Nursing - Geriatrics News & Articles

1 Medication-Related Falls in the Elderly: Causative Factors and Preventive Strategies Drugs & Aging, May 23, 2012

2 Drug Burden Index and Hospitalization among Community-Dwelling Older People Drugs & Aging, May 23, 2012

3 Management of venous thromboembolism for older adults in long-term care facilities Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, May 23, 2012

4 Glucose and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Lowering in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Focus on Combination Therapy with Colesevelam HCl Drugs & Aging, May 23, 2012

5 Physical restraint use in institutional care of old people in Sweden in 2000 and 2007 International Psychogeriatrics, May 23, 2012

6 The Limitations of Partial Citizenship: Health Care Institutions Underpinned With Heteronormative Ideals Advances in Nursing Science, May 22, 2012

7 Binge eating disorder in elderly individuals International Journal of Eating Disorders, May 22, 2012

8 Secular changes in personality: study on 75-year-olds examined in 1976-1977 and 2005-2006 International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 22, 2012

9 Classification of Older Adults Who Have Diabetes by Comorbid Conditions, United States, 2005-2006 Full Text Preventing Chronic Disease, May 22, 2012    Clinical Article

10 Dose-response relationships between physical activity, walking and health-related quality of life in mid-age and older women Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, May 21, 2012

11 Socio-demographic determinants of worsening in frailty among community-dwelling older people in 11 European countries Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, May 21, 2012

12 Depression subtypes and 5-year risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease in patients aged 70 years International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 21, 2012    Clinical Article

13 Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling elderly by various estimating equations Full Text BMC Public Health, May 21, 2012

14 Prevalence and predictors of potential drug-drug interactions in the elderly: a cross-sectional study in the brazilian primary public health system Full Text Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, May 21, 2012

15 Exercise training improves heart rate variability in older patients with heart failure: a randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial Congestive Heart Failure, May 18, 2012

16 Clinical picture and social characteristics of super-elderly patients with heart failure in japan Congestive Heart Failure, May 18, 2012

17 Self-reported quality of life ratings of people with dementia: the role of attitudes to aging International Psychogeriatrics, May 18, 2012

18 Pathological complete response in younger and older breast cancer patients Archives of Medical Science, May 18, 2012

19 Radical cystectomy over the age of 75 is safe and increases survival Full Text BMC Geriatrics, May 16, 2012

20 The validation of a French-language version of the Aging Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) and its extension to a population aged 55 and over Full Text BMC Geriatrics, May 16, 2012

1 High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and mobility disability in older adults Age and Aging, April 4, 2012

2 Nurses assessments of individualised care in long-term care institutions Journal of Clinical Nursing, March 20, 2012

3 Risk of infection following a visit to the emergency department: a cohort study Canadian Medical Association Journal, March 8, 2012    Free full text

4 Effects of Training on Bone Mass in Older Adults: A Systematic Review Sports Medicine, April 3, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

5 Older people's preferences regarding programme formats for managing concerns about falls Age and Aging, March 1, 2012

6 A systematic review of the use of aromatherapy in treatment of behavioral problems in dementia Geriatrics and Gerontology International, March 30, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

7 Prevalence and predictors of healthcare utilization among older people (60+): Focusing on ADL dependency and risk of depression Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, April 5, 2012

8 Workplace aggression experienced by frontline staff in dementia care Journal of Clinical Nursing, March 13, 2012

9 Antipsychotic Use and Myocardial Infarction in Older Patients With Treated Dementia Archives of Internal Medicine, April 24, 2012

10 Multimorbidity prevalence and patterns across socioeconomic determinants: a cross-sectional survey BMC Public Health, April 4, 2012    Free full text

11 FRAX or Fiction: Determining Optimal Screening Strategies for Treatment of Osteoporosis in Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March 23, 2012

12 Effectiveness of influenza vaccine in aging and older adults: comprehensive analysis of the evidence Clinical Interventions in Aging, March 7, 2012    Free full text    Evidence Based Medicine

13 Health-Promoting Interventions for Persons Aged 80 and Older Are Successful in the Short Term--Results from the Randomized and Three-Armed Elderly Persons in the Risk Zone Study Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 2, 2012

14 Diabetes care for older patients in America International Journal of Clinical Practice, February 24, 2012

15 Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Pericardial Fat in Healthy Older Adults Obesity, April 6, 2012
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16 The Prevalence of Elder Self-Neglect in a Community-Dwelling Population Journal of Aging and Health, March 27, 2012

17 Cognitive impairment in late life schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, April 2, 2012

18 The Effect of Marital status on the Presentation and Outcomes of Elderly Male Veterans Hospitalized for Pneumonia Chest, April 4, 2012

19 Phenomenology of depression in older compared with younger adults: meta-analysis British Journal of Psychiatry, April 10, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

20 Limits of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in older adults Sleep and Breathing, April 3, 2012