Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2003, Vol. 51, Número 1

  • Special editorial

    págs. 1-2

    

  • Golden anniversary of JAGS: 50 years of excellence

    T. T. Yoshikawa

    pág. 3

    

  • Delirium symptoms in post-acute care: prevalent, persistent, and associated with poor functional recovery

    Jones, R.N., K. M. Murphy, J. N. Morris, Edward R. Marcantonio, Samuel E. Simon, M. A. Bergmann

    págs. 4-9

    

  • Cost effect of managing methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in a long-term care facility

    D. P. Nicolau, B. Capitano, O. A. Leshem, Ch. H. Nightingale

    págs. 10-16

    

  • Pneumonia versus aspiration pneumonitis in nursing home residents: diagnosis and management

    Mylotte, J.M., S. Goodnough, B. J. Naughton

    págs. 17-23

    

  • Identifying older people at risk of abuse during routine screening practices

    J. N. Morris, L. R. Shugarman, B. E. Fries, R. S. Wolf

    págs. 24-31

    

  • Amnestic behavior in dementia: symptoms to assist in early detection and diagnosis

    R.E. Ready, B. R. Ott, J. Grace

    págs. 32-37

    

  • Bone Loss Predicts subsequent cognitive decline in older women: the study of osteoporotic fractures

    T. Hitler, K. Yaffe, Lui, L.Y., K. Stone, Jane A. Cauley

    págs. 38-43

    

  • Is there a relationship between excessive drinking and functional impairment in older persons?

    Alison A. Moore, J. O. Endo, M. K. Carter

    págs. 44-49

    

  • Risk of hip fracture in disabled community-living older adults

    Kenneth E. Covinsky, L. C. Walter, Lui, L.Y., C. Eng

    págs. 50-55

    

  • Adherence to pressure ulcer prevention guidelines: implications for nursing home quality

    E. Hickey, Bruce A. Ferrell, E. Czarnowsk, Berlowitz, D., Debra Saliba, Rubenstein, L.V., B. Simon

    págs. 56-62

    

  • Prognostic value of exercise capacity and heart rate recovery in older people

    D. Yu, M. S. Lauer, B. Messinger-Rapport, C. E. Pothier, E. H. Blackstone

    págs. 63-68

    

  • Family members'preferences for nutrition interventions to improve nursing home residents'oral food and fluid intake

    Sandra F. Simmons, Helene Y. Lam, Geetha Rao, John F. Schnelle

    págs. 69-74

    

  • Nursing home characteristics associated with tube feeding in advanced cognitive impairment

    S. L. Mitchell, Dan K. Kiely, M. R. Gillick

    págs. 75-79

    

  • Does inflammation or undernutrition explain the low cholesterol-mortality association in high-functioning older persons: MacArthur studies of successful aging?

    David B. Reuben, Peifeng Hu, Seeman, T. E., Tamara B. Harris

    págs. 80-84

    

  • Malnutrition in institutionalized seniors: the iatrogenic component

    K. W. H. Young, B. E. Wendland, Greenwood, C.E., I. Weinberg

    págs. 85-90

    

  • Development of a scale to predict decline in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease

    Santillan, C.E., T. Fritsch, D. S. Geldmacher

    págs. 91-95

    

  • The MDS-CHESS scale: a new measure to predict mortality in institutionalized older people

    J. P. Hirdes, D. H. Frijters, G. F. Teare

    págs. 96-100

    

  • Testosterone supplementation therapy for older men: potential benefits and risks

    D. A. Gruenewald, A. M. Matsumoto

    págs. 101-115

    

  • Telomeres, telomerase, and telomerase inhibition: clinical implications for cancer

    Ali Ahmed, Trygve O. Tollefsbol

    págs. 116-122

    

  • American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association Chronic Heart Failure Evaluation and Management guidelines: relevance to the geriatric practice

    Ali Ahmed

    págs. 123-126

    

  • Diffusing our innovations

    Boult, Ch.E., E. A. Coleman

    págs. 127-128

    

  • Finantial incentives for placing feeding tubes in nursing home residents with advanced dementia

    S. L. Mitchell

    págs. 129-131

    

  • Donepezil for nursing home patients with dementia: a reinterpretation of the evidence

    J. L. Cummings, I. R. Katz, J. Mintzer, C. A. Perdomo, E. M. Schwam, E. Whalen, M. A. Steinman, Kenneth E. Covinsky, P. N. Tariot

    pág. 132

    

  • Getting donepezil into the nursing home

    I. R. Katz, J. Mintzer, C. A. Perdomo, E. M. Schwan, E. Whalen, Thomas E. Finucane, P. N. Tariot, J. L. Cummings

    pág. 133

    

  • Interdisciplinary care in orthogeriatrics: a good cost-benefit model of care

    I. Suzuki, M. M. Amatuzzi, C. Carelli, Garcez, L.E.

    págs. 134-135

    

  • Capillary blood glucose testing in older people: reliable and accurate

    Kabadi, U.M., Kabadi, M.U.

    pág. 136

    

  • International aging - India

    J. N. Kvale

    pág. 137

    

  • Case report: a swollen and red ear

    R. Manna, P. Carbonin, C. Cattel, R. Antonelli, F. Di Justo

    pág. 138

    

  • The vulnerable elders survey: a tool for identifying vulnerable older people in the community

    S. A. Sternberg

    pág. 139