Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Safety and Immunogenicity Profile of the Concomitant Administration of ZOSTAVAX and Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Adults Aged 50 and Older
pp. 1499-1507(9)
Authors: Kerzner, Boris; Murray, Alexander V.; Cheng, Eric; Ifle, Rudy; Harvey, Peter R.; Tomlinson, Mark; Barben, Julie L.; Rarrick, Kimberly; Stek, Jon E.; Chung, Mi-Ok; Schödel, Florian P.; Wang, William W. B.; Xu, Jin; Chan, Ivan S. F.; Silber, Jeffrey L.; Schlienger, Katia

Treatment of Dementia in Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries
pp. 1508-1516(9)
Authors: Gruber-Baldini, Ann L.; Stuart, Bruce; Zuckerman, Ilene H.; Simoni-Wastila, Linda; Miller, Ram

A Population-Based Study of Cholinesterase Inhibitor Use for Dementia
pp. 1517-1523(7)
Authors: Herrmann, Nathan; Gill, Sudeep S.; Bell, Chaim M.; Anderson, Geoffrey M.; Bronskill, Susan E.; Shulman, Kenneth I.; Fischer, Hadas D.; Sykora, Kathy; Shi, Haijiang Steven; Rochon, Paula A.

High-Intensity Environmental Light in Dementia: Effect on Sleep and Activity
pp. 1524-1533(10)
Authors: Sloane, Philip D.; Williams, Christianna S.; Mitchell, C. Madeline; Preisser, John S.; Wood, Wendy; Barrick, Ann Louise; Hickman, Susan E.; Gill, Karminder S.; Connell, Bettye Rose; Edinger, Jack; Zimmerman, Sheryl

Early Cognitive Change in the General Population: How Do Different Definitions Work?
pp. 1534-1540(7)
Authors: Stephan, Blossom C. M.; Matthews, Fiona E.; McKeith, Ian G.; Bond, John; Brayne, Carol

Efficacy of Periosteal Stimulation Therapy for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis-Associated Chronic Knee Pain: An Initial Controlled Clinical Trial
pp. 1541-1547(7)
Authors: Weiner, Debra K.; Rudy, Thomas E.; Morone, Natalia; Glick, Ronald; Kwoh, C. Kent

Effectiveness of Education and Individualized Counseling in Reducing Environmental Hazards in the Homes of Community-Dwelling Older Women
pp. 1548-1556(9)
Authors: Wyman, Jean F.; Croghan, Catherine F.; Nachreiner, Nancy M.; Gross, Cynthia R.; Stock, Holly Hatch; Talley, Kristine; Monigold, Melinda

Chronic Anemia and Fatigue in Elderly Patients: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Exploratory Study with Epoetin Alfa
pp. 1557-1565(9)
Authors: Agnihotri, Parag; Telfer, Margaret; Butt, Zeeshan; Jella, Abhay; Cella, David; Kozma, Chris M.; Ahuja, Mukesh; Riaz, Shahbaz; Akamah, Joseph

Prevalence of Anemia in the Nursing Home: Contribution of Chronic Kidney Disease
pp. 1566-1570(5)
Authors: Robinson, Bruce; Artz, Andrew S.; Culleton, Bruce; Critchlow, Cathy; Sciarra, Angela; Audhya, Paul

Poststroke Urinary Incontinence: One-Year Outcome and Relationships with Measures of Attentiveness
pp. 1571-1577(7)
Authors: Pettersen, Renate; Saxby, Brian K.; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun

Kidney Function as a Predictor of Loss of Lean Mass in Older Adults: Health, Aging and Body Composition Study
pp. 1578-1584(7)
Authors: Fried, Linda F.; Boudreau, Robert; Lee, Jung Sun; Chertow, Glenn; Kurella-Tamura, Manjula; Shlipak, Michael G.; Ding, Jingzhong; Sellmeyer, Deborah; Tylavsky, Frances A.; Simsonick, Eleanor; Kritchevsky, Stephen B.; Harris, Tamara B.; Newman, Anne B.

Psychiatric Comorbidity and Greater Hospitalization Risk, Longer Length of Stay, and Higher Hospitalization Costs in Older Adults with Heart Failure
pp. 1585-1591(7)
Authors: Sayers, Steven L.; Hanrahan, Nancy; Kutney, Ann; Clarke, Sean P.; Reis, Brendali F.; Riegel, Barbara

Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction and Body Mass Index in Old Age Home Residents in Hong Kong
pp. 1592-1597(6)
Authors: Chan-Yeung, Moira; Dai, David L. K.; Cheung, Amy H. K.; Chan, Felix H. W.; Kam, Kai-Man; Tam, Cheuk-Ming; Leung, Chi-Chiu

Fear of Falling in Older Women: A Longitudinal Study of Incidence, Persistence, and Predictors
pp. 1598-1603(6)
Authors: Austin, Nicole; Devine, Amanda; Dick, Ian; Prince, Richard; Bruce, David

Identifying Vulnerable Older Adults with Cancer: Integrating Geriatric Assessment into Oncology Practice
pp. 1604-1608(5)
Authors: Hurria, Arti; Lichtman, Stuart M.; Gardes, Jonathan; Li, Daneng; Limaye, Sewanti; Patil, Sujata; Zuckerman, Enid; Tew, William; Hamlin, Paul; Abou-Alfa, Ghassan K.; Lachs, Mark; Kelly, Eva

Empirical Assessment of a Research Advance Directive for Persons with Dementia and Their Proxies
pp. 1609-1612(4)
Authors: Stocking, Carol B.; Hougham, Gavin W.; Danner, Deborah D.; Patterson, Marian B.; Whitehouse, Peter J.; Sachs, Greg A.

Assessment of Endothelial Function in Alzheimer's Disease: Is Alzheimer's Disease a Vascular Disease?
pp. 1613-1617(5)
Authors: Dede, Didem Sener; Yavuz, Bunyamin; Yavuz, Burcu Balam; Cankurtaran, Mustafa; Halil, Meltem; Ulger, Zekeriya; Cankurtaran, Eylem Sahin; Aytemir, Kudret; Kabakci, Giray; Ariogul, Servet

Physical Activity and Leg Strength Predict Decline in Mobility Performance in Older Persons
pp. 1618-1623(6)
Authors: Buchman, Aron S.; Wilson, Robert S.; Boyle, Patricia A.; Tang, Yuxiao; Fleischman, Debra A.; Bennett, David A.

The Relationship Between Self-Rated Health and Mortality in Older Black and White Americans
pp. 1624-1629(6)
Authors: Lee, Sei J.; Moody-Ayers, Sandra Y.; Landefeld, C. Seth; Walter, Louise C.; Lindquist, Karla; Segal, Mark R.; Covinsky, Kenneth E.

A Comparison of Computerized and Pencil-and-Paper Tasks in Assessing Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older People in the Newcastle 85+ Pilot Study
pp. 1630-1635(6)
Authors: Collerton, Joanna; Collerton, Daniel; Arai, Yasumichi; Barrass, Karen; Eccles, Martin; Jagger, Carol; McKeith, Ian; Saxby, Brian K; Kirkwood, Tom

Diagnosing and Treating Breast Cancer in Elderly Women: A Call for Improved Understanding (See editorial comments by Drs. Miriam Rodin and Supriya Mohile on pp 1670-1671)
pp. 1636-1644(9)
Authors: Downey, Leona; Livingston, Robert; Stopeck, Alison

Increasing Access and Quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Care at the End of Life: A Lesson in Change
pp. 1645-1649(5)
Authors: Edes, Thomas; Shreve, Scott; Casarett, David

A Vertically Integrated Geriatric Curriculum Improves Medical Student Knowledge and Clinical Skills
pp. 1650-1655(6)
Authors: Supiano, Mark A.; Fitzgerald, James T.; Hall, Karen E.; Halter, Jeffrey B.

Improving Quality of Care for Urban Older People with Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease (see editorial comments by Drs. Gordon Mosser and Robert L. Kane, on pp 1672-1673)
pp. 1656-1662(7)
Authors: Caruso, Lisa B.; Clough-Gorr, Kerri M.; Silliman, Rebecca A.

Collaborative Clinical Quality Improvement for Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Homes (See editorial comments by Dr. George Taler on pp 1674-1675)
pp. 1663-1669(7)
Authors: Lynn, Joanne; West, Jeff; Hausmann, Susan; Gifford, David; Nelson, Rachel; McGann, Paul; Bergstrom, Nancy; Ryan, Judith A.

The Geriatrics and Oncology Dialogues
pp. 1670-1671(2)
Authors: Rodin, Miriam B.; Mohile, Supriya G.

How Do You Prove Quality Improvement?
pp. 1672-1673(2)
Authors: Mosser, Gordon; Kane, Robert L.

A Clarion Call to Rethink Pressure Ulcers in America
pp. 1674-1675(2)
Author: Taler, George A.

FALLS IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
pp. 1676-1676(1)
Authors: Briggs, Kelly; Steel, Knight

PURPLE URINE BAG SYNDROME IN GERIATRIC WARDS: TWO FACES OF A COIN?
pp. 1676-1678(3)
Authors: Ga, Hyuk; Park, Ki-Ho; Choi, Gyu-Dong; Yoo, Byung-Ik; Kang, Mun-Cheol; Kim, Sung-Min; Lee, Eun-Ja; Park, Seung-Tae; Park, Chang-Hae

A VISUAL SIGN OF FAILURE OF THE AIR VENT FOR URINARY LEG BAGS
pp. 1678-1679(2)
Authors: Edlich, Richard F.; Long, William B.; Greene, Jill Amanda; Kelley, Angela; Cochran, Amy A.; Giesy, Jerry

LIFESTYLE-RELATED FACTORS, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
pp. 1679-1681(3)
Authors: Solfrizzi, Vincenzo; D'Introno, Alessia; Colacicco, Anna M.; Capurso, Cristiano; Gagliardi, Gaetano; Santamato, Andrea; Baldassarre, Giuseppe; Capurso, Antonio; Panza, Francesco

SILDENAFIL IN OLDER PATIENTS WITH SECONDARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
pp. 1681-1682(2)
Authors: Catapano Minotti, Girolamo; Corsonello, Andrea; Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele

ACQUIRED HEMOPHILIA IN OLDER PEOPLE: A POOR PROGNOSIS DESPITE INTENSIVE CARE
pp. 1682-1685(4)
Authors: Lambotte, Olivier; Dautremer, Justine; Guillet, Benoît; Boutekedjiret, Tewfik; Dreyfus, Marie; Kotb, Rami; Le Bras, Philippe; Delfraissy, Jean-François; Lambert, Thierry; Goujard, Cécile

CRI DE COEUR: ALARMING SYMPTOM IN GERIATRICS
pp. 1685-1686(2)
Authors: Ernst, Justi; Hilkens, Chris J. M.; Smeets, Joep L. R. M.; Hoefnagels, Willibrord H. L.; Olde Rikkert, Marcel G. M.

CONTRIBUTION OF GASTRIC ACID IN ELDERLY NURSING HOME PATIENTS WITH COUGH REFLEX HYPERSENSITIVITY
pp. 1686-1688(3)
Authors: Ebihara, Satoru; Ebihara, Takae; Yamasaki, Miyako; Asada, Masanori; Yamanda, Shinsuke; Niu, Kaijun; Sasaki, Hidetada; Arai, Hiroyuki

HIP FRACTURE AND DEPRESSION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS: IS THERE A SEX EFFECT?
pp. 1688-1689(2)
Authors: Rozzini, Renzo; Morandi, Alessandro; Sleiman, Intissar; Trabucchi, Marco

AN ELDERLY WOMAN WITH PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM EXHIBITS IMPROVEMENT OF NEUROCOGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION AFTER PARATHYROIDECTOMY
pp. 1689-1691(3)
Authors: Doherty, David B.; Mittendorf, Elizabeth A.; Valentine, Alan D.; Perrier, Nancy D.

WHY STROKE PATIENTS STOP WALKING WHEN TALKING
pp. 1691-1691(1)
Authors: Weerdesteyn, Vivian; van Swigchem, Roos; van Duijnhoven, Hanneke J.R.; Geurts, Alexander C.H.

AN UNUSUAL CASE OF NONKETOTIC HYPERGLYCEMIA PRESENTING AS HEMICHOREA
pp. 1691-1693(3)
Authors: Mervyn Koh, Yong Hwang; Lim, Wee Shiong; Sitoh, Yih-Yian

CIRCULATING ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL MOBILIZATION IN CENTENARIANS: A POWERFUL SOURCE FOR EXTENDED RENAL LIFE
pp. 1693-1694(2)
Authors: Coppolino, Giuseppe; Basile, Giorgio; Bolignano, Davide; Mauro, Vittorio Nicita; Buemi, Michele

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE “PUFFY-HAND SIGN” AND CHRONIC HEPATITIS C IN A GERIATRIC PATIENT
pp. 1694-1695(2)
Authors: Studdiford, James S.; Stonehouse, Amber R.; Anandanadesan, Rathai; Scott, Kevin C.

DOES KNOWLEDGE OF ETHICS AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES INFORM CHOICES IN ADVANCE CARE PLANNING SCENARIOS?
pp. 1695-1696(2)
Author: Gallagher, Romayne

ERRATA
pp. 1697-1697(1)

Conferences and Courses
pp. 1698-1703(6)