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Background: to develop a physical training programme to improve balance in dependent,...
At least 50% of nursing home residents in Britain and North America suffer from urina...
Background: hip fracture is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older people;...
Background: primary and secondary insomnia, especially among older adults, is frequen...
Background: depressed mood is common in late life, more prevalent among the chronical...
Visual impairment, although not routinely assessed, is an important risk factor for f...
Background: objectives of the study were i) to describe changes in depression in inde...
Objective: to define with a simple test the power sustainable by older people during ...
Objective: to identify the infectious aetiologies of non-pneumonic lower respiratory ...
Objectives: to determine the contribution of the two acute phase proteins alpha 1-aci...
Background: prescribing in nursing homes is frequently suboptimal. Indicators to meas...
Background: little is known about the factors that are associated with receipt of car...
Background: although cognitive decline is frequent after stroke, there has been very ...
Objectives: to assess the sensitivity and specificity of a screening battery for dete...
Objective: to determine if mobility and functional status of patients attending a ger...
The publication of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke trial ...
Background: hepatitis C virus infection-related cirrhosis is a major risk factor for ...
Presentation: we report a case of a 68-year-old man who suffered ischemic strokes in ...
Data from prior studies using serial imaging and post mortem data support the possibi...
In this short paper we set out to demonstrate common ground between Medical Ethics an...
Despite various presentations of vertebrobasilar artery ectasia, the true incidence a...
Objective: to derive and apply objective criteria which assess the appropriateness of...
Objective: to test the feasibility of a self-administered questionnaire for health ri...
Background: an evidence-based approach to the management of shoulder pain after strok...
Background: evidence-based practice, the linking of research evidence with clinical d...
Background: the hippocampus is important for memory. Hippocampal atrophy and higher l...
Background: grip strength is a simple measure of skeletal muscle function but a power...
Background: abuse of older adults may occur to a disproportionate extent in instituti...
Objective: to see whether elderly medical in-patients screening positive for depressi...
Background: it is often assumed that hip fractures occur more commonly in winter, but...
Background: increasing numbers of elderly patients are admitted to hospital. Ensuring...
Objectives: caregivers of patients with various diseases frequently report sleep dist...
Presentation: a 75-year old man with severe cerebrovascular disease underwent a routi...
Background: the Manchester Respiratory Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire is a ...
Background: in young people, cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity alters during isometr...
Background: the effectiveness of organized inpatient (stroke unit) care has been demo...
Background: dementia is a predictor of death and institutionalization. It is less cle...
Background: carotid sinus hypersensitivity is a common cardiovascular cause of unexpl...
Background: influenza is a common respiratory disease that may affect a large proport...
Background: atrial fibrillation is common in older people, and is associated with an ...
Objective: to determine the effects of aerobic training on the maximal aerobic power ...
A major website has been developed containing almost all of the information doctors r...
Objective: to determine the effect of dance-based aerobic exercise on indices of fall...
Objective: to assess the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in a falls clinic popu...
Background: syncope and falls are common symptoms in older adults. Dedicated faciliti...
Background: the debate about measures of chronic comorbidity in the elderly is mainly...
Background: health policy makers in many countries have expressed concern over the pr...
Objectives: heart failure is primarily a disease of elderly people. Current guideline...
Pulmonary embolism and pneumonia are prevalent complications after acute stroke that ...
Objectives: the abbreviated mental test is widely used in the assessment of cognitive...
The overactive bladder is the commonest underlying bladder disorder causing urinary i...
Introduction: a professional man sustained a residual, persisting, isolated impairmen...
Background: there have been few population-based, randomized controlled trials on the...
Background: a 76-year-old man presented with transient loss of consciousness associat...
Objectives: orthostatic hypotension is a common and potentially dangerous condition i...
Objective: to examine if a low level of social engagement is a precursor for mortalit...
Background: previous studies of the accuracy of self-reported weight have been critic...
Objective: to evaluate whether integrated care pathways improve the processes of care...
Background: orthostatic hypotension may be an important risk factor for falls, though...
Objectives: to measure whether people aged 65 and over living in Britain would be wil...
Background: there is increasing evidence to support the efficacy of reality orientati...
Background: ecological studies using standard generic indicators of material deprivat...
Objective: to evaluate a nurse-led management plan and care pathway for older people ...
Treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolic disease when full anticoagula...
In the UK, the General Medical Council's new guidance on confidentiality restates the...
Aim: to provide an evidence base for strategies, and effectiveness of the transfer of...
Background: although low strength is a risk factor for falls, lower limb explosive po...
Background: proteolytic enzymes such as collagenase, fibrinolysin and deoxyribonuclea...
Background: attention-demanding tasks cause changes in the autonomic modulation of ca...
Objective: prospectively to evaluate predictors of mortality in elderly patients with...
Objective: to compare the views of general practitioners and hospital staff on the re...
Objectives: stroke can impair cognitive function, but the associations between other ...
Background: intensive exercise training can lead to improvement in strength and funct...
Background: there is concern about inappropriate use of psychotropic medication in nu...
Case report: an elderly woman with poor nutritional intake developed profound hypopho...
The internet and world wide web make it easier for professionals, patients and carers...
Commercial air travel is one of the safest means of transport. However, the environme...
Five percent of all hospital medical admissions are patients with heart failure. The ...
Congestive heart failure affects > 5% of those aged 65-75 and 10-20% of those aged...
Objective: to investigate the clinical management of heart disease and determine whet...
New developments in assistive technology are likely to make an important contribution...
Background: community surveys of depression among older people may be particularly pr...
Background: withholding or withdrawing artificial administration of food and fluids, ...
Background: the herbal remedy Ginkgo biloba is promoted as a treatment for a variety ...
Background: calcium and vitamin D deficiency are common in elderly people and lead to...
Objective: to determine older people's understanding of probability and risk informat...
Objectives: to investigate the effect of use of external hip protectors on occurrence...
Objectives: to evaluate the outcome and cost of transfer to a nursing-led inpatient u...
Objective: to measure the functional capacity of elderly people cared for in differen...
Background: health status is increasingly used as a measure of healthcare effectivene...
Background: faecal incontinence affects quality of life and causes caregiver strain. ...
Maintenance and repair processes are crucial to the pathogenesis of ageing and late-o...
Objectives: to estimate active and cognitive impairment-free life expectancy at older...
Aim: to describe the views of British geriatricians on active voluntary euthanasia an...
Background: there is a reluctance among nurses to enter elderly care. COPYRIGHT 200...
Background: assessment of the health of men aged 60 and over in English and Welsh pri...
Background: care management and assessment of need are the cornerstones of the commun...
Objective: to determine the impact of geriatric post-discharge services on mental sta...
Case reports: we report two cases of giardiasis in elderly women. Neither patient had...
Influenza is responsible for at least 3000-4000 deaths per year in the UK. During epi...
Background: autonomic changes are frequent after stroke but it is not known whether g...
Objective: to determine the prevalence of carotid sinus hypersensitivity and orthosta...
Presentation: we report two patients. The first is a 68-year-old woman who presented ...
Objective: to review controlled studies evaluating the effectiveness of community reh...
Background: syncope is a common problem, accounting for 6% of hospital admissions. Of...
Background: a 90-year-old woman who had hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy prese...
Objective: to determine minimally important differences for dimensions of the PDQ-39,...
Objectives: to compare the effectiveness and costs of a new domiciliary rehabilitatio...
Older people attend accident and emergency departments more frequently than younger p...
Aim: to test the hypothesis that there is no association between seasonal cold and th...
Objectives: to investigate blood markers of oxidative stress, and enzymatic and non-e...
Background: in 1996, the British government directed health authorities to draw up lo...
Aim: to compare the two new executive function tests of the revised Cambridge Cogniti...
Objectives: to assess the prevalence of a history of Colles' fracture (occurring afte...
Although elderly people are one of the major target groups for telemedicine applicati...
Methods: peak expiratory flow technique was assessed as being satisfactory or unsatis...
Objectives: to identify the factors associated with hospital admission and the differ...
Background: there is limited evidence of a protective effect of physical activity in ...
Background: regular medication review has been recommended for those over 75 and thos...
Objectives: to describe changes in physical functioning after fall-related injuries t...
Background: the Mini Nutritional Assessment is a validated clinical tool for the asse...
Objectives: to determine if skin wrinkling in a site that had received limited sun ex...
Objectives: to determine the prevalence of dyspnoea in older people at home, measure ...
Objective: to test the validity of Resident Assessment Instrument triggers for people...
Case report: a 72-year-old woman presented after a series of falls with a history of ...
Objectives: vascular lesions are important contributors to cerebral disease, yet rela...
Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of a brief behaviour management training programm...
Objective: to verify the efficacy of a multidimensional preventive programme on funct...