Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2006, Vol. 54, Número 5

  • Performance-based measures of physical function for high-function populations

    Grove, J., Guralnik, J., Willcox, B.J., Donlon, T.A., Masaki, K.H., Chen, R., Curb, J.D., Ceria-Ulep, C.D., Rodriguez, B.L.

    pág. 737

    

  • Meaningful change and responsiveness in common physical performance measures in older adults

    Stephanie A. Studenski, Perera, S., Mody, S.H., Woodman, R.C.

    pág. 743

    

  • Chronic kidney disease and functional limitation in older people: Health, aging and body composition study

    Glenn M. Chertow, Christie Green, Jingzhong Ding, Anne B. Newman, Linda F. Fried, Jung Sun Lee, Michael G. Shlipak, Tamara B. Harris

    pág. 750

    

  • Alcohol use, comorbidity, and mortality

    Alison A. Moore, Lisa Giuli, Robert Gould, Peifeng Hu, Kefei Zhou, David B. Reuben, Gail A. Greendale, Arun S. Karlamangla

    págs. 757-762

    

  • Ankle brachial index as a predictor of cognitive impairment in the general population: ten-year follow-up of the edinburgh artery study

    Deary, I.J., Stewart, M.C., Fowkes, F.G., Price, J.F., McDowell, S., Whiteman, M.C.

    pág. 763

    

  • Limited literacy in older people and disparities in health and healthcare access

    Tamara B. Harris, Anne B. Newman, Suzanne Satterfield, Rosano, C., Rooks, R.N., Rubin, S.M., Ayonayon, H.N., Yaffe, K., Sudore, R.L., Mehta, K.M., Eleanor M. Simonsick

    pág. 770

    

  • Continuous positive airway pressure reduces subjective daytime sleepiness in patients with mild to moderate alzheimer's disease with sleep disordered breathing

    Loredo, J.S., Corey-Bloom, J., Palmer, B.W., Lianqi Liu, Ancoli-Israel, S., Chong, M.S., Ayalon, L., Marler, M.

    pág. 777

    

  • Safety and efficacy of teriparatide in elderly women with established osteoporosis: bone anabolic therapy from a geriatric perspective

    Xie, L., Desaiah, D., Krege, J.H., Rosen, C.J., Steven Boonen, Marin, F., Mellstrom, D.

    pág. 782

    

  • Between-meal risedronate does not alter bone turnover in nursing home residents

    Nest, L.J., Krause, P.F., Paul J. Drinka, Binkley, N.C., Agrawal, S., Krueger, D.C., Engelke, J.A.

    pág. 790

    

  • Caregiver characteristics are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia

    Newcomer, R.J., Yaffe, K., Sink, K.M., Kenneth E. Covinsky, Barnes, D.E.

    pág. 796

    

  • Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in nosocomial bloodstream infections with pseudomonas aeruginosa and enterococcus species: comparison of elderly and nonelderly patients

    Wenzel, R.P., Edmond, M.B., Marra, A.R., Bar, K., Bearman, G.M.

    pág. 804

    

  • A randomized trial of a multicomponent home intervention to reduce functional difficulties in older adults

    Corcoran, M., Schinfeld, S., Hauck, S., Laura N. Gitlin, Winter, L., Dennis, M.P.

    pág. 809

    

  • Risk Factors and Prediction of Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Hip-Surgery Patients: Implementation and Validation of a Medical Risk Factor Model

    van der Ploeg, T., van Gool, W.A., Eikelenboom, P., Kalisvaart, K.J., Vreeswijk, R., de Jonghe, J.F.

    pág. 817

    

  • Variation in the ciliary neurotrophic factor gene and muscle strength in older caucasian women

    Tao Li, Beamer, B.A., Xue, Q.L., Chakravarti, A., Walston, J., Arking, D.E., Fallin, D.M., Fried, L. P.

    pág. 823

    

  • Prospective study of fever and pneumonia after flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in older people

    Ishikawa, S., Ohtsuka, M., Sekizawa, K., Kanemoto, K., Satoh, H., Ishikawa, H.

    pág. 827

    

  • Could self-neglect in older adults be a geriatric syndrome?

    Pavlou, M.P., Lachs, M.S.

    pág. 831

    

  • Ethical issues in mobile psychiatric treatment with homebound elderly patients: the psychogeriatric assessment and treatment in city housing experience

    Miner, M.M., Handel, S., Carroll, J., Rabins, P.V., Blass, D.M., Rye, R.M., Robbins, B.M.

    pág. 843

    

  • Interdisciplinary care for older adults with complex needs: American Geriatrics Society position statement

    Geriatrics Interdisciplinary Advisory Group

    pág. 849

    

  • Osteoporosis in older people: A tale of two studies (and three treatments)

    Troen, B.R.

    pág. 853

    

  • On the brazilian eldery ameridian heritage and the very longitudinal study on aging

    Partezani-Rodrigues, R., De Souza, A.C., Rosset, I., Roriz-Cruz, M., Roriz-Filho, J.S.

    pág. 856

    

  • Reasons for the high competitiveness in entering a geriatrics fellowship in Brazil: some comparison with the United States SOME COMPARISONS WITH THE UNITED STATES

    Roriz-Filho, J.S., Wakatsuki, Y., De Souza, A.C., Roriz-Cruz, M., Rosset, I., Cury, A.C.

    pág. 857

    

  • Rhetoric of research: promoting nutrition products for pressure ulcers

    Thomas E. Finucane

    pág. 859

    

  • Perioperative haloperidol usage for delirium management

    Wang, M.D.

    pág. 860

    

  • Perioperative haloperidol to prevent postoperative delirium

    Seitz, D., Gill, S.S.

    pág. 861

    

  • Response letters to Drs. Wang, and Seitz and Gill

    Vreeswijk, R., Egberts, T.C., Burger, B.J., Eikelenboom, P., van Gool, W.A., Kalisvaart, K.J., de Jonghe, J.F., Bogaards, M.J.

    pág. 861

    

  • Vision and ability to take medication

    Gaynes, B.I.

    pág. 863

    

  • Cognitive function may be important for fall injury prevention trials

    Hausdorff, J.M., Yogev, G.

    pág. 865

    

  • Deep vein thrombosis in chronically bedridden elderly individuals

    Ortega, J.C., Guío, G., Hernández, J.I., Molano, E., Valderrama, A., Del Castillo, J., C. A. Díaz Granados

    pág. 866

    

  • The effects of gum-chewing therapy on salivation in stroke patients

    Kawahira, K., Kawasaka, T., Shimodozono, M., Ogata, A.

    pág. 867

    

  • Benefits of combining donezepil plus traditional japanese herbal medicine on cognition and brain perfusion in alzheimerŽs disease: a 12 week observer-blind, donezepil monotherapy controlled trial

    Ootsuki, M., Matsui, T., Nemoto, M., Okamura, N., Higuchi, M., Tsutsui, M., Suzuki, T., Seki, T., Kaneta, T., Furukawa, K., Arai, H., Maruyama, M., Tomita, N., Iwasaki, K.

    pág. 869