Issue 1/2005
Content (18 Articles)
Measuring depression in nursing home residents with the MDS and GDS: an observational psychometric study
Melissa Koehler, Terry Rabinowitz, John Hirdes, Michael Stones, G Iain Carpenter, Brant E Fries, John N Morris, Richard N Jones
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and Alzheimer's disease risk: the MIRAGE Study
Agustín G Yip, Robert C Green, Matthew Huyck, L Adrienne Cupples, Lindsay A Farrer
Rivastigmine: an open-label, observational study of safety and effectiveness in treating patients with Alzheimer's disease for up to 5 years
Martin R Farlow, Mary L Lilly
Use of dietary supplements by female seniors in a large Northern California health plan
Nancy P Gordon, Donna M Schaffer
Incomplete functional recovery after delirium in elderly people: a prospective cohort study
Melissa K Andrew, Susan H Freter, Kenneth Rockwood
Risk factors for delirium in acutely admitted elderly patients: a prospective cohort study
Johanna C Korevaar, Barbara C van Munster, Sophia E de Rooij
Brief cognitive assessment in a UK population sample – distributional properties and the relationship between the MMSE and an extended mental state examination
Felicia A Huppert, Sara T Cabelli, Fiona E Matthews
Foot pressure distribution during walking in young and old adults
Mary Josephine Hessert, Mitul Vyas, Jason Leach, Kun Hu, Lewis A Lipsitz, Vera Novak
Hospitalization and emergency department visits among seniors receiving homecare: a pilot study
Andrew A Smith, Soo B Chan Carusone, Kathleen Willison, Tamara J Babineau, Stephanie D Smith, Tom Abernathy, Tom Marrie, Mark Loeb
Health status in older hospitalized patients with cancer or non-neoplastic chronic diseases
Andrea Corsonello, Claudio Pedone, Luciana Carosella, Francesco Corica, Bruno Mazzei, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
Design and pilot results of a single blind randomized controlled trial of systematic demand-led home visits by nurses to frail elderly persons in primary care [ISRCTN05358495]
Hein PJ van Hout, Giel Nijpels, Harm WJ van Marwijk, Aaltje PD Jansen, Petronella J van't Veer, Willemijn Tybout, Wim AB Stalman
A descriptive study of older adults with persistent pain: Use and perceived effectiveness of pain management strategies [ISRCTN11899548]
Carol A Kemp, Mary Ersek, Judith A Turner
Prevalence of physical and verbal aggressive behaviours and associated factors among older adults in long-term care facilities
Philippe Voyer, René Verreault, Ginette M Azizah, Johanne Desrosiers, Nathalie Champoux, Annick Bédard
Predicting the risk of falling – efficacy of a risk assessment tool compared to nurses' judgement: a cluster-randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN37794278]
Gabriele Meyer, Sascha Köpke, Ralf Bender, Ingrid Mühlhauser
Gait disorders are associated with non-cardiovascular falls in elderly people: a preliminary study
Manuel Montero-Odasso, Marcelo Schapira, Gustavo Duque, Enrique R Soriano, Roberto Kaplan, Luis A Camera
Vitamin status and cognitive function in a long-term care population
Lina Paulionis, Sheri-Lynn Kane, Kelly A Meckling
The feasibility of whole body vibration in institutionalised elderly persons and its influence on muscle performance, balance and mobility: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN62535013]
Ivan Bautmans, Ellen Van Hees, Jean-Claude Lemper, Tony Mets
Protocol for Project FACT: a randomised controlled trial on the effect of a walking program and vitamin B supplementation on the rate of cognitive decline and psychosocial wellbeing in older adults with mild cognitive impairment [ISRCTN19227688]
Jannique GZ van Uffelen, Marijke Hopman-Rock, Marijke JM Chin A Paw, Willem van Mechelen