Age and Ageing

Why do we have different urinary catheter use in European home care?
pp. 317-318(2)
Authors: Pfisterer, M.; Oster, P.

Spirituality and ageing: the health implications of religious belief and practice
pp. 318-319(2)
Author: Coleman, Peter G.

PEG treatment: an increasing dilemma
pp. 320-321(2)
Author: Akner, Gunnar

News and Reviews
pp. 322-323(2)

Is stroke unit care portable? A systematic review of the clinical trials
pp. 324-330(7)
Authors: Langhorne, P.; Dey, P.; Woodman, M.; Kalra, L.; Wood-Dauphinee, S.; Patel, N.; Hamrin, E.

Early assessment by a mobile stroke team: a randomised controlled trial
pp. 331-338(8)
Authors: Dey, Paola; Woodman, Miriam; Gibbs, Alan; Steele, Robert; Stocks, S. Jill; Wagstaff, Susan; Khanna, Veneet; Chaudhuri, Mohan Datta

Post-discharge home-based support for older cardiac patients: a randomised controlled trial
pp. 338-343(6)
Authors: Sinclair, Alan J.; Conroy, Simon P.; Davies, Michael; Bayer, Antony J.

Longitudinal myocardial dysfunction in healthy older subjects as a manifestation of cardiac ageing
pp. 343-349(7)
Authors: Nikitin, Nikolay P.; Witte, Klaus K. A.; Ingle, Lee; Clark, Andrew L.; Farnsworth, T. Alan; Cleland, John G. F.

Secondary causes of restless legs syndrome in older people
pp. 349-352(4)
Authors: O’Keeffe, Shaun T.

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; evidence of different prognosis in various patient subgroups
pp. 353-357(5)
Authors: Rimon, Ephraim; Kagansky, Nadya; Levy, Shmuel

Association between sensorimotor function and functional and reactive balance control in the elderly
pp. 358-363(6)
Authors: Lin, Sang-I; Woollacott, Marjorie

Driving cessation in patients attending a memory clinic
pp. 363-368(6)
Authors: Talbot, Ana; Bruce, Irene; Cunningham, Conal J.; Coen, Robert F.; Lawlor, Brian A.; Coakley, Davis; Walsh, J. B.; O’Neill, Desmond

Perceived age as a predictor of old age mortality: a 13-year prospective study
pp. 368-372(5)
Authors: Uotinen, Virpi; Rantanen, Taina; Suutama, Timo

Changing age-pattern of hospitalisation risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in men and women in Canada
pp. 373-377(5)
Authors: Chen, Yue; Stewart, Paula; Dales, Robert; Johansen, Helen; Bryan, Shirley; Taylor, Gregory

Indwelling catheter use in home care: elderly, aged 65+, in 11 different countries in Europe
pp. 377-381(5)
Authors: Sørbye, Liv Wergeland; Finne-Soveri, Harriet; Ljunggren, Gunnar; Topinková, Eva; Bernabei, Roberto

24-hour ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring is unhelpful in the investigation of older persons with recurrent falls
pp. 382-386(5)
Authors: Davison, John; Brady, Steven; Kenny, Rose Anne

Prediction of delirium in fractured neck of femur as part of routine preoperative nursing care
pp. 387-388(2)
Authors: Freter, S. H.; George, J.; Dunbar, M. J.; Morrison, M.; Macknight, C.; Rockwood, K.

The impact of stroke nurse specialist input on risk factor modification: a randomised controlled trial
pp. 389-392(4)
Authors: Ellis, Graham; Rodger, Jan; McAlpine, Christine; Langhorne, Peter

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation and cognitive function—baseline results of a longitudinal cohort study
pp. 392-395(4)
Authors: Park, Helen L.; Hildreth, Anthony J.; Thomson, Richard G.; O’Connell, Janice

Tolerability of spironolactone as adjunctive treatment for heart failure in patients over 75 years of age
pp. 395-398(4)
Authors: Dinsdale, Claire; Wani, Mushtaq; Steward, John; O’Mahony, M. Sinead

Are depression, anxiety and health beliefs important predictors of older people’s primary care consulting?
pp. 398-401(4)
Authors: Harris, Tess; Cook, Derek G.; Victor, Christina R.; Rink, Pit; Beighton, Carole; Dewidle, Stephen; Carey, Iain M.

The effects of positioning after stroke on physiological homeostasis: a review
pp. 401-406(6)
Authors: Bhalla, A.; Tallis, R. C.; Pomeroy, V. M.

Religious attendance and 12-year survival in older persons
pp. 406-409(4)
Authors: Teinonen, Timo; Vahlberg, Tero; Isoaho, Raimo; Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa

Parkinson’s tremor mimicking ventricular tachycardia
pp. 410-411(2)
Authors: Bhatia, Lokpal; Turner, Delphine R.

Nonagenarian’s use of emergency departments
pp. 412-412(1)
Authors: Formiga, Francesc; Vidaller, Antonio; Salazar, Albert; Pujol, Ramón

Managing the challenge of atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention in older people: new drugs or new approaches to improve outcomes?
pp. 413-414(2)
Authors: Fuller, Richard; Dudley, Nigel

Evidence of ageism in the management of acute coronary syndromes
pp. 413-413(1)
Author: Soiza, Roy L.

Interventions for sarcopenia and muscle weakness in older people
pp. 414-415(2)
Authors: Bunce, Steven; Schroeder, Knut

Reply
pp. 414-414(1)
Author: Morgan, Sophie

Reply
pp. 415-416(2)
Authors: Arora, Amit; Roffe, Christine; Crome, Peter

Methods to check correct placement of a nasogastric tube: beware of the pitfalls
pp. 415-415(1)
Author: Suman, Sanjay

Reply
pp. 416-417(2)
Authors: Fuller, Richard; Dudley, Nigel; Blacktop, Jon

Re: ‘Avoidance hierarchies and preferences for anticoagulation—semi-qualitative analysis of older patients’ views about stroke prevention and the use of warfarin’
pp. 416-416(1)
Authors: Choudhury, Anirban; Chowdhury, Sharmistha Roy; Connolly, Derek L.

Geriatric wards in acute hospitals
pp. 417-418(2)
Authors: Ellis, Graham; Langhorne, Peter

Medical Ethics in the Elderly
pp. 419-419(1)
Author: Ball, Karen Le

The Case Against Assisted Suicide: For the Right to End–of–life Care
pp. 419-420(2)
Author: Ball, Karen Le

Osteoporosis: At Your Fingertips
pp. 419-419(1)
Author: Masud, Tahir

The Greying of India. Population Ageing in the Context of Asia
pp. 420-420(1)
Author: Mathuranath, P. S.