Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Allostatic Load and Frailty in Older Adults
pp. 1525-1531(7)
Authors: Gruenewald, Tara L.; Seeman, Teresa E.; Karlamangla, Arun S.; Sarkisian, Catherine A.

Validation and Comparison of Two Frailty Indexes: The MOBILIZE Boston Study
pp. 1532-1539(8)
Authors: Kiely, Dan K.; Cupples, L. Adrienne; Lipsitz, Lewis A.

A Quality Improvement Intervention to Facilitate the Transition of Older Adults from Three Hospitals Back to Their Homes
pp. 1540-1546(7)
Authors: Dedhia, Param; Kravet, Steve; Bulger, John; Hinson, Tony; Sridharan, Anirudh; Kolodner, Ken; Wright, Scott; Howell, Eric

Understanding Advance Care Planning as a Process of Health Behavior Change
pp. 1547-1555(9)
Authors: Fried, Terri R.; Bullock, Karen; Iannone, Lynne; O'Leary, John R.

Pain, Functional Limitations, and Aging
pp. 1556-1561(6)
Authors: Covinsky, Kenneth E.; Lindquist, Karla; Dunlop, Dorothy D.; Yelin, Edward

Black and White Adult Family Members' Attitudes Toward a Dementia Diagnosis
pp. 1562-1568(7)
Authors: Connell, Cathleen M; Roberts, J. Scott; McLaughlin, Sara J.; Carpenter, Brian D.

Yoga Decreases Kyphosis in Senior Women and Men with Adult-Onset Hyperkyphosis: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
pp. 1569-1579(11)
Authors: Greendale, Gail A.; Huang, Mei-Hua; Karlamangla, Arun S.; Seeger, Leanne; Crawford, Sybil

Effect of Influenza Vaccination of Nursing Home Staff on Mortality of Residents: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
pp. 1580-1586(7)
Authors: Lemaitre, Magali; Meret, Thierry; Rothan-Tondeur, Monique; Belmin, Joel; Lejonc, Jean-Louis; Luquel, Laurence; Piette, François; Salom, Michel; Verny, Marc; Vetel, Jean-Marie; Veyssier, Pierre; Carrat, Fabrice

Clinical Features, Treatment Practices, and Hospital and Long-Term Outcomes of Older Patients Hospitalized with Decompensated Heart Failure: The Worcester Heart Failure Study
pp. 1587-1594(8)
Authors: Saczynski, Jane S.; Darling, Chad E.; Spencer, Frederick A.; Lessard, Darleen; Gore, Joel M.; Goldberg, Robert J.

Prospective Study of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level, Cardiovascular Disease Mortality, and All-Cause Mortality in Older U.S. Adults
pp. 1595-1603(9)
Authors: Ginde, Adit A.; Scragg, Robert; Schwartz, Robert S.; Camargo, Carlos A.

Anemia and 9-Year Domain-Specific Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Women: The Women's Health and Aging Study II
pp. 1604-1611(8)
Authors: Deal, Jennifer A.; Carlson, Michelle C.; Xue, Qian-Li; Fried, Linda P.; Chaves, Paulo H. M.

Use of the Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument to Assess Disability in Major Depression
pp. 1612-1619(8)
Authors: Karp, Jordan F.; Skidmore, Elizabeth; Lotz, Meredith; Lenze, Eric; Dew, Mary Amanda; Reynolds, Charles F.

The Epidemiology of Dependence in Older People in Nigeria: Prevalence, Determinants, Informal Care, and Health Service Utilization. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Cross-Sectional Survey
pp. 1620-1627(8)
Authors: Uwakwe, Richard; Ibeh, Christian C.; Modebe, Anne Ifeoma; Bo, Emeka; Ezeama, Nkiru; Njelita, Ifeoma; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Prince, Martin J.

The Role of Nursing Home Admission and Dementia Status on Care for Diabetes Mellitus
pp. 1628-1633(6)
Authors: Quinn, Charlene C.; Gruber-Baldini, Ann L.; Port, Cynthia L.; May, Conrad; Stuart, Bruce; Hebel, J. Richard; Zimmerman, Sheryl; Burton, Lynda; Zuckerman, Ilene H.; Fahlman, Cheryl; Magaziner, Jay

Nonagenarian Siblings and Their Offspring Display Lower Risk of Mortality and Morbidity than Sporadic Nonagenarians: The Leiden Longevity Study
pp. 1634-1637(4)
Authors: Westendorp, Rudi G.J.; van Heemst, Diana; Rozing, Maarten P.; Frölich, Marijke; Mooijaart, Simon P.; Blauw, Gerard-Jan; Beekman, Marian; Heijmans, Bastiaan T.; de Craen, Anton J.M.; Slagboom, P. Eline

Renal Function in Older Hospital Patients Is More Accurately Estimated Using the Cockcroft-Gault Formula Than the Modification Diet in Renal Disease Formula
pp. 1638-1643(6)
Authors: Péquignot, Renaud; Belmin, Joël; Chauvelier, Sophie; Gaubert, Jean-Yves; Konrat, Cécile; Duron, Emmanuelle; Hanon, Olivier

Development and Pilot Testing of Computerized Order Entry Algorithms for Geriatric Problems in Nursing Homes
pp. 1644-1653(10)
Authors: Colón-Emeric, Cathleen S.; Schmader, Kenneth E.; Twersky, Jack; Kuchibhatla, Maragantha; Kellum, Sally; Weinberger, Morris

Estimating the Quantity and Economic Value of Family Caregiving for Community-Dwelling Older Persons in the Last Year of Life
pp. 1654-1659(6)
Authors: Rhee, YongJoo; Degenholtz, Howard B.; Lo Sasso, Anthony T.; Emanuel, Linda L.

The Underrecognized Epidemic of Low Mobility During Hospitalization of Older Adults
pp. 1660-1665(6)
Authors: Brown, Cynthia J.; Redden, David T.; Flood, Kellie L.; Allman, Richard M.

High Oxidative Stress Is Correlated with Frailty in Elderly Chinese
pp. 1666-1671(6)
Authors: Wu, I-Chien; Shiesh, Shu-Chu; Kuo, Po-Hsiu; Lin, Xi-Zhang

Predictors of Interleukin-6 Elevation in Older Adults
pp. 1672-1677(6)
Authors: Zhu, Shuhan; Patel, Kushang V.; Bandinelli, Stefania; Ferrucci, Luigi; Guralnik, Jack M.

Targeting Nursing Homes Under the Quality Improvement Organization Program's 9th Statement of Work
pp. 1678-1684(7)
Authors: Stevenson, David G.; Mor, Vincent

Description and Students' Perceptions of a Required Geriatric Clerkship in Postacute Rehabilitative Care
pp. 1685-1691(7)
Authors: Bautista, Miho K.; Meuleman, John R.; Shorr, Ron I.; Beyth, Rebecca J.

Health Care for Older Persons in Colombia: A Country Profile
pp. 1692-1696(5)
Authors: Gómez, Fernando; Curcio, Carmen-Lucía; Duque, Gustavo

The Memory Screening Outreach Program: Findings from a Large Community-Based Sample of Middle-Aged and Older Adults
pp. 1697-1703(7)
Authors: Crews, W. David; Harrison, David W.; Keiser, Alison M.; Kunze, Culvette M.

Frailty, Allostatic Load, and the Future of Predictive Gerontology
pp. 1704-1706(3)
Author: Kuchel, George A.

Flaws in the Serum Anticholinergic Activity Assay: Implications for the Study of Delirium
pp. 1707-1708(2)
Authors: Cox, Elizabeth A.; Kwatra, Shawn G.; Shetty, Shaanan; Kwatra, Madan M.

A Comment on the Debate Surrounding Single- and Multifactorial Falls Prevention Interventions
pp. 1708-1709(2)
Authors: Russell, Melissa A.; Hill, Keith D.; Haines, Terry P.

Seizure and Pneumonia in an Elderly Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
pp. 1709-1711(3)
Authors: Yamaya, Mutsuo; Yoshida, Motoki; Yamasaki, Miyako; Kubo, Hiroshi; Furukawa, Katsutoshi; Arai, Hiroyuki

Co-Infection with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subgroup A and Streptococcus Pneumoniae Detected by a Comprehensive Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in an Elderly Patient with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
pp. 1711-1713(3)
Authors: Takahashi, Takashi; Morozumi, Miyuki; Chiba, Naoko; Asami, Ryoko; Kishii, Kozue; Murayama, Somay Y.; Ubukata, Kimiko

A Case Report of Crusted Scabies with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia
pp. 1713-1714(2)
Authors: Lin, Sophie; Farber, Jeffrey; Lado, Luciana

Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Secondary to Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
pp. 1714-1716(3)
Authors: Cheung, Wing-Keung; Shu, Yao-Peng; Tseng, Shei-Chain; Wang, Kao-Lun

Malnutrition and Its Risk Factors in Nursing Home Residents in Cairo
pp. 1716-1718(3)
Authors: Amer, Moatassem S.; Mousa, Shereen M.; Abdel Rahman, Tomader T.; Saber, Heba G.

Intoxication with Trazodone Caused by Dirty Facsimile Machine
pp. 1718-1719(2)
Authors: Tulner, Linda R.; van der Jagt-Willlems, Hanna C.; Beijnen, Jos H.

Professionals' Shared Competences in Multidisciplinary Dementia Care: Validation of a Self-Appraisal Instrument
pp. 1719-1721(3)
Authors: Otero, Marisol E.; Drasković, Irena; Bottema, Ben; Lucassen, Peter L.; Degen, Saskia; Olde Rikkert, Marcel G. M.; Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra J. M.

Vitamin D Insufficiency and Acute Care in Geriatric Inpatients
pp. 1721-1723(3)
Authors: Sutra del Galy, Aurélien; Bertrand, Maxime; Bigot, Frédéric; Abraham, Paul; Thomlinson, Rebecca; Paccalin, Marc; Beauchet, Olivier; Annweiler, Cédric

Nonagenarians and Centenarians in a Rural Han Chinese Population: LifeStyle and Epidemics
pp. 1723-1724(2)
Authors: Ye, Jun-Jie; Li, Jiang-Chuan; Peng, Lin; Gong, Yuan-Ying; Xie, Liang; Lian, Shi-Gang; Yang, Zhao; Zhou, Yu-Fei

Subcutaneous Infusion of Esomeprazole in Elderly Patients in Palliative Care: A Report of Two Cases
pp. 1724-1725(2)
Authors: Desmidt, Thomas; Constans, Thierry

Management and Outcomes of Delirium in a Secured, Co-Located Geriatric and Psychogeriatric Unit
pp. 1725-1727(3)
Authors: Lu, Ji Hui; Chan, Daniel Kam Yin; Ong, Bin; Shen, Qing; Reuten, Sharon; Ko, Anita

The Attitude of Egyptian Physicians Toward Geriatric Medicine
pp. 1727-1728(2)
Authors: Abd-Al-Atty, Muhammad Fouad; Abd Elaziz, Khaled Mahmoud

A Congenital Anomaly as a Cause of Abdominal Pain in a 74-Year-Old Man
pp. 1728-1729(2)
Authors: Köklü, Seyfettin; Kekilli, Murat; Arhan, Mehmet; Demirel, Hakan A.; Dadasov, Mubariz; Yüksel, Osman

A Shocking Bowel Preparation: Severe Electrolyte Disturbances After Polyethylene Glycol-Based Bowel Preparation
pp. 1729-1730(2)
Authors: Ho, Joanne Man-Wai; Cavalcanti, Rodrigo Brandao

Yadigar: A Traditional Medicine Book From the 15th Century
pp. 1731-1732(2)
Authors: Öncel, Çağatay; Karatepe, Mustafa; Başer, Sevin

Changing attitudes of elderly japanese toward disease
pp. 1732-1733(2)
Authors: Matsubayashi, Kozo; Ishine, Masayuki; Wada, Taizo; Ishimoto, Yasuko; Hirosaki, Mayumi; Kasahara, Yoriko; Kimura, Yumi; Konno, Akiko; Nakatsuka, Masahiro; Sakamoto, Ryota; Fujisawa, Michiko; Okumiya, Kiyohito; Otsuka, Kuniaki

Diagnosing Cardiac Syncope in Older Adults
pp. 1733-1734(2)
Authors: Fackrell, Robin; Mac Mahon, Margaret

Response to Drs. Fackrell and Mac Mahon
pp. 1734-1735(2)
Authors: Galizia, Gianluigi; Abete, Pasquale; Ungar, Andrea

Special Attention for Elderly Women: Atypical Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning Syndrome Induced by Dobutamine Stress Test: A Case Report
pp. 1735-1736(2)
Authors: Sonmez, Osman; Duman, Cetin; Duzenli, Mehmet Akif; Tokac, Mehmet

Conferences and Courses
pp. 1737-1740(4)