CardiologyEducation/TrainingEmergency/TraumaGeriatricsMental HealthNephrology/UrologyPediatricsPopular PressWomen`s Health
		Search NurseLinx Archives
February 08, 2010 Brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment in older Japanese: Validation of the Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment - Geriatrics and Gerontology International Fujiwara Y et al. – The Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) could be a useful cognitive test for screening MCI, and could be recommended in a primary clinical setting and for geriatric health screening in the community.... Suicide-related behaviors in older patients with new anti-epileptic drug use: data from the VA hospital system - BMC Medicine Van Cott AC et al. – The extensive diagnostic and treatment data demonstrated that the strongest predictor of suicide–related behaviors for older patients newly treated with AED monotherapy was a previous diagnosis of affective disorder. Additional, research using a larger sample is needed to clearly determine the risk of suicide–related behaviors among less commonly used AEDs.... Multilevel analysis of effects of individual characteristics and household factors on self-rated health among older adults in rural Vietnam - Geriatrics and Gerontology International Van Minh H et al. – The findings reveal that there exist problems of inequality in health among older adults in the study setting by sex, age, education, wealth status and place of residence. The authors also found a considerable contribution of the household–level factors to SRH of the study populations.... Self-rated health (SRH) as a predictor of mortality in elderly men living in a medium-size city in Brazil - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Santiago LM et al. – SRH proved to be a predictive variable for mortality in elderly men after 2 years of follow–up, with nearly a twofold risk of death among men that reported fair or poor health, after adjusting for age, regular use of the public health system, current smoking, and acute cardiovascular disease. Given the importance of poor SRH for predicting mortality in elderly men, health services should incorporate this indicator into health assessments in this population.... Managing hypertension in the very elderly: effect of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) on achieving targets - Journal of Human Hypertension Butt TF et al. – 40% patients had documented ADRs overall which limited further intervention, suggesting that implementation of the HYVET recommendations in clinical practice may be difficult.... 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors prevent the progression of renal dysfunction in Japanese hypertensive patients - Geriatrics and Gerontology International Kuwabara M et al. – Lipid–lowering intervention with statins inhibits the progression of CKD in hypertensive patients.... White matter hyperintensities, cortisol levels, brain atrophy and continuing cognitive deficits in late-life depression - British Journal of Psychiatry O’Brien JT et al. – White matter hyperintensities, rather than cortisol levels or brain atrophy, are associated with continuing cognitive impairments in older adults with depression. The findings suggest that cerebrovascular disease rather than glucocorticoid–mediated brain damage are responsible for the persistence of cognitive deficits associated with depression in older age.... Impact of patient age on outcome following bladder-preserving treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer - World Journal of Urology Kohjimoto Y et al. – Tumors of broad–based, multiple, and higher grades were more frequent with increasing patient age. Older age adversely affected the outcome of patients with NMIBC, which is particularly apparent in patients 80 years or older. Further prospective studies to confirm these findings are warranted.... Serum concentration and dietary intake of vitamins A and E in low-income South African elderly - Clinical Nutrition Oldewage–Theron WH et al. – The findings indicate poor dietary intake and high prevalence of vitamins A and E deficiency among this elderly population. Sustainable community–based interventions are needed to address this nutritional vulnerability in this community.... February 05, 2010 Religiosity, Spirituality, and Death Attitudes in Chronically Ill Older Adults - Research on Aging Daaleman TP et al. – Self–efficacy beliefs, anxiety, and physical functioning were significantly associated with fear of death attitudes. Self–reported religiosity, closeness to God, and age contributed significantly to the variance in the final model and were significantly associated with approach acceptance of death attitudes.... More News...