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Stability and Change in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Mexican Americans
Conclusions. Substantial heterogeneity exists in changes in ADL disability over time among older Mexican Americans. Attempts at maintaining function may benefit from targeting reductions in comorbidities and acute health events associated with disability.
Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - May 11, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Howrey, B. T., Al Snih, S., Jana, K. K., Peek, M. K., Ottenbacher, K. J. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Multimorbidity Combinations and Disability in Older Adults
Conclusions: Clinicians stand to gain from a better understanding of which disease combinations are more and less disabling among older adults. Understanding how multimorbidity combinations relate to functional status is an important step towards reducing disability and sustaining independent living among older adults.
Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - May 11, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Quinones, A. R., Markwardt, S., Botoseneanu, A. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

The Relationship of Cardiovascular Disease to Physical Functioning in Women Surviving to Age 80 and Above in the Womens Health Initiative
Conclusions: Older women with any CVD, and particularly women with congestive heart failure or peripheral arterial disease, reported significantly lower PF compared to women with no CVD. Regardless of CVD diagnosis, higher PF was strongly associated with a more active lifestyle and lower body mass index, suggesting potential intervention targets for more optimal aging.
Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - February 8, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Stefanick, M. L., Brunner, R. L., Leng, X., Limacher, M. C., Bird, C. E., Garcia, D. O., Hogan, P. E., LaMonte, M. J., Mackey, R. H., Johnson, K. C., LaCroix, A., Robinson, J. G., Seguin, R. A., Tindle, H. A., Wassertheil-Smoller, S. Tags: Special Article Source Type: research

Sex, Nativity, and Disability in Older Mexican Americans
ConclusionMexican‐born men were less disabled than their U.S.‐born counterparts, and Mexican‐born women were more likely to report disability than Mexican‐born men.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - November 28, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sanggon Nam, Soham Al Snih, Kyriakos S. Markides Tags: Ethnogeriatrics and Special Populations Source Type: research

Newly Developed Chronic Conditions and Changes in Health‐Related Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women
ConclusionThe more conditions a woman developed, the greater reduction in HRQoL she experienced. Declines in HRQoL in women with stroke, cancer, and some combinations exceeded MCID. Findings from this study might lead to more‐effective patient‐centered approaches to health care for women with multiple chronic conditions.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - October 27, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Juhua Luo, Michael Hendryx, Monika M. Safford, Robert Wallace, Rebecca Rossom, Charles Eaton, Shari Bassuk, Karen L. Margolis Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research

Factors influencing falls in the frail elderly individuals in urban and rural areas.
CONCLUSION: Based on these results, a multidimensional customized fall prevention program should be considered by various factors according to residential environments to effectively prevent falls among elderly adults. PMID: 26462845 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - October 13, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yoo JS, Kim CG, Yim J, Jeon MY Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research

Lower Extremity Proximal Muscle Function and Dyspnea in Older Persons
ConclusionPoor performance on a single chair stand was associated with an adjusted 85% greater likelihood of moderate to severe exertional dyspnea than normal performance. These results suggest that reduced proximal muscle function of the lower extremities is associated with moderate to severe exertional dyspnea, even after adjusting for multiple confounders.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - July 22, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carlos A. Vaz Fragoso, Katy Araujo, Linda Leo‐Summers, Peter H. Van Ness Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research

Late life changes in mental health: a longitudinal study of 9683 women.
CONCLUSION: The results show associations between chronic disease and level of mental health in older age, but no evidence of a large decline in mental health in the period prior to death. PMID: 26166070 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging and Mental Health - July 13, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Leigh L, Byles JE, Chojenta C, Pachana NA Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research

Comorbidity and Functional Trajectories From Midlife to Old Age: The Health and Retirement Study
Conclusions. Comorbidity is associated with greater burden of physical functioning difficulties. Of the studied diseases, memory-related diseases, stroke, pulmonary diseases, and arthritis alone or in combination limit most physical functioning.
Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - March 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Stenholm, S., Westerlund, H., Head, J., Hyde, M., Kawachi, I., Pentti, J., Kivimaki, M., Vahtera, J. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Biopsychosocial Risk Factors for Driving Cessation: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study
This study aims to identify social, psychological, and biomedical risk factors for current and future driving cessation in older adults. Method: Data from six waves (1998-2008) of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) were pooled. Participants aged 65 and above were included in the study (N = 17,349). Results: Multivariate logistic regression models to identify risk factors for current and future driving cessation were consistent (age, gender, education, race, marital status, income, cognitive function, limits in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, vision, health, diabetes, stroke, arthr...
Source: Journal of Aging and Health - January 2, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Dugan, E., Lee, C. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Time trends of incidence of age-associated diseases in the US elderly population: medicare-based analysis
Conclusion: time trends of the incidence of diseases common in the US elderly population were evaluated. The results show dramatic increase in incidence rates of melanoma, goiter, chronic renal and Alzheimer's disease in 1992–2005. Besides specifying widely recognised time trends on age-associated diseases, new information was obtained for trends of asthma, ulcer and goiter among the older adults in the USA.
Source: Age and Ageing - June 17, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Akushevich, I., Kravchenko, J., Ukraintseva, S., Arbeev, K., Yashin, A. I. Tags: Research Papers Source Type: research

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