Age and Ageing

Editor's view
pp. 611-611(1)
Author: Francis, R. M.

Emergency room geriatric assessmenturgent, important or both
pp. 612-613(2)
Author: Conroy, Simon

The geriatric day hospital: past, present and future
pp. 613-615(3)
Authors: Young, John; Forster, Anne

News and Reviews
pp. 616-617(2)

Care home medicine in the UKin from the cold
pp. 618-620(3)
Authors: Donald, Ian P.; Gladman, John; Conroy, Simon; Vernon, Martin; Kendrick, Elizabeth; Burns, Eileen

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work
pp. 621-627(7)
Authors: Oliver, David; Papaioannou, Alexandra; Giangregorio, Lora; Thabane, Lehana; Reizgys, Katerina; Foster, Gary

Home versus day rehabilitation: a randomised controlled trial
pp. 628-633(6)
Authors: Crotty, Maria; Giles, Lynne C.; Halbert, Julie; Harding, Julie; Miller, Michelle

The reliability and predictive accuracy of the falls risk for older people in the community assessment (FROP-Com) tool
pp. 634-639(6)
Authors: Russell, Melissa A.; Hill, Keith D.; Blackberry, Irene; Day, Lesley M.; Dharmage, Shyamali C.

Heritability of neurocognitive functioning in the elderly: evidence from an Italian twin study
pp. 640-646(7)
Authors: Giubilei, Franco; Medda, Emanuela; Fagnani, Corrado; Bianchi, Valentina; De Carolis, Antonella; Salvetti, Marco; Sepe-Monti, Micaela; Stazi, Maria A.

Geriatric assessment in general practice using a screening instrument: is it worth the effort Results of a South Tyrol Study
pp. 647-652(6)
Authors: Piccoliori, Giuliano; Gerolimon, Elena; Abholz, Heinz-Harald

Vascular compliance is reduced in vascular dementia and not in Alzheimer's disease
pp. 653-659(7)
Authors: Dhoat, Sasha; Ali, Khalid; Bulpitt, Christopher J.; Rajkumar, Chakravarthi

Optimising recruitment into a study of physical activity in older people: a randomised controlled trial of different approaches
pp. 659-665(7)
Authors: Harris, Tess J.; Carey, Iain M.; Victor, Christina R.; Adams, Rika; Cook, Derek G.

Responsiveness of the Duke Social Support sub-scales in older women
pp. 666-672(7)
Authors: Pachana, Nancy A.; Smith, Nadine; Watson, Melanie; McLaughlin, Deirdre; Dobson, Annette

STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Persons potentially inappropriate Prescriptions): application to acutely ill elderly patients and comparison with Beers criteria
pp. 673-679(7)
Authors: Gallagher, Paul; OMahony, Denis

Attenuated peripheral vasoconstriction during an orthostatic challenge in older men
pp. 680-684(5)
Authors: Groothuis, Jan T.; Thijssen, Dick H. J.; Kooijman, Miriam; Paulus, Rebecca; Hopman, Maria T. E.

Cognitive function and psychological well-being: findings from a population-based cohort
pp. 685-689(5)
Authors: Llewellyn, David J.; Lang, Iain A.; Langa, Kenneth M.; Huppert, Felicia A.

Does depression predict adverse outcomes for older medical inpatients A prospective cohort study of individuals screened for a trial
pp. 690-695(6)
Authors: Cullum, Sarah; Metcalfe, Chris; Todd, Chris; Brayne, Carol

Review of a rapid geriatric medical assessment model based in emergency department
pp. 696-699(4)
Authors: Ngian, Vincent J. J.; Ong, Bin S.; O'Rourke, Fintan; Nguyen, Huong V.; Chan, Daniel K. Y.

Age and opioid analgesia in an acute hospital population
pp. 699-702(4)
Authors: Gnjidic, Danijela; Murnion, Bridin P.; Hilmer, Sarah N.

Should elderly patients be screened for their falls risk Validity of the STRATIFY falls screening tool and predictors of falls in a large acute hospital
pp. 702-706(5)
Authors: Webster, Joan; Courtney, Mary; O'Rourke, Peter; Marsh, Nicole; Gale, Catherine; Abbott, Belynda; McRae, Prue; Mason, Kate

Exploring reasons for variation in urinary catheterisation prevalence in care homes: a qualitative study
pp. 706-710(5)
Authors: McNulty, Cliodna; Bowen, Jo; Howell-Jones, Rebecca; Walker, Mark; Freeman, Elaine

Bronchoscopy in octogenarians
pp. 710-713(4)
Authors: Rokach, Ariel; Fridlender, Zvi G.; Arish, Nissim; Berkman, Neville

The efficacy of pre-thickened fluids on total fluid and nutrient consumption among extended care residents requiring thickened fluids due to risk of aspiration
pp. 714-715(2)
Authors: McCormick, Siobhn Erin; Stafford, Kathleen Mary; Saqib, Ghulam; Chronin, Dannielle Ni; Power, Dermot

Age, comorbidity, treatment decision and prognosis in lung cancer
pp. 715-718(4)
Authors: Blanco, Jos Antonio Gulln; Toste, Isabel Surez; Alvarez, Ramn Fernndez; Cuadrado, Gemma Rubinos; Gonzalvez, Agustn Medina; Martn, Isidro Jess Gonzlez

Late onset dopa-responsive dystonia with tremor, gait freezing and behavioural disturbance and a normal dopamine transporter scan
pp. 719-720(2)
Authors: Harper, Adam; Bayliss, Mark; Saha, Romi; Scutt, Amanda; Nisbet, Angus

Pisa syndrome in an elderly elite mountain walker: an exceptional mode of presentation of extrapyramidal disease
pp. 721-721(1)
Authors: Deshmukh, Sangeeta; Amar, Khaled; Allen, Steven C.

Detecting of chronic kidney disease in older people by the MDRD and MCQ formulas
pp. 722-722(1)
Authors: Lippi, Giuseppe; Targher, Giovanni; Salvagno, Gian Luca; Montagnana, Martina; Guidi, Gian Cesare

Trends in hospital inpatient episodes for signs, symptoms and ill-defined conditions
pp. 723-723(1)
Authors: George, James; Woodford, Henry

Reply
pp. 723-724(2)
Authors: Walsh, Bronagh; Roberts, Helen C.; Nicholls, Peter G.; Valerie, A. Lattimer

Stroke in the very old: clinical presentations and outcomes
pp. 724-724(1)
Author: Dudley, Nigel

Reply
pp. 724-725(2)
Authors: Muangpaisan, Weerasak; Hinkle, Janice L.

Measurement Scales used in Elderly Care
pp. 726-726(1)
Author: Philp, Ian

The Stroke Book
pp. 726-726(1)
Author: Rudd, Tony

Biblical Perspectives on Aging: God and the Elderly
pp. 726-726(1)
Author: Kafetz, Kalman