Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2011, Vol. 59, Número 6

  • Predictors of Extraordinary Survival in the Iowa Established Populations for Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly: Cohort Follow-Up to "Extinction"

    Ambarish Dutta, William Henley, Iain A. Lang, David Llewellyn, Jack M. Guralnik, Robert B. Wallace, David Melzer

    • Resumen

    págs. 963-971

    

  • Hearing Sensitivity in Older Adults: Associations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

    Elizabeth P. Helzner, Ami S. Patel, Sheila Pratt, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, Jane A. Cauley, Evelyn Talbott, Emily Kenyon, Tamara B. Harris, Suzanne Satterfield, Jingzhong Ding, Anne B. Newman

    • Resumen

    págs. 972-979

    

  • A Roadmap of Aging in Russia: The Prevalence of Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the St. Petersburg District\u2014The \u201cCrystal\u201d Study

    Natalia A. Gurina, Elena V. Frolova, Jan M. Degryse

    • Resumen

    págs. 980-988

    

  • Advance Directives for Euthanasia in Dementia: How Do They Affect Resident Care in Dutch Nursing Homes? Experiences of Physicians and Relatives

    Marike E. Boer, Rose Marie Dröes, Cees Jonker, Jan A. Eefsting, Cees M. P. M. Hertogh

    • Resumen

    págs. 989-996

    

  • Effect of Dehydroepiandrosterone on Muscle Strength and Physical Function in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

    William L. Baker, Shobha Karan, Anne M. Kenny

    • Resumen

    págs. 997-1002

    

  • Does Excess Body Fat Maintained After the Seventh Decade Decrease Life Expectancy?

    Pramil N. Singh, Ella Haddad, Serena Tonstad, Gary E. Fraser

    • Resumen

    págs. 1003-1011

    

  • Simultaneously Measuring Gait and Cognitive Performance in Cognitively Healthy and Cognitively Impaired Older Adults: The Basel Motor-Cognition Dual-Task Paradigm

    Nathan Theill, Mike Martin, Vera Schumacher, Stephanie A. Bridenbaugh, R. W. Kressig

    • Resumen

    págs. 1012-1018

    

  • Dementia Medications and Risk of Falls, Syncope, and Related Adverse Events: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Dae Hyun Kim, Rebecca T. Brown, E. L. Ding, Douglas P. Kiel, Sarah D. Berry

    • Resumen

    págs. 1019-1031

    

  • A Randomized Clinical Trial of Theory-Based Activities for the Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia in Nursing Home Residents

    Ann Kolanowski, Mark Litaker, Linn Buettner, Joyel Moeller, Paul T. Costa Jr.

    • Resumen

    págs. 1032-1041

    

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Older Community-Dwelling Adults: 1992-2005

    Ayse Akincigil, Mark Olfson, James T. Walkup, Michele Siegel, Ece Kalay, Shahla Amin, Karen A. Zurlo, Stephen Crystal

    • Resumen

    págs. 1042-1051

    

  • Pressure-Redistributing Support Surface Use and Pressure Ulcer Incidence in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients

    Shayna E. Rich, Michelle Shardell, William G. Hawkes, David J. Margolis, Sania Amr, Ram R. Miller, Mona Baumgarten

    • Resumen

    págs. 1052-1059

    

  • Medication Administration Errors in Assisted Living: Scope, Characteristics, and the Importance of Staff Training

    Sheryl Zimmerman, Karen Love, Philip D. Sloane, Lauren W. Cohen, David Reed, Paula C. Carder

    • Resumen

    págs. 1060-1068

    

  • The Nonlinear Relationship Between Gait Speed and Falls: The Maintenance of Balance, Independent Living, Intellect, and Zest in the Elderly of Boston Study

    Lien Quach, Andrew M. Galica, Richard N. Jones, Elizabeth Procter-Gray, Brad Manor, Marian T. Hannan, Lewis A. Lipsitz

    • Resumen

    págs. 1069-1073

    

  • Apolipoprotein Genotype for Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease in Older Japanese: The Hisayama Study

    Tomoyuki Ohara, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Michiaki Kubo, Yoichiro Hirakawa, Yasufumi Doi, Yun Hata, Toru Iwaki, Shigenobu Kanba, Yutaka Kiyohara

    • Resumen

    págs. 1074-1079

    

  • Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Function in a Convenience Sample of Centenarians in Australia

    Robyn L. Richmond, Jenaleen Law, Frances Kay-Lambkin

    • Resumen

    págs. 1080-1086

    

  • Exposure to Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Older Veterans Attending Primary Care: Comorbid Conditions and Self-Rated Health Status

    U. Nalla , B. Durai , Mohit P. Chopra, Eugenie Coakley, Maria D. Llorente, JoAnn E. Kirchner, Joan M. Cook, Sue E. Levkoff

    • Resumen

    págs. 1087-1092

    

  • Patterns of Antimicrobial Use for Respiratory Tract Infections in Older Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

    Paschalis Vergidis, Davidson H. Hamer, Simin N. Meydani, Gerard E. Dallal, Tamar F. Barlam

    • Resumen

    págs. 1093-1098

    

  • In-Hospital Use of Continence Aids and New-Onset Urinary Incontinence in Adults Aged 70 and Older

    Anna Zisberg, Sinoff Gary, Nurit Gur-Yaish, Hannah Admi, Efrat Shadmi

    • Resumen

    págs. 1099-1104

    

  • Agreement Between Older Persons and Their Surrogate Decision-Makers Regarding Participation in Advance Care Planning

    Terri R. Fried, Colleen A. Redding, Mark L. Robbins, John R. O'Leary, Lynne Iannone

    • Resumen

    págs. 1105-1109

    

  • Characterizing Predictive Models of Mortality for Older Adults and Their Validation for Use in Clinical Practice

    Lilian Minne, Jeroen Ludikhuize, Sophia E. J. A. de Rooij, Ameen Abu-Hanna

    • Resumen

    págs. 1110-1115

    

  • Multidimensional Risk Assessment for Tooth Loss in a Geriatric Population with Diverse Medical and Dental Backgrounds

    Xi Chen, Jennifer J. J. Clarck

    • Resumen

    págs. 1116-1122

    

  • Racial and Ethnic Group Variations in Service Use in a National Sample of Medicare Home Health Care Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Amoah Yeboah-Korang, Alison Kleppinger, Richard H. Fortinsky

    • Resumen

    págs. 1123-1129

    

  • Improving Disposition Outcomes for Patients in a Geriatric Skilled Nursing Facility

    Randi E. Berkowitz, Richard N. Jones, Ron Rieder, Margaret Bryan, Robert Schreiber, Sharon Verney, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow

    • Resumen

    págs. 1130-1136

    

  • "Reversible" Alzheimer's disease?

    Peter Fischer, Susanne Jungwirth, Margareta Hinterberger, Silvia Mag Weissgram, Wolfgang Krampla, Thomas Leitha, Tragl Karl Heinz

    págs. 1137-1138

    

  • Neuromyelitis optica with very late onset

    Romain Lefaucheur, Bertrand Bourre, Patrick Ahtoy, Ozlem Ozkul, Eléonore Tollard, Didier Hannequin, David Maltête

    págs. 1138-1140

    

  • Early cervical cancer complicated by pyometra presenting as a pelvic cystic mass and vaginitis in a 102-year-old patient

    Wing Keung Cheung, Min Po Ho, Pei-Wei Shueng, Yuk-Ming Tsang

    págs. 1140-1141

    

  • A 91-year-old woman who suddenly talked more and slept less

    Renato V. Samala, Daniel Chervony, Jerry O. Ciocon

    págs. 1141-1142

    

  • Cognitive improvement with intrathecal administration of infliximab in a woman with Alzheimer's disease

    Jian-Quan Shi, Bian-Rong Wang, Wei Jiang, Jun Chen, Yin-Wei Zhu, Ling-Ling Zhong, Ying-Dong Zhang, Jun Xu

    págs. 1142-1144

    

  • When hospital patients fall: Preliminary data from Ferrara, Italy

    Roberto Manfredini, Stefano Volpato, Massimo Gallerani, Cristiano Pelati, Fulvia Signani, Giovanni Sessa, Marcello Cellini, Marco Nardini, Mauro Martini, Edgardo Contato, Paolo Saltari

    págs. 1144-1146

    

  • Risks and characteristics of injuries in older adults in Korea

    Changhyun Kang

    págs. 1146-1148