Age and Ageing

Editorials:

M. Pfisterer and P. Oster

Why do we have different urinary catheter use in European home care?
Age Ageing 2005 34: 317-318; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi120 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter G. Coleman

Spirituality and ageing: the health implications of religious belief and practice
Age Ageing 2005 34: 318-319; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi121 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gunnar Akner

PEG treatment: an increasing dilemma
Age Ageing 2005 34: 320-321; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi122 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News and Reviews:

News and Reviews
Age Ageing 2005 34: 322-323; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi112 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Systematic Review:

P. Langhorne, P. Dey, M. Woodman, L. Kalra, S. Wood-Dauphinee, N. Patel, and E. Hamrin

Is stroke unit care portable? A systematic review of the clinical trials
Age Ageing 2005 34: 324-330; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi038 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Papers:

Paola Dey, Miriam Woodman, Alan Gibbs, Robert Steele, S. Jill Stocks, Susan Wagstaff, Veneet Khanna, and Mohan Datta Chaudhuri

Early assessment by a mobile stroke team: a randomised controlled trial
Age Ageing 2005 34: 331-338; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi102 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alan J. Sinclair, Simon P. Conroy, Michael Davies, and Antony J. Bayer

Post-discharge home-based support for older cardiac patients: a randomised controlled trial
Age Ageing 2005 34: 338-343; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi116 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Nikolay P. Nikitin, Klaus K. A. Witte, Lee Ingle, Andrew L. Clark, T. Alan Farnsworth, and John G. F. Cleland

Longitudinal myocardial dysfunction in healthy older subjects as a manifestation of cardiac ageing
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on February 25, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 343-349; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi043 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shaun T. O’Keeffe

Secondary causes of restless legs syndrome in older people
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on May 10, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 349-352; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi066 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ephraim Rimon, Nadya Kagansky, and Shmuel Levy

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; evidence of different prognosis in various patient subgroups
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on May 18, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 353-357; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi085 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Sang-I Lin and Marjorie Woollacott

Association between sensorimotor function and functional and reactive balance control in the elderly
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on May 17, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 358-363; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi089 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ana Talbot, Irene Bruce, Conal J. Cunningham, Robert F. Coen, Brian A. Lawlor, Davis Coakley, J. B. Walsh, and Desmond O’Neill

Driving cessation in patients attending a memory clinic
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on May 11, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 363-368; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi090 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Virpi Uotinen, Taina Rantanen, and Timo Suutama

Perceived age as a predictor of old age mortality: a 13-year prospective study
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on May 17, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 368-372; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi091 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yue Chen, Paula Stewart, Robert Dales, Helen Johansen, Shirley Bryan, and Gregory Taylor

Changing age-pattern of hospitalisation risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in men and women in Canada
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on May 17, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 373-377; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi092 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Liv Wergeland Sørbye, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Gunnar Ljunggren, Eva Topinková, and Roberto Bernabei

Indwelling catheter use in home care: elderly, aged 65+, in 11 different countries in Europe
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on May 18, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 377-381; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi094 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Davison, Steven Brady, and Rose Anne Kenny

24-hour ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring is unhelpful in the investigation of older persons with recurrent falls
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on May 18, 2005
Age Ageing 2005 34: 382-386; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi108 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Letters:

S. H. Freter, J. George, M. J. Dunbar, M. Morrison, C. Macknight, and K. Rockwood

Prediction of delirium in fractured neck of femur as part of routine preoperative nursing care
Age Ageing 2005 34: 387-388; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi099 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Graham Ellis, Jan Rodger, Christine McAlpine, and Peter Langhorne

The impact of stroke nurse specialist input on risk factor modification: a randomised controlled trial
Age Ageing 2005 34: 389-392; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi075 [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Helen L. Park, Anthony J. Hildreth, Richard G. Thomson, and Janice O’Connell

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation and cognitive function—baseline results of a longitudinal cohort study
Age Ageing 2005 34: 392-395; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi088 [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Claire Dinsdale, Mushtaq Wani, John Steward, and M. Sinead O’Mahony

Tolerability of spironolactone as adjunctive treatment for heart failure in patients over 75 years of age
Age Ageing 2005 34: 395-398; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi104 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tess Harris, Derek G. Cook, Christina R. Victor, Pit Rink, Carole Beighton, Stephen Dewidle, and Iain M. Carey

Are depression, anxiety and health beliefs important predictors of older people’s primary care consulting?
Age Ageing 2005 34: 398-401; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi105 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Bhalla, R. C. Tallis, and V. M. Pomeroy

The effects of positioning after stroke on physiological homeostasis: a review
Age Ageing 2005 34: 401-406; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi106 [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Timo Teinonen, Tero Vahlberg, Raimo Isoaho, and Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä

Religious attendance and 12-year survival in older persons
Age Ageing 2005 34: 406-409; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi107 [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Case Report:

Lokpal Bhatia and Delphine R. Turner

Parkinson’s tremor mimicking ventricular tachycardia
Age Ageing 2005 34: 410-411; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi097 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Francesc Formiga, Antonio Vidaller, Albert Salazar, and Ramón Pujol

Nonagenarian’s use of emergency departments
Age Ageing 2005 34: 412; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi100 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roy L. Soiza

Evidence of ageism in the management of acute coronary syndromes
Age Ageing 2005 34: 413; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi093 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Fuller and Nigel Dudley

Managing the challenge of atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention in older people: new drugs or new approaches to improve outcomes?
Age Ageing 2005 34: 413-414; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi117 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Steven Bunce and Knut Schroeder

Interventions for sarcopenia and muscle weakness in older people
Age Ageing 2005 34: 414-415; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi113 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sophie Morgan

Reply
Age Ageing 2005 34: 414; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi118 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sanjay Suman

Methods to check correct placement of a nasogastric tube: beware of the pitfalls
Age Ageing 2005 34: 415; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi080 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Amit Arora, Christine Roffe, and Peter Crome

Reply
Age Ageing 2005 34: 415-416; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi081 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anirban Choudhury, Sharmistha Roy Chowdhury, and Derek L. Connolly

Re: ‘Avoidance hierarchies and preferences for anticoagulation—semi-qualitative analysis of older patients’ views about stroke prevention and the use of warfarin’
Age Ageing 2005 34: 416; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi095 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Fuller, Nigel Dudley, and Jon Blacktop

Reply
Age Ageing 2005 34: 416-417; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi096 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Graham Ellis and Peter Langhorne

Geriatric wards in acute hospitals
Age Ageing 2005 34: 417-418; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi119 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Tahir Masud

Osteoporosis: At Your Fingertips
Age Ageing 2005 34: 419; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi062 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karen Le Ball

Medical Ethics in the Elderly
Age Ageing 2005 34: 419; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi083 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karen Le Ball

The Case Against Assisted Suicide: For the Right to End–of–life Care
Age Ageing 2005 34: 419-420; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi084 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. S. Mathuranath

The Greying of India. Population Ageing in the Context of Asia
Age Ageing 2005 34: 420; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi109 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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