Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

EDITORIAL: Leading on Behalf of an Aging Society
pp. 1791-1795(5)
Authors: Fried, Linda P.; Hall, William J.

Which Patients Benefit the Most from a Geriatrician's Care? Consensus Among Directors of Geriatrics Academic Programs
pp. 1796-1801(6)
Authors: Warshaw, Gregg A.; Bragg, Elizabeth J.; Fried, Linda P.; Hall, William J.

Defining the Domain of Geriatric Medicine in an Urban Public Health System Affiliated with an Academic Medical Center
pp. 1802-1806(5)
Authors: Callahan, Christopher M.; Weiner, Michael; Counsell, Steven R.

A Comparison of How Generalists and Fellowship-Trained Geriatricians Provide “Geriatric” Care
pp. 1807-1811(5)
Authors: Phelan, Elizabeth A.; Genshaft, Scott; Williams, Barbara; LoGerfo, James P.; Wagner, Edward H.

COMMENTARY: Defining Geriatrics to Forge Coalitions and Gain Leverage
pp. 1812-1815(4)
Author: Hazzard, William R.

Orthostatic Hypotension and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly People: The Rotterdam Study
pp. 1816-1820(5)
Authors: Verwoert, Germaine C.; Mattace-Raso, Francesco U. S.; Hofman, Albert; Heeringa, Jan; Stricker, Bruno H. C.; Breteler, Monique M. B.; Witteman, Jacqueline C. M.

Otago Home-Based Strength and Balance Retraining Improves Executive Functioning in Older Fallers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
pp. 1821-1830(10)
Authors: Liu-Ambrose, Teresa; Donaldson, Meghan G.; Ahamed, Yasmin; Graf, Peter; Cook, Wendy L.; Close, Jacqueline; Lord, Stephen R.; Khan, Karim M.

A Comprehensive Hip Fracture Program Reduces Complication Rates and Mortality
pp. 1831-1838(8)
Authors: Pedersen, Susanne J.; Borgbjerg, Finn M.; Schousboe, Birgitte; Pedersen, Bente D.; Jørgensen, Henrik L.; Duus, Benn R.; Lauritzen, Jes B.

Views of Older Persons with Multiple Morbidities on Competing Outcomes and Clinical Decision-Making
pp. 1839-1844(6)
Authors: Fried, Terri R.; McGraw, Sarah; Agostini, Joseph V.; Tinetti, Mary E.

Relationship Between Frailty and Cognitive Decline in Older Mexican Americans
pp. 1845-1852(8)
Authors: Samper-Ternent, Rafael; Al Snih, Soham; Raji, Mukaila A.; Markides, Kyriakos S.; Ottenbacher, Kenneth J.

Lower Systolic Blood Pressure Is Associated with Greater Mortality in People Aged 85 and Older
pp. 1853-1859(7)
Authors: Molander, Lena; Lövheim, Hugo; Norman, Tove; Nordström, Peter; Gustafson, Yngve

A Senior Center-Based Pilot Trial of the Effect of Lifestyle Intervention on Blood Pressure in Minority Elderly People with Hypertension
pp. 1860-1866(7)
Authors: Fernandez, Senaida; Scales, Kasandra L.; Pineiro, Johanna M.; Schoenthaler, Antoinette M.; Ogedegbe, Gbenga

Anemia Is Associated with the Progression of White Matter Disease in Older Adults with High Blood Pressure: The Cardiovascular Health Study
pp. 1867-1872(6)
Authors: Inzitari, Marco; Studenski, Stephanie; Rosano, Caterina; Zakai, Neil A.; Longstreth, William T.; Cushman, Mary; Newman, Anne B.

Effect of Physical Activity Guidelines on Physical Function in Older Adults
pp. 1873-1878(6)
Authors: Morey, Miriam C.; Sloane, Richard; Pieper, Carl F.; Peterson, Matthew J.; Pearson, Megan P.; Ekelund, Carola C.; Crowley, Gail M.; Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy; Snyder, Denise C.; Clipp, Elizabeth C.; Cohen, Harvey J.

Prescription Drug Benefits and Use of Guideline Recommended Medications by Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes Mellitus
pp. 1879-1886(8)
Authors: Tjia, Jennifer; Briesacher, Becky A.

Subsequent Fracture in Nursing Home Residents with a Hip Fracture: A Competing Risks Approach
pp. 1887-1892(6)
Authors: Berry, Sarah D.; Samelson, Elizabeth J.; Ngo, Long; Bordes, Malynda; Broe, Kerry E.; Kiel, Douglas P.

Variable Judgments of Decisional Capacity in Cognitively Impaired Research Subjects
pp. 1893-1897(5)
Authors: Stocking, Carol B.; Hougham, Gavin W.; Danner, Deborah D.; Patterson, Marion B.; Whitehouse, Peter J.; Sachs, Greg A.

Elevated C-Reactive Protein Is Related to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease
pp. 1898-1903(6)
Authors: Hoth, Karin F.; Haley, Andreana P.; Gunstad, John; Paul, Robert H.; Poppas, Athena; Jefferson, Angela L.; Tate, David F.; Ono, Makoto; Jerskey, Beth A.; Cohen, Ronald A.

End-of-Life Decision-Making, Decisional Conflict, and Enhanced Information: Race Effects
pp. 1904-1909(6)
Authors: Allen, Rebecca S.; Allen, Jessica Y.; Hilgeman, Michelle M.; DeCoster, Jamie

Fatigue Predicts Mortality in Older Adults
pp. 1910-1914(5)
Authors: Hardy, Susan E.; Studenski, Stephanie A

Comparison of Fatigue Levels in Patients with Stroke and Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure: Application of the Fatigue Assessment Scale
pp. 1915-1919(5)
Authors: Smith, Otto R. F.; van den Broek, Krista C.; Renkens, Mariëlle; Denollet, Johan

Observation-Based Nocturnal Sleep Inventory: Screening Tool for Sleep Apnea in Elderly People
pp. 1920-1925(6)
Authors: Onen, S.-Hakki; Dubray, Claude; Decullier, Evelyne; Moreau, Thierry; Chapuis, François; Onen, Fannie

A Manual of Guidelines to Score the Modified Cumulative Illness Rating Scale and Its Validation in Acute Hospitalized Elderly Patients
pp. 1926-1931(6)
Authors: Salvi, Fabio; Miller, Mark D.; Grilli, Annalisa; Giorgi, Raffaella; Towers, Adele L.; Morichi, Valeria; Spazzafumo, Liana; Mancinelli, Lucia; Espinosa, Emma; Rappelli, Alessandro; Dessì-Fulgheri, Paolo

A Short Functional Survey Is Responsive to Changes in Functional Status in Vulnerable Older People
pp. 1932-1936(5)
Authors: Min, Lillian C.; Wenger, Neil S.; Reuben, David B.; Saliba, Debra

Can Pay-for-Performance Take Nursing Home Care to the Next Level?
pp. 1937-1939(3)
Authors: Briesacher, Becky A.; Field, Terry S.; Baril, Joann; Gurwitz, Jerry H.

Short-Stay Nursing Home Rehabilitation Patients: Transitional Care Problems Pose Research Challenges
pp. 1940-1945(6)
Authors: Quinn, Charlene C.; Port, Cynthia L.; Zimmerman, Sheryl; Gruber-Baldini, Ann L.; Kasper, Judith D.; Fleshner, Irene; Yody, Barbara; Loome, John; Magaziner, Jay

Discontinuing Medications: A Novel Approach for Revising the Prescribing Stage of the Medication-Use Process
pp. 1946-1952(7)
Authors: Bain, Kevin T.; Holmes, Holly M.; Beers, Mark H.; Maio, Vittorio; Handler, Steven M.; Pauker, Stephen G.

What Explains Racial Differences in the Use of Advance Directives and Attitudes Toward Hospice Care?
pp. 1953-1958(6)
Authors: Johnson, Kimberly S.; Kuchibhatla, Maragatha; Tulsky, James A.

Paying for Performance in Nursing Homes: Don't Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater
pp. 1959-1962(4)
Author: Ouslander, Joseph G.

LOW-DOSE HALOPERIDOL-ASSOCIATED QTC PROLONGATION
pp. 1963-1964(2)
Authors: Stepkovitch, Khatuna; Heagle Bahn, Christine; Gupta, Reeta

THROMBOLYSIS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM
pp. 1964-1966(3)
Authors: Lora-Tamayo, Jaime; Gasch, Oriol; Riera-Mestre, Antoni; Formiga, Francesc; Pujol, Ramón

EXTENSIVE INTRACRANIAL MICROBLEEDS IN TRANSTHYRETIN AMYLOIDOSIS
pp. 1966-1967(2)
Authors: Robbins, Matthew S.; Yasen, Jay

INTENSITY OF ANTICOAGULATION IN OCTOGENARIANS WITH NONVALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
pp. 1967-1968(2)
Author: Jolobe, Oscar M.

PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS AND MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA
pp. 1968-1970(3)
Authors: Rapoport, Mark J.; Herrmann, Nathan; Molnar, Frank; Rochon, Paula A.; Juurlink, David N.; Zagorski, Brandon; Seitz, Dallas; Morris, John C.; Redelmeier, Donald A.

COGNITIVE SYNDROME OF THE THALAMUS: A MISLEADING DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
pp. 1970-1971(2)
Authors: Beaufils, Emilie; Hommet, Caroline; Perrier, Danièle; Autret, Alain; De Toffol, Bertrand; Constans, Thierry; Mondon, Karl

HYPERTENSION AFTER ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE IN OLDER PATIENTS: EFFECT ON NEUROLOGICAL OUTCOME
pp. 1971-1973(3)
Authors: Giantin, Valter; Franchin, Alessandro; Seresin, Chiara; Toffanello, Elena D.; Simonato, Matteo; Panzuto, Giovanni; Manzato, Enzo; Enzi, Giuliano; Semplicini, Andrea

AUTOIMMUNITY AND IMMUNE RISK PHENOTYPE IN NONAGENARIANS: DIFFERENCES ACCORDING TO SEX AND HEALTH STATUS
pp. 1973-1974(2)
Authors: Formiga, Frances; Vidaller, Antonio; Mestre, Mariona; Bas, Jordi; Lopez-Soto, Alfons; Ruiz, Domingo; Pujol, Ramon

CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN TAIWAN: DIAGNOSIS, GLYCEMIC CONTROL, HYPOGLYCEMIA, AND FUNCTIONAL STATUS
pp. 1975-1976(2)
Authors: Chen, Liang-Kung; Lin, Ming-Hsien; Lai, Hsiu-Yun; Hwang, Shinn-Jang

DIABETES MELLITUS AND DEMENTIA: ADVOCATING AN ANNUAL COGNITIVE SCREENING IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
pp. 1976-1977(2)
Authors: Murthy, Santosh B.; Jawaid, Ali; Schulz, Paul E.

SHOULD 3,4-DIHYDROXY-L-PHENYLALANINE BE USED ROUTINELY IN VASCULAR PARKINSON?
pp. 1977-1978(2)
Authors: Lauretani, Fulvio; Maggio, Marcello; Nardelli, Anna; Saccavini, Marsilio; Ceda, Gianpaolo

CELIAC DISEASE PRESENTING WITH VERTEBRAL FRACTURE IN AN ELDERLY MAN
pp. 1978-1980(3)
Authors: Efe, Cumali; Ozaslan, Ersan; Yazici, Canan; Tunca, Hasan; Sennaroglu, Engin

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS RISK ASSESSMENT AND OLDER WOMEN: DO PHYSICIANS RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING SEXUAL HISTORIES?
pp. 1980-1981(2)
Authors: Gleason-Comstock, Julie; Streater, Alicia; Levine, Diane; Young, Rosalie

IMPROVING ADHERENCE TO EXERCISE IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE THROUGH INTERNET-BASED SELF-MANAGEMENT
pp. 1981-1983(3)
Authors: Tomita, Machiko R.; Tsai, Bin-Min; Fisher, Nadine M.; Kumar, Neeraj A.; Wilding, Gregory E.; Naughton, Bruce J.

“OLDER” OR “ELDERLY”—ARE MEDICAL JOURNALS SENSITIVE TO THE WISHES OF OLDER PEOPLE?
pp. 1983-1984(2)
Authors: Quinlan, Nicky; O'Neill, Desmond

PRACTICING DERMATOLOGY IN AN INTEGRATED GERIATRIC SWISS HOSPITAL
pp. 1984-1985(2)
Authors: Toutous-Trellu, Laurence; Michel, Jean-Pierre; Perrenoud, Jean-Jacques

ERRATUM
pp. 1986-1986(1)

Conferences and Courses
pp. 1987-1990(4)