health maintenance organization (HMO) patients may have poorer outcomes with formal home-health care than do fee-for-service (FFS) patients, but it is unclear whether this is related to case-mix or quality. Our objective was to compare the home-health care outcomes for HM...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Holtzman J,Chen Q,Kane R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the prevalence of hypertension and factors associated with nontreatment and poor control of hypertension in Mexican Americans aged 65 years and older. DESIGN:A population-based survey of older Mexican Americans conducted in 1993-1994. SETTING:Subjects residing in five Southwestern states: Texas,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Satish S,Stroup-Benham CA,Espino DV,Markides KS,Goodwin JS

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of urinary incontinence and to assess care-seeking behavior for urinary symptoms among community-dwelling people. DESIGN:A community-based cross-sectional study. SETTING:Randomly selected men and women from Olmsted County, Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS:Two cohorts, one comprised of bot...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Roberts RO,Jacobsen SJ,Rhodes T,Reilly WT,Girman CJ,Talley NJ,Lieber MM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), body composition, and physical fitness in independent community-dwelling men and women aged 60 to 80 years. DESIGN:Cross sectional analysis. PARTICIPANTS:Independent men and women, 60 years of age and older, living in urban and suburba...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Abbasi A,Duthie EH Jr,Sheldahl L,Wilson C,Sasse E,Rudman I,Mattson DE

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capitated or salaried managed care systems offer an important opportunity to provide high quality, cost-effective end-of-life care. However, capitated healthcare delivery systems have strong incentives to avoid patient populations in need of such care. Care currently provided at the end of life in fee-for-service prac...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lynn J,Wilkinson A,Cohn F,Jones SB

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of newer psychotropic agents in nursing home residents in the era of new Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) guidelines. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review of referrals to an on-site geriatric psychiatry service in seven Eastern Massachusetts facilities during 1995-1996. SUBJECTS:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lasser RA,Sunderland T

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the physical ability and psychocognitive status of a population more than 90 years of age with regard to sociodemographic, behavioral, and biomedical variables known to affect functional status in old age. DESIGN:A survey design was used. SETTING:Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy. PARTICIPANTS:Eig...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ravaglia G,Forti P,Maioli F,Boschi F,Cicognani A,Bernardi M,Pratelli L,Pizzoferrato A,Porcu S,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether a marked decrease in postprandial systolic blood pressure correlates with a higher incidence of falls, syncope, new coronary events, new stroke, and total mortality at long-term follow-up in older nursing home residents. DESIGN:In a prospective study of 499 nursing home residents aged ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Aronow WS,Ahn C

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the circumstances of falls resulting in hip fractures among older people and to determine whether the circumstances differ by gender, age, and residential status. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Two hospitals in Auckland, New Zealand, in which all individuals aged 60 years or older with a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Norton R,Campbell AJ,Lee-Joe T,Robinson E,Butler M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study describes the prevalence of medical nursing home practice. Further, it examines the extent to which physician characteristics and local county health care resources predict nursing home involvement. This information is relevant to evaluating and devising strategies that address the future provision ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Katz PR,Karuza J,Kolassa J,Hutson A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and etiology of congestive heart failure (CHF) in older adults. METHODS:Published reports relevant to the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and etiology of CHF were systematically reviewed. Studies involving older adults and more recent studies were emphasized. RES...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rich MW

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of and indications for digoxin use and the prevalence of beta blocker and calcium channel blocker use in older patients with previous myocardial infarction or coronary artery disease (CAD), and the prevalence of use of diuretics, beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fishkind D,Paris BE,Aronow WS

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between kyphosis (degree of forward curvature of the thoracic spine) and measures of spinal osteoporosis (height loss and vertebral fractures) and chronic back pain and disability in older women. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:Eleven clinical centers in the United State...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ensrud KE,Black DM,Harris F,Ettinger B,Cummings SR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between selected chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and fall injury events at home among community-dwelling older persons. DESIGN:Population-based case-control study. SETTING:The general community. PARTICIPANTS:Persons aged 65 and older living at home, excluding those using a whe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herndon JG,Helmick CG,Sattin RW,Stevens JA,DeVito C,Wingo PA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, etiologic bacterial agents to late prosthetic joint infections (LPJI), are more prevalent in the oral flora of older individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in an age and gender-matched nonarthritic control population (NA). DESIGN:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Jacobson JJ,Patel B,Asher G,Woolliscroft JO,Schaberg D

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a critical evaluation of studies examining the contribution of changes in language-specific cognitive abilities to the speech perception difficulties of older adults. DESIGN:A review of the literature on aging and speech perception. CONCLUSIONS:The research considered in the present review sugges...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sommers MS

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To search for a potential role of endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor and presumably neurotoxic 21-amino acid peptide, for dysfunction of brain signal processing and cerebrovascular morbidity in nondemented patients with cerebral arteriosclerosis. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study with longitudinal fol...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kügler CF,Funk H,Vlajic P,Platt D

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Heart failure is a major health care burden among older adults, but information on recent trends has not been available. We compare rates, sociodemographic characteristics, and discharge outcomes of the initial hospitalization for heart failure in the Medicare populations of 1986 and 1993. DESIGN:Informatio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Croft JB,Giles WH,Pollard RA,Casper ML,Anda RF,Livengood JR

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between bone mineral density (in the axial and appendicular skeleton) and calcification of the aorta. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Community-based study. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 2051 women aged 65 years and older enrolled in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. MEA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Vogt MT,San Valentin R,Forrest KY,Nevitt MC,Cauley JA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the association between driving cessation and depressive symptoms among older drivers. Previous efforts in this area have focused on the factors associated with cessation, not the consequences of having stopped. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:Urban community. PARTI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Marottoli RA,Mendes de Leon CF,Glass TA,Williams CS,Cooney LM Jr,Berkman LF,Tinetti ME

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of self reported sleep disturbances in older men and women and to describe their relationships with health status and cardiovascular disease (CVD). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of sleep disturbance, CVD, general health, psychosocial factors, physical function, and use of psychotro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Newman AB,Enright PL,Manolio TA,Haponik EF,Wahl PW

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the nature of telephone communication in the care of patients in skilled nursing facilities, noting numbers of calls, reasons for communication, and the outcomes of the interactions, and to implement a voice mail system to manage the burden of communication more effectively and describe the im...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Fowkes W,Christenson D,McKay D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a broad range of physical disability by examining the association between a four-level measure of disability, based on self-report of difficulty in performing functional activities, and previously identified risk factors for disability. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community-based. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Langlois JA,Maggi S,Harris T,Simonsick EM,Ferrucci L,Pavan M,Sartori L,Enzi G

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure behaviors indicative of quality of life (QOL) in patients with Alzheimer's disease and to examine correlates of patient QOL. DESIGN:Cross-sectional investigation. SETTING:Multi-center study. PARTICIPANTS:Sample of 130 diagnosed patients. PRINCIPAL OUTCOME MEASURES: Proxy ratings of (1) the frequ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Albert SM,Del Castillo-Castaneda C,Sano M,Jacobs DM,Marder K,Bell K,Bylsma F,Lafleche G,Brandt J,Albert M,Stern Y

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To create a program to identify preventive needs for community-dwelling older persons and incorporate intervention strategies to improve implementation of these services. DESIGN:Program development and case-series. SETTING:Community-based meal sites, academically administered program. PARTICIPANTS:Persons ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Reuben DB,Hirsch SH,Frank JC,Maly RC,Schlesinger MS,Weintraub N,Yancey S

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify patient factors that influence physicians' decisions to recommend screening mammograms for older women. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey including clinical case vignettes. PARTICIPANTS:Random sample of Massachusetts internists, obstetrician/gynecologists, family/general practice physicians, and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Marwill SL,Freund KM,Barry PP

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the neuropsychological function in patients with Charles Bonnet Syndrome. DESIGN:Control group comparison study. SETTING:University of Chicago Hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:The neuropsychological function of 15 older adults with presenting complaints of visual hallucinations who met criteria for Charl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pliskin NH,Kiolbasa TA,Towle VL,Pankow L,Ernest JT,Noronha A,Luchins DJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare expenditures and healthcare service use between decedents (in their last year of life) and survivors, all of whom were frail older people, under three payor/provider types. DESIGN:In-home interviews were conducted by home care nurses at baseline and at 6-month intervals for an 18-month period. Uti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Experton B,Ozminkowski RJ,Branch LG,Li Z

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the utility of geriatric targeting criteria in predicting survival and health care utilization in a cohort of hospitalized older veterans. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study assessing geriatric targeting criteria, e.g., polypharmacy, falls, or confusion, with respect to adverse outcomes at 12 months...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Satish S,Winograd CH,Chavez C,Bloch DA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the utility of hypodermoclysis in the management of dehydration in nursing home residents and to review the recent literature on the use of clysis in older adults. DESIGN:A retrospective chart review. SETTING:Two continuing care retirement community nursing home units in Cincinnati. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hussain NA,Warshaw G

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the risk of serious hypoglycemia associated with the use of individual sulfonylureas in older people. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. SETTING:The Tennessee Medicaid Program. PATIENTS:A total of 13,963 Medicaid enrollees, aged 65 years or older, who were prescribed one of six sulfonylureas f...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shorr RI,Ray WA,Daugherty JR,Griffin MR

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in experimental animal models provide a convincing rationale for a role for ERT in the treatment and prevention of dementia. These studies establish the role of estrogen in the regeneration and preservation of neuronal elements within the CNS that are analogous to those regions of the brain most sensitive to t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Birge SJ

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between restraint use and falls while controlling for the effect of psychoactive drug use among nursing home residents, including subgroups of nursing home residents with high rates of restraint use and/or falls. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal clinical trial...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Capezuti E,Evans L,Strumpf N,Maislin G

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the diagnoses, psychiatric and medical comorbidities, and prior and current treatment received by late-middle-aged and older affective disorder patients in mental health and medical service settings and to identify predictors of these patients' length of inpatient care. DESIGN:Department of Vetera...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moos RH,Mertens JR

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to report on the prevalence, incidence and prognosis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) in a cohort of ambulatory older men and women. DESIGN:A prospective, longitudinal study of 10 years duration with ECGs obtained at baseline and on an annua...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kahn S,Frishman WH,Weissman S,Ooi WL,Aronson M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between gender and specific types of behavior problems that occur in patients with Alzheimer's disease. DESIGN:This was an observational study using the Dementia Behavior Disturbance Scale to quantify and define behavioral problems encountered by caregivers. Multiple regressions w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ott BR,Tate CA,Gordon NM,Heindel WC

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine demographic, functional, and health-related factors that may have influenced the selection of older adults for a randomized trial of balance enhancement. DESIGN:Comparison of participants with nonparticipants at various stages of the recruiting process. SETTING:Northeastern suburban community. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pacala JT,Judge JO,Boult C

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of prompted voiding on fecal continence in nursing home residents. DESIGN:Prospective, uncontrolled trial of prompted voiding for urinary incontinence. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred sixty-five nursing home residents who completed a 9 to 10-week trial. MEASUREMENTS:Trained research aides...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ouslander JG,Simmons S,Schnelle J,Uman G,Fingold S

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested that vascular dementia in older persons is more common than previously hypothesized. A substantial proportion of dementia in old age may be an early manifestation of cerebrovascular disease (CVD), that eventually becomes clinically evident as an acute cerebrovascular accident. Th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ferrucci L,Guralnik JM,Salive ME,Pahor M,Corti MC,Baroni A,Havlik RJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00