Age and Ageing

Editorials:

A. J. Tulloch

Effectiveness of preventive care programmes in the elderly
Age Ageing 2005 34: 203-204; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi076 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Anderson and John Holmes

Liaison psychiatry for older people—an overlooked opportunity
Age Ageing 2005 34: 205-207; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi073 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alex J. Mitchell

Depression as a risk factor for later dementia: a robust relationship?
Age Ageing 2005 34: 207-209; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi078 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News and Reviews:

News and Reviews
Age Ageing 2005 34: 210-211; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi086 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Commentary:

James A. Morton, Julia Newton, and Christopher S. Gray

Counting the true cost of antiplatelet therapy for stroke prevention
Age Ageing 2005 34: 212-214; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi072 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

For Debate ...:

Pranoy Barua and Bimal K. Bhowmick

Hypodermoclysis—a victim of historical prejudice
Age Ageing 2005 34: 215-217; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi077 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Systematic Reviews:

Peter A. Coventry, Gunn E. Grande, David A. Richards, and Chris J. Todd

Prediction of appropriate timing of palliative care for older adults with non-malignant life-threatening disease: a systematic review
Age Ageing 2005 34: 218-227; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi054 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Anita Sainsbury, Gudrun Seebass, Aruna Bansal, and John B. Young

Reliability of the Barthel Index when used with older people
Age Ageing 2005 34: 228-232; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi063 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Papers:

Lesley Walker, Konrad Jamrozik, and David Wingfield

The Sherbrooke Questionnaire predicts use of emergency services
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on January 11, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 233-237; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi020 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lesley Walker and Konrad Jamrozik

Effectiveness of screening for risk of medical emergencies in the elderly
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on March 11, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 238-242; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi055 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Greta Rait, Astrid Fletcher, Liam Smeeth, Carol Brayne, Susan Stirling, Maria Nunes, Elizabeth Breeze, Edmond Siu-Woon Ng, Chris J. Bulpitt, Dee Jones, and Alistair J. Tulloch

Prevalence of cognitive impairment: results from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community
Age Ageing 2005 34: 242-248; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi039 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Petra von Heideken Wågert, Birgitta Rönnmark, Erik Rosendahl, Lillemor Lundin-Olsson, Janna M. C. Gustavsson, Björn Nygren, Berit Lundman, Astrid Norberg, and Yngve Gustafson

Morale in the oldest old: the Umeå 85+ study
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on March 22, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 249-255; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi044 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Marion E. T. McMurdo, Linda Y. Bissett, Rosemary J. G. Price, Gabby Phillips, and Iain K. Crombie

Does ingestion of cranberry juice reduce symptomatic urinary tract infections in older people in hospital? A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Age Ageing 2005 34: 256-261; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi101 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katrien Vanderwee, Maria H. F. Grypdonck, and Tom Defloor

Effectiveness of an alternating pressure air mattress for the prevention of pressure ulcers
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on March 11, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 261-267; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi057 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard J. Athey, Robert W. Porter, and Richard W. Walker

Cognitive assessment of a representative community population with Parkinson’s disease (PD) using the Cambridge Cognitive Assessment–Revised (CAMCOG-R)
Age Ageing 2005 34: 268-273; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi098 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

P. Miller, J. R. F. Gladman, A. L. Cunliffe, S. L. Husbands, M. E. Dewey, and R. H. Harwood

Economic analysis of an early discharge rehabilitation service for older people
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on March 11, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 274-280; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi058 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Finbarr C. Martin, Deborah Hart, Tim Spector, David V. Doyle, and Danielle Harari

Fear of falling limiting activity in young-old women is associated with reduced functional mobility rather than psychological factors
Age Ageing 2005 34: 281-287; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi074 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Livingston, R. Mahoney, C. Regan, and C. Katona

The Caregivers for Alzheimer’s disease Problems Scale (CAPS): development of a new scale within the LASER-AD study
Age Ageing 2005 34: 287-290; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi103 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Letters:

Heribert Ramroth, Norbert Specht-Leible, and Hermann Brenner

Hospitalisations before and after nursing home admission: a retrospective cohort study from Germany
Age Ageing 2005 34: 291-294; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi049 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Stenvall, Eva Elinge, Petra von Heideken Wågert, Maria Lundström, Yngve Gustafson, and Lars Nyberg

Having had a hip fracture—association with dependency among the oldest old
Age Ageing 2005 34: 294-297; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi042 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. C. Creagh-Brown, D. Armstrong James, and S. H. D. Jackson

The use of the Tempa.Dot thermometer in routine clinical practice
Age Ageing 2005 34: 297-299; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi069 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charlotte E. Ruse and Andrew W. P. Molyneux

A study of the management of COPD according to established guidelines and the implications for older patients
Age Ageing 2005 34: 299-301; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi071 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Janice E. O’Connell, Steven J. Yeomans, Anthony J. Hildreth, and Christopher S. Gray

The effect of glucose–potassium–insulin (GKI) infusion on the blood pressure and hormonal response to acute stroke
Age Ageing 2005 34: 301-304; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi070 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Jonathan Birns, Yiannis Ioannou, and Michael E. Shipley

An unusual case of weight loss in a patient with refractory rheumatoid arthritis
Age Ageing 2005 34: 305-306; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi079 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fiona Bragg and N. Pradeep Kumar

Orthostatic hypotension in an octogenarian—an unusual presentation
Age Ageing 2005 34: 307-309; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi061 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Enrique Antón, Javier Loperena, and Juan Tomás Lejarcegui

A 75-year-old woman with a lung nodule—a spontaneous pulmonary haematoma associated with bronchiectasis
Age Ageing 2005 34: 310-311; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi036 [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Terry Haines and Keith Hill

Difficulties encountered in hospital falls prevention research
Age Ageing 2005 34: 311; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi064 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frances Healey

Reply
Age Ageing 2005 34: 311-312; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi065 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abhay K. Das, Paul Willcoxson, and Oliver J. Corrado

Does long-term warfarin affect the quality of life of older people?
Age Ageing 2005 34: 312-313; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi068 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Morley, K. Jackson, and G. E. Mead

Post-stroke fatigue: an important yet neglected symptom
Age Ageing 2005 34: 313; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi082 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicholas Coni

Three memorable patients
Age Ageing 2005 34: 313-314; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi060 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Adam Feather

Depression and Dementia in Older People
Age Ageing 2005 34: 315; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi047 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Gladman

Aging with a Disability. What the Clinician Needs to Know
Age Ageing 2005 34: 315; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi035 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gurcharan S. Rai

Ethical Foundations of Palliative Care for Alzheimer’s Disease
Age Ageing 2005 34: 315-316; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi046 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Doug Macmahon

Clinical Disorders of Balance, Posture and Gait
Age Ageing 2005 34: 316; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi067 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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