Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Letter Comparative Study
Management and outcomes of delirium in a secured, co-located geriatric and psychogeriatric unit.
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Letter Case Reports
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
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Multicenter Study Controlled Clinical Trial
A quality improvement intervention to facilitate the transition of older adults from three hospitals back to their homes.
To study the feasibility and effectiveness of a discharge planning intervention. ⋯ When hospitalized elderly patients are treated with consideration of their specific needs, healthcare outcomes can be improved.
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To compare the risk of mortality of nonagenarian siblings with that of sporadic nonagenarians (not selected on having a nonagenarian sibling) and to compare the prevalence of morbidity in their offspring with that of the offsprings' partners. ⋯ The lower mortality rate of nonagenarian siblings and lower prevalence of morbidity in their middle-aged offspring reinforce the notion that resilience against disease and death have similar underlying biology that is determined by genetic or familial factors.
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To evaluate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and mortality in a representative U.S. sample of older adults. ⋯ In noninstitutionalized older adults, a group at high risk for all-cause mortality, serum 25(OH)D levels had an independent, inverse association with CVD and all-cause mortality. Randomized controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation in older adults are warranted to determine whether this association is causal and reversible.