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Identification of Neuroprotective Factors Associated with Successful Ageing and Risk of Cognitive Impairment among Malaysia Older Adults. 识别与马来西亚老年人成功老龄化和认知障碍风险相关的神经保护因素。

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2017-01-01 Epub Date: 2017-10-03 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4218756

Huijin Lau, Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin, Nor Fadilah Rajab, Suzana Shahar

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引用次数: 27

Assessment of Osteoporosis in Injured Older Women Admitted to a Safety-Net Level One Trauma Center: A Unique Opportunity to Fulfill an Unmet Need. 在安全网一级创伤中心接受的老年受伤妇女骨质疏松症的评估:一个满足未满足需求的独特机会。

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2017-01-01 Epub Date: 2017-11-06 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4658050

Elisabeth S Young, May J Reed, Tam N Pham, Joel A Gross, Lisa A Taitsman, Stephen J Kaplan

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引用次数: 2

Pancreatic Surgery in the Older Population: A Single Institution's Experience over Two Decades 老年人群的胰腺手术:一家机构二十年来的经验

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2016-11-27 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8052175

B. Brahmbhatt, A. Bhurwal, F. Lukens, Mauricia A. Buchanan, J. Stauffer, H. Asbun

引用次数: 6

Muscle Functions and Functional Performance among Older Persons with and without Low Back Pain 有和没有腰痛的老年人的肌肉功能和功能表现

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2016-10-31 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8583963

N. Ishak, Z. Zahari, M. Justine

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引用次数: 11

Elder Orphans Hiding in Plain Sight: A Growing Vulnerable Population 隐藏在众目睽睽之下的老年孤儿:日益增长的弱势群体

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2016-10-23 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4723250

M. Carney, Janice Fujiwara, Brian E Emmert, Tara Liberman, B. Paris

{"title":"Elder Orphans Hiding in Plain Sight: A Growing Vulnerable Population","authors":"M. Carney, Janice Fujiwara, Brian E Emmert, Tara Liberman, B. Paris","doi":"10.1155/2016/4723250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4723250","url":null,"abstract":"Adults are increasingly aging alone with multiple chronic diseases and are geographically distant from family or friends. It is challenging for clinicians to identify these individuals, often struggling with managing the growing difficulties and the complexities involved in delivering care to this population. Clinicians often may not recognize or know how to address the needs that these patients have in managing their own health. While many such patients function well at baseline, the slightest insult can initiate a cascade of avoidable negative events. We have resurrected the term elder orphan to describe individuals living alone with little to no support system. Using public data sets, including the US Census and University of Michigan's Health and Retirement Study, we estimated the prevalence of adults 65 years and older to be around 22%. Thus, in this paper, we strive to describe and quantify this growing vulnerable population and offer practical approaches to identify and develop care plans that are consistent with each person's goals of care. The complex medical and psychosocial issues for elder orphans significantly impact the individual person, communities, and health-care expenditures. We hope to encourage professionals across disciplines to work cooperatively to screen elders and implement policies to prevent elder orphans from hiding in plain sight.","PeriodicalId":39066,"journal":{"name":"Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research","volume":"2016 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/4723250","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64394687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 52

Clinical Screening Tools for Sarcopenia and Its Management 肌少症的临床筛查工具及其治疗

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2016-02-04 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5978523

S. Yu, Kareeann S. F. Khow, A. D. Jadczak, R. Visvanathan

引用次数: 63

Caregiver Stigma and Burden in Memory Disorders: An Evaluation of the Effects of Caregiver Type and Gender 照顾者耻辱和负担在记忆障碍中的作用:照顾者类型和性别的影响评价

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2016-01-28 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8316045

Phoebe V. Kahn, H. Wishart, Jennifer S. Randolph, R. Santulli

{"title":"Caregiver Stigma and Burden in Memory Disorders: An Evaluation of the Effects of Caregiver Type and Gender","authors":"Phoebe V. Kahn, H. Wishart, Jennifer S. Randolph, R. Santulli","doi":"10.1155/2016/8316045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8316045","url":null,"abstract":"Despite considerable gains in public awareness of dementia, dementia patients and their caregivers continue to be stigmatized. Previous work has explored stigma and burden among adult children of persons with dementia in Israel, but no similar data exist for spousal caregivers or caregivers in general in the United States. This study examines the differences in stigma and burden experienced by spousal and adult child caregivers and male and female caregivers of persons with dementia. Eighty-two caregivers were given the Zarit Burden Inventory Short Form (ZBI) and the Caregiver Section of the Family Stigma in Alzheimer's Disease Scale (FS-ADS-C). Scores on the FS-ADS-C and ZBI were positively correlated (r s = .51, p < .001). Female caregivers reported experiencing more stigma on the FS-ADS-C (t(80) = −4.37, p < .001) and more burden on the ZBI (t(80) = −2.68, p = .009) compared to male caregivers, and adult child caregivers reported experiencing more stigma on the FS-ADS-C (t(30.8) = −2.22, p = .034) and more burden on the ZBI (t(80) = −2.65, p = .010) than spousal caregivers. These results reinforce the importance of support for caregivers, particularly adult child and female caregivers who may experience higher levels of stigma and burden.","PeriodicalId":39066,"journal":{"name":"Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research","volume":"2016 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/8316045","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64561374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 53

The Association between Different Levels of Alcohol Use and Gait under Single and Dual Task in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 to 70 Years. 65 ~ 70岁社区居住老年人单任务和双任务下不同水平酒精使用与步态的关系

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2016-07-19 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2018507

Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Christophe Büla, Brigitte Santos-Eggimann

{"title":"The Association between Different Levels of Alcohol Use and Gait under Single and Dual Task in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 to 70 Years.","authors":"Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Christophe Büla, Brigitte Santos-Eggimann","doi":"10.1155/2016/2018507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2018507","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives. This study aimed to describe the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between alcohol intake and gait parameters in older persons. Methods. Community-dwelling persons aged 65-70 years (N = 807). Information on health, functional status, and alcohol use was self-reported at baseline and at 3-year follow-up, whereas gait speed and stride-to-stride variability were measured while walking only (single task) and under dual tasking (counting backwards). Results. Compared to light-to-moderate drinking, heavy drinking was associated with slower gait speed in single task (adj. coeff.: -.040, 95% CI: -.0.78 to -.002, p = .035). No significant association was observed between heavy drinking and gait speed variability. Nondrinkers walked significantly slower than light-to-moderate drinkers in dual task and had significantly higher gait speed variability in both single and dual task, but these associations disappeared after adjustment for comorbidity. At follow-up, 35.2% and 34.1% of the participants walked significantly slower in single and dual task, respectively. This proportion varied a little across drinking categories. Conclusion. At baseline, heavy alcohol consumption was significantly associated with slower gait speed in single task. Selective survival of the fittest heavy drinkers probably explains why this association faded in longitudinal analyses. The trend of poorer gait performance in nondrinkers disappeared after adjustment for comorbidity, suggesting confounding by a worse health status. ","PeriodicalId":39066,"journal":{"name":"Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research","volume":"2016 ","pages":"2018507"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/2018507","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34749420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7

Gun Access and Safety Practices among Older Adults. 老年人持枪和安全实践。

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2016-02-02 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2980416

Hillary D Lum, Hanna K Flaten, Marian E Betz

{"title":"Gun Access and Safety Practices among Older Adults.","authors":"Hillary D Lum, Hanna K Flaten, Marian E Betz","doi":"10.1155/2016/2980416","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2016/2980416","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Given high rates of gun ownership among older adults, geriatric providers can assess firearm safety practices using a \"5 Ls\" approach: Locked; Loaded; Little children; feeling Low; and Learned owner. This study describes gun access and the \"5 Ls\" among US older adults. Methods. Data on the \"5 Ls\" from the Second Injury Control and Risk Survey (ICARIS-2), a national telephone survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were analyzed. Weighted variables were used to generate national estimates regarding prevalence of gun ownership and associated gun safety among older adults (≥55 years). Results. Of 2939 older adults, 39% (95% CI 37%-42%) reported ≥1 gun stored at home. Among those with guns at home, 21% (95% CI 18-24%) stored guns loaded and unlocked; 9.2% (95% CI 6.6-12%) had ≥1 child in household; 5.1% (95% CI 3.5-6.8%) reported past-year suicidal ideation and 3.6% (95% CI 2.1-5.2%) reported history of a suicide attempt; and 55% (95% CI 51-59%) stated that ≥1 adult had attended firearm safety workshop. Conclusion. Some older adults may be at elevated risk of firearm injury because of storage practices, suicidal thoughts, or limited safety training. Future work should assess effective approaches to reduce the risk of gun-related injuries among older adults. ","PeriodicalId":39066,"journal":{"name":"Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research","volume":"2016 1","pages":"2980416"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2016/2980416","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64309789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 10

SABE Colombia: Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging in Colombia-Study Design and Protocol. SABE 哥伦比亚：哥伦比亚健康、幸福和老龄化调查--研究设计和协议。

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Pub Date : 2016-01-01 Epub Date: 2016-11-13 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7910205

Fernando Gomez, Jairo Corchuelo, Carmen-Lucia Curcio, Maria-Teresa Calzada, Fabian Mendez

{"title":"SABE Colombia: Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging in Colombia-Study Design and Protocol.","authors":"Fernando Gomez, Jairo Corchuelo, Carmen-Lucia Curcio, Maria-Teresa Calzada, Fabian Mendez","doi":"10.1155/2016/7910205","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2016/7910205","url":null,"abstract":"Objective. To describe the design of the SABE Colombia study. The major health study of the old people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging in LAC, SABE (from initials in Spanish: SAlud, Bienestar & Envejecimiento). Methods. The SABE Colombia is a population-based cross-sectional study on health, aging, and well-being of elderly individuals aged at least 60 years focusing attention on social determinants of health inequities. Methods and design were similar to original LAC SABE. The total sample size of the study at the urban and rural research sites (244 municipalities) was 23.694 elderly Colombians representative of the total population. The study had three components: (1) a questionnaire covering active aging determinants including anthropometry, blood pressure measurement, physical function, and biochemical and hematological measures; (2) a subsample survey among family caregivers; (3) a qualitative study with gender and cultural perspectives of quality of life to understand different dimensions of people meanings. Conclusions. The SABE Colombia is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary study of the elderly with respect to active aging determinants. The results of this study are intended to inform public policies aimed at tackling health inequalities for the aging society in Colombia.","PeriodicalId":39066,"journal":{"name":"Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research","volume":"2016 1","pages":"7910205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5124445/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64539407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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