JAMDA
January 23, 2017
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JAMDA
January 23, 2017
General Practitioners' Clinical Impression in the Screening for Frailty: Data From the FAP Study Pilot
The progression of frailty is marked by an increased risk of adverse health outcomes in the elderly including falls, physical and/or cognitive disability, hospitalizations, and mortality. In primary care, the general practitioner's (GP's) clinical impression about their elderly patients' fra...
JAMDA
December 31, 2016
Three Decades of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Evidence Coming From Different Healthcare Settings and Specific Clinical Conditions
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities of older adults to develop a coordinated plan to maximize overall health with aging. Specific criteria used by CGA programs to evaluate patient...
JAMDA
December 21, 2016
Reversible Cognitive Frailty, Dementia, and All-Cause Mortality. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Cognitive frailty, a condition describing the simultaneous presence of physical frailty and mild cognitive impairment, has been recently defined by an international consensus group. We estimated the predictive role of a “reversible” cognitive frailty model on incident dementia, its subtypes, and all-cause ...
JAMDA
November 22, 2016
Frailty and the Prediction of Negative Health Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
Frailty is one of the most important concerns regarding our aging population. Evidence grows that the syndrome is linked to several important health outcomes. A general overview of frailty concepts and a comprehensive meta-analysis of their relation with negative health outcomes still lacks in literature, ...
JAMDA
November 12, 2016
Dietary Patterns and 12-Year Risk of Frailty: Results From the Three-City Bordeaux Study
To analyze the association between dietary patterns and the 12-year risk of frailty and its components in community-dwelling elderly French adults.
JAMDA
November 9, 2016
Cognitive Frailty and Adverse Health Outcomes: Findings From the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS)
There is a recent consensus proposal of “cognitive frailty” defined by the presence of both physical frailty and cognitive impairment in the absence of dementia. The relevance, validity, and utilization of cognitive frailty, however, is presently unclear. We determine whether concurrent physical frailty an...
JAMDA
November 1, 2016
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Spanish-Language Version of the SARC-F to Assess Sarcopenia in Mexican Community-Dwelling Older Adults
To cross-culturally adapt and validate the Spanish-language version of the SARC-F in Mexican community-dwelling older adults.
JAMDA
October 31, 2016
Walking Aids Moderate Exercise Effects on Gait Speed in People With Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
To investigate the effects of exercise on gait speed, when tested using walking aids and without, and whether effects differed according to amount of support in the test.
JAMDA
October 21, 2016
