Context: Nurses are the primary hospital caregivers. Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of nursing care is essential to hospital function and the delivery of safe patient care.Objective: We undertook a time and motion study to document how…
Papers in Gerontology
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BACKGROUND: Frontal-subcortical clinical syndrome (FSCS) is frequently described in elderly patients and consists of specific alterations in cognition and motor functions. This clinical picture may be associated with a high level of dependence and a…
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The 35-item Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) measures multiple dimensions of social support and has been used extensively in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of aging. Epidemiological studies of chronically ill, frail elderly individuals…
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The relationships between well-being of 262 caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients and forgetful, asocial, and disoriented behaviors on the part of the impaired spouse were examined using three one-way MANOVAs. Results indicate that asocial and…
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This bibliography listing 736 doctoral dissertations was compiled, for the most part, from "American Doctoral Dissertations" and its predecessors from 1934-68. Some 1969 titles from "Dissertatio...
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This bibliography acts as the fifth supplement to the original title which covered 1934-1969. The supplements will include all titles of earlier years which were found after the original bibliography was published, Journal of Gerontology, 1971, 26,…
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This bibliography is the eleventh supplement to the original work which covered 1934-1969. The supplements include all titles of earlier years which were found after the original bibliography was published, Journal of Gerontology, 1971, 26, 391-422.…
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This bibliography is the eighth supplement to the original title which covered 1934-1969. The supplements include all titles of earlier years which were found after the original bibliography was published, Journal of Gerontology, 1971,26, 391-422.…
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The ability to manage technology is important for performance and participation in everyday activities. This study compares the management of technology in everyday activities among people with mild-stage dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI)…
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Aging is known to reduce arginine vasopressin (AVP) response to volumetric stimulations and to increase AVP responses to osmotic stimuli and to administration of metoclopramide (MCP). In order to gain a better insight into the effect of age on AVP…
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Resting 32-channel topographical measures of EEG slow activity were compared in 12 elderly controls and 12 patients with senile dementia of the Alzheimer type. The patients had higher amplitude delta and theta than controls, especially in the left…
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Neuropathological studies of Huntington's disease reveal neuronal atrophy, lipofuscin accumulation and other findings characteristic of the aged brain, although the onset of disease is only the fourth decade. The pathology is limited to specific…
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Cerebral oxidative metabolism was studied in vivo by monitoring redox shifts of cytochrome c oxidase in response to direct electrical stimulation of the cerebral cortex in Fischer-344 rats at 3 and 28 months of age. Such activation results in a…
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BACKGROUND: Impaired oxidative and energy metabolism are important features in Alzheimer's disease. These metabolic abnormalities may induce functional disturbances and are associated with significant cognitive impairment. OBJECTIVE: To determine…
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While functional gastrointestinal complaints are common in the elderly, valid instruments for their assessment are lacking. We have developed the elderly bowel symptom questionnaire (EBSQ) and report its feasibility, reliability, and validity in…
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Plasma neuroleptic levels in 41 patients (21 men, 20 women, aged 18 to 74) on haloperidol therapy were examined in relation to their age by means of radioreceptor assay. There was no significant difference among three age groups (below 45 years, 46…
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We considered the problem of age-related increase in ploidy of liver cells in the oyster toadfish Opsanus tau using a cytofluorometer. Over 90% of toadfish liver cells are diploid, and the ratio of diploid to tetraploid to octaploid cells remains…
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Depressive symptomatology has been reported to be most prevalent over the age of 65. This study examined the effects of age (young less than or equal to 60 years, old greater than 60 years) and sex on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), MMPI Scale…
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To determine whether the dawn phenomenon occurs in healthy elderly subjects, we compared glucose and insulin levels as well as glucose production rates in 10 young nondiabetic men (mean age 26 3 years) and 10 old nondiabetic men (mean age 69 3…
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