Assessing Risk for the Onset of Functional Dependence Among Older Adults: The Role of Physical PerformanceJournal of the American Geriatrics Society - Tập 43 Số 6 - Trang 603-609 - 1995
Thomas M. Gill, Christopher S. Williams, Mary Tinetti
BACKGROUND: Approximately 10% of nondisabled, community‐dwelling adults aged 75 years and older lose independence in basic activities of daily living (ADLs) each year. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether simple tests of physical performance could identify older adults, independent in their basic ADLs, who were at increased risk for the onset of function...... hiện toàn bộ
Correlates of the Echocardiographic Waves of the Mitral Valve in Normal Subjects of Various AgesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society - Tập 23 Số 5 - Trang 216-223 - 1975
Aldo A. Luisada, Ken Watanabe, Pradeep K. Bhat, DODDA B. RAO, V. Knighten
ABSTRACTA cardiographic study was performed on 71 subjects including 14 children, 42 young and middle‐aged adults, and 15 old persons without evidence of heart disease. The echocardiogram of the mitral valve was recorded in the A mode by an analog method and was compared with the electrocardiogram, phonocardiogram, apex cardiogram, and carotid and jugular tracings,...... hiện toàn bộ
Prediction of Survival for Older Hospitalized Patients: The HELP Survival ModelJournal of the American Geriatrics Society - Tập 48 Số S1 - 2000
Joan M. Teno, Frank E. Harrell, William Knaus, Russell S. Phillips, Albert W. Wu, Alfred F. Connors, Neil S. Wenger, Douglas P. Wagner, Anthony N. Galanos, Norman A. Desbiens, Joanne Lynn
OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate a model estimating the survival time of hospitalized persons aged 80 years and older.DESIGN:A prospective cohort study with mortality follow‐up using the National Death Index.SETTING:Four teaching hospitals in the US.PARTICIPAN...... hiện toàn bộ
Hypnotics, Sleep, and Mortality in Elderly PeopleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society - Tập 40 Số 8 - Trang 787-791 - 1992
R Rumble, Kevin Morgan
ObjectiveTo re‐assess relationships between mortality, hypnotic use, subjective insomnia, and sleep duration.DesignA prospective study examining 5‐year mortality among hypnotic drug users and respondents with subjective insomnia identified in a longitudinal study of health, activity, and lifes...... hiện toàn bộ
Prevalence and 10‐Year Outcomes of Frailty in Older Adults in Relation to Deficit AccumulationJournal of the American Geriatrics Society - Tập 58 Số 4 - Trang 681-687 - 2010
Xiaowei Song, Arnold Mitnitski, Kenneth Rockwood
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence and 10‐year outcomes of frailty in older adults in relation to deficit accumulation.DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.SETTING: The National Population Health Survey of Canada, with frailty estimated at baseline (1994/95) and mortality follow‐up to ...... hiện toàn bộ
Hospital Readmissions Among the ElderlyJournal of the American Geriatrics Society - Tập 33 Số 9 - Trang 595-601 - 1985
Judith S. Gooding, Alan M. Jette
This paper investigates the six‐month hospital readmission rates among 444 patients 65 years of age or older admitted to a large metropolitan teaching hospital who had a primary discharge diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease, hip fracture, or congestive heart failure. Twenty‐four percent were readmitted to the same institution one or more times during the six‐month follow‐up. Striking vari...... hiện toàn bộ