01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Performance of Edmonton Frail Scale on frailty assessment: its association with multi-dimensional geriatric conditions assessed with specific screening tools
Simone Perna, Matthew D’Arcy Francis, Chiara Bologna, Francesca Moncaglieri, Antonella Riva, Paolo Morazzoni, Pietro Allegrini, Antonio Isu, Beatrice Vigo, Fabio Guerriero, Mariangela Rondanelli
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Potential unfavorable impacts of BDNF Val66Met polymorphisms on metabolic risks in average population in a longevous area
Jun-Hua Peng, Cheng-Wu Liu, Shang-Ling Pan, Hua-Yu Wu, Qing-Hua Liang, Rui-Jing Gan, Ling Huang, Yi Ding, Zhang-Ya Bian, Hao Huang, Ze-Ping Lv, Xiao-Ling Zhou, Rui-Xing Yin
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Age Nutrition Chirurgie (ANC) study: impact of a geriatric intervention on the screening and management of undernutrition in elderly patients operated on for colon cancer, a stepped wedge controlled trial
Marine Dupuis, Elisabetta Kuczewski, Laurent Villeneuve, Sylvie Bin-Dorel, Max Haine, Claire Falandry, Thomas Gilbert, Guillaume Passot, Olivier Glehen, Marc Bonnefoy
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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CHERISH (collaboration for hospitalised elders reducing the impact of stays in hospital): protocol for a multi-site improvement program to reduce geriatric syndromes in older inpatients
Alison M. Mudge, Merrilyn D. Banks, Adrian G. Barnett, Irene Blackberry, Nicholas Graves, Theresa Green, Gillian Harvey, Ruth E. Hubbard, Sharon K. Inouye, Sue Kurrle, Kwang Lim, Prue McRae, Nancye M. Peel, Jessica Suna, Adrienne M. Young
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3): protocol of a multi-centre cross-sectional study of food intake and its determinants in older adults living in long term care homes
Heather H. Keller, Natalie Carrier, Susan Slaughter, Christina Lengyel, Catriona M. Steele, Lisa Duizer, K. Steve Brown, Habib Chaudhury, Minn N. Yoon, Alison M. Duncan, Veronique M. Boscart, George Heckman, Lita Villalon
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Effect of training and structured medication review on medication appropriateness in nursing home residents and on cooperation between health care professionals: the InTherAKT study protocol
Angelika Mahlknecht, Nadja Nestler, Ulrike Bauer, Nadine Schüßler, Jochen Schuler, Sebastian Scharer, Ralf Becker, Isabel Waltering, Georg Hempel, Oliver Schwalbe, Maria Flamm, Jürgen Osterbrink
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Supporting clinical rules engine in the adjustment of medication (SCREAM): protocol of a multicentre, prospective, randomised study
Carlota Mestres Gonzalvo, Hugo A. J. M. de Wit, Brigit P. C. van Oijen, Kim P. G. M. Hurkens, Rob Janknegt, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Wubbo J. Mulder, Frans R. Verhey, Bjorn Winkens, Paul-Hugo M. van der Kuy
01.12.2017 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Managing multiple chronic conditions in the community: a Canadian qualitative study of the experiences of older adults, family caregivers and healthcare providers
Jenny Ploeg, Nancy Matthew-Maich, Kimberly Fraser, Sinéad Dufour, Carrie McAiney, Sharon Kaasalainen, Maureen Markle-Reid, Ross Upshur, Laura Cleghorn, Anna Emili
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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A protective personal factor against disability and dependence in the elderly: an ordinal regression analysis with nine geographically-defined samples from Spain
Javier Virues-Ortega, Saturio Vega, Manuel Seijo-Martinez, Pedro Saz, Fernanda Rodriguez, Angel Rodriguez-Laso, Susana Perez de las Heras, Raimundo Mateos, Pablo Martinez-Martin, Ignacio Mahillo-Fernandez, Josep Garre-Olmo, Jordi Gascon, Francisco Jose Garcia-Garcia, Manuel Fernandez-Martinez, Felix Bermejo-Pareja, Alberto Bergareche, Julian Benito-Leon, Jesus de Pedro-Cuesta, on behalf of the Spanish Epidemiological Studies on Ageing Group
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Tailored multifactorial intervention to improve dizziness symptoms and quality of life, balance and gait in dizziness sufferers aged over 50 years: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Jasmine C. Menant, Americo A. Migliaccio, Cameron Hicks, Joanne Lo, Daniela Meinrath, Mayna Ratanapongleka, Jessica Turner, Daina L. Sturnieks, Kim Delbaere, Nickolai Titov, Catherine McVeigh, Jacqueline C. T. Close, Stephen R. Lord
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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A structure, process and outcome evaluation of the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention model of care: a study protocol
Elizabeth Marsden, Andrea Taylor, Marianne Wallis, Alison Craswell, Marc Broadbent, Adrian Barnett, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Julia Crilly, Colleen Johnston, Amanda Glenwright
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Advance directives and power of attorney for health care in the oldest-old – results of the AgeQualiDe study
Tobias Luck, Francisca S. Rodriguez, Birgitt Wiese, Carolin van der Leeden, Kathrin Heser, Horst Bickel, Jürgen in der Schmitten, Hans-Helmut Koenig, Siegfried Weyerer, Silke Mamone, Tina Mallon, Michael Wagner, Dagmar Weeg, Angela Fuchs, Christian Brettschneider, Jochen Werle, Martin Scherer, Wolfgang Maier, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, for the AgeCoDe & AgeQualiDe study group
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Variation in GP decisions on antihypertensive treatment in oldest-old and frail individuals across 29 countries
Sven Streit, Marjolein Verschoor, Nicolas Rodondi, Daiana Bonfim, Robert A. Burman, Claire Collins, Gerasimovska Kitanovska Biljana, Sandra Gintere, Raquel Gómez Bravo, Kathryn Hoffmann, Claudia Iftode, Kasper L. Johansen, Ngaire Kerse, Tuomas H. Koskela, Sanda Kreitmayer Peštić, Donata Kurpas, Christian D. Mallen, Hubert Maisoneuve, Christoph Merlo, Yolanda Mueller, Christiane Muth, Marija Petek Šter, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Thomas Rosemann, Martin Sattler, Zuzana Švadlenková, Athina Tatsioni, Hans Thulesius, Victoria Tkachenko, Peter Torzsa, Rosy Tsopra, Tuz Canan, Rita P. A. Viegas, Shlomo Vinker, Margot W. M. de Waal, Andreas Zeller, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Rosalinde K. E. Poortvliet
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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The design and development of a complex multifactorial falls assessment intervention for falls prevention: The Prevention of Falls Injury Trial (PreFIT)
Julie Bruce, Shvaita Ralhan, Ray Sheridan, Katharine Westacott, Emma Withers, Susanne Finnegan, John Davison, Finbarr C. Martin, Sarah E. Lamb, on behalf of the PreFIT Intervention (MFFP) Group, PreFIT Study Group
01.12.2017 | Erratum | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Erratum to: 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
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Experiences of end of life amongst family carers of people with advanced dementia: longitudinal cohort study with mixed methods
Kirsten J Moore, Sarah Davis, Anna Gola, Jane Harrington, Nuriye Kupeli, Victoria Vickerstaff, Michael King, Gerard Leavey, Irwin Nazareth, Louise Jones, Elizabeth L. Sampson
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Physical activity, body functions and disability among middle-aged and older Spanish adults
Alexandre Caron, Alba Ayala, Javier Damián, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Javier Almazán, Juan Manuel Castellote, Madgalena Comin, Maria João Forjaz, Jesús de Pedro, on behalf of the DISCAP-ARAGON research group
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Health promotion interventions for community-dwelling older people with mild or pre-frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rachael Frost, Celia Belk, Ana Jovicic, Federico Ricciardi, Kalpa Kharicha, Benjamin Gardner, Steve Iliffe, Claire Goodman, Jill Manthorpe, Vari M Drennan, Kate Walters
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Study protocol: pragmatic randomized control trial of an internet-based intervention (My tools 4 care) for family carers
Wendy Duggleby, Jenny Ploeg, Carrie McAiney, Kathryn Fisher, Jenny Swindle, Tracey Chambers, Sunita Ghosh, Shelley Peacock, Maureen Markle-Reid, Jean Triscott, Allison Williams, Dorothy Forbes, Lori Pollard
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Effects of horticultural therapy on elderly’ health: protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Hui Yu Chan, Roger Chun-Man Ho, Rathi Mahendran, Kheng Siang Ng, Wilson Wai-San Tam, Iris Rawtaer, Chay Hoon Tan, Anis Larbi, Lei Feng, Angelia Sia, Maxel Kian-Wee Ng, Goh Lee Gan, Ee Heok Kua
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Evaluation design of Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE): preventive integrated health and social care for community-dwelling older persons in five European cities
Carmen B. Franse, Antonius J.J. Voorham, Rob van Staveren, Elin Koppelaar, Rens Martijn, Elisa Valía-Cotanda, Tamara Alhambra-Borrás, Tasos Rentoumis, Lovorka Bilajac, Vanja Vasiljev Marchesi, Tomislav Rukavina, Arpana Verma, Greg Williams, Gary Clough, Jorge Garcés-Ferrer, Francesco Mattace Raso, Hein Raat
01.12.2017 | Study protocol | Ausgabe 1/2017
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A randomized controlled trial of physical activity with individual goal-setting and volunteer mentors to overcome sedentary lifestyle in older adults at risk of cognitive decline: the INDIGO trial protocol
Kay L. Cox, Elizabeth V. Cyarto, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Kathryn A. Ellis, Helman Alfonso, Linda Clare, Danny Liew, David Ames, Leon Flicker, Osvaldo P. Almeida, Dina LoGiudice, Nicola T. Lautenschlager
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Feasibility of a multi-modal exercise program on cognition in older adults with Type 2 diabetes – a pilot randomised controlled trial
M. L. Callisaya, R. M. Daly, J. E. Sharman, D. Bruce, T. M. E. Davis, T. Greenaway, M. Nolan, R. Beare, M. G. Schultz, T. Phan, L. C. Blizzard, V. K. Srikanth
01.12.2017 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Low plasma tryptophan is associated with olfactory function in healthy elderly community dwellers in Japan
Yusuke Adachi, Yoshiki Shimodaira, Hidehiro Nakamura, Akira Imaizumi, Maiko Mori, Yoko Kageyama, Yasushi Noguchi, Asuka Seki, Yuki Okabe, Yuko Miyake, Kaori Ono, Shu Kumagai
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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The prevalence of dementia in a Portuguese community sample: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group study
Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira, Ana Cardoso, Ana Verdelho, Joaquim Alves da Silva, Manuel Caldas de Almeida, Alexandra Fernandes, Cátia Raminhos, Cleusa P. Ferri, A. Matthew Prina, Martin Prince, Miguel Xavier
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Tube feeding decreases pneumonia rate in patients with severe dementia: comparison between pre- and post-intervention
Shintaro Takenoshita, Keiko Kondo, Keiichi Okazaki, Akihiko Hirao, Keiko Takayama, Keisuke Hirayama, Hiroyuki Asaba, Kenji Nakata, Hideki Ishizu, Hiromi Takahashi, Hanae Nakashima-Yasuda, Yasue Sakurada, Kengo Fujikawa, Osamu Yokota, Norihito Yamada, Seishi Terada, Middle Western Japan-Dementia Study (mid-Dem study)
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Social and clinical determinants of preferences and their achievement at the end of life: prospective cohort study of older adults receiving palliative care in three countries
Irene J. Higginson, Barbara A. Daveson, R. Sean Morrison, Deokhee Yi, Diane Meier, Melinda Smith, Karen Ryan, Regina McQuillan, Bridget M. Johnston, Charles Normand, on behalf of BuildCARE
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Value of soluble Urokinase plasminogen activator receptor over age as a biomarker of impaired myocardial relaxation
Angela S. Koh, Bhaarathy Velmurugan, Fei Gao, Ru San Tan, Jia-Ing Wong, Louis L. Y. Teo, Bryan M. H. Keng, Serene J. M. Chua, Jian-Min Yuan, Woon-Puay Koh, Christine Cheung
01.12.2017 | Research Article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Achieved systolic blood pressure in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Aline A. I. Moraes, Cristina P. Baena, Taulant Muka, Arjola Bano, Adriana Buitrago-Lopez, Ana Zazula, Bruna O. Erbano, Nicolle A. Schio, Murilo H. Guedes, Wichor M. Bramer, Oscar H. Franco, José Rocha Faria-Neto
01.12.2017 | Research article | Ausgabe 1/2017
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Prevalence and correlates of frailty in an older rural African population: findings from the HAALSI cohort study
Collin F. Payne, Alisha Wade, Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula, Justine I. Davies, Angela Y. Chang, F. Xavier Gomez-Olive, Kathleen Kahn, Lisa F. Berkman, Stephen M. Tollman, Joshua A. Salomon, Miles D. Witham
