Age and Ageing

Editorial

Martin J. Connolly

Non-invasive ventilation in elderly patients with acute exacerbations of COPD: bringing pressure to bear
Age Ageing 2006 35: 1-2; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj003 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News and Reviews

News and Reviews
Age Ageing 2006 35: 3-4; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi213 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Systematic Review

Get checked abstract Klaus Hauer, Sarah E. Lamb, Ellen C. Jorstad, Chris Todd, and Clemens Becker (on behalf of the profane-group)

Systematic review of definitions and methods of measuring falls in randomised controlled fall prevention trials
Age Ageing 2006 35: 5-10; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi218 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Research Papers

Get checked abstract Mark W. Powell, Dale H. Carnegie, and Thomas J. Burke

Reversal of diabetic peripheral neuropathy with phototherapy (MIRE^TM) decreases falls and the fear of falling and improves activities of daily living in seniors
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 22, 2005
Age Ageing 2006 35: 11-16; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi215 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Catherine W. McGrother, Madeleine M. K. Donaldson, Tom Hayward, Ruth Matthews, Helen M. Dallosso, and Colin Hyde The Leicestershire MRC Incontinence Study Team

Urinary storage symptoms and comorbidities: a prospective population cohort study in middle-aged and older women
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on October 18, 2005
Age Ageing 2006 35: 16-24; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi205 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tess Harris, Derek G. Cook, Christina Victor, Stephen DeWilde, and Carole Beighton

Onset and persistence of depression in older people—results from a 2-year community follow-up study
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 22, 2005
Age Ageing 2006 35: 25-32; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi216 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Yeo, G. Karimova, and S. Bansal

Co-morbidity in older patients with COPD—its impact on health service utilisation and quality of life, a community study
Age Ageing 2006 35: 33-37; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj002 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Terry J. Aspray, Pamela Stevenson, Sharon E. Abdy, David J. Rawlings, Tom Holland, and Roger M. Francis

Low bone mineral density measurements in care home residents—a treatable cause of fractures
Age Ageing 2006 35: 37-41; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj018 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Gosney, M. V. Martin, and A. E. Wright

The role of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in acute stroke
Age Ageing 2006 35: 42-47; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj019 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joanne Clayton, Catherine I. A. Jack, Christopher Ryall, Jane Tran, Emad Hilal, and Margot Gosney

Tracheal pH monitoring and aspiration in acute stroke
Age Ageing 2006 35: 47-53; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj007 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Gideon A. Caplan, Janis Coconis, Neville Board, Allyn Sayers, and Jan Woods

Does home treatment affect delirium? A randomised controlled trial of rehabilitation of elderly and care at home or usual treatment (The REACH-OUT trial)
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on October 20, 2005
Age Ageing 2006 35: 53-60; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi206 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Roberto Antonio Mangiafico, Fabrizio Sarnataro, Marco Mangiafico, and Carmelo Erio Fiore

Impaired cognitive performance in asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease: relation to C-reactive protein and D-dimer levels
Age Ageing 2006 35: 60-65; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi219 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alexander J. E. Foss, Rowan H. Harwood, Francis Osborn, Richard M. Gregson, Anwar Zaman, and Tahir Masud

Falls and health status in elderly women following second eye cataract surgery: a randomised controlled trial
Age Ageing 2006 35: 66-71; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj005 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Research Letters

C. Cryer, A. Knox, and E. Stevenson

Factors associated with the initial acceptance of hip protectors amongst older people in residential care
Age Ageing 2006 35: 72-75; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj020 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

J. S. Balami, S. M. Packham, and M. A. Gosney

Non-invasive ventilation for respiratory failure due to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older patients
Age Ageing 2006 35: 75-79; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi211 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Harald A. Nygaard and Marit Jarland

The Checklist of Nonverbal Pain Indicators (CNPI): testing of reliability and validity in Norwegian nursing homes
Age Ageing 2006 35: 79-81; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj008 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Kerr, H. E. Syddall, C. Cooper, G. F. Turner, R. S. Briggs, and A. Aihie Sayer

Does admission grip strength predict length of stay in hospitalised older patients?
Age Ageing 2006 35: 82-84; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj010 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports

Get checked abstract C. Murphy, M. Vernon, and M. Cullen

Intravenous immunoglobulin for resistant Clostridium difficile infection
Age and Ageing Advance Access published on November 22, 2005
Age Ageing 2006 35: 85-86; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi212 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Burch, C. Warren-Gash, V. Ingham, M. Patel, D. Bennett, and K. R. Chaudhuri

Myasthenia gravis—a rare presentation with tongue atrophy and fasciculation
Age Ageing 2006 35: 87-88; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj001 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Charlie Wilkinson, Ed Richfield, and Kate Rosenberg

An unfamiliar course of a familiar illness: a rare ophthalmic complication of urinary sepsis
Age Ageing 2006 35: 89-91; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj006 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sunil K. Munshi, Bhomraj Thanvi, S. J. Jonnalagadda, Philip Da Forno, Ashish Patel, and Saroo Sharma

Inclusion body myositis: an underdiagnosed myopathy of older people
Age Ageing 2006 35: 91-94; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj014 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ilan Youngster, Eleonora Vaisben, Hector Cohen, and Faris Nassar

An unusual cause of pleural effusion
Age Ageing 2006 35: 94-96; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj009 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

S. H. Guptha

Tube feeding in patients with dementia
Age Ageing 2006 35: 97; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi194 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Rimon and S. Levy

Reply
Age Ageing 2006 35: 97; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi195 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Phyo K. Myint

Unmeasured aspects of the geriatric day hospital!
Age Ageing 2006 35: 97-98; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi217 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Henry Zeimer

Re: Vitamin D for older people: how much, for whom and—above all—why?
Age Ageing 2006 35: 98; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi214 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews

T. K. Kong

Aging China: The Demographic Challenge to China’s Economic Prospects • By Robert Stowe England • Praeger Publishers, Westport, Connecticut, 2005. ISBN: 0-275-98684-5. £16.99.
Age Ageing 2006 35: 99; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj012 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ann Homer

Essential Facts in Geriatric Medicine • By C. Bracewell, R. Gray and G. S. Rai • Radcliffe Medical Press, 2005. ISBN 1-85775-867-6. £19.95.
Age Ageing 2006 35: 99; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj015 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan Hare

Psychogeriatric Service Delivery; An International Perspective • Draper, Melding and Brodaty • Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-852825-6. £34.50. • Evaluating Mental Health Services for Older People • Jennifer Finch • Radcliffe Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85775-610-X. £29.95.
Age Ageing 2006 35: 99-100; doi:10.1093/ageing/afj016 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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