Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Two-Minute Mental Health Care for Elderly Patients: Inside Primary Care Visits (See editorial comments by Drs. Charles Reynolds, Mario Cruz, Carrie Farmer Teh, and Bruce L. Rollman)
pp. 1903-1911(9)
Authors: Tai-Seale, Ming; McGuire, Thomas; Colenda, Christopher; Rosen, David; Cook, Mary Ann

Flu: Effect of Vaccine in Elderly Care Home Residents: A Randomized Trial
pp. 1912-1920(9)
Authors: Gaughran, Fiona; Walwyn, Rebecca; Lambkin-Williams, Rob; Whelan, Paul; Chatterton, Katherine; Oxford, John; Macdonald, Alastair

Indwelling Device Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Nursing Homes: Identifying a High-Risk Group
pp. 1921-1926(6)
Authors: Mody, Lona; Maheshwari, Shweta; Galecki, Andrzej; Kauffman, Carol A.; Bradley, Suzanne F.

The Effect of Age on Outcomes of Sling Surgery for Urinary Incontinence
pp. 1927-1931(5)
Authors: Anger, Jennifer T.; Litwin, Mark S.; Wang, Qin; Pashos, Chris L.; Rodríguez, Larissa V.

Effectiveness of Multidimensional Exercises for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Community-Dwelling Japanese Women: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial
pp. 1932-1939(8)
Authors: Kim, Hunkyung; Suzuki, Takao; Yoshida, Yuko; Yoshida, Hideyo

Estimated Functional Capacity Predicts Mortality in Older Adults
pp. 1940-1947(8)
Authors: Sui, Xuemei; Laditka, James N.; Hardin, James W.; Blair, Steven N.

Coronary Artery Calcification and Total Mortality in Elderly Men
pp. 1948-1954(7)
Authors: Abbott, Robert D.; Ueshima, Hirotsugu; Masaki, Kamal H.; Willcox, Bradley J.; Rodriguez, Beatriz L.; Ikeda, Alvin; Yano, Katsuhiko; White, Lon R.; Curb, J. David

Screening of Older Community-Dwelling People at Risk for Death and Hospitalization: The Assistenza Socio-Sanitaria in Italia Project
pp. 1955-1960(6)
Authors: Mazzaglia, Giampiero; Roti, Lorenzo; Corsini, Giacomo; Colombini, Angela; Maciocco, Gavino; Marchionni, Niccolò; Buiatti, Eva; Ferrucci, Luigi; Bari, Mauro Di

Chewing Problems and Mortality in Older Adults in Home Care: Results from the Aged in Home Care Study
pp. 1961-1966(6)
Authors: Onder, Graziano; Liperoti, Rosa; Soldato, Manuel; Cipriani, Maria Camilla; Bernabei, Roberto; Landi, Francesco

Effects of Change in Physical Activity on Physical Function Limitations in Older Women: Mediating Roles of Physical Function Performance and Self-Efficacy
pp. 1967-1973(7)
Authors: McAuley, Edward; Morris, Katherine S.; Doerksen, Shawna E.; Motl, Robert W.; Liang, Hu; White, Siobhan M.; Wójcicki, Thomas R.; Rosengren, Karl

Elderly Patients' Preferences and Experiences with Providers in Managing Their Drug Costs
pp. 1974-1980(7)
Authors: Tseng, Chien-Wen; Dudley, R. Adams; Brook, Robert H.; Keeler, Emmett; Steers, W. Neil; Alexander, G. Caleb; Waitzfelder, Beth E.; Mangione, Carol M.

How Would Terminally Ill Patients Have Others Make Decisions for Them in the Event of Decisional Incapacity? A Longitudinal Study
pp. 1981-1988(8)
Authors: Sulmasy, Daniel P.; Hughes, Mark T.; Thompson, Richard E.; Astrow, Alan B.; Terry, Peter B.; Kub, Joan; Nolan, Marie T.

After-Hours Calls from Long-Term Care Facilities in a Geriatric Medicine Training Program
pp. 1989-1994(6)
Authors: Hastings, S. Nicole; Whitson, Heather E.; White, Heidi K.; Sloane, Richard; MacDonald, Heather; Lekan, Deborah A.; McConnell, Eleanor S.

Postacute Care for Older People in Community Hospitals: A Multicenter Randomized, Controlled Trial
pp. 1995-2002(8)
Authors: Young, John; Green, John; Forster, Anne; Small, Neil; Lowson, Karin; Bogle, Sue; George, James; Heseltine, David; Jayasuriya, Tilak; Rowe, Jed

Sleep Problems in Elderly Women Caregivers Depend on the Level of Depressive Symptoms: Results of the Caregiver-Study of Osteoporotic Fractures
pp. 2003-2009(7)
Authors: Kochar, Jinesh; Fredman, Lisa; Stone, Katie L.; Cauley, Jane A.

Effect of Biofeedback on Psychological Burden and Symptoms in Older Women with Urge Urinary Incontinence
pp. 2010-2015(6)
Authors: Tadic, Stasa D.; Zdaniuk, Bozena; Griffiths, Derek; Rosenberg, Lisa; Schäfer, Werner; Resnick, Neil M.

Geriatric Patients' Preferences for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: A Study of Hospitalized, Cognitively Competent Adults Aged 80 and Older
pp. 2016-2022(7)
Authors: Pfisterer, Mathias H.-D.; Johnson, Theodore M.; Jenetzky, Ekkehart; Hauer, Klaus; Oster, Peter

Lower Extremity Motor Performance and Body Mass Index in Elderly People: The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging
pp. 2023-2029(7)
Authors: Sergi, Giuseppe; Perissinotto, Egle; Toffanello, Elena D.; Maggi, Stefania; Manzato, Enzo; Buja, Alessandra; Coin, Alessandra; Frigo, Anna C.; Inelmen, Emine M.; Enzi, Giuliano

Dietary Supplementation and Quality of Life of Older Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
pp. 2030-2034(5)
Authors: Gariballa, Salah; Forster, Sarah

A Pilot Study of Banxia Houpu Tang, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, for Reducing Pneumonia Risk in Older Adults with Dementia
pp. 2035-2040(6)
Authors: Iwasaki, Koh; Kato, Shiro; Monma, Yasutake; Niu, Kaijun; Ohrui, Takashi; Okitsu, Reina; Higuchi, Satoshi; Ozaki, Shiro; Kaneko, Noboru; Seki, Takashi; Nakayama, Katsutoshi; Furukawa, Katsutoshi; Fujii, Masahiko; Arai, Hiroyuki

The Relationship Between Glycemic Control and Falls in Older Adults
pp. 2041-2044(4)
Authors: Nelson, Joan M.; Dufraux, Kimberly; Cook, Paul F.

Geriatric Pain Measure Short Form: Development and Initial Evaluation
pp. 2045-2050(6)
Authors: Blozik, Eva; Stuck, Andreas E.; Niemann, Steffen; Ferrell, Bruce A.; Harari, Danielle; Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang von; Gillmann, Gerhard; Beck, John C.; Clough-Gorr, Kerri M.

Hypodermoclysis to Treat Dehydration: A Review of the Evidence
pp. 2051-2055(5)
Authors: Remington, Ruth; Hultman, Todd

Geriatrics Attitudes and Knowledge Among Surgical and Medical Subspecialty House Officers
pp. 2056-2060(5)
Authors: Krain, Lewis P.; Fitzgerald, J. Thomas; Halter, Jeffrey B.; Williams, Brent C.

Academic Career Development in Geriatric Fellowship Training
pp. 2061-2067(7)
Authors: Medina-Walpole, Annette; Fonzi, Judith; Katz, Paul R.

Incidence of In-Hospital Falls in Geriatric Patients Before and After the Introduction of an Interdisciplinary Team-Based Fall-Prevention Intervention
pp. 2068-2074(7)
Authors: von Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang; Krause, Tom

The Development of Academic Geriatric Medicine: Progress Toward Preparing the Nation's Physicians to Care for an Aging Population (See editorial comments by Dr. Robert N. Butler, pp 2086-2087)
pp. 2075-2082(8)
Authors: Warshaw, Gregg A.; Bragg, Elizabeth J.; Brewer, David E.; Meganathan, Karthikeyan; Ho, Mona

Improving Evidence-Based Management of Depression for Older Americans in Primary Care: If Not Now, When?
pp. 2083-2085(3)
Authors: Reynolds, Charles F.; Cruz, Mario; Teh, Carrie Farmer; Rollman, Bruce L.

Thoughts on the Development of Geriatrics
pp. 2086-2087(2)
Author: Butler, Robert N.

The Circle
pp. 2088-2089(2)
Author: Abraham, Ruth

SMOKING AND MORTALITY IN THE OLDEST-OLD, EVIDENCE FROM A PROSPECTIVE COHORT OF 56,000 HONG KONG CHINESE
pp. 2090-2091(2)
Authors: Lam, Tai Hing; Schooling, C. Mary; Li, Zhi Bin; Ho, Sai Yin; Chan, Wai Man; Ho, Kin Sang; Tham, May Ked; Cowling, Benjamin J.; Leung, Gabriel M.

GERIATRIC SYNDROMES
pp. 2092-2092(1)
Authors: Rockwood, Kenneth; Mitnitski, Arnold

RESPONSE LETTER TO DRS. ROCKWOOD AND MITNITSKI
pp. 2092-2093(2)
Authors: Inouye, Sharon K.; Studenski, Stephanie; Tinetti, Mary E.; Kuchel, George A.

SMALL INTESTINAL INTUSSUSCEPTIONS CAUSED BY PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC JEJUNOSTOMY TUBE PLACEMENT
pp. 2093-2094(2)
Authors: Ishii, Masaki; Teramoto, Shinji; Yakabe, Mitsutaka; Yamamato, Hiroshi; Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro; Hanaoka, Yoko; Ouchi, Yasuyoshi

SUBUNGUAL MELANOMA: A PARTICULARLY INVASIVE “ONYCHOMYCOSIS”
pp. 2094-2096(3)
Authors: De Giorgi, Vincenzo; Sestini, Serena; Massi, Daniela; Panelos, John; Papi, Federica; Dini, Mario; Lotti, Torello

A TRANSIENT INCREASE IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID TAU LEVEL AFTER EPILEPTIC SEIZURE IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT
pp. 2096-2097(2)
Authors: Matsui, Toshifumi; Maruyama, Masahiro; Matsushita, Sachio; Arai, Hiroyuki; Higuchi, Susumu; Maruyama, Katsuya

ARE RECURRENT FALLERS DEPRESSED?
pp. 2097-2099(3)
Authors: Somadder, Moushumi; Mondal, Suvro; Kersh, Rod; Abdelhafiz, Ahmed H.

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS AND USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS IN A SAMPLE OF PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA
pp. 2099-2100(2)
Authors: Shamsi, Mohd.; Rice, Karl; Rao, Velagapudi Bapuji

ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME IS A POOR PREDICTOR OF COBALAMIN AND FOLATE DEFICIENCY IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS
pp. 2100-2101(2)
Authors: Wirth, Rainer; Bauer, Jürgen; Sieber, Cornel

THE CLOSE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOW ECONOMIC STATUS AND GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE IN ELDERLY SUBJECTS IN A RURAL AREA IN LAOS
pp. 2101-2102(2)
Authors: Okumiya, Kiyohito; Ishine, Masayuki; Wada, Taizo; Pongvongsa, Tiengkham; Boupha, Boungnong; Matsubayashi, Kozo

ALTERED BLOOD PRESSURE HOMEOSTASIS IN THE OLDEST OLD AND SURVIVAL
pp. 2102-2103(2)
Authors: Fisher, Alexander A.; Davis, Michael W.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY RESIDENTS
pp. 2103-2105(3)
Authors: Fernandes, Ritabelle; Nishino, Ken; Nguyen, Lam; Masaki, Kamal; Blanchette, Patricia

Conferences and Courses
pp. 2106-2109(4)

AUTHOR INDEX TO VOLUME 55
pp. 2110-2117(8)

SUBJECT INDEX TO VOLUME 55
pp. 2118-2132(15)