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This database contains 38 studies, archived under the term: "Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society"

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Predicting road test performance in drivers with dementia

Objectives: To develop a cognitive and functional screening battery for the on-road performance of older drivers with dementia.; Design: Prospective observational study.; Setting: On-road driving evaluation clinic at an academic rehabilitation center.; Participants: Ninety-nine older people with dementia (63% male, mean age 74.2 ± 9), referred by community physicians to an occupational therapy driving clinic.; […]

Improvement in memory with plasticity-based adaptive cognitive training: results of the 3-month follow-up

Objectives: To investigate maintenance of training effects of a novel brain plasticity-based computerized cognitive training program in older adults after a 3-month no-contact period.; Design: Multisite, randomized, controlled, double-blind trial with two treatment groups.; Setting: Communities in northern and southern California and Minnesota.; Participants: Four hundred eighty-seven community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older without diagnosis […]

Decision-making and outcomes of feeding tube insertion: a five-state study

Objectives: To examine family member’s perceptions of decision-making and outcomes of feeding tubes.; Design: Mortality follow-back survey. Sample weights were used to account for oversampling and survey design. A multivariate model examined the association between feeding tube use and overall quality of care rating regarding the last week of life.; Setting: Nursing homes, hospitals, and […]

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and Alzheimer’s disease progression in older adults: results from the Réseau sur la Maladie d’Alzheimer Français cohort

Objectives: To assess whether angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) treatment is associated with less cognitive decline in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) than in those using other hypertensive or no drugs.; Design: Four-year prospective multicenter cohort study with a biannual assessment.; Setting: Memory clinics from 16 university hospitals in France.; Participants: Community-dwelling older adults with […]

Postoperative medical complications associated with anesthesia in older adults with dementia

Objectives: To examine the association between anesthetic technique and postoperative complications in older adults with dementia undergoing hip fracture surgery.; Design: Population-based, retrospective cohort study.; Setting: Ontario, Canada.; Participants: All older adults with dementia who underwent surgery for hip fracture repair in Ontario, Canada, between April 1, 2003 and March 31, 2011.; Measurements: The baseline […]

Validation of a cognitive assessment battery administered over the telephone

Objectives: To evaluate the validity and reliability of a cognitive test battery and questionnaires administered by telephone.; Design: Observational study; 110 participants randomly assigned to receive two administrations of the same cognitive test battery 6 months apart in one of four combinations (Time 1 administration/Time 2 administration): telephone/telephone, telephone/face to face, face to face/telephone, face […]

Effects of a restraint minimization program on staff knowledge, attitudes, and practice: a cluster randomized trial

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a restraint minimization education program on staff knowledge and attitudes and use of physical restraints.; Design: Cluster-randomized controlled trial with nursing units as the basis for randomization.; Setting: Forty group dwelling units for people with dementia.; Participants: At baseline, there were 184 staff and 191 residents in the intervention […]

Montreal cognitive assessment performance in patients with Parkinson’s disease with “normal” global cognition according to mini-mental state examination score

Objectives: To examine Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) performance in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) with “normal” global cognition according to Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score.; Design: A cross-sectional comparison of the MoCA and the MMSE.; Setting: Two movement disorders centers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center.; Participants: A convenience […]

Physical activity over the life course and its association with cognitive performance and impairment in old age

Objective: To determine how physical activity at various ages over the life course is associated with cognitive impairment in late life.; Design: Cross-sectional study.; Setting: Four U.S. sites.; Participants: Nine thousand three hundred forty-four women aged 65 and older (mean 71.6) who self-reported teenage, age 30, age 50, and late-life physical activity.; Measurements: Logistic regression […]

Optimal blood pressure for cognitive function: findings from an elderly African-American cohort study

Objectives: To report the results from a prospective cohort study on the association between blood pressure (BP) and cognitive function in elderly African Americans.; Design: Prospective cohort study conducted from 1997 to 2009.; Setting: Community-based study in Indianapolis.; Participants: African Americans aged 65 years or older (N = 3,145).; Measurements: At each assessment, participant cognitive […]

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