Age and Ageing

Editor's note
pp. 1-2(2)

Editor's view
pp. 3-3(1)
Author: Francis, R. M.

Medicine and the artist
pp. 4-5(2)
Author: Dequeker, Jan

Vitamin D deficiency—can old age learn from childhood?
pp. 6-7(2)
Authors: Aspray, T. J.; Francis, R. M.

News and Reviews
pp. 8-9(2)
Author: Diogenes,

Falls exercise interventions and reduced falls rate: Always in the patient's interest?
pp. 10-13(4)
Authors: Laybourne, A. H.; Biggs, S.; Martin, F. C.

Clostridium difficile-associated disease: update and focus on non-antibiotic strategies
pp. 14-18(5)
Author: Thompson, Ian

Fear of falling: measurement strategy, prevalence, risk factors and consequences among older persons
pp. 19-24(6)
Authors: Scheffer, Alice C.; Schuurmans, Marieke J.; van Dijk, Nynke; van der Hooft, Truus; de Rooij, Sophia E.

Vitamin D supplementation has minor effects on parathyroid hormone and bone turnover markers in vitamin D-deficient bedridden older patients
pp. 25-31(7)
Authors: Björkman, Mikko; Sorva, Antti; Risteli, Juha; Tilvis, Reijo

Bridging the gap: the effectiveness of teaming a stroke coordinator with patient's personal physician on the outcome of stroke
pp. 32-38(7)
Authors: Mayo, Nancy E.; Nadeau, Lyne; Ahmed, Sara; White, Carole; Grad, Roland; Huang, Allen; Yaffe, Mark J.; Wood-Dauphinee, Sharon

National audit of continence care for older people: management of urinary incontinence
pp. 39-44(6)
Authors: Wagg, Adrian; Potter, Jonathan; Peel, Penny; Irwin, Penny; Lowe, Derek; Pearson, Michael

The Short FES-I: a shortened version of the falls efficacy scale-international to assess fear of falling
pp. 45-50(6)
Authors: Kempen, Gertrudis I. J. M.; Yardley, Lucy; Van Haastregt, Jolanda C. M.; Zijlstra, G. A. Rixt; Beyer, Nina; Hauer, Klaus; Todd, Chris

Predictors of a new depression diagnosis among older adults admitted to complex continuing care: implications for the depression rating scale (DRS)
pp. 51-56(6)
Authors: Martin, Lynn; Poss, Jeff W.; Hirdes, John P.; Jones, Richard N.; Stones, Michael J.; Fries, Brant E.

Does functionally based activity make a difference to health status and mobility? A randomised controlled trial in residential care facilities (The Promoting Independent Living Study; PILS)
pp. 57-63(7)
Authors: Peri, Kathryn; Kerse, Ngaire; Robinson, Elizabeth; Parsons, Matthew; Parsons, John; Latham, N.

Effects of Tai Chi on glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomised double-blind sham-exercise-controlled trial
pp. 64-71(8)
Authors: Tsang, Tracey; Orr, Rhonda; Lam, Paul; Comino, Elizabeth; Singh, Maria Fiatarone

Older adults and carers' perceptions of pre-discharge occupational therapy home visits in acute care
pp. 72-76(5)
Authors: Atwal, Anita; Mcintyre, Anne; Craik, Christine; Hunt, Jacki

The association between urinary albumin excretion and ankle-brachial index in elderly Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
pp. 77-82(6)
Authors: Tseng, Chin-Hsiao; Chong, Choon-Khim; Tseng, Ching-Ping; Tai, Tong-Yuan

Demented versus non-demented very old inpatients: the same comorbidities but poorer functional and nutritional status
pp. 83-89(7)
Authors: Zekry, Dina; Herrmann, François R.; Grandjean, Raphael; Meynet, Marie-Pierre; Michel, Jean-Pierre; Gold, Gabriel; Krause, Karl-Heinz

Older patients with acute stroke in Denmark: quality of care and short-term mortality. A nationwide follow-up study
pp. 90-95(6)
Authors: Palnum, Kaare Dyre; Petersen, Palle; Sørensen, Henrik Toft; Ingeman, Anette; Mainz, Jan; Bartels, Paul; Johnsen, Søren Paaske

Inappropriate prescribing in an acutely ill population of elderly patients as determined by Beers' Criteria
pp. 96-101(6)
Authors: Gallagher, Paul F.; Barry, Pat J.; Ryan, Cristin; Hartigan, Irene; O'Mahony, Denis

Lives of the artists: differences in longevity between old master sculptors and painters
pp. 102-104(3)
Authors: Greenspan, Phillip; Heinz, Grete; Hargrove, James L.

Predictors of two-year mortality in nonagenarians with severe functional impairment at baseline: the NonaSantfeliu study
pp. 104-107(4)
Authors: Formiga, Francesc; Ferrer, Assumpta; Duaso, Enric; Pujol, Ramón

Determinants of outcome and safety of intravenous rt-PA therapy in the very old: a clinical registry study and systematic review
pp. 107-111(5)
Authors: Meseguer, Elena; Labreuche, Julien; Olivot, Jeam Marc; Abboud, Halim; Lavallee, Philippa C.; Simon, Olivier; Cabrejo, Lucie; Echeverria, Amaya; Klein, Isabelle F.; Mazighi, Mikael; Amarenco, Pierre

Predictors of tooth loss in the 1921 Lothian Birth Cohort
pp. 111-114(4)
Authors: Starr, John M.; Pattie, Alison; Whalley, Lawrence J.; Deary, Ian J.

Mounier-Kuhn syndrome in an older patient
pp. 115-116(2)
Authors: Falconer, Marianne; Collins, D. Rónán; Feeney, John; Torreggiani, William C.

What lies beneath? Assessment of leg ulcers during acute hospital admission
pp. 117-118(2)
Authors: Weidmann, A.; Harkins, K.

Tongue necrosis: a rare presentation of temporal arteritis
pp. 119-119(1)
Authors: Kusanale, Atul; Boardman, Henry; Khoshnaw, Hiro

Moderate alcohol consumption in older adults is associated with better cognition and well-being than abstinence
pp. 120-121(2)
Authors: Crome, Ilana; Crome, Peter

Reply
pp. 121-121(1)
Authors: Lang, Iain A.; Melzer, David

The role of vitamin D₃ in preventing infections
pp. 121-122(2)
Authors: Grant, William B.; Garland, Cedric F.

C-reactive protein levels and delirium in a rehabilitation ward
pp. 122-123(2)
Authors: Speciale, Salvatore; Bellelli, Giuseppe; Guerini, Fabio; Trabucchi, Marco

Delirium and C-reactive protein
pp. 123-124(2)
Authors: White, Susan; Eeles, Eamonn; O'Mahony, Sinead; Bayer, Antony

Reply
pp. 124-124(1)
Author: Macdonald, A J D

Ethnicity and the DementiasEdited by G. Yeo and D. Gallagher-Thompson
pp. 125-125(1)
Authors: Lawrence, Vanessa; Banerjee, Sube

Bioimaging in NeurodegenerationEditors: Patricia Broderick, David Rahni and Edwin Kolodny
pp. 125-126(2)
Author: Meara, Jolyon

Neurocognitive Disorders in AgeingD. Kempler
pp. 126-126(1)
Author: Hindle, John