Age and Ageing

Editorials:

Gordon K. Wilcock

Age and Ageing – introducing our Associate Editors
Age Ageing 2003 32: 1-3; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephen C. Allen

Spirometry in old age
Age Ageing 2003 32: 4-5; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.4 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael S. Roberts and Julie A. Stokes

Explicit evidence-based prescribing criteria – an important step in achieving quality therapeutics in nursing homes
Age Ageing 2003 32: 6-7; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.6 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aamir Qureshi and D. Gwyn Seymour

Growing knowledge about hip fracture in older people
Age Ageing 2003 32: 8-9; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.8 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News and reviews:

News and reviews
Age Ageing 2003 32: 10-11; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.10 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

Joanna Durrant and Jeremy Snape

Urinary incontinence in nursing homes for older people
Age Ageing 2003 32: 12-18; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.12 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lyndal Petit, Nahid Azad, Anna Byszewski, Francine F.-A. Sarazan, and Barbara Power

Non-pharmacological management of primary and secondary insomnia among older people: review of assessment tools and treatments
Age Ageing 2003 32: 19-25; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.19 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ahmed H. Abdelhafiz and Christopher A. Austin

Visual factors should be assessed in older people presenting with falls or hip fracture
Age Ageing 2003 32: 26-30; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.26 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research paper:

Edda Maria Capodaglio and Franco Saibene

A test to assess the mechanical power sustainable during everyday activities in older people
Age Ageing 2003 32: 31-36; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.31 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Olivier F. Henry, Jacques Blacher, Jacqueline Verdavaine, Monique Duviquet, and Michel E. Safar

Alpha 1-acid glycoprotein is an independent predictor of in-hospital death in the elderly
Age Ageing 2003 32: 37-42; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.37 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Licia Pezzoli, Gianluca Giardini, Silvia Consonni, Ilaria Dallera, Claudio Bilotta, Gianluca Ferrario, Maria Cristina Sandrini, Giorgio Annoni, and Carlo Vergani

Quality of spirometric performance in older people
Age Ageing 2003 32: 43-46; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.43 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric, Santanu K. Datta, and David B. Matchar

An economic analysis of external hip protector use in ambulatory nursing facility residents
Age Ageing 2003 32: 47-52; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.47 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michel Tousignant, Réjean Hébert, Johanne Desrosiers, and Marcus J. Hollander

Economic evaluation of a geriatric day hospital: cost-benefit analysis based on functional autonomy changes
Age Ageing 2003 32: 53-59; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.53 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michel Tousignant, Réjean Hébert, Nicole Dubuc, France Simoneau, and Linda Dieleman

Application of a case-mix classification based on the functional autonomy of the residents for funding long-term care facilities
Age Ageing 2003 32: 60-66; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.60 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claire Toulotte, Claudine Fabre, Bénédicte Dangremont, Ghislaine Lensel, and André Thévenon

Effects of physical training on the physical capacity of frail, demented patients with a history of falling: a randomised controlled trial
Age Ageing 2003 32: 67-73; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.67 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frank Röder, Matthias Schwab, Thomas Aleker, Klaus Mörike, Klaus-Peter Thon, and Ulrich Klotz

Proximal femur fracture in older patients – rehabilitation and clinical outcome
Age Ageing 2003 32: 74-80; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.74 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Coen H. van Gool, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, Dorly J. H. Deeg, Aartjan T. F. Beekman, and Jacques T. M. van Eijk

Relationship between changes in depressive symptoms and unhealthy lifestyles in late middle aged and older persons: results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam
Age Ageing 2003 32: 81-87; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.81 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Winnie Scaf-Klomp, Robbert Sanderman, Johan Ormel, and Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen

Depression in older people after fall-related injuries: a prospective study
Age Ageing 2003 32: 88-94; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.88 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Lieberman, Devora Lieberman, Miriam Ben-Yaakov, Zilia Lazarovich, Bella Ohana, Maureen G. Friedman, Bella Dvoskin, Maija Leinonen, and Ida Boldur

Infectious aetiologies in elderly patients hospitalised with non-pneumonic lower respiratory tract infection
Age Ageing 2003 32: 95-101; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.95 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Alice Oborne, Richard Hooper, Cameron G. Swift, and Stephen H. D. Jackson

Explicit, evidence-based criteria to assess the quality of prescribing to elderly nursing home residents
Age Ageing 2003 32: 102-108; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.102 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lisbeth Claesson, Gunilla Gosman-Hedström, Björn Fagerberg, and Christian Blomstrand

Hospital re-admissions in relation to acute stroke unit care versus conventional care in elderly patients the first year after stroke: the Göteborg 70+ Stroke study
Age Ageing 2003 32: 109-113; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.109 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Report:

Oliver J. Muensterer

Hyperkalaemic paralysis
Age Ageing 2003 32: 114-115; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.114 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

R. Sivakumar, P. Ghosh, and S. A. Khan

Infective endocarditis in older people
Age Ageing 2003 32: 116; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.116 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sunku H. Guptha

Anaemia – a common co-existing ailment that is commonly neglected
Age Ageing 2003 32: 116-117; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.116-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. M. P. Jolobe

Evaluation of skills and knowledge on orthostatic blood pressure measurement in elderly patients
Age Ageing 2003 32: 117; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.117 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nandkishor V. Athavale

Palliative care is an important aspect of heart failure management
Age Ageing 2003 32: 117-118; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.117-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Forthcoming meetings:

Forthcoming meetings
Age Ageing 2003 32: 119; doi:10.1093/ageing/32.1.119 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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