Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2011, Vol. 59, Número 3

  • Hypertension, Orthostatic Hypotension, and the Risk of Falls in a Community-Dwelling Elderly Population: The Maintenance of Balance, Independent Living, Intellect, and Zest in the Elderly of Boston Study

    Anupama Gangavati, Ihab Hajjar, Lien Quach, Richard N. Jones, Dan K. Kiely, Peggy Gagnon, Lewis A. Lipsitz

    • Resumen
    • Texto completo

    págs. 383-389

    

  • High Blood Pressure Accelerates Gait Slowing in Well-Functioning Older Adults over 18-Years of Follow-Up

    Caterina Rosano, William T. Longstreth, Robert M. Boudreau, Christopher A. Taylor, Yan Du, Lewis H. Kuller, Anne B. Newman

    • Resumen
    • Texto completo

    págs. 390-397

    

  • Use of Microvascular Flap Technique in Older Adults with Head and Neck Cancer: A Persisting Dilemma in Reconstructive Surgery?

    Marco R. Kesting, Frank Hölzle, Klaus-Dietrich Wolff, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Rafael J. Hasler, Craig J. Wales, Lars Steinstraesser, Nils H. Rohleder

    • Resumen
    • Texto completo

    págs. 398-405

    

  • The Effect of Sentinel Injury on Medicare Expenditures over Time

    Mary W. Carter, Frank W. Porell

    • Resumen
    • Texto completo

    págs. 406-416

    

  • A Case�Control Study of Severe Physical Abuse of Older Adults

    Lee S. Friedman, Susan Avila, Kathy Tanouye, Kimberly Joseph

    • Resumen
    • Texto completo

    págs. 417-422

    

  • Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Disk Herniation: Are Outcomes Different in Older Adults?

    Pradeep Suri, David J. Hunter, Cristin Jouve, Carol Hartigan, Janet Limke, Enrique Pena, Ling Li, Jennifer Luz, James Rainville

    • Resumen
    • Texto completo

    págs. 423-429

    

  • Opioid Analgesics and the Risk of Fractures in Older Adults with Arthritis

    Matthew Miller, Til Stürmer, Deborah Azrael, Raisa Levin, Daniel H. Solomon

    • Resumen

    págs. 430-438

    

  • Dry Mouth and Dietary Quality in Older Adults in North Carolina

    Sara A. Quandt, Margaret R. Savoca, Xiaoyan Leng, Haiying Chen, Ronny A. Bell, Gregg H. Gilbert, Andrea M. Anderson, Teresa Kohrman, Thomas A. Arcury

    • Resumen

    págs. 439-445

    

  • The Effects of Cochlear Implantation on Speech Perception in Older Adults

    Cameron L. Budenz, Maura K. Cosetti, Daniel H. Coelho, Brad Birenbaum, James Babb, Susan B. Waltzman, Pamela C. Roehm

    • Resumen

    págs. 446-453

    

  • Activity of Daily Living Staging, Chronic Health Conditions, and Perceived Lack of Home Accessibility Features for Elderly People Living in the Community

    Margaret G. Stineman, Dawei Xie, Qiang Pan, Jibby E. Kurichi, Debra Saliba, Joel Streim

    • Resumen

    págs. 454-462

    

  • Oral Feeding Options for People with Dementia: A Systematic Review

    Laura C. Hanson, Mary Ersek, Robin Gilliam, Timothy S. Carey

    • Resumen

    págs. 463-472

    

  • Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and the Risk of Institutionalization and Death: The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study

    Toru Okura, Brenda L. Plassman, David C. Steffens, David Llewellyn, Guy G. Potter, Kenneth M. Langa

    • Resumen

    págs. 473-481

    

  • Hardiness, Depression, and Emotional Well-Being and Their Association with Appetite in Older Adults

    Julia H. Engel, Frank Siewerdt, Robert Jackson, Ucheoma Akobundu, Carolyn Wait, Nadine Sahyoun

    • Resumen

    págs. 482-487

    

  • Caring for Individuals with Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Not Dementia: Findings from the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study

    Gwenith G. Fisher, Melissa M. Franks, Brenda L. Plassman, Stephanie L. Brown, Guy G. Potter, David Llewellyn, Mary A. M. Rogers, Kenneth M. Langa

    • Resumen

    págs. 488-494

    

  • Depressive Symptoms and Physical Performance in the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Pilot Study

    Margaret M. Matthews, Fang Chi Hsu, Michael P. Walkup, Lisa C. Barry, Kushang V. Patel, Steven N. Blair

    • Resumen

    págs. 495-500

    

  • Evaluation of Brain Anticholinergic Activities of Urinary Spasmolytic Drugs Using a High-Throughput Radio Receptor Bioassay

    Stine Mjåvatn Jakobsen, Hege Kersten, Espen Molden

    • Resumen

    págs. 501-505

    

  • Exclusion of Older Adults and Women from Recent Trials of Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Katherine S. Dodd, Jane S. Saczynski, Yangfang Zhao, Robert J. Goldberg, Jerry H. Gurwitz

    • Resumen

    págs. 506-511

    

  • Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Life-Space Mobility in Community-dwelling Older Adults

    Sonia K. Makhija, Gregg H. Gilbert, Olivio J. Clay, Jonathan C. Matthews, Patricia Sawyer, Richard M. Allman

    • Resumen

    págs. 512-518

    

  • Oral Health Status and Self-Reported Functional Dependence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Yau-Hua Yu, Yu-LIn Lai, Wai S. Cheung, Ko Hsu Kuo

    • Resumen

    págs. 519-523

    

  • Transitions in Frailty Status in Older Adults in Relation to Mobility: A Multistate Modeling Approach Employing a Deficit Count

    Nader Fallah, Arnold Mitnitski, Samuel D. Searle, Evelyne A. Gahbauer, Thomas M. Gill, Kenneth Rockwood

    • Resumen

    págs. 524-529

    

  • Considerations in the Development of Drugs to Treat Sarcopenia

    Eric P. Brass, Kathy E. Sietsema

    • Resumen

    págs. 530-535

    

  • Falls Incidence, Risk Factors, and Consequences in Chinese Older People: A Systematic Review

    San Kwan , Marcella Mun , Jacqueline C.T. Close, Wai Wong , Alfred Kwok , Stephen R. Lord

    • Resumen

    págs. 536-543

    

  • To the Hospital and Back Home Again: A Nurse Practitioner-Based Transitional Care Program for Hospitalized Homebound People

    Katherine Ornstein, Kristofer L. Smith, Dinah Herlands Foer, Maria Tereza Lopez-Cantor, Theresa Soriano

    • Resumen

    págs. 544-551

    

  • Intensive care management in very old adults: Two cases with "Clostridium tetani" infection

    Raimund Helbok, Christian Brenneis, Ronny Beer, Peter Lackner, Gregor Brössner, Stephanie Klien, Klaus Seppi, Erich Schmutzhard, Bettina Pfausler

    págs. 552-553

    

  • A new diagnosis of left main coronary artery atresia in a very old woman

    Nicola Veronese, Marco Mosele, Massimo Napodano, Giuseppe Sergi, Enzo Manzato

    págs. 553-554

    

  • Geriatric impairment and disability: The Cardiovascular Health study

    Joy V. Wisniewski

    págs. 554-555

    

  • Handgrip strength cut points to screen older adults at risk for mobility limitation: A commentary

    Sunitha Thomas

    págs. 555-556

    

  • Incorporating occupational therapy to decrease agitation in nursing home residents with dementia

    Michele L. Monnat

    págs. 556-557

    

  • Depressive symptoms, visual impairment, and its influence on physical disability and functional limitation

    Noran N. Hairi, Awang Bulgiba, Robert G. Cumming, Vasikaran Naganathan

    págs. 557-559

    

  • Article by Nylen and colleagues

    Wilbert S. Aronow

    pág. 557