Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Editorial Comment Review
New laws or better information and communication?
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Editorial Comment
Preventing falls: to modify the environment or the individual?
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To assess the prevalence of persistent knee pain among older adults in the US. ⋯ Many US adults older than age 60 years report knee pain, and the prevalence is higher in older adults. Reports of knee pain are highest among non-Hispanic black women and the oldest Americans. Intervention strategies are needed to prevent and better manage knee pain among older US adults to stem the adverse health consequences and diminished quality of life associated with this common problem.
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To examine the prevalence, psychiatric and behavior symptoms, differing symptom profiles, and diurnal variations of delirium in older patients. ⋯ This study shows that patients with delirium have very different clinical profiles. This might indicate a need for different treatment strategies for patients with different types of delirium.
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Comparative Study
Factors associated with inconsistent diagnosis of dementia between physicians and neuropsychologists.
To explore reasons for discrepancy in the diagnosis of cognitive impairment between physicians and neuropsychologists. ⋯ Physicians and neuropsychologists have different, complementary approaches to the diagnosis of dementia, and a consensus approach should be used. The category of CIND requires elucidation. Identification of dementia in subjects with depression or low education is difficult, and new strategies are required.