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Publisher's note
19 September 2011
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics was founded in 1982 under the Editorship of Professor S.A Memeo and Professor. I. Zs.-Nagy with Elsevier 30 years ago. It was recognised back then that human agi...
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Editorial
20 October 2011
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I take over the Editorship of Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics from Professor Zs.-Nagy its founding Editor and who, heroically, has been at the helm...
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John M. Starr
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Frailty and survival of older Chinese adults in urban and rural areas: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging
30 May 2011
Abstract: Differences in frailty between rural and urban older adults have been demonstrated in developed countries. It is not understood how the apparently greater differences in living conditions be...
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Pulin Yu,
Xiaowei Song,
Jing Shi,
Arnold Mitnitski,
Zhe Tang,
Xianghua Fang,
Kenneth Rockwood
et al.
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3-8
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Association between inflammatory-related disease burden and frailty: Results from the Women's Health and Aging Studies (WHAS) I and II
15 July 2011
Abstract: Frailty is associated with a pro-inflammatory state, which has been characterized by elevated levels of systemic inflammatory biomarkers, but has not been related to the number of co-existin...
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Sandy S. Chang,
Carlos O. Weiss,
Qian-Li Xue,
Linda P. Fried
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9-15
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A comparison of frailty indexes for prediction of adverse health outcomes in an elderly cohort
22 February 2011
Abstract: This study aimed to compare the predictive accuracy for several frailty-related adverse health outcomes of a cumulative index derived from the Italian population-based elderly cohort of the ...
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Paola Forti,
Elisa Rietti,
Nicoletta Pisacane,
Valentina Olivelli,
Benedetta Maltoni,
Giovanni Ravaglia
et al.
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16-20
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Validity and usefulness of hand-held dynamometry for measuring muscle strength in community-dwelling older persons
03 March 2011
Abstract: The aim was to determine the validity and usefulness of hand-held dynamometry for measuring muscle strength in independent community-dwelling older persons. Cross-sectional study was perform...
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Pedro Abizanda,
José Luis Navarro,
María Isabel García-Tomás,
Esther López-Jiménez,
Esther Martínez-Sánchez,
Gema Paterna
et al.
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21-27
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Physical fitness and 6.5-year mortality in an 85-year-old community-dwelling population
18 May 2011
Abstract: Although poor physical fitness is known to be associated with increased mortality in adult and elderly populations, this association is not conclusive in very elderly. The purpose of the pre...
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Yutaka Takata,
Toshihiro Ansai,
Inho Soh,
Shuji Awano,
Yutaka Yoshitake,
Yasuo Kimura,
Ikuo Nakamichi,
Kenichi Goto,
Ritsuko Fujisawa,
Kazuo Sonoki,
Akihiro Yoshida,
Kuniaki Toyoshima,
Tatsuji Nishihara
et al.
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28-33
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Use of the elderly risk assessment (ERA) index to predict 2-year mortality and nursing home placement among community dwelling older adults
14 March 2011
Abstract: The objective was to determine the relationship between a high score on the ERA index and 2-year mortality and nursing home placement. As of January 1, 2005, 12,650 community-dwelling patien...
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Paul Y. Takahashi,
Ericka E. Tung,
Sarah J. Crane,
Rajeev Chaudhry,
Stephen Cha,
Gregory J. Hanson
et al.
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34-38
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Serum albumin (SA) levels and 10-year mortality in a community-dwelling 70-year-old population
04 April 2011
Abstract: Although an association between SA concentrations and mortality in the patients is well known, this association is not conclusive in elderly community-dwelling populations. We therefore atte...
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Yutaka Takata,
Toshihiro Ansai,
Akihiro Yoshihara,
Hideo Miyazaki
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39-43
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Assessment of dietary intake and nutritional status (MNA) in Polish free-living elderly people from rural environments
03 March 2011
Abstract: The proportion of elderly people in the global population is rapidly increasing. Their nutritional status indicates many deficiencies that are risky to health. The aim of this paper was to a...
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Joanna Wyka,
Jadwiga Biernat,
Jolanta Mikołajczak,
Ewa Piotrowska
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44-49
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Predictors of participation in physical activity for community-dwelling elderly Italians
01 April 2011
Abstract: This paper analyses variables associated with community-dwelling older people's engagement in physical activity (PA). Data were examined using the results from the European ZINCAGE study on ...
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Cinzia Giuli,
Roberta Papa,
Eugenio Mocchegiani,
Fiorella Marcellini
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50-54
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Homebound older persons: Prevalence, characteristics, and longitudinal predictors
21 March 2011
Abstract: The current study examines the prevalence and correlates of homebound status aiming to elucidate the predictors and implications of being homebound. Analyzed sample was drawn from two repres...
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Jiska Cohen-Mansfield,
Dov Shmotkin,
Haim Hazan
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55-60
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Loneliness in elderly individuals, level of dependence in activities of daily living (ADL) and influential factors
25 April 2011
Abstract: This study has been carried out to investigate the level of loneliness, determine the level of dependence in the ADL and influential factors in the elderly people. This descriptive, cross-se...
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Rabia Hacihasanoğlu,
Arzu Yildirim,
Papatya Karakurt
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61-66
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Contextual effect of neighborhood environment on homebound elderly in a Japanese community
10 May 2011
Abstract: Homebound status is associated with poorer health and disability; however, the impact of community factors on the decision to remain homebound is unclear. We applied multilevel analyses to e...
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Hiroshi Murayama,
Satoru Yoshie,
Ikuko Sugawara,
Tomoko Wakui,
Reiko Arami
et al.
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67-71
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Changes of psychical and physical conditions in the elderly after a four-year follow-up
25 May 2011
Abstract: The elderly show a loss of both the intellectual functions and of motion ability. This happens also without particular pathologies; possible tests to highlight this loss are the Mini Mental ...
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S.M. Zuccaro,
R. Steindler,
S. Scena,
M. Costarella
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72-77
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Which body mass index (BMI) is better in the elderly for functional status?
31 May 2011
Abstract: BMI is commonly used indicator of malnutrition and 18.5–24.9kg/m2 is generally regarded optimal. However, there is an ongoing debate on ideal range for elderly. BMI cut-off values vary also ...
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Gulistan Bahat,
Fatih Tufan,
Bulent Saka,
Sibel Akin,
Hilal Ozkaya,
Nurullah Yucel,
Nilgun Erten,
Mehmet Akif Karan
et al.
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78-81
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Use of knee height for the estimation of stature in elderly Turkish people and their relationship with cardiometabolic risk factors
24 December 2010
Abstract: The determination of the approximately truest value in height measurement is important in many fields, but it is difficult to perform true measurements, especially in the elderly individuals...
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Berrin Karadag,
Ali Osman Ozturk,
Nur Sener,
Yuksel Altuntas
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82-89
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Nursing students’ attitudes toward ageism in Turkey
28 February 2011
Abstract: This research involved a descriptive study with the goal of examining the attitudes of 145 Turkish nursing students studying toward ageism and the factors affecting ageism views. A Student D...
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Yasemin Yildirim Usta,
Yurdanur Demir,
Melike Yönder,
Aynur Yildiz
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90-93
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Nonverbal communication of caregivers in Slovenian nursing homes
09 March 2011
Abstract: This study aimed at determining the characteristics of nonverbal communication (NVC) of caregivers in Slovene nursing homes. The cross-sectional study was performed on 267 randomly selected ...
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Marija Zaletel,
Asja Nina Kovacev,
Ruza Pandel Mikus,
Lijana Zaletel Kragelj
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94-101
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Job role quality and intention to leave current facility and to leave profession of direct care workers in Japanese residential facilities for elderly
12 January 2011
Abstract: The aim of the present study is to examine job role quality relating to intention to leave current facility and to leave profession among direct care workers in residential facilities for el...
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Miharu Nakanishi,
Hisato Imai
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102-108
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Protective effects of social networks on disability among older adults in Spain
28 February 2011
Abstract: The loss of autonomy at advanced ages is not only associated with ageing, but also with the characteristics of the physical and social environment. Recent investigations have shown that soci...
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Miguel-Ángel Escobar-Bravo,
Dolores Puga-González,
Monserrat Martín-Baranera
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109-116
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Self-rated health (SRH) and socioeconomic position (SEP) among urban home-dwelling older adults
10 March 2011
Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to examine the association of education and adequacy of income with self-rated health (SRH) among home-dwelling older people aged 75 and over living in the...
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Tommi Sulander,
Pertti Pohjolainen,
Elina Karvinen
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117-120
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Designing robots for the elderly: Appearance issue and beyond
24 February 2011
Abstract: This paper provides the results of three focus groups organized in the framework of the ROBADOM project, aiming at designing a service type assistive robot for the elderly with mild cognitiv...
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Ya-Huei Wu,
Christine Fassert,
Anne-Sophie Rigaud
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121-126
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Depressive symptomatology as a risk factor for increased health service utilization among elderly patients in primary care
07 March 2011
Abstract: Depression may play an important role in determining frequent physician visits in the older population. Our aim is to examine the relationships between socio-demographic variables, co-morbid...
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Yan Press,
Howard Tandeter,
Pnina Romem,
Ruth Hazzan,
Miri Farkash
et al.
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127-130
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Anxiety, depression and quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic dizziness
12 May 2011
Abstract: Mood disorders and the severity of dizziness often interact with each other. However, the impact of age on anxiety and depression in dizzy patients has rarely been explored. The purpose of t...
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Yuan-Yang Cheng,
Chia-Hua Kuo,
Wan-Ling Hsieh,
Shin-Da Lee,
Wei-Ju Lee,
Liang-Kung Chen,
Chung-Lan Kao
et al.
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131-135
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Late onset suicide: Distinction between “young-old” vs. “old-old” suicide victims. How different populations are they?
14 March 2011
Abstract: Elderly suicide rates are the highest of any age group. Greece is among the countries with the highest proportion of elderly people in the European Union (EU). Elderly suicide victims seem t...
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Antonios Paraschakis,
Athanassios Douzenis,
Ioannis Michopoulos,
Christos Christodoulou,
Konstantina Vassilopoulou,
Filippos Koutsaftis,
Lefteris Lykouras
et al.
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136-139
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What factors affect life satisfaction (LS) among the oldest-old?
10 May 2011
Abstract: Few studies have examined the association between LS in the oldest-old and not only health-related, but also psychological and socio-economical factors. The aim of this study was to examine ...
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Åsa Enkvist,
Henrik Ekström,
Sölve Elmståhl
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140-145
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Life satisfaction (LS) and symptoms among the oldest-old: Results from the longitudinal population study called Good Aging in Skåne (GÅS)
01 June 2011
Abstract: Studies on the prevalence of symptoms in the general population and its’ relation to LS in the oldest-old are to our knowledge non-existent. The aim of this study was to describe the frequen...
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Åsa Enkvist,
Henrik Ekström,
Sölve Elmståhl
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146-150
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Perception and negative effect of loneliness in a Chicago Chinese population of older adults
30 May 2011
Abstract: This qualitative study aims to investigate the cultural understandings of loneliness, identify the contexts of loneliness, and to examine its effect on the health and well-being of U.S. Chin...
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XinQi Dong,
E-Shien Chang,
Esther Wong,
Melissa Simon
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151-159
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Withdrawal of psychotropic drugs decreases the risk of falls requiring treatment
21 March 2011
Abstract: This non-randomized, controlled trial assessed the effects of ceasing fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) (psychotropics or opiates or potent anticholinergics) on the risk of falls requiring ...
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M. Salonoja,
M. Salminen,
T. Vahlberg,
P. Aarnio,
S.-L. Kivelä
et al.
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160-167
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Drug-related problems (DRPs) identified from geriatric medication safety review clinics
25 February 2011
Abstract: Drug-related problems (DRPs) were identified from baseline data of 193 Medication Safety Review Clinic (MSRC) patients. MSRCs enroll older adults (≥65 years) with either (1) prescriptions of...
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Ding-Cheng Chan,
Jen-Hau Chen,
Hsu-Ko Kuo,
Chiung-Jung We,
I-Shu Lu,
Lee-Shu Chiu,
Shwu-Chong Wu
et al.
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168-174
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Non-pharmacological interventions on cognitive functions in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
14 March 2011
Abstract: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be a stage of pre-dementia. There is no consensus about pharmacological treatment for this population, so it is important to structure non-pharmacological...
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Camila Vieira Ligo Teixeira,
Lilian Teresa Bucken Gobbi,
Danilla Icassatti Corazza,
Florindo Stella,
José Luiz Riani Costa,
Sebastião Gobbi
et al.
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175-180
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The influence of a cognitive stimulation program on the quality of life perception among the elderly
04 April 2011
Abstract: There is an undeniable concern among the elderly about the mental changes they experience as they grow older. In general, the elderly tend to regard mental deterioration as a pathological co...
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Sandra Fernández-Prado,
Susan Conlon,
José Manuel Mayán-Santos,
Manuel Gandoy-Crego
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181-184
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Prevalence of gender disparities and predictors affecting the occurrence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
06 May 2011
Abstract: The aims were to investigate the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) within gender disparities in Malaysian older adults, and to determine the predictors of MCI according to gender...
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Lai Kuan Lee,
Suzana Shahar,
Ai-Vyrn Chin,
Noor Aini Mohd Yusoff,
NorFadilah Rajab,
Safiyyah Abdul Aziz
et al.
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185-191
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Neurochemical alterations of the entorhinal cortex in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI): A three-year follow-up study
18 May 2011
Abstract: The neurochemical alterations in the entorhinal cortex have not yet been measured, even though the entorhinal cortex is the earliest involved brain region in aMCI. In this study, we investig...
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Sang Won Seo,
Jung Hee Lee,
Sung Man Jang,
Sung Tae Kim,
Juhee Chin,
Geon Ha Kim,
Jong Hun Kim,
Jee Hoon Roh,
Min-Jeong Kim,
Sook-Hui Kim,
Duk L. Na
et al.
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192-196
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Cognitive impairment as predictor of functional dependence in an elderly sample
14 March 2011
Abstract: This retrospective study determines the role of cognitive decline as a predictor of functional dependence. In a representative 600 community-dwellers aged 65 or older, we examined using a lo...
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José Carlos Millán-Calenti,
Javier Tubío,
Salvador Pita-Fernández,
Sophie Rochette,
Trinidad Lorenzo,
Ana Maseda
et al.
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197-201
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Patterns and correlates of depression in hospitalized older adults
13 May 2011
Abstract: Depression is often associated with illness or injury requiring acute hospitalization, particularly in older adults. We sought to determine patterns of change in depressive symptoms in older...
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Carrie A. Ciro,
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher,
James E. Graham,
Steve Fisher,
Ivonne Berges,
Glenn V. Ostir
et al.
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202-205
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The relationship between pulse pressure and leukoaraiosis in the elderly
14 April 2011
Abstract: Leukaraiosis and a higher level of pulse pressure are well-recognized as associated with cardiovascular disease, vascular angiopathy, and geriatric syndrome. A cross-sectional study was cond...
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Seung-Hee Kim,
Jae-Yong Shim,
Hye-Ree Lee,
Ha-Young Na,
Yong-Jae Lee
et al.
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206-209
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Aerobic conditioning, blood pressure (BP) and body mass index (BMI) of older participants of the Brazilian Family Health Program (FHP) after 16 weeks of guided physical activity
10 March 2011
Abstract: Because physical exercise is an efficient means to improve maximum consumption of oxygen (VO2max) and reduce body fat, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of 4 months of a ...
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Marcus Vinicius Accetta Vianna,
Samária Ali Cáder,
André Luiz Marques Gomes,
Andrea Carmen Guimarães,
Ignácio Antônio Seixas-da-Silva,
Adriana Ribeiro de O.N. do Rêgo,
Kleber do Sacramento Adão,
Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas
et al.
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210-213
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Prior antiplatelet drug use and short-term mortality in older patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS)
28 February 2011
Abstract: Some studies suggest that previous treatment with antiplatelet agents (AA) might reduce ischemic stroke severity and improve outcomes in terms of clinical deficits or mortality. We evaluated...
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Giovanni Zuliani,
Matteo Galvani,
Francesco Bonetti,
Stefano Prandini,
Stefania Magon,
Beatrice Gasperini,
Carmelinda Ruggiero,
Antonio Cherubini
et al.
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214-217
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Hemorheological changes with strontium ranelate treatment do not seem to be related to its claimed prothrombotic effects
17 December 2010
Abstract: Strontium ranelate is claimed to be related with increased risk of thromboembolic events. No explanation of this increased incidence of thromboembolism has been identified. However, growing ...
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Zekeriya Ulger,
Esin Ileri Gurel,
Meltem Halil,
Gulsen Oozen,
Isilay Kalan,
Nurten Seringec,
Burcu Balam Yavuz,
Yusuf Yesil,
Mustafa Cankurtaran,
Neslihan Dikmenoglu,
Servet Ariogul
et al.
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218-221
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Vitamin D: drug of the future. A new therapeutic approach
04 April 2011
Abstract: Besides increasing calcium absorption in the bowel and promoting the normal formation and mineralization of bone, vitamin D exerts relevant pleiotropic effects in different tissues. Serum le...
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N. Gueli,
W. Verrusio,
A. Linguanti,
F. Di Maio,
A. Martinez,
B. Marigliano,
M. Cacciafesta
et al.
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222-227
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Influence of enteric nutrition on blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in very old patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
15 April 2011
Abstract: The purpose was to check the influence of enteric nutrition on BUN in very elderly patients. Clinical data on patients in whom enteral feeding was initiated after a period of poor oral intak...
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Linda Shavit,
Meyer Lifschitz,
Ilia Galperin
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228-231
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Discovering knowledge of hemodialysis (HD) quality using granularity-based rough set theory
08 March 2011
Abstract: This study collected the real HD-data from area scale hospital database with 72 attributes and 18,113 records. The study proposes a novel procedure to assess the patient's HD-quality, includ...
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Hung-Lieh Chou,
Ssu-Hsiang Wang,
Ching-Hsue Cheng
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232-237
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The sense of coherence (SOC) as an important determinant of life satisfaction, based on own research, and exemplified by the students of University of the Third Age (U3A)
11 April 2011
Abstract: The SOC is an important determinant of life satisfaction of elderly people. It determines the level of coping with various difficult situations, which accompany an old age stage. The aim of ...
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Halina Zielińska-Więczkowska,
Waldemar Ciemnoczołowski,
Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska,
Marta Muszalik
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238-241
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Parkinson's disease (PD) in the elderly: An example of geriatric syndrome (GS)?
04 April 2011
Abstract: PD is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder that affects as many as 1–2% of persons aged 60 years and older. In the latest decade, the approach to PD was dramatically changed. In fact, a...
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Fulvio Lauretani,
Marcello Maggio,
Claudio Silvestrini,
Anna Nardelli,
Marsilio Saccavini,
Gian Paolo Ceda
et al.
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242-246
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Hospital acquired infections (HAI) in the elderly: Comparison with the younger patients
02 May 2011
Abstract: The aim of this retrospective study is to determine the frequency, type, microbiological characteristics and outcome of HAIs in the elderly (age≥65) and to compare the data with younger pati...
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Meltem Avci,
Onur Ozgenc,
Seher Ayten Coskuner,
Ali Ilgın Olut
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247-250
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The interplay of infections, function and length of stay (LOS) in newly admitted geriatric psychiatry patients
07 March 2011
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of identifying and treating infections on functional outcomes and length of stay (LOS). Our retrospective naturalistic study reviewed al...
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Rhonda E. Malyuk,
Carol Wong,
Barbara Buree,
Arvind Kang,
Nirmal Kang
et al.
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251-255
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The clinical outcome of elderly patients with acute pancreatitis is not different in spite of the different etiologies and severity
18 February 2011
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the overall clinical characteristics of elderly patients with acute pancreatitis. We retrospectively evaluated 227 consecutively enrolled patients wh...
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Jang Eon Kim,
Jin-Hyeok Hwang,
Sang Hyub Lee,
Byung Hyo Cha,
Young Soo Park,
Jin-Wook Kim,
Sook-Hyang Jeong,
Nayoung Kim,
Dong Ho Lee
et al.
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256-260
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Mortality and functional evolution at one year after hospital admission due to heart failure (HF) in elderly patients
11 April 2011
Abstract: The aim of this observational study was to describe the characteristics (including functional measures) of the elderly patients hospitalized in the acute geriatric unit (AGU) and diagnosed w...
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Eduardo Delgado Parada,
Francisco Manuel Suárez García,
Virgina López Gaona,
Solange Gutiérrez Vara,
Juan Jose Solano Jaurrieta
et al.
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261-265
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Free wall rupture (FWR) in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving fibrinolytic therapy (FT): A 7-year prospective study
25 April 2011
Abstract: Previous studies have shown a paradoxical increase in early mortality in older patients (>70 years) with acute STEMI treated with fibrinolytic therapy (FT), which has been attributed to t...
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Katarina Novak,
Stojan Polic,
Vesna Capkun,
Damir Fabijanic,
Ajvor Lukin,
Zeljko Dujic,
Zvonko Rumboldt
et al.
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266-270
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