Nursing - Geriatrics News & Articles

961 Cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the family questionnaire in a Brazilian sample of relatives of schizophrenia outpatients Journal of Clinical Nursing, November 26, 2012

962 Treatment of older people Clinical Risk, November 21, 2012

963 Physical functioning is related to both an impaired physical ability and ADL disability: A ten year follow-up study in middle-aged and older persons Maturitas, November 21, 2012

964 Differences in reporting somatic complaints in elderly by education level Central European Journal of Medicine, November 21, 2012

965 Influence of basal energy expenditure and body composition on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women Full Text International Journal of General Medicine, November 20, 2012

966 Does White Coat Hypertension Require Treatment Over Age 80? Results of the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial Ambulatory Blood Pressure Side Project Hypertension, November 20, 2012

967 Fat mass influence on bone mass is mediated by the independent association between lean mass and bone mass among elderly women: A cross-sectional study Maturitas, November 19, 2012

968 Rural older adults' mental health: status and challenges in care delivery Full Text Rural and Remote Health, November 19, 2012

969 Housing and respiratory health at older ages Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, November 19, 2012

970 How is the Department of Veterans Affairs addressing the new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education intern work hour limitations? Solutions from the Association of Veterans Affairs Surgeons The American Journal of Surgery, November 19, 2012

971 Frailty and mortality, disability and mobility loss in a Spanish cohort of older adults: The FRADEA Study Maturitas, November 19, 2012

972 Feasibility of evidence-based diagnosis and management of heart failure in older people in care: a pilot randomised controlled trial Full Text BMC Geriatrics, November 19, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

973 Carotid Arterial Stiffness and Its Relationship to Exercise Intolerance in Older Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction Hypertension, November 16, 2012

974 Receipt of high risk medications among elderly enrollees in medicare advantage plans Journal of General Internal Medicine, November 16, 2012

975 Beneficial effects of short-term combination exercise training on diverse cognitive functions in healthy older people: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Full Text Trials, November 16, 2012

976 Stress fractures in elderly patients International Orthopaedics, November 16, 2012

977 Older age as a poor prognostic sign in patients with pyogenic liver abscess International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 16, 2012

978 The experiences of registered intellectual disability nurses caring for the older person with intellectual disability Journal of Clinical Nursing, November 15, 2012

979 Serum sex steroid hormones and frailty in older American men of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) The Aging Male, November 15, 2012

980 Gender differences regarding informal caregivers of older people Journal of Nursing Scholarship, November 15, 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