Age and Ageing

Maintaining the art of conversation in Parkinson's disease
pp. 211-211(1)
Author: Robertson, Dorothy

Assessment of patients in long-term care should be used to improve quality as well as allocate funds
pp. 212-214(3)
Authors: Morrissey, Y.; Bowman, C.; Carpenter, I.

Impact of ASCOT on hypertension treatment and guidelines in older adults
pp. 214-217(4)
Authors: Sheridan, Ray; Baldwin, Neil

News and Reviews
pp. 218-219(2)

Sleep-related problems of Parkinson's disease
pp. 220-228(9)
Authors: Dhawan, V.; Healy, D. G.; Pal, S.; Chaudhuri, K. Ray

Does back pain prevalence really decrease with increasing age? A systematic review
pp. 229-234(6)
Authors: Dionne, Clermont E.; Dunn, Kate M.; Croft, Peter R.

Life with communication changes in Parkinson's disease
pp. 235-239(5)
Authors: Miller, Nick; Noble, Emma; Jones, Diana; Burn, David

Complex activities of daily living in mild cognitive impairment: conceptual and diagnostic issues
pp. 240-245(6)
Authors: Perneczky, Robert; Pohl, Corina; Sorg, Christian; Hartmann, Julia; Komossa, Katja; Alexopoulos, Panagiotis; Wagenpfeil, Stefan; Kurz, Alexander

Medical illnesses are more important than medications as risk factors of falls in older community dwellers? A cross-sectional study
pp. 246-251(6)
Authors: Lee, Jenny SW; Kwok, Timothy; Leung, PC; Woo, Jean

The use of a self-reported pain measure, a nurse-reported pain measure and the PAINAD in nursing home residents with moderate and severe dementia: a validation study
pp. 252-256(5)
Authors: Leong, Ian Yi-Onn; Chong, Mei Sian; Gibson, Stephen J

Poor staff awareness of analgesic treatment jeopardises adequate pain control in the care of older people
pp. 257-261(5)
Authors: Lövheim, Hugo; Sandman, Per-Olof; Kallin, Kristina; Karlsson, Stig; Gustafson, Yngve

Informal care at times of change in health and mobility: a qualitative study
pp. 261-266(6)
Authors: Gooberman-Hill, Rachael; Ebrahim, Shah

The influence of patient and carer age in access to palliative care services
pp. 267-273(7)
Authors: Grande, Gunn E.; Farquhar, Morag C.; Barclay, Stephen I. G.; Todd, Chris J.

Relationships between long-term stroke disability, handicap and health-related quality of life
pp. 273-279(7)
Authors: Patel, M. D.; Tilling, K.; Lawrence, E.; Rudd, A. G.; Wolfe, C. D. A.; McKevitt, C.

Clinical outcome of older patients with acute coronary syndrome over the last three decades
pp. 280-285(6)
Authors: Tang, Eng Wei; Wong, Cheuk-Kit; Restieaux, Norma J.; Herbison, Peter; Williams, Micheal J. A.; Kay, Patrick; Wilkins, Gerard T.

Severity assessment criteria recommended by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and older patients. Should SOAR (systolic blood pressure, oxygenation, age and respiratory rate) criteria be used in older people? A compilation study of two prospective cohorts
pp. 286-291(6)
Authors: Myint, Phyo K.; Kamath, Ajay V.; Vowler, Sarah L.; Maisey, David N.; Harrison, Brian D. W.

Cardiopulmonary responses to eccentric and concentric resistance exercise in older adults
pp. 291-297(7)
Authors: Vallejo, Alberto F.; Schroeder, Edward T.; Zheng, Ling; Jensky, Nicole E.; Sattler, Fred R.

Postural, physiological and psychological reactions to challenging balance: does age make a difference?
pp. 298-303(6)
Authors: Carpenter, Mark G.; Adkin, Allan L.; Brawley, Lawrence R.; Frank, James S.

Inability to draw intersecting pentagons as a predictor of unsatisfactory spirometry technique in elderly hospital inpatients
pp. 304-306(3)
Authors: Allen, Stephen C.; Yeung, Pan

One-stop clinics are more effective than neurology clinics for TIA
pp. 306-308(3)
Authors: Birns, Jonathan; Vilasuso, Maria; Cohen, David L

Risk factors for functional decline and institutionalisation among community-dwelling older adults with mild to severe Alzheimer's disease: one year of follow-up
pp. 308-310(3)
Authors: Soto, Maria E.; Andrieu, Sandrine; Gillette-Guyonnet, Sophie; Cantet, Christelle; Nourhashemi, Fati; Vellas, Bruno

Evaluation of the Morse Fall Scale in hospitalised patients
pp. 311-313(3)
Authors: Schwendimann, R.; De Geest, S.; Milisen, K.

NHS continuing care: reliable decisions?
pp. 313-316(4)
Authors: Vindlacheruvu, Madhavi; Luxton, Tony

A mysterious case of normalising blood sugar: insulinoma in a long-standing diabetic patient
pp. 317-318(2)
Authors: Hameed, Muhammad Fuad; Hoyle, Graeme E.; Muir, Zoe

Ventriculomegaly or symptomatic hydrocephalus? Beware of atypical neurological syndromes
pp. 319-319(1)
Authors: Chu, Winney; Zeidler, Martin; Whittle, Ian R.

Cholestatic jaundice following carbimazole therapy in an elderly thyrotoxic patient
pp. 319-319(1)
Authors: Haboubi, Hasan; Harris, Dylan; Haboubi, Nadim

Reply
pp. 320-320(1)
Authors: Sayer, Avan Aihie; Briggs, Roger; Turner, Gillian; Cooper, Cyrus; Syddall, Holly; Kerr, Alastair

The future of geriatric medicine
pp. 320-321(2)
Author: Kafetz, Kalman

Grip strength predicts outcome
pp. 320-320(1)
Author: Bohannon, Richard W.

Reply
pp. 321-322(2)
Authors: Connolly, Martin J.; Yohannes, Abebaw M.; Baldwin, Robert C.

Re: Predictors of 1-year mortality in patients discharged from the hospital following acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pp. 321-321(1)
Authors: Baptista, Gregory; Ferreira, Ernestine; Forestier, Amandine; Raschilas, Franck

ERCP in the elderly: more than just the age factor
pp. 322-323(2)
Authors: Chong, Vui Heng; Yim, Heng Boon; Lim, Chee Chian

Reply
pp. 323-323(1)
Authors: Köklü, Seyfettin; Parlak, Erkan; Yüksel, Osman; Şahin, Burhan

Trial Designs and Outcomes in Dementia Therapeutic ResearchEdited by K. Rockwood and S. GauthierTaylor & Francis, 2006. ISBN 1-84184-321-0
pp. 324-325(2)
Author: Jones, Roy

Stroke Care: A Practical ManualRowan Harwood, Farhad Huwez and Dawn GoodOxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-852973-2. £19.95Recovery After StrokeEdited by M. Barnes, B. Dokins and J. BogousslavskyNew York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-521-82236-X. $170
pp. 324-324(1)
Author: Kalra, Lalit