Ausgabe 1/2013
Inhalt (137 Artikel)
A survey-based study of knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease among health care staff
Wendy Smyth, Elaine Fielding, Elizabeth Beattie, Anne Gardner, Wendy Moyle, Sara Franklin, Sonia Hines, Margaret MacAndrew
Prevalence and correlates of dizziness in community-dwelling older people: a cross sectional population based study
Suzana Albuquerque de Moraes, Wuber Jefferson de Souza Soares, Eduardo Ferriolli, Monica Rodrigues Perracini
Southampton mealtime assistance study: design and methods
Helen C Roberts, Anna L Pilgrim, Marinos Elia, Alan A Jackson, Cyrus Cooper, Avan Aihie Sayer, Sian M Robinson
Community-based intervention to improve dietary habits and promote physical activity among older adults: a cluster randomized trial
Mika Kimura, Ai Moriyasu, Shu Kumagai, Taketo Furuna, Shigeko Akita, Shuichi Kimura, Takao Suzuki
Factors associated with falls among older adults living in institutions
Javier Damián, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, Emiliana Valderrama-Gama, Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta
Early detection of health problems in potentially frail community-dwelling older people by general practices - project [G]OLD: design of a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study
Mandy MN Stijnen, Inge GP Duimel-Peeters, Maria WJ Jansen, Hubertus JM Vrijhoef
The relationship between pain and disruptive behaviors in nursing home resident with dementia
Hyochol Ahn, Ann Horgas
Factors associated with the use of home-visit nursing services covered by the long-term care insurance in rural Japan: a cross-sectional study
Masayo Kashiwagi, Nanako Tamiya, Mikiya Sato, Eiji Yano
Community acquired infections in older patients admitted to hospital from care homes versusthe community: cohort study of microbiology and outcomes
Charis Marwick, Virginia Hernandez Santiago, Colin McCowan, Janice Broomhall, Peter Davey
Vitamin B6 deficiency and diseases in elderly people – a study in nursing homes
Ida K Kjeldby, Gunvor S Fosnes, Solveig C Ligaarden, Per G Farup
Reviewing the definition of crisis in dementia care
Janet MacNeil Vroomen, Judith E Bosmans, Hein PJ van Hout, Sophia E de Rooij
Prospective association of the SHARE-operationalized frailty phenotype with adverse health outcomes: evidence from 60+ community-dwelling Europeans living in 11 countries
Nejma S Macklai, Jacques Spagnoli, Julien Junod, Brigitte Santos-Eggimann
Neck muscle cross-sectional area, brain volume and cognition in healthy older men; a cohort study
Alixe HM Kilgour, Karen J Ferguson, Calum D Gray, Ian J Deary, Joanna M Wardlaw, Alasdair MJ MacLullich, John M Starr
Unregulated provider perceptions of audit and feedback reports in long-term care: cross-sectional survey findings from a quality improvement intervention
Kimberly D Fraser, Hannah M O’Rourke, Melba Andrea B Baylon, Anne-Marie Boström, Anne E Sales
The brain-in-motion study: effect of a 6-month aerobic exercise intervention on cerebrovascular regulation and cognitive function in older adults
Amanda V Tyndall, Margie H Davenport, Ben J Wilson, Grazyna M Burek, Genevieve Arsenault-Lapierre, Eryka Haley, Gail A Eskes, Christine M Friedenreich, Michael D Hill, David B Hogan, R Stewart Longman, Todd J Anderson, Richard Leigh, Eric E Smith, Marc J Poulin
Staging of mobility, transfer and walking functions of elderly persons based on the codes of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Jiro Okochi, Tai Takahashi, Kiyoshi Takamuku, Reuben Escorpizo
Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of chronic morbidity among elderly people in Kosovo: a population-based survey
Naim Jerliu, Ervin Toçi, Genc Burazeri, Naser Ramadani, Helmut Brand
The minimal clinically important difference of six-minute walk in Asian older adults
Boon Chong Kwok, Yong Hao Pua, Kaysar Mamun, Wai Pong Wong
Validation of a questionnaire for assessing fecal impaction in the elderly: impact of cognitive impairment, and using a proxy
Marta Barcelo, Maria Jose Jimenez-Cebrian, Manuel Diaz-Rubio, Alberto Lopez Rocha, Enrique Rey
Three-year mortality in previously hospitalized older patients from rural areas - the importance of co-morbidity and self-reported poor health
Anne-Sofie Helvik, Knut Engedal, Geir Selbæk
Impact of joint contractures on functioning and social participation in older individuals – development of a standard set (JointConFunctionSet): study protocol
Martin Müller, Uli Fischer, Gabriele Bartoszek, Eva Grill, Gabriele Meyer
Psychotropic drug initiation or increased dosage and the acute risk of falls: a prospective cohort study of nursing home residents
Murray A Echt, Elizabeth J Samelson, Marian T Hannan, Alyssa B Dufour, Sarah D Berry
Effectiveness of a multifactorial falls prevention program in community-dwelling older people when compared to usual care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (Prevquedas Brazil)
Kelem de Negreiros Cabral, Monica Rodrigues Perracini, Aline Thomaz Soares, Francine de Cristo Stein, Celisa Tiemi Nakagawa Sera, Anne Tiedemann, Cathie Sherrington, Wilson Jacob Filho, Sérgio Márcio Pacheco Paschoal
Nutritional status among older residents with dementia in open versus special care units in municipal nursing homes: an observational study
Carine Aukner, Helene Dahl Eide, Per Ole Iversen
Secular reduction of excess mortality in hip fracture patients >85 years
Trine E Finnes, Haakon E Meyer, Jan A Falch, Asle W Medhus, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Cathrine M Lofthus
A passive positioning alarm used by persons with dementia and their spouses – a qualitative intervention study
Annakarin Olsson, Maria Engström, Claudia Lampic, Kirsti Skovdahl
The meaning and importance of dignified care: findings from a survey of health and social care professionals
Deborah Cairns, Veronika Williams, Christina Victor, Sally Richards, Andreé Le May, Wendy Martin, David Oliver
Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey
Ellen StClair Tullo, Adam L Gordon
A preliminary study of aged care facility staff indicates limitations in awareness of the link between depression and physical morbidity
Joanna Atkins, Sharon L Naismith, Georgina M Luscombe, Ian B Hickie
Long-term morbidities in stroke survivors: a prospective multicenter study of Thai stroke rehabilitation registry
Vilai Kuptniratsaikul, Apichana Kovindha, Sumalee Suethanapornkul, Nuttaset Manimmanakorn, Yingsumal Archongka
Functional gait rehabilitation in elderly people following a fall-related hip fracture using a treadmill with visual context: design of a randomized controlled trial
Mariëlle W van Ooijen, Melvyn Roerdink, Marga Trekop, Jan Visschedijk, Thomas W Janssen, Peter J Beek
Laxative use and incident falls, fractures and change in bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from the Women’s Health Initiative
Bernhard Haring, Mary Pettinger, Jennifer W Bea, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Ryan M Carnahan, Judith K Ockene, Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos, Robert B Wallace, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller
Integrated care for frail elderly compared to usual care: a study protocol of a quasi-experiment on the effects on the frail elderly, their caregivers, health professionals and health care costs
Isabelle Natalina Fabbricotti, Benjamin Janse, Wilhelmina Mijntje Looman, Ruben de Kuijper, Jeroen David Hendrikus van Wijngaarden, Auktje Reiffers
Regional variation in care at the end of life: discontinuation of dialysis
Charles E Gessert, Irina V Haller, Brian P Johnson
Effects of 3 months of short sessions of controlled whole body vibrations on the risk of falls among nursing home residents
Charlotte Beaudart, Didier Maquet, Mélanie Mannarino, Fanny Buckinx, Marie Demonceau, Jean-Michel Crielaard, Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyère
The impact of Medicare prescription drug coverage on the use of antidementia drugs
Nicole R Fowler, Yi-Fan Chen, Christiana A Thurton, Aiju Men, Eric G Rodriguez, Julie M Donohue
Cancer physicians’ attitude towards treatment of the elderly cancer patient in a developed Asian country
Angela Pang, Shirlynn Ho, Soo-Chin Lee
The association between serious upper gastrointestinal bleeding and incident bisphosphonate use: a population-based nested cohort study
Jennifer A Knopp-Sihota, Greta G Cummings, Joanne Homik, Don Voaklander
Development and validation of a questionnaire for analyzing real-life falls in long-term care captured on video
Yijian Yang, Rebecca Schonnop, Fabio Feldman, Stephen N Robinovitch
Lower urinary tract symptoms and falls risk among older women receiving home support: a prospective cohort study
Kathleen F Hunter, Donald Voaklander, Zoe Y Hsu, Katherine N Moore
Cardiac ventricular dimensions predict cognitive decline and cerebral blood flow abnormalities in aging men
Linda Furuäng, Per Wollmer, Arkadiusz Siennicki-Lantz, Sölve Elmståhl
Age-related self-overestimation of step-over ability in healthy older adults and its relationship to fall risk
Ryota Sakurai, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Masami Ishihara, Takahiro Higuchi, Hayato Uchida, Kuniyasu Imanaka
Urinary incontinence and risk of functional decline in older women: data from the Norwegian HUNT-study
Ragnhild Omli, Steinar Hunskaar, Arnstein Mykletun, Ulla Romild, Esther Kuhry
Pilot comparative effectiveness study of surface perturbation treadmill training to prevent falls in older adults
Jon D Lurie, Alexandra B Zagaria, Dawna M Pidgeon, Judith L Forman, Kevin F Spratt
Blood pressure and falls in community-dwelling people aged 60 years and older in the VHM&PP cohort
Diana Klein, Gabriele Nagel, Andrea Kleiner, Hanno Ulmer, Barbara Rehberger, Hans Concin, Kilian Rapp
Fish oil administration in older adults: is there potential for adverse events? A systematic review of the literature
Anthony M Villani, Maria Crotty, Leslie G Cleland, Michael J James, Robert J Fraser, Lynne Cobiac, Michelle D Miller
Assessment of vaccine candidates for persons aged 50 and older: a review
Renske Eilers, Paul FM Krabbe, Ted GA van Essen, Anita Suijkerbuijk, Alies van Lier, Hester E de Melker
Older adults are mobile too!Identifying the barriers and facilitators to older adults’ use of mHealth for pain management
Samantha J Parker, Sonal Jessel, Joshua E Richardson, M Cary Reid
Gender differences in home care clients and admission to long-term care in Ontario, Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Andrea Gruneir, Jacqueline Forrester, Ximena Camacho, Sudeep S Gill, Susan E Bronskill
Potentially inappropriate medications used by the elderly: prevalence and risk factors in Brazilian care homes
Thaís Jaqueline Vieira de Lima, Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin, Artênio José Ísper Garbin, Dóris Hissako Sumida, Orlando Saliba
Early detection of memory impairment in people over 65 years old consulting at Health Examination Centers for the French health insurance: the EVATEM protocol
Christiane Vannier-Nitenberg, Virginie Dauphinot, Bienvenu Bongue, Catherine Sass, Isabelle Rouch, Olivier Beauchet, Pierre Krolak-Salmon, Bruno Fantino
Evaluating the cognitive effects of donepezil 23 mg/d in moderate and severe Alzheimer’s disease: analysis of effects of baseline features on treatment response
Marwan Sabbagh, Jeffrey Cummings, Daniel Christensen, Rachelle Doody, Martin Farlow, Liang Liu, Joan Mackell, Randi Fain
Cognitive deficits are associated with poorer simulated driving in older adults with heart failure
Michael L Alosco, Mary Beth Spitznagel, Mary Jo Cleveland, John Gunstad
How much do elders with chronic conditions know about their medications?
Frank Wan-kin Chan, Fiona Yan-yan Wong, Wing Yee So, Kenny Kung, Carmen Ka-man Wong
Prevalence of commonly prescribed medications potentially contributing to urinary symptoms in a cohort of older patients seeking care for incontinence
Mandavi Kashyap, Le Mai Tu, Cara Tannenbaum
A comparison of Irish set dancing and exercises for people with Parkinson’s disease: A phase II feasibility study
Daniele Volpe, Matteo Signorini, Anna Marchetto, Timothy Lynch, Meg E Morris
Prediction of mortality and functional decline by changes in eGFR in the very elderly: the Leiden 85-plus study
Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Wendy PJ Den Elzen, Jan Degryse, Jacobijn Gussekloo
The effects of dementia care mapping on nursing home residents’ quality of life and staff attitudes: design of the quasi-experimental study Leben-QD II
Margareta Halek, Martin Nikolaus Dichter, Tina Quasdorf, Christine Riesner, Sabine Bartholomeyczik
A cross-sectional study to compare care needs of individuals with and without dementia in residential homes in the Netherlands
Eva S van der Ploeg, Dieuwertje Bax, Marijke Boorsma, Giel Nijpels, Hein PJ van Hout
Depression following hip fracture is associated with increased physical frailty in older adults: the role of the cortisol: dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate ratio
Anna C Phillips, Jane Upton, Niharika Arora Duggal, Douglas Carroll, Janet M Lord
Embrace, a model for integrated elderly care: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness regarding patient outcomes, service use, costs, and quality of care
Sophie LW Spoorenberg, Ronald J Uittenbroek, Berrie Middel, Berry PH Kremer, Sijmen A Reijneveld, Klaske Wynia
Perception of quality of care among residents of public nursing-homes in Spain: a grounded theory study
Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín, María Martínez-Andrés, Beatriz Cervera-Monteagudo, Blanca Notario-Pacheco, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno
Effectiveness of early discharge planning in acutely ill or injured hospitalized older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mary T Fox, Malini Persaud, Ilo Maimets, Dina Brooks, Kelly O’Brien, Deborah Tregunno
Measures of frailty in population-based studies: an overview
Kim Bouillon, Mika Kivimaki, Mark Hamer, Severine Sabia, Eleonor I Fransson, Archana Singh-Manoux, Catharine R Gale, G David Batty
Care managers’ confidence in managing home-based end-of-life care: a cross-sectional study
Maiko Watanabe, Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani, Masakazu Nishigaki, Yuko Okamoto, Ayumi Igarashi, Miho Suzuki
Early recognition of risk factors for adverse outcomes during hospitalization among Medicare patients: a prospective cohort study
Jeff Borenstein, Harriet Udin Aronow, Linda Burnes Bolton, Jua Choi, Catherine Bresee, Glenn D Braunstein
Pre-arrest predictors of survival after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the elderly a systematic review
Esther MM van de Glind, Barbara C van Munster, Fleur T van de Wetering, Johannes JM van Delden, Rob JPM Scholten, Lotty Hooft
Examining the impact of familiarity on faucet usability for older adults with dementia
Jennifer Boger, Tammy Craig, Alex Mihailidis
Gender specific age-related changes in bone density, muscle strength and functional performance in the elderly: a-10 year prospective population-based study
Robin M Daly, Bjorn E Rosengren, Gayani Alwis, Henrik G Ahlborg, Ingemar Sernbo, Magnus K Karlsson
Insights into the clinical management of the syndrome of supine hypertension – orthostatic hypotension (SH-OH): The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
Roman Romero-Ortuno, Matthew DL O’Connell, Ciaran Finucane, Christopher Soraghan, Chie Wei Fan, Rose Anne Kenny
Vitamin D status of older adults of diverse ancestry living in the greater Toronto area
Jaime K Ginter, S Krithika, Agnes Gozdzik, Heather Hanwell, Susan Whiting, Esteban J Parra
Balance circuit classes to improve balance among rehabilitation inpatients: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Daniel Treacy, Karl Schurr, Catherine Sherrington
“It’s Somebody else’s responsibility”- perceptions of general practitioners, heart failure nurses, care home staff, and residents towards heart failure diagnosis and management for older people in long-term care: a qualitative interview study
Helen Close, Helen Hancock, James M Mason, Jerry J Murphy, Ahmet Fuat, Mark de Belder, A Pali S Hungin
Design and methods of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), a multicomponent targeted intervention to prevent delirium in hospitalized older patients: efficacy and cost-effectiveness in Dutch health care
Marije J Strijbos, Bas Steunenberg, Roos C van der Mast, Sharon K Inouye, Marieke J Schuurmans
Vestibular asymmetry predicts falls among elderly patients with multi- sensory dizziness
Eva Ekvall Hansson, Måns Magnusson
Outcomes following renal transplantation in older people: a retrospective cohort study
Niall J Dempster, Carlo DL Ceresa, Emma Aitken, David Kingsmore
Development of a questionnaire to assess sedentary time in older persons – a comparative study using accelerometry
Marjolein Visser, Annemarie Koster
Falls in the general elderly population: a 3- and 6- year prospective study of risk factors using data from the longitudinal population study ‘Good ageing in Skane’
Magnus Stenhagen, Henrik Ekström, Eva Nordell, Sölve Elmståhl
Association of biomarkers of inflammation and cell adhesion with lung function in the elderly: a population-based study
Antje Kuhlmann, Inga Sif Ólafsdóttir, Lars Lind, Johan Sundström, Christer Janson
One-year outcome of frailty indicators and activities of daily living following the randomised controlled trial; “Continuum of care for frail older people”
Kajsa Eklund, Katarina Wilhelmson, Helena Gustafsson, Sten Landahl, Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff
Dual sensory loss: development of a dual sensory loss protocol and design of a randomized controlled trial
Hilde L Vreeken, Ger HMB van Rens, Sophia E Kramer, Dirk L Knol, Joost M Festen, Ruth MA van Nispen
Relationship between muscle mass and muscle strength, and the impact of comorbidities: a population-based, cross-sectional study of older adults in the United States
Lei Chen, David R Nelson, Yang Zhao, Zhanglin Cui, Joseph A Johnston
Prevalence and correlates of fecal incontinence among nursing home residents: a population-based cross-sectional study
Susan Saga, Anne Guttormsen Vinsnes, Siv Mørkved, Christine Norton, Arnfinn Seim
Multidimensional structure of the Groningen Frailty Indicator in community-dwelling older people
Annemiek Bielderman, Cees P van der Schans, Marie-Rose J van Lieshout, Mathieu HG de Greef, Froukje Boersma, Wim P Krijnen, Nardi Steverink
A feasibility study and pilot randomised trial of a tailored prevention program to reduce falls in older people with mild dementia
Jacqueline Wesson, Lindy Clemson, Henry Brodaty, Stephen Lord, Morag Taylor, Laura Gitlin, Jacqueline Close
Pattern of emergency department visits by elderly patients: study from a tertiary care hospital, Karachi
Jabeen Fayyaz, Munawar Khursheed, Mohammed Umer Mir, UzmaRahim Khan
The physical capability of community-based men and women from a British cohort: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk study
Victoria L Keevil, Shabina Hayat, Nichola Dalzell, Stephanie Moore, Amit Bhaniani, Robert Luben, Nicholas J Wareham, Kay-Tee Khaw
The interRAI Acute Care instrument incorporated in an eHealth system for standardized and web-based geriatric assessment: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the acute hospital setting
Els Devriendt, Nathalie I H Wellens, Johan Flamaing, Anja Declercq, Philip Moons, Steven Boonen, Koen Milisen
A study protocol to investigate the management of depression and challenging behaviors associated with dementia in aged care settings
Marita P McCabe, David Mellor, Tanya E Davison, Gery Karantzas, Kathryn von Treuer, Daniel W O’Connor
What determines the self-rated health of older individuals with stroke compared to other older individuals? A cross-sectional analysis of the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Aging Study
Nahal Mavaddat, Rianne Van der Linde, George M Savva, Carol Brayne, Jonathan Mant
The effect of homocysteine-lowering with B-vitamins on osteoporotic fractures in patients with cerebrovascular disease: substudy of VITATOPS, a randomised placebo-controlled trial
John Gommans, Qilong Yi, John W Eikelboom, Graeme J Hankey, Christopher Chen, Helen Rodgers
Evaluation of a modified community based care transitions model to reduce costs and improve outcomes
Melanie D Logue, Jennifer Drago
Brain aging and dementia during the transition from late adulthood to old age: design and methodology of the “Invece.Ab” population-based study
Antonio Guaita, Mauro Colombo, Roberta Vaccaro, Silvia Fossi, Silvia Francesca Vitali, Gianluigi Forloni, Letizia Polito, Annalisa Davin, Virginia Valeria Ferretti, Simona Villani
Interactions between Social/ behavioral factors and ADRB2 genotypes may be associated with health at advanced ages in China
Yi Zeng, Lingguo Cheng, Ling Zhao, Qihua Tan, Qiushi Feng, Huashuai Chen, Ke Shen, Jianxin Li, Fengyu Zhang, Huiqing Cao, Simon G Gregory, Ze Yang, Jun Gu, Wei Tao, Xiao-Li Tian, Elizabeth R Hauser
Older adults with acquired brain injury: a population based study
Vincy Chan, Brandon Zagorski, Daria Parsons, Angela Colantonio
Increased telomere length and proliferative potential in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of adults of different ages stimulated with concanavalin A
Blanca Murillo-Ortiz, Froylán Albarrán-Tamayo, Sergio López-Briones, Sandra Martínez-Garza, Luis Benítez-Bribiesca, Diego Arenas-Aranda
Kidney function and clinical recommendations of drug dose adjustment in geriatric patients
Marlies Karsch-Völk, Elisa Schmid, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Klaus Linde, Uwe Heemann, Antonius Schneider
Fall incidents unraveled: a series of 26 video-based real-life fall events in three frail older persons
Ellen Vlaeyen, Mieke Deschodt, Glen Debard, Eddy Dejaeger, Steven Boonen, Toon Goedemé, Bart Vanrumste, Koen Milisen
An exploration of risk for recurrent falls in two geriatric care settings
Humeira Tariq, Marita Kloseck, Richard G Crilly, Iris Gutmanis, Maggie Gibson
Social capital and health among older adults in South Africa
Shandir Ramlagan, Karl Peltzer, Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya
A non-pharmacologic approach to address challenging behaviors of Veterans with dementia: description of the tailored activity program-VA randomized trial
Laura N Gitlin, William C Mann, W Bruce Vogel, Paul B Arthur
A best practice fall prevention exercise program to improve balance, strength / power, and psychosocial health in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Yves J Gschwind, Reto W Kressig, Andre Lacroix, Thomas Muehlbauer, Barbara Pfenninger, Urs Granacher
Changes in the body posture of women occurring with age
Justyna Drzał-Grabiec, Sławomir Snela, Justyna Rykała, Justyna Podgórska, Agnieszka Banaś
A survey of the Queensland healthcare workforce: attitudes towards dementia care and training
Catherine M Travers, Elizabeth Beattie, Melinda Martin-Khan, Elaine Fielding
Elevated hydrogen peroxide and decreased catalase and glutathione peroxidase protection are associated with aging sarcopenia
Melanie J Sullivan-Gunn, Paul A Lewandowski
Fracture risk assessment in long-term care:a survey of long-term care physicians
Michelle Wall, Lynne Lohfeld, Lora Giangregorio, George Ioannidis, Courtney C Kennedy, Andrea Moser, Alexandra Papaioannou, Suzanne N Morin
Interactive programs with preschool children bring smiles and conversation to older adults: time-sampling study
Kumiko Morita, Minako Kobayashi
Vertebral fractures and self-perceived health in elderly women and men in a population-based cross-sectional study: the Tromsø Study 2007–08
Svanhild Waterloo, Anne J Søgaard, Luai A Ahmed, Elin Damsgård, Bente Morseth, Nina Emaus
Optimizing the mobility of residents with dementia: a pilot study promoting healthcare aide uptake of a simple mobility innovation in diverse nursing home settings
Susan E Slaughter, Carole A Estabrooks
Effect of tai chi on musculoskeletal health-related fitness and self-reported physical health changes in low income, multiple ethnicity mid to older adults
James Manson, Michael Rotondi, Veronica Jamnik, Chris Ardern, Hala Tamim
Multimorbidity patterns of and use of health services by Swedish 85-year-olds: an exploratory study
Huan-Ji Dong, Ewa Wressle, Jan Marcusson
When it is time to hang up the keys: the driving and dementia toolkit – for persons with dementia (PWD) and caregivers – a practical resource
Anna Byszewski, Faranek Aminzadeh, Kelly Robinson, Frank Molnar, William Dalziel, Malcolm Man Son Hing, Lynn Hunt, Shawn Marshall
Prevalence and treatment of heart failure in Swedish nursing homes
Beata Borgström Bolmsjö, Sigvard Mölstad, Carl Johan Östgren, Patrik Midlöv
Exploring the aggregation of four functional measures in a population of older adults with joint pain and comorbidity
Lotte AH Hermsen, Stephanie S Leone, Martin Smalbrugge, Dirk L Knol, Henriëtte E van der Horst, Joost Dekker
Characteristics of outdoor falls among older people: a qualitative study
Samuel R Nyman, Claire Ballinger, Judith E Phillips, Rita Newton
Association between ischemic stroke and migraine in elderly Chinese: a case–control study
Haijun Li, Ying Yu
Medication management for people with dementia in primary care: description of implementation in the DelpHi study
Thomas Fiß, Jochen René Thyrian, Diana Wucherer, Grit Aßmann, Ingo Kilimann, Stefan J Teipel, Wolfgang Hoffmann
Study protocol: translating and implementing psychosocial interventions in aged home care the lifestyle engagement activity program (LEAP) for life
Lee-Fay Low, Jess R Baker, Yun-Hee Jeon, Cameron Camp, Maggie Haertsch, Margaret Skropeta
Longitudinal evaluation of dementia care in German nursing homes: the “DemenzMonitor” study protocol
Rebecca Palm, Kerstin Köhler, Christian GG Schwab, Sabine Bartholomeyczik, Bernhard Holle
interRAI home care quality indicators
John N Morris, Brant E Fries, Dinnus Frijters, John P Hirdes, R Knight Steel
Scaling functional status within the interRAI suite of assessment instruments
John N Morris, Katherine Berg, Brant E Fries, Knight Steel, Elizabeth P Howard
Physical activity for people with dementia: a scoping study
Alison Bowes, Alison Dawson, Ruth Jepson, Louise McCabe
Gender differences in the association of perceived social support and social network with self-rated health status among older adults: a population-based study in Brazil
Silvana C Caetano, Cosme MFP Silva, Mario V Vettore
The influence of ACE ID and ACTN3 R577X polymorphisms on lower-extremity function in older women in response to high-speed power training
Ana Pereira, Aldo M Costa, José C Leitão, António M Monteiro, Mikel Izquierdo, António J Silva, Estela Bastos, Mário C Marques
The relationship between increased body mass index and frailty on falls in community dwelling older adults
Katie J Sheehan, Matthew DL O’Connell, Clodagh Cunningham, Lisa Crosby, Rose Anne Kenny
Improving care after hip fracture: the fracture? Think osteoporosis (FTOP) program
Naomi Dore, Courtney Kennedy, Pauline Fisher, Lisa Dolovich, Leonardo Farrauto, Alexandra Papaioannou
Sex differences in circumstances and consequences of outdoor and indoor falls in older adults in the MOBILIZE Boston cohort study
Rachel L Duckham, Elizabeth Procter-Gray, Marian T Hannan, Suzanne G Leveille, Lewis A Lipsitz, Wenjun Li
Ceramides predict verbal memory performance in coronary artery disease patients undertaking exercise: a prospective cohort pilot study
Mahwesh Saleem, Veera V Ratnam Bandaru, Nathan Herrmann, Walter Swardfager, Michelle M Mielke, Paul I Oh, Prathiba Shammi, Alexander Kiss, Norman J Haughey, Randal Rovinski, Krista L Lanctôt
Evaluation of patient-centered rehabilitation model targeting older persons with a hip fracture, including those with cognitive impairment
Katherine S McGilton, Aileen M Davis, Gary Naglie, Nizar Mahomed, John Flannery, Susan Jaglal, Cheryl Cott, Steven Stewart
Improving dementia diagnosis and management in primary care: a cohort study of the impact of a training and support program on physician competency, practice patterns, and community linkages
Christine R Lathren, Philip D Sloane, Joseph D Hoyle, Sheryl Zimmerman, Daniel I Kaufer
Characteristics of patients misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and their medication use: an analysis of the NACC-UDS database
Joseph E Gaugler, Haya Ascher-Svanum, David L Roth, Tolulope Fafowora, Andrew Siderowf, Thomas G Beach
Effectiveness and feasibility of early physical rehabilitation programs for geriatric hospitalized patients: a systematic review
Nienke M Kosse, Alisa L Dutmer, Lena Dasenbrock, Jürgen M Bauer, Claudine JC Lamoth
Hope and connection: the experience of family caregivers of persons with dementia living in a long term care facility
Wendy Duggleby, Dawn Schroeder, Cheryl Nekolaichuk
Performance of Cockcroft-Gault, MDRD, and CKD-EPI in estimating prevalence of renal function and predicting survival in the oldest old
Jorien M Willems, Tom Vlasveld, Wendy PJ den Elzen, Rudi GJ Westendorp, Ton J Rabelink, Anton JM de Craen, Gerard J Blauw
Effects of a nurse-based case management compared to usual care among aged patients with myocardial infarction: results from the randomized controlled KORINNA study
Christa Meisinger, Björn Stollenwerk, Inge Kirchberger, Hildegard Seidl, Rupert Wende, Bernhard Kuch, Rolf Holle
Cross-sectional associations between prevalent vertebral fracture and pulmonary function in the sixth Tromsø study
Bente Morseth, Hasse Melbye, Svanhild Waterloo, Marte R Thomassen, Marijke J Risberg, Nina Emaus