abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and validate a prognostic case finding tool that classifies the risk of emergency department (ED) use in an older home care population. DESIGN:Population-based retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data from home care clinical assessments linked prospectively to ED records. SETTIN...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Costa AP,Hirdes JP,Bell CM,Bronskill SE,Heckman GA,Mitchell L,Poss JW,Sinha SK,Stolee P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To use a simple measure of activities of daily living, wounds, and indwelling devices (urinary catheter, feeding tube) to predict prevalent, new, and intermittent multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) acquisition in nursing home (NH) residents. DESIGN:Secondary analysis, prospective cohort study. SETTING:Sou...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Min L,Galecki A,Mody L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the perspectives of seriously ill individuals on reasons for 30-day hospital readmission. DESIGN:A prospective qualitative study was conducted employing individual interviews conducted at bedside. SETTING:Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. PARTICIPANTS:Serio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Enguidanos S,Coulourides Kogan AM,Schreibeis-Baum H,Lendon J,Lorenz K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a palliative care tool that contains standardized, actionable medical orders. It is designed to ensure that patient treatment preferences are elicited, communicated, and honored throughout the healthcare system. A systematic review of the literature wa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hickman SE,Keevern E,Hammes BJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether anticholinergic burden scores from nine published anticholinergic scales are associated with adverse health outcomes, including hospital admissions, hospitalizations for falls, hospital length of stay (LOS), and more visits to general practitioners (GPs). DESIGN:Pharmacoepidemiologica...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Salahudeen MS,Hilmer SN,Nishtala PS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the practical problems that older people experience with the daily use of their medicines and their management strategies to address these problems and to determine the potential clinical relevance thereof. DESIGN:Qualitative study with semistructured face-to-face interviews. SETTING:A communit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Notenboom K,Beers E,van Riet-Nales DA,Egberts TC,Leufkens HG,Jansen PA,Bouvy ML

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of home-based primary care (HBPC) on Medicare costs and mortality in frail elders. DESIGN:Case-control concurrent study using Medicare administrative data. SETTING:HBPC practice in Washington, District of Columbia. PARTICIPANTS:HBPC cases (n = 722) and controls (n = 2,161) matched ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： De Jonge KE,Jamshed N,Gilden D,Kubisiak J,Bruce SR,Taler G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate statin use and pain in people with cancer aged 70 to 79 and 80 and older. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Medical oncology outpatient clinic at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 70 and older who presented consecutively between January 2009 and June 2010 (n = 385), o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Turner JP,Shakib S,Singhal N,Hogan-Doran J,Prowse R,Johns S,Thynne T,Bell JS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of a Screening Tool of Older Persons potentially inappropriate Prescriptions/Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment (STOPP/START) medication intervention on clinical and economic outcomes. DESIGN:Parallel-group randomized trial. SETTING:Chronic care geriatric facility. PAR...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Frankenthal D,Lerman Y,Kalendaryev E,Lerman Y

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidence suggests inflammation is associated with cognitive impairment, but previous epidemiological studies have reported conflicting results. DESIGN:Prospective population-based cohort. SETTING:Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study participants. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals without cognitive impairment in 1998...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wichmann MA,Cruickshanks KJ,Carlsson CM,Chappell R,Fischer ME,Klein BE,Klein R,Tsai MY,Schubert CR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether arterial stiffness is a risk factor for falls in community-dwelling older people. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Community population, Sydney, Australia. PARTICIPANTS:Community-dwelling older adults (mean age 79.8±4.4, 52.2% female; N=481). MEASUREMENTS:Carotid-femoral pulse ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Wong AK,Lord SR,Trollor JN,Sturnieks DL,Delbaere K,Menant J,Brodaty H,Sachdev PS,Close JC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether performance speeds mediate the association between visual impairment and self-reported mobility disability over an 8-year period. DESIGN:Longitudinal analysis. SETTING:Salisbury, Maryland. PARTICIPANTS:Salisbury Eye Evaluation Study participants aged 65 and older (N=2,520). MEASUREME...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Swenor BK,Bandeen-Roche K,Muñoz B,West SK

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether the relationship between antidepressant adherence and coronary artery disease (CAD) hospitalizations varied between older and younger adults with depression. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics nationwide. PARTICIPANTS:Chronically ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Cooper DC,Trivedi RB,Nelson KM,Reiber GE,Eugenio EC,Beaver KA,Fan VS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of milk and dairy intake on the development of all-cause dementia and its subtypes in an elderly Japanese population. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:The Hisayama Study, Japan. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 60 and older without dementia (N = 1,081). MEASUREMENTS:Milk and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ozawa M,Ohara T,Ninomiya T,Hata J,Yoshida D,Mukai N,Nagata M,Uchida K,Shirota T,Kitazono T,Kiyohara Y

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how many individual patient data (IPD) reviews that included older people were available in MEDLINE and whether the effectiveness of treatments differed between older and younger individuals. DESIGN:Overview of IPD reviews. SETTING:A MEDLINE search was conducted for IPD reviews of randomized c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： van de Glind EM,Rhodius-Meester HF,Reitsma JB,Hooft L,van Munster BC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the prevalence and predictors of caregiver esteem and burden during two different stages of care recipients' illnesses-advanced chronic illness and the last year of life. DESIGN:Longitudinal, observational cohort study. SETTING:Community sample recruited from outpatient clinics at Duke Universit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sautter JM,Tulsky JA,Johnson KS,Olsen MK,Burton-Chase AM,Lindquist JH,Zimmerman S,Steinhauser KE

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2012, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has also been collaborating with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, joining its "Choosing Wisely" campaign on two separate lists of Five Things Healthcare Providers and Patients Should Question. The campaign is designed to engage healthcare orga...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： AGS Choosing Wisely Workgroup.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-6 soluble receptor (sR), and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 (sTNF-R1) and cognitive status in the oldest-old women. DESIGN:Twenty-year longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:Four clinical sites in the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Women fro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Metti AL,Yaffe K,Boudreau RM,Ganguli M,Lopez OL,Stone KL,Cauley JA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To ascertain the association between self-report of low mood and unobtrusively measured behaviors (walking speed, time out of residence, frequency of room transitions, and computer use) in community-dwelling older adults using novel monitoring technologies. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study of older adults w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Thielke SM,Mattek NC,Hayes TL,Dodge HH,Quiñones AR,Austin D,Petersen J,Kaye JA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To systematically review the current literature on the pharmacological treatment of postmeal reductions in blood pressure (BP). DESIGN:A systematic literature search and standardized data collection of randomized controlled trials on the pharmacological prevention of postprandial reductions in BP in adults ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ong AC,Myint PK,Potter JF

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and a wide range of health conditions, physical performance measures, disability, and mortality in a large epidemiological study to identify an optimum range for 25(OH)D concentrations. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study, with additional p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hirani V,Cumming RG,Naganathan V,Blyth F,Le Couteur DG,Handelsman DJ,Waite LM,Seibel MJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the increasing fall death rate among people aged 65 and older is due in part to temporal changes in recording the underlying cause of death. DESIGN:Analyses of multiple cause of death data using the online Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging ON-line Data for Epidemio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Stevens JA,Rudd RA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the effect of age on psychotropic coprescribing, psychiatric diagnoses, and other clinical characteristics. DESIGN:Analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. SETTING:A national sample of outpatient visits to physicians (N = 2,406) in office-based practice in 2010. PARTICIPANTS:Ad...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Maust DT,Oslin DW,Marcus SC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the effects of a modified Hospital Elder Life Program (mHELP) on frailty. DESIGN:Matched and unmatched analyses of data from a before-and-after study. SETTING:Hospital, inpatient. PARTICIPANTS:Participants aged 65 and older (n = 189) undergoing major elective abdominal surgery at a medical center ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chen CC,Chen CN,Lai IR,Huang GH,Saczynski JS,Inouye SK

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine differences in a proxy measure of muscle quality across the adult life span and explore potential mechanisms of muscle quality change through identification of cross-sectional correlates of muscle quality. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. PARTICIPANTS...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Moore AZ,Caturegli G,Metter EJ,Makrogiannis S,Resnick SM,Harris TB,Ferrucci L

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between ownership of Chinese elder care facilities and their performance quality and to compare the case-mix profile of residents and facility characteristics in government-owned and private-sector homes. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Census of elder care homes surveyed in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Liu C,Feng Z,Mor V

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of cognitive training on cognitive abilities and everyday function over 10 years. DESIGN:Ten-year follow-up of a randomized, controlled single-blind trial (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE)) with three intervention groups and a no-contact control...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rebok GW,Ball K,Guey LT,Jones RN,Kim HY,King JW,Marsiske M,Morris JN,Tennstedt SL,Unverzagt FW,Willis SL,ACTIVE Study Group.

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the cognitive profile of a population representative sample with orthostatic hypotension (OH) with the profile of a sample without. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of a prospective nationally representative population study. SETTING:The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). PARTICIPANTS:T...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Frewen J,Savva GM,Boyle G,Finucane C,Kenny RA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between frequent falls in older drivers and motor vehicle collision (MVC) involvement. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:North central Alabama. PARTICIPANTS:Population-based sample of 2,000 licensed drivers aged 70 and older. MEASUREMENTS:Self-reported history of falling two or ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Huisingh C,McGwin G Jr,Orman KA,Owsley C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To better understand how centenarians use the healthcare system as an important step toward improving their service delivery. DESIGN:Population-based retrospective cohort study using linked health administrative data. SETTING:Ontario--Canada's largest province. PARTICIPANTS:All individuals living in Ontar...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rochon PA,Gruneir A,Wu W,Gill SS,Bronskill SE,Seitz DP,Bell CM,Fischer HD,Stephenson AL,Wang X,Gershon AS,Anderson GM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the time to first acute care use (e.g., emergency department (ED) use without hospitalization or rehospitalization) for older adults discharged to home after receiving postacute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); to identify predictors of first acute care use. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Toles M,Anderson RA,Massing M,Naylor MD,Jackson E,Peacock-Hinton S,Colón-Emeric C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate effects of older age, comorbidities, and physiological measures on outcomes of elderly adults requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Public long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) with an active program for ventilator weaning from PMV. PAR...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dermot Frengley J,Sansone GR,Shakya K,Kaner RJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of age on patterns of infection and on outcomes in individuals with infection. DESIGN:Analysis of data from an international, observational, point-prevalence study: Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC II). SETTING:Intensive care units (ICUs; N=1,265) in 75 count...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dimopoulos G,Koulenti D,Blot S,Sakr Y,Anzueto A,Spies C,Violán JS,Kett D,Armaganidis A,Martin C,Vincent JL,Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care Study Investigators.

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study sensor monitoring (use of a sensor network placed in the home environment to observe individuals' daily functioning (activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living)) as a method to measure and support daily functioning for older people living independently at home. DESIGN:Sy...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Pol MC,Poerbodipoero S,Robben S,Daams J,van Hartingsveldt M,de Vos R,de Rooij SE,Kröse B,Buurman BM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare falls and fall-related injuries that a fall evaluator or hospital incident report identified with injuries identified according to discharge International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for the same set of inpatient episodes of care. DESIGN:Pros...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Waters TM,Chandler AM,Mion LC,Daniels MJ,Kessler LA,Miller ST,Shorr RI

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To relate 5-year lean tissue loss to habitual physical activity of elderly adults. DESIGN:Longitudinal. SETTING:Community of Nakanojo. PARTICIPANTS:Community-living Japanese aged 65 to 84 (200 men, 268 women). MEASUREMENTS:Daily 24-hour pedometer/accelerometer data, collected continuously for 5 years, we...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Shephard RJ,Park H,Park S,Aoyagi Y

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delirium is a common and serious condition that is underrecognized in older adults in a variety of healthcare settings. It is poorly recognized because of deficiencies in provider knowledge and its atypical presentation. Early recognition of delirium is warranted to better manage the disease and prevent the adverse ou...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yanamadala M,Wieland D,Heflin MT

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy of a computer-based physical activity program (Embodied Conversational Agent-ECA) with that of a pedometer control condition in sedentary older adults. DESIGN:Single-blind block-randomized controlled trial stratified according to clinic site and health literacy status. SETTING:Three...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bickmore TW,Silliman RA,Nelson K,Cheng DM,Winter M,Henault L,Paasche-Orlow MK

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between cognitive function and self-reported oral health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community in West Virginia. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred twenty-six community-dwelling older adults. MEASUREMENTS:Oral HRQoL...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lee KH,Wu B,Plassman BL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caregiving can have a profound effect on the health of the caregiver, yet research on caregiving among American Indians is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of caregiving on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of American Indians enrolled in the Education And Research Towards Healt...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Spencer SM,Goins RT,Henderson JA,Wen Y,Goldberg J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00