Nursing - Geriatrics News & Articles

861 Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial: Elastic-Resistance-Training and Lifestyle-Activity Intervention for Sedentary Older Adults Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, December 21, 2012

862 Scale, nature, preventability and causes of adverse events in hospitalised older patients Age and Aging, December 21, 2012

863 Is patient-grouping on basis of condition on admission indicative for discharge destination in geriatric stroke patients after rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities? The results of a cluster analysis Full Text BMC Health Services Research, December 20, 2012

864 Clinical benefits of oral nutritional supplementation for elderly hip fracture patients: a single blind randomised controlled trial Age and Aging, December 20, 2012    Clinical Article

865 Intentions of older homebound women with regard to reaching help quickly Western Journal of Nursing Research , December 20, 2012

866 Text Messaging to Motivate Walking in Older African Americans: A Randomized Controlled Trial American Journal of Preventive Medicine, December 20, 2012

867 Older Patients with Mantle-Cell Lymphoma First Report Managed Care, December 20, 2012

868 Early dysregulation of the memory CD8+ T cell repertoire leads to compromised immune responses to secondary viral infection in the aged Full Text Immunity & Ageing, December 20, 2012

869 Effects of an Advanced Practice Nurse In-Home Health Consultation Program for Community-Dwelling Persons Aged 80 and Older Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 19, 2012

870 Low fat-free mass as a marker of mortality in community-dwelling healthy elderly subjects Age and Aging, December 19, 2012

871 Functional Prognosis of Dizziness in Older Adults in Primary Care: A Prospective Cohort Study Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 19, 2012

872 Drug-Related Readmissions to Medical Units of Older Adults Discharged from Acute Geriatric Units: Results of the Optimization of Medication in AGEd Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 19, 2012

873 Anemia in elderly patients: New insight into an old disorder Geriatrics and Gerontology International, December 19, 2012

874 Increased Expression Levels of Integrin α9β1 and CD11b in Circulating Neutrophils and Elevated Serum IL-17A in Elderly Aspiration Pneumonia Respiration, December 19, 2012    Clinical Article

875 High-Energy Skeletal Trauma in the Elderly The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, December 19, 2012

876 Prevalence of frailty phenotypes and risk of mortality in a community-dwelling elderly cohort Age and Aging, December 19, 2012

877 Disparities in Mental Health Service Use of Racial and Ethnic Minority Elderly Adults Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 19, 2012

878 Association Between Chronic Kidney Disease Detected Using Creatinine and Cystatin C and Death and Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Mexican Americans: The Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 19, 2012

879 Is Geriatric Care Associated with Less Emergency Department Use? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 19, 2012

880 Effectiveness of an exercise program on postural control in frail older adults Full Text Clinical Interventions in Aging, December 18, 2012

1 Risk factors for falls in older people in nursing homes and hospitals. A systematic review and meta-analysis Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, January 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

2 The role of vitamin D in improving physical performance in the elderly Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, April 3, 2013    Review Article

3 Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in Geriatric Patients: Evaluation, Management and Recent Research Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports, April 23, 2013

4 Physician eye contact and elder patient perceptions of understanding and adherence Patient Education and Counselling, March 28, 2013    Review Article

5 Clinical Changes in Older Adults During Hospitalization: Responsiveness of the interRAI Acute Care Instrument Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 17, 2013

6 Exercise at 65 and Beyond Sports Medicine, April 5, 2013    Review Article

7 Prevention of falls in the elderly: A review Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, April 5, 2013    Review Article

8 Trends in Predicted 10-Year Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Disease among US Adults from 1999 to 2010 JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013

9 Comparisons Between Older Men and Women in the Trajectory and Burden of Disability Over the Course of Nearly 14 Years Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, April 4, 2013

10 Environmental Factors Predict the Severity of Delirium Symptoms in Long-Term Care Residents with and without Delirium Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March 22, 2013

11 Potentially inappropriate medicines in a cohort of community-dwelling older people in New Zealand Geriatrics and Gerontology International, March 28, 2013

12 A drug education tool developed for older adults changes knowledge, beliefs and risk perceptions about inappropriate benzodiazepine prescriptions in the elderly Patient Education and Counselling, April 2, 2013

13 Failure to Engage Hospitalized Elderly Patients and Their Families in Advance Care Planning JAMA Internal Medicine, April 2, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

14 Measure, Promote, and Reward Mobility to Prevent Falls in Older Patients Falls Prevention in Older Adults JAMA, January 3, 2013    Clinical Guideline

15 Leukaemia update. Part 2: managing patients with leukaemia in the community British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013    Review Article

16 Dietary patterns and risk of dementia in an elderly Japanese population: the Hisayama Study American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 4, 2013    Review Article

17 Mobility, Disability, and Social Engagement in Older Adults Journal of Aging and Health, April 4, 2013    Review Article

18 The effect of physical exercise on bone density in middle-aged and older men: A systematic review Osteoporosis International, April 5, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

19 Novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: a focus on the older patient International Journal of General Medicine, April 2, 2013    Free full text

20 Safety of Pacemaker Implantation in Nonagenarians Circulation, April 10, 2013