Issue 1/2007
Content (30 Articles)
The association between timed up and go test and history of falls: The Tromsø study
Gyrd Thrane, Ragnar M Joakimsen, Eline Thornquist
The eSMAF: a software for the assessment and follow-up of functional autonomy in geriatrics
Patrick Boissy, Simon Brière, Michel Tousignant, Eric Rousseau
Pain among nursing home patients in the Netherlands: prevalence, course, clinical correlates, recognition and analgesic treatment – an observational cohort study
Martin Smalbrugge, Lineke K Jongenelis, Anne Margriet Pot, Aartjan TF Beekman, Jan A Eefsting
A snapshot of the prevalence of physical activity amongst older, community dwelling people in Victoria, Australia: patterns across the 'young-old' and 'old-old'
Jane Sims, Keith Hill, Sandra Davidson, Jane Gunn, Nancy Huang
Handgrip performance in relation to self-perceived fatigue, physical functioning and circulating IL-6 in elderly persons without inflammation
Ivan Bautmans, Ellen Gorus, Rose Njemini, Tony Mets
Depression and anxiety, an Indicated Prevention (DIP) protocol in homes for the elderly: feasibility and (cost) effectiveness of a stepped care programme
Els Dozeman, Digna JF van Schaik, Aartjan TF Beekman, Wim AB Stalman, Judith E Bosmans, Harm WJ van Marwijk
Factors associated with physiotherapy provision in a population of elderly nursing home residents; a cross sectional study
Chantal J Leemrijse, Marike E de Boer, Cornelia HM van den Ende, Miel W Ribbe, Joost Dekker
Short-term mortality after perforated or bleeding peptic ulcer among elderly patients: a population-based cohort study
Steffen Christensen, Anders Riis, Mette Nørgaard, Henrik T Sørensen, Reimar W Thomsen
Cross-sectional validation of the Aging Perceptions Questionnaire: a multidimensional instrument for assessing self-perceptions of aging
Maja Barker, Ann O'Hanlon, Hannah M McGee, Anne Hickey, Ronan M Conroy
Ten commandments for the future of ageing research in the UK: a vision for action
Oscar H Franco, Thomas BL Kirkwood, Jonathan R Powell, Michael Catt, James Goodwin, Jose M Ordovas, Frans van der Ouderaa
Socioeconomic position and incident mobility impairment in the Cardiovascular Health Study
Cheryl K Nordstrom, Ana V Diez Roux, Richard Schulz, Mary N Haan, Sharon A Jackson, Jennifer L Balfour
A perturbation-based balance training program for older adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Avril Mansfield, Amy L Peters, Barbara A Liu, Brian E Maki
Predicting nursing home admission in the U.S: a meta-analysis
Joseph E Gaugler, Sue Duval, Keith A Anderson, Robert L Kane
The Newcastle 85+ study: biological, clinical and psychosocial factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocol
Joanna Collerton, Karen Barrass, John Bond, Martin Eccles, Carol Jagger, Oliver James, Carmen Martin-Ruiz, Louise Robinson, Thomas von Zglinicki, Tom Kirkwood
Prevention of fall incidents in patients with a high risk of falling: design of a randomised controlled trial with an economic evaluation of the effect of multidisciplinary transmural care
Geeske MEE Peeters, Oscar J de Vries, Petra JM Elders, Saskia MF Pluijm, Lex M Bouter, Paul Lips
The use of Goal Attainment Scaling in a community health promotion initiative with seniors
Marita Kloseck
The history of falls and the association of the timed up and go test to falls and near-falls in older adults with hip osteoarthritis
Catherine M Arnold, Robert A Faulkner
Systematic review of information and support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia
Carl A Thompson, Karen Spilsbury, Jill Hall, Yvonne Birks, Colin Barnes, Joy Adamson
The effect of social relationships on survival in elderly residents of a Southern European community: a cohort study
Angel Rodriguez-Laso, Maria Victoria Zunzunegui, Angel Otero
Rehabilitation needs for older adults with stroke living at home: perceptions of four populations
Claude Vincent, Isabelle Deaudelin, Line Robichaud, Jacqueline Rousseau, Chantal Viscogliosi, Lise R Talbot, Johanne Desrosiers
Risk of upper limb complaints due to computer use in older persons: a randomized study
Martin PJ van Boxtel, Karin Slegers, Jelle Jolles, Joop M Ruijgrok
Physicians' attitudes about artificial feeding in older patients with severe cognitive impairment in Japan: a qualitative study
Kaoruko Aita, Miyako Takahashi, Hiroaki Miyata, Ichiro Kai, Thomas E Finucane
Protocol for Fit Bodies, Fine Minds: a randomized controlled trial on the affect of exercise and cognitive training on cognitive functioning in older adults
Siobhan T O'Dwyer, Nicola W Burton, Nancy A Pachana, Wendy J Brown
Do social networks affect the use of residential aged care among older Australians?
Lynne C Giles, Gary FV Glonek, Mary A Luszcz, Gary R Andrews
What are the benefits of cognitive enhancers for Alzheimer's Disease: use of Population Impact Measures
Udaya P Gammanpila, Alistair Burns, Richard F Heller, Nitin Purandare
Factors influencing elderly women's mammography screening decisions: implications for counseling
Mara A Schonberg, Ellen P McCarthy, Meghan York, Roger B Davis, Edward R Marcantonio
Discomfort and agitation in older adults with dementia
Isabelle Chantale Pelletier, Philippe Landreville
The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936: a study to examine influences on cognitive ageing from age 11 to age 70 and beyond
Ian J Deary, Alan J Gow, Michelle D Taylor, Janie Corley, Caroline Brett, Valerie Wilson, Harry Campbell, Lawrence J Whalley, Peter M Visscher, David J Porteous, John M Starr
Doloplus-2, a valid tool for behavioural pain assessment?
Jacob C Hølen, Ingvild Saltvedt, Peter M Fayers, Marianne J Hjermstad, Jon H Loge, Stein Kaasa
Passive movement therapy in patients with moderate to severe paratonia; study protocol of a randomised clinical trial (ISRCTN43069940)
Johannes SM Hobbelen, Frans RJ Verhey, Jacobus HJ Bor, Rob A de Bie, Raymond TCM Koopmans