Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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  Año 2009, Vol. 57, Número 1

  • A Novel Interdisciplinary Analgesic Program Reduces Pain and Improves Function in Older Adults After Orthopedic Surgery

    Alexie Cintron, Albert L. Siu, R. Sean Morrison, Steven Flanagan, Daniel Fischberg

    págs. 1-10

    

  • Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Effects on Weight and Appetite in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: The Omega-3 Alzheimer's Disease Study

    Gerd Faxén Irving, Yvonne Freund-Levi, Maria Eriksdotter-Jönhagen, Hans Basun, Kerstin Brismar, Erik Hjorth, Jan Palmblad, Bengt Vessby, Inger Vedin

    págs. 11-17

    

  • Role of Early Symptoms in Assessment of Syncope in Elderly People: Results from the Italian Group for the Study of Syncope in the Elderly

    Galizia Galizia, Pasquale Abete, Chiara Mussi, Gabriele Noro, Assunta Langellotto, Annalisa Landi , Francesco Cacciatore, Giulio Masotti, Niccolò Marchionni, Andrea Ungar, Alessandro Morrione, Franco Rengo

    págs. 18-23

    

  • Cause of Death in Older Men After the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

    Melanie Ketchandji , James S. Goodwin, Vahakn B. Shahinian , Kuo Yong-Fang

    págs. 24-30

    

  • A Clinical Framework for Improving the Advance Care Planning Process: Start with Patients' Self-Identified Barriers

    Sara J. Knight, Brie A. Williams, Rebecca L. Sudore, C. Seth Landefeld, Adam D. Schickedanz, Dean Schillinger

    págs. 31-39

    

  • Real-Time Identification of Serious Infection in Geriatric Patients Using Clinical Information System Surveillance

    John G. Younger, Barbara L. Smith, Eve D. Losman, Diana Sherman, Joseph D. Yaksich, Jeremy D. Jared, Preeti N. Malani, William J. Meurer

    págs. 40-45

    

  • The Effect of Surgical Site Infection on Older Operative Patients

    Luke F. Chen, Kenneth E. Schmader, Richard J. Sloane, Keith S. Kaye, Deverick J. Anderson, Yong Choi, Daniel J. Sexton, Katherine Link

    págs. 46-54

    

  • Persistent Delirium Predicts Greater Mortality

    Michele L. Shaffer, Margaret A. Bergmann, Dan K. Kiely, Michael A. Fearing, Frances M. Yang, Edward R. Marcantonio, Richard N. Jones, Sharon K. Inouye

    págs. 55-61

    

  • The Influence of Educational Level on Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Drug Use: A Register-Based Study of More Than 600,000 Older People

    Syed Imran Haider, Kristina Johnell, Gunilla Ringbäck Weitoft, Mats Thorslund, Johan Fastbom

    págs. 62-69

    

  • Lack of Effect of Tai Chi Chuan in Preventing Falls in Elderly People Living at Home: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Inge H. J. Logghe , Petra E. M. Zeeuwe , Arianne P. Verhagen , Erik van Rossum, Sten P. Willemsen , Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra , Ria M. T. Wijnen-Sponselee

    págs. 70-75

    

  • Osteoporosis Risk in Frail Older Adults in Assisted Living

    Debrorah Dauser, Anne M. Kenny, Alison Kleppinger, Kristen Annis, Stephen J. Walsh, Cynthia Ellis, Ilana Y. Waynik, Emre Noteroglu, JoAnne Smith

    págs. 76-81

    

  • Perceptions of Physician Recommendations for Joint Replacement Surgery in Older Patients with Severe Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis

    Mary Beth Hamel, Edward R. Marcantonio, Mara A. Schonberg

    págs. 82-88

    

  • Thyroid Function Abnormalities and Cognitive Impairment in Elderly People: Results of the Invecchiare in Chianti Study

    Simonetta Morganti, Fulvio Lauretani, Marcello Maggio, Gian Paolo Ceda, Graziano Ceresini, Elisa Usberti, Carlo Chezzi, Rita Valcavi, Stefania Bandine

    págs. 89-93

    

  • Cognitive Decline and Mortality in a Community-Based Cohort: The Monongahela Valley Independent Elders Survey

    Laurie L. Lavery, Mary Ganguli, Hiroko H. Dodge, Beth Snitz

    págs. 94-100

    

  • Albumin, Apolipoprotein E-ɛ4 and Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults

    Lei Feng, Tze Pin Ng, Ee Heok Kua, Mathew Niti, Keng Bee Yap

    págs. 101-106

    

  • Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infection in Hospitalized Older People

    Henry J. Woodford, James George

    págs. 107-114

    

  • Chronic Pain and Obesity in Elderly People: Results from the Einstein Aging Study

    Lucas H. McCarthy, Mindy J. Katz, Richard B. Lipton, Marcelo E. Bigal, Carol A. Derby

    págs. 115-119

    

  • Mild Cognitive Impairment and Objective Instrumental Everyday Functioning: The Everyday Cognition Battery Memory Test

    Jason C. Allaire, Alyssa A. Gamaldo, Brian J. Ayotte, Regina Sims, Keith E. Whitfield

    págs. 120-125

    

  • Pain Assessment in Persons with Dementia: Relationship Between Self-Report and Behavioral Observation

    Michael Marsiske, Amanda F. Elliott, Ann L. Horgas

    págs. 126-132

    

  • Agreement Between Nosologist and Cardiovascular Health Study Review of Deaths: Implications of Coding Differences

    Paulraj Samuel, Bruce M. Psaty, Lewis H. Kuller, Diane G Ives

    págs. 133-139

    

  • Impaired Endothelial Nitric Oxide Bioavailability: A Common Link Between Aging, Hypertension, and Atherogenesis?

    Teresa Donnelly, Thomas Walsh, Declan Lyons

    págs. 140-145

    

  • Discussion as a Factor in Racial Disparity in Advance Directive Completion at Nursing Home Admission

    Sheryl I. Zimmerman, Charlene C. Quinn, Shayna E. Rich, Ann L. Gruber-Baldini

    págs. 146-152

    

  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in End-of-Life Care in Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries with Advanced Cancer

    Craig C. Earle, Ellen P. McCarthy, Alexander K. Smith

    págs. 153-158

    

  • Effects of a geriatrician-led hip fracture program: improvements in clinical and economic outcomes

    Lisa N. Miura, Albert R. DiPiero, Louis D. Homer

    • Resumen

    págs. 159-167

    

  • May You Live To Be 120...Revised

    Lynne Gershenson Hodgson

    pág. 168

    

  • Hochuekkito improves systemic inflammation and nutritional status in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Koichiro Tatsumi, Nariyuki Shinozuka, Yoshinosuke Fukuchi, Katsutoshi Nakayama, Takayuki Kuriyama, Nobuyasu Sekiya

    págs. 169-170

    

  • Body mass index: Pitfalls in elderly people

    Mary Jose Sheena, Gabriela Cohen, Judith C. Ahronheim

    págs. 170-172

    

  • The choice of aspirin dose for primary prevention of embolic complications of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in elderly people

    Oscar M. P. Jolobe

    págs. 172-173

    

  • Handwashing and other environmental interventions needed to control viral infections in long-term care facilities

    Luke T. Curtis

    pág. 172

    

  • Homicides of frail older persons by their caregivers in Japan

    Mei He, Hiroyuki Arai, Takashi Ohrui

    págs. 173-174