Ausgabe 1/2012
Inhalt (78 Artikel)
Improving person-centred care in nursing homes through dementia-care mapping: design of a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Geertje van de Ven, Irena Draskovic, Eddy MM Adang, Rogier ART Donders, Aukje Post, Sytse U Zuidema, Raymond TCM Koopmans, Myrra JFJ Vernooij-Dassen
The study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial of family-mediated personalised activities for nursing home residents with dementia
Eva S van der Ploeg, Cameron J Camp, Barbara Eppingstall, Susannah J Runci, Daniel W O'Connor
A community-integrated home based depression intervention for older African Americans: descripton of the Beat the Blues randomized trial and intervention costs
Laura N Gitlin, Lynn Fields Harris, Megan McCoy, Nancy L Chernett, Eric Jutkowitz, Laura T Pizzi
Informant-reported cognitive symptoms that predict amnestic mild cognitive impairment
Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Kathryn Davis, Christine M Belden, Sandra Jacobson, Marwan N Sabbagh
Active training and driving-specific feedback improve older drivers' visual search prior to lane changes
Martin Lavallière, Martin Simoneau, Mathieu Tremblay, Denis Laurendeau, Normand Teasdale
How effective are programs at managing transition from hospital to home? A case study of the Australian transition care program
Leonard C Gray, Nancye M Peel, Maria Crotty, Susan E Kurrle, Lynne C Giles, Ian D Cameron
'Online' geriatric assessment procedure for older adults referred for geriatric assessment during an acute care episode for consideration of reliability of triage decisions
Len Gray, Lucy Dakin, Steven Counsell, Helen Edwards, Richard Wootton, Melinda Martin-Khan
The impact of early emergency department allied health intervention on admission rates in older people: a non-randomized clinical study
Glenn Arendts, Sarah Fitzhardinge, Karren Pronk, Mark Donaldson, Marani Hutton, Yusuf Nagree
Study protocol for prevention of falls: A randomized controlled trial of effects of vitamin D and exercise on falls prevention
Kirsti Uusi-Rasi, Pekka Kannus, Saija Karinkanta, Matti Pasanen, Radhika Patil, Christel Lamberg-Allardt, Harri Sievänen
Influence of social support on cognitive change and mortality in old age: results from the prospective multicentre cohort study AgeCoDe
Marion Eisele, Thomas Zimmermann, Mirjam Köhler, Birgitt Wiese, Kathrin Heser, Franziska Tebarth, Dagmar Weeg, Julia Olbrich, Michael Pentzek, Angela Fuchs, Siegfried Weyerer, Jochen Werle, Hanna Leicht, Hans-Helmut König, Melanie Luppa, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Wolfgang Maier, Martin Scherer
Use of warfarin in long-term care: a systematic review
Marjorie Neidecker, Aarti A Patel, Winnie W Nelson, Gregory Reardon
Validation of the spiritual distress assessment tool in older hospitalized patients
Stefanie Monod, Estelle Martin, Brenda Spencer, Etienne Rochat, Christophe Büla
Proactive and integrated primary care for frail older people: design and methodological challenges of the Utrecht primary care PROactive frailty intervention trial (U-PROFIT)
Nienke Bleijenberg, Irene Drubbel, Valerie H ten Dam, Mattijs E Numans, Marieke J Schuurmans, Niek J de Wit
Integrated approach to prevent functional decline in hospitalized elderly: the Prevention and Reactivation Care Program (PReCaP)
Annemarie JBM de Vos, Kirsten JE Asmus-Szepesi, Ton JEM Bakker, Paul L de Vreede, Jeroen DH van Wijngaarden, Ewout W Steyerberg, Johan P Mackenbach, Anna P Nieboer
The efficacy and safety of febuxostat for urate lowering in gout patients ≥65 years of age
Robert L Jackson, Barbara Hunt, Patricia A MacDonald
Medication supply to residential aged care facilities in Western Australia using a centralized medication chart to replace prescriptions
Kreshnik Hoti, Jeffery Hughes, Bruce Sunderland
A protocol for a randomized clinical trial of interactive video dance: potential for effects on cognitive function
Jelena Jovancevic, Caterina Rosano, Subashan Perera, Kirk I Erickson, Stephanie Studenski
The importance of social support in the associations between psychological distress and somatic health problems and socio-economic factors among older adults living at home: a cross sectional study
Hege Bøen, Odd Steffen Dalgard, Espen Bjertness
Implementing the chronic care model for frail older adults in the Netherlands: study protocol of ACT (frail older adults: care in transition)
Maaike E Muntinga, Emiel O Hoogendijk, Karen M van Leeuwen, Hein PJ van Hout, Jos WR Twisk, Henriette E van der Horst, Giel Nijpels, Aaltje PD Jansen
Electrocardiographic abnormalities in centenarians: impact on survival
Ramón Rabuñal-Rey, Rafael Monte-Secades, Adriana Gomez-Gigirey, Sonia Pértega-Díaz, Ana Testa-Fernández, Salvador Pita-Fernández, Emilio Casariego-Vales
Radical cystectomy over the age of 75 is safe and increases survival
Stavros I Tyritzis, Ioannis Anastasiou, Konstantinos G Stravodimos, Aristeides Alevizopoulos, Anastasios Kollias, Antonios Balangas, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Ioannis Leotsakos, Dionysios Mitropoulos, Constantinos A Constantinides
Activity in GEriatric acute CARe (AGECAR): rationale, design and methods
Steven J Fleck, Natalia Bustamante-Ara, Javier Ortiz, María-Teresa Vidán, Alejandro Lucia, José A Serra-Rexach
Efficacy of an improved absorbent pad on incontinence-associated dermatitis in older women: cluster randomized controlled trial
Junko Sugama, Hiromi Sanada, Yoshie Shigeta, Gojiro Nakagami, Chizuko Konya
Occupational therapy discharge planning for older adults: A protocol for a randomised trial and economic evaluation
Kylie Wales, Lindy Clemson, Natasha A Lannin, Ian D Cameron, Glenn Salked, Laura Gitlin, Laurance Rubenstein, Sarah Barras, Lynette Mackenzie, Collette Davies
The longitudinal urban cohort ageing study (LUCAS): study protocol and participation in the first decade
Ulrike Dapp, Jennifer Anders, Wolfgang von Renteln-Kruse, Stefan Golgert, Hans Peter Meier-Baumgartner, Christoph E Minder
Restless legs syndrome and functional limitations among American elders in the Health and Retirement Study
Dominic J Cirillo, Robert B Wallace
Word reading threshold and mild cognitive impairment: a validation study
Genevieve Arsenault-Lapierre, Howard Bergman, Howard Chertkow
Limited referral to nephrologists from a tertiary geriatric outpatient clinic despite a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease and anaemia
Neil Boudville, Kalindu Muthucumarana, Charles Inderjeeth
An inpatient rehabilitation model of care targeting patients with cognitive impairment
Katherine S McGilton, Aileen Davis, Nizar Mahomed, John Flannery, Susan Jaglal, Cheryl Cott, Gary Naglie, Elizabeth Rochon
Older adults’ home- and community-based care service use and residential transitions: a longitudinal study
Ya-Mei Chen, Bobbie Berkowitz
Social inhibition as a mediator of neuroticism and depression in the elderly
Nahathai Wongpakaran, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Robert van Reekum
Association of cognition with temporal discounting in community based older persons
Patricia A Boyle, Lei Yu, Eisuke Segawa, Robert S Wilson, Aron S Buchman, David I Laibson, David A Bennett
The validation of a French-language version of the Aging Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) and its extension to a population aged 55 and over
Isabelle Ingrand, Jean Luc Houeto, Roger Gil, Hannah Mc Gee, Pierre Ingrand, Marc Paccalin
Correlates of health and financial literacy in older adults without dementia
Jarred S Bennett, Patricia A Boyle, Bryan D James, David A Bennett
Functional level at admission is a predictor of survival in older patients admitted to an acute geriatric unit
Lars E Matzen, Ditte B Jepsen, Jesper Ryg, Tahir Masud
The prevalence and management of heart failure in Dutch nursing homes; design of a multi-centre cross-sectional study
Mariëlle AMJ Daamen, Jan PH Hamers, Anton PM Gorgels, Hans-Peter Brunner-la Rocca, Frans ES Tan, Marja P van Dieijen-Visser, Jos MGA Schols
Examining the role of information exchange in residential aged care work practices-a survey of residential aged care facilities
Sarah Gaskin, Andrew Georgiou, Donna Barton, Johanna Westbrook
Improving recognition of delirium in clinical practice: a call for action
Andrew Teodorczuk, Emma Reynish, Koen Milisen
The effect of a pre- and post-operative orthogeriatric service on cognitive function in patients with hip fracture. The protocol of the Oslo Orthogeriatrics Trial
Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Leiv Otto Watne, Anne Torbergsen, Knut Engedal, Frede Frihagen, Vibeke Juliebø, Ingvild Saltvedt, Eva Skovlund, Johan Ræder, Simon Conroy
Basic geriatric assessment does not predict in-hospital mortality after PEG placement
Christine Smoliner, Dorothee Volkert, Anke Wittrich, Cornel C Sieber, Rainer Wirth
Aged Residential Care Health Utilisation Study (ARCHUS): a randomised controlled trial to reduce acute hospitalisations from residential aged care
Susan J Foster, Michal Boyd, Joanna B Broad, Noeline Whitehead, Ngaire Kerse, Thomas Lumley, Martin J Connolly
Cognitive impairment is undetected in medical inpatients: a study of mortality and recognition amongst healthcare professionals
Gustav Torisson, Lennart Minthon, Lars Stavenow, Elisabet Londos
Association of total daily physical activity with disability in community-dwelling older persons: a prospective cohort study
Raj C Shah, Aron S Buchman, Sue Leurgans, Patricia A Boyle, David A Bennett
Prevalence of Vitamin D insufficiency and low bone mineral density in elderly Thai nursing home residents
Anuk Kruavit, La-or Chailurkit, Ammarin Thakkinstian, Chutintorn Sriphrapradang, Rajata Rajatanavin
A pilot randomized controlled trial to improve geriatric frailty
Ding-Cheng Derrick Chan, Hsiao-Hui Tsou, Rong-Sen Yang, Jau-Yih Tsauo, Ching-Yu Chen, Chao Agnes Hsiung, Ken N Kuo
A randomized controlled trial of a senior centre group programme for increasing social support and preventing depression in elderly people living at home in Norway
Hege Bøen, Odd Steffen Dalgard, Rune Johansen, Erik Nord
Development and analysis of acceptance of a nutrition education package among a rural elderly population: an action research study
Suzana Shahar, Siti Nur’Asyura Adznam, Suriah Abdul Rahman, Noor Aini Mohd Yusoff, Zaitun Yassin, Fatimah Arshad, Noor Ibrahim Mohamed Sakian, Mohmad Salleh, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah
Translation and adaption of the interRAI suite to local requirements in Belgian hospitals
Nathalie IH Wellens, Johan Flamaing, Philip Moons, Mieke Deschodt, Steven Boonen, Koen Milisen
Does improved functional performance help to reduce urinary incontinence in institutionalized older women? a multicenter randomized clinical trial
Erwin CPM Tak, Ariëtte van Hespen, Paula van Dommelen, Marijke Hopman-Rock
Focussing both eyes on health outcomes: revisiting cataract surgery
Jennifer C Davis, Heather McNeill, Michael Wasdell, Susan Chunick, Stirling Bryan
Enhancing physical activity in older adults receiving hospital based rehabilitation: a phase II feasibility study
Catherine M Said, Meg E Morris, Michael Woodward, Leonid Churilov, Julie Bernhardt
Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in New Zealand -Te Puāwaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, LiLACS NZ: Study protocol
Karen J Hayman, Ngaire Kerse, Lorna Dyall, Mere Kepa, Ruth Teh, Carol Wham, Valerie Wright-St Clair, Janine Wiles, Sally Keeling, Martin J Connolly, Tim J Wilkinson, Simon Moyes, Joanna B Broad, Santosh Jatrana
Identifying resident care areas for a quality improvement intervention in long-term care: a collaborative approach
Lisa A Cranley, Peter G Norton, Greta G Cummings, Debbie Barnard, Neha Batra-Garga, Carole A Estabrooks
A systematic mapping review of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) in care homes
Adam L Gordon, Phillipa A Logan, Rob G Jones, Calum Forrester-Paton, Jonathan P Mamo, John RF Gladman
Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial of the effects of a multi-modal exercise program on cognition and physical functioning in older women
Sue Vaughan, Norm Morris, David Shum, Siobhan O’Dwyer, Denise Polit
Frail elderly patients’ experiences of information on medication. A qualitative study
Sara Modig, Jimmie Kristensson, Margareta Troein, Annika Brorsson, Patrik Midlöv
Why are family carers of people with dementia dissatisfied with general hospital care? a qualitative study
Fiona J Jurgens, Philip Clissett, John RF Gladman, Rowan H Harwood
Respite: carers’ experiences and perceptions of respite at home
Nan Greenwood, Ruth Habibi, Ann Mackenzie
Exploration of the association between quality of life, assessed by the EQ-5D and ICECAP-O, and falls risk, cognitive function and daily function, in older adults with mobility impairments
Jennifer C Davis, Stirling Bryan, Rob McLeod, Jessica Rogers, Karim Khan, Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Integrated working between residential care homes and primary care: a survey of care homes in England
Heather Gage, Angela Dickinson, Christina Victor, Peter Williams, Jerome Cheynel, Sue L Davies, Steve Iliffe, Katherine Froggatt, Wendy Martin, Claire Goodman
Asymptomatic bacteriuria, antibiotic use, and suspected urinary tract infections in four nursing homes
Charles D Phillips, Omolola Adepoju, Nimalie Stone, Darcy K McMaughan Moudouni, Obioma Nwaiwu, Hongwei Zhao, Elizabeth Frentzel, David Mehr, Steven Garfinkel
“The balancing act”— Licensed practical nurse experiences of falls and fall prevention: a qualitative study
Beatrice Häggqvist, Michael Stenvall, Anncristine Fjellman-Wiklund, Kristina Westerberg, Lillemor Lundin-Olsson
Behavioral health coaching for rural-living older adults with diabetes and depression: an open pilot of the HOPE Study
Aanand D Naik, Craig D White, Suzanne M Robertson, Maria E A Armento, Briana Lawrence, Linda A Stelljes, Jeffrey A Cully
Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: a population-based prospective cohort study
Fiona Matthews, Riccardo Marioni, Carol Brayne
Feasibility of evidence-based diagnosis and management of heart failure in older people in care: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Helen C Hancock, Helen Close, James M Mason, Jeremy J Murphy, Ahmet Fuat, Mark de Belder, Trudy Hunt, Andy Baker, Douglas Wilson, A Pali S Hungin
The effect of a trunk release maneuver on Peak Pressure Index, trunk displacement and perceived discomfort in older adults seated in a high Fowler’s position: a randomized controlled trial
Krista L Best, Guylaine Desharnais, Jeanette Boily, William C Miller, Pat G Camp
A cognitive-motor intervention using a dance video game to enhance foot placement accuracy and gait under dual task conditions in older adults: a randomized controlled trial
Giuseppe Pichierri, Kurt Murer, Eling D de Bruin
“I feel so stupid because I can’t give a proper answer…” How older adults describe chronic pain: a qualitative study
Amanda Clarke, Geraldine Anthony, Denise Gray, Derek Jones, Paul McNamee, Patricia Schofield, Blair H Smith, Denis Martin
Patient-centred communication intervention study to evaluate nurse-patient interactions in complex continuing care
Katherine S McGilton, Riva Sorin-Peters, Souraya Sidani, Veronique Boscart, Mary Fox, Elizabeth Rochon
Residual effects of muscle strength and muscle power training and detraining on physical function in community-dwelling prefrail older adults: a randomized controlled trial
Astrid Zech, Michael Drey, Ellen Freiberger, Christian Hentschke, Juergen M Bauer, Cornel C Sieber, Klaus Pfeifer
Acute portal vein thrombosis precipitated by indomethacin in a HCV-positive elderly patient
Stefania Mantarro, Marco Tuccori, Giuseppe Pasqualetti, Sara Tognini, Sabrina Montagnani, Fabio Monzani, Corrado Blandizzi
Medication incident reporting in residential aged care facilities: Limitations and risks to residents’ safety
Amina Tariq, Andrew Georgiou, Johanna Westbrook
Profiles of physical, emotional and psychosocial wellbeing in the Lothian birth cohort 1936
Andrea R Zammit, John M Starr, Wendy Johnson, Ian J Deary
Conservative interventions for incontinence in people with dementia or cognitive impairment, living at home: a systematic review
Vari M Drennan, Nan Greenwood, Laura Cole, Mandy Fader, Robert Grant, Greta Rait, Steve Iliffe
Reactions to caregiving during an intervention targeting frailty in community living older people
Christina Aggar, Susan Ronaldson, Ian D Cameron
The effects of a long-term care walking program on balance, falls and well-being
Vanina PM Dal Bello-Haas, Lilian U Thorpe, Lisa M Lix, Rhonda Scudds, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos
Comparing frailty measures in their ability to predict adverse outcome among older residents of assisted living
David B Hogan, Elizabeth A Freiheit, Laurel A Strain, Scott B Patten, Heidi N Schmaltz, Darryl Rolfson, Colleen J Maxwell
Older Persons’ Transitions in Care (OPTIC): a study protocol
Greta G Cummings, R Colin Reid, Carole A Estabrooks, Peter G Norton, Garnet E Cummings, Brian H Rowe, Stephanie L Abel, Laura Bissell, Joan L Bottorff, Carole A Robinson, Adrian Wagg, Jacques S Lee, Susan L Lynch, Elmabrok Masaoud