McMaster Evidence Updates: High Quality Articles in Aging

This list contains citations to the latest journal articles in the field of geriatrics and is provided by an alert from Evidence Updates at McMaster University. These citations (from over 120 premier clinical journals) are pre-rated for quality by Evidence Updates research staff, then rated for clinical relevance and interest by at least 3 members of a worldwide panel of practicing physicians. Each citation includes a link to the article on PubMed.

Stellar articles are the geriatrics-related articles in Evidence Updates that have been most accessed by registered users and highest rated by McMaster's clinical raters in the last year.

PubMed/Article Link Title Date publishedsort icon Link to CAP Authors Journal Stellar
 
22402971 Restricted intravenous fluid regimen reduces the rate of postoperative complications and alters immunological activity of elderly patients operated for abdominal cancer: a randomized prospective clinical trail. 05/01/2012 Gao T, Li N, Zhang JJ, Xi FC, Chen QY, Zhu WM, Yu WK, Li JS
22523305 On-Pump versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Elderly Patients: Results from the Danish On-Pump versus Off-Pump Randomization Study (DOORS). 04/20/2012 Houlind K, Kjeldsen BJ, Madsen SN, Rasmussen BS, Holme SJ, Nielsen PH, Mortensen PE
22412129 Palliative Sedation in End-of-Life Care and Survival: A Systematic Review. 04/20/2012 Maltoni M, Scarpi E, Rosati M, Derni S, Fabbri L, Martini F, Amadori D, Nanni O
22508733 New fibrate use and acute renal outcomes in elderly adults: a population-based study. 04/17/2012 Zhao YY, Weir MA, Manno M, Cordy P, Gomes T, Hackam DG, Juurlink DN, Mamdani M, Moist L, Parikh CR, Paterson JM, Wald R, Yao Z, Garg AX Annals of internal medicine
22507696 A Randomized Controlled Trial of Telemonitoring in Older Adults With Multiple Health Issues to Prevent Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits. 04/16/2012 Takahashi PY, Pecina JL, Upatising B, Chaudhry R, Shah ND, Van Houten H, Cha S, Croghan I, Naessens JM, Hanson GJ
22422744 Identifying community based chronic heart failure patients in the last year of life: a comparison of the Gold Standards Framework Prognostic Indicator Guide and the Seattle Heart Failure Model. 04/01/2012 Haga K, Murray S, Reid J, Ness A, O'Donnell M, Yellowlees D, Denvir MA Heart (British Cardiac Society)
22419318 Statins for age-related macular degeneration. 03/14/2012 Gehlbach P, Li T, Hatef E Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)
22419314 Cholinesterase inhibitors for dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease dementia and cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. 03/14/2012 Rolinski M, Fox C, Maidment I, McShane R Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) Stellar
22419313 Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for cancer pain in adults. 03/14/2012 Hurlow A, Bennett MI, Robb KA, Johnson MI, Simpson KH, Oxberry SG
22419320 Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases. 03/14/2012 Bjelakovic G, Nikolova D, Gluud LL, Simonetti RG, Gluud C Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)
22397651 Donepezil and memantine for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease. 03/08/2012 Howard R, McShane R, Lindesay J, Ritchie C, Baldwin A, Barber R, Burns A, Dening T, Findlay D, Holmes C, Hughes A, Jacoby R, Jones R, Jones R, McKeith I, Macharouthu A, O'Brien J, Passmore P, Sheehan B, Juszczak E, Katona C, Hills R, Knapp M, Ballard C, Brown R, Banerjee S, Onions C, Griffin M, Adams J, Gray R, Johnson T, Bentham P, Phillips P N Engl J Med Stellar
22405402 Interventions to support a palliative care approach in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An integrative review. 03/07/2012 Disler RT, Currow DC, Phillips JL, Smith T, Johnson MJ, Davidson PM
22393205 Benefits From Antidepressants: Synthesis of 6-Week Patient-Level Outcomes From Double-blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trials of Fluoxetine and Venlafaxine. 03/05/2012 Gibbons RD, Hur K, Brown CH, Davis JM, Mann JJ Stellar
22198652 Cemented versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures: a prospective randomized trial with early follow-up. 03/01/2012 Deangelis JP, Ademi A, Staff I, Lewis CG
22198639 Prolonged strength training in older patients after hip fracture: a randomised controlled trial. 03/01/2012 Sylliaas H, Brovold T, Wyller TB, Bergland A
22236655 Depression in older people in the general hospital: a systematic review of screening instruments. 03/01/2012 Dennis M, Kadri A, Coffey J Stellar
22376048 American Geriatrics Society Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. 02/29/2012 View CAP The American Geriatrics Society Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
22362541 Differential risk of death in older residents in nursing homes prescribed specific antipsychotic drugs: population based cohort study. 02/23/2012 Huybrechts KF, Gerhard T, Crystal S, Olfson M, Avorn J, Levin R, Lucas JA, Schneeweiss S
22352414 All-Cause 1-, 5-, and 10-Year Mortality in Elderly People According to Activities of Daily Living Stage. 02/21/2012 Stineman MG, Xie D, Pan Q, Kurichi JE, Zhang Z, Saliba D, Henry-Sánchez JT, Streim J J Am Geriatr Soc
22336858 Whole-body vibration training for patients with neurodegenerative disease. 02/15/2012 Sitja Rabert M, Rigau Comas D, Fort Vanmeerhaeghe A, Santoyo Medina C, Roque I Figuls M, Romero-Rodriguez D, Bonfill Cosp X
22336826 Functional analysis-based interventions for challenging behaviour in dementia. 02/15/2012 Moniz Cook ED, Swift K, James I, Malouf R, De Vugt M, Verhey F
22336800 Antipsychotic drug treatment for elderly people with late-onset schizophrenia. 02/15/2012 Essali A, Ali G
22336816 Aspirin, steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. 02/15/2012 Jaturapatporn D, Isaac MG, McCleery J, Tabet N Stellar
22236802 Memantine for dementia in adults older than 40 years with Down's syndrome (MEADOWS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 02/11/2012 Hanney M, Prasher V, Williams N, Jones EL, Aarsland D, Corbett A, Lawrence D, Yu LM, Tyrer S, Francis PT, Johnson T, Bullock R, Ballard C Lancet
22302355 Enhancing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 02/03/2012 Boustani MA, Campbell NL, Khan BA, Abernathy G, Zawahiri M, Campbell T, Tricker J, Hui SL, Buckley JD, Perkins AJ, Farber MO, Callahan CM
21804410 Surgical treatment with an angular stable plate for complex displaced proximal humeral fractures in elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial. 02/01/2012 Fjalestad T, Hole MO, Hovden IA, Blucher J, Stromsoe K
22261206 Exergaming and older adult cognition: a cluster randomized clinical trial. 02/01/2012 Anderson-Hanley C, Arciero PJ, Brickman AM, Nimon JP, Okuma N, Westen SC, Merz ME, Pence BD, Woods JA, Kramer AF, Zimmerman EA Stellar
22256806 Bone-Density Testing Interval and Transition to Osteoporosis in Older Women 01/19/2012 View CAP Gourlay ML, Fine JP, Preisser JS, May RC, Li C, Lui LY, Ransohoff DF, Cauley JA, Ensrud KE, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group N Engl J Med
22235089 Prognostic indices for older adults: a systematic review. 01/11/2012 Yourman LC, Lee SJ, Schonberg MA, Widera EW, Smith AK Stellar
22235087 Association of incident dementia with hospitalizations. 01/11/2012 View CAP Phelan EA, Borson S, Grothaus L, Balch S, Larson EB JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
22232050 Nicotine treatment of mild cognitive impairment: a 6-month double-blind pilot clinical trial. 01/10/2012 Newhouse P, Kellar K, Aisen P, White H, Wesnes K, Coderre E, Pfaff A, Wilkins H, Howard D, Levin ED Stellar
22228392 The Effect of a Pain Management Program on Patients With Cancer Pain. 01/06/2012 Tse MM, Wong AC, Ng HN, Lee HY, Chong MH, Leung WY
22239292 Should care managers for older adults be located in primary care? A randomized controlled trial. 01/01/2012 Parsons M, Senior H, Kerse N, Chen MH, Jacobs S, Vanderhoorn S, Anderson C Stellar
22108393 Association between the apolipoprotein E4 and postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients undergoing intravenous anesthesia and inhalation anesthesia. 01/01/2012 Cai Y, Hu H, Liu P, Feng G, Dong W, Yu B, Zhu Y, Song J, Zhao M
21982325 A randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of water-based exercise to improve falls risk and physical function in older adults with lower-extremity osteoarthritis. 01/01/2012 Hale LA, Waters D, Herbison P
21893502 Measures of everyday competence in older adults with cognitive impairment: a systematic review. 01/01/2012 Law LL, Barnett F, Yau MK, Gray MA Age and ageing
22193526 Risk of mortality among individual antipsychotics in patients with dementia. 01/01/2012 Kales HC, Kim HM, Zivin K, Valenstein M, Seyfried LS, Chiang C, Cunningham F, Schneider LS, Blow FC Stellar
22185329 The landscape of knowledge translation interventions in cancer control: What do we know and where to next? A review of systematic reviews. 12/20/2011 Brouwers MC, Garcia K, Makarski J, Daraz L, Control In Canada Project Research Team Eep EE Implementation science : IS
22161402 Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people. 12/07/2011 Hughes C, Smith M, Tunney M, Bradley MC Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) Stellar
22161450 Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers. 12/07/2011 McInnes E, Dumville JC, Jammali-Blasi A, Bell-Syer SE Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)
22159849 A prospective randomized trial comparing nonoperative treatment with volar locking plate fixation for displaced and unstable distal radial fractures in patients sixty-five years of age and older. 12/07/2011 Arora R, Lutz M, Deml C, Krappinger D, Haug L, Gabl M The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
22188076 Effect of vitamin D supplementation on muscle strength, gait and balance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 12/01/2011 Muir SW, Montero-Odasso M Stellar
22003158 Impact of exercise to improve gait efficiency on activity and participation in older adults with mobility limitations: a randomized controlled trial. 12/01/2011 VanSwearingen JM, Perera S, Brach JS, Wert D, Studenski SA Physical therapy
22091738 Community aging in place, advancing better living for elders: a bio-behavioral-environmental intervention to improve function and health-related quality of life in disabled older adults. 12/01/2011 Szanton SL, Thorpe RJ, Boyd C, Tanner EK, Leff B, Agree E, Xue QL, Allen JK, Seplaki CL, Weiss CO, Guralnik JM, Gitlin LN Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
21949031 Preventing pressure ulcers in long-term care: a cost-effectiveness analysis. 11/14/2011 Pham B, Stern A, Chen W, Sander B, John-Baptiste A, Thein HH, Gomes T, Wodchis WP, Bayoumi A, Machado M, Carcone S, Krahn M Archives of internal medicine Stellar
22074851 Functional outcomes of multi-condition collaborative care and successful ageing: results of randomised trial. 11/10/2011 View CAP Von Korff M, Katon WJ, Lin EH, Ciechanowski P, Peterson D, Ludman EJ, Young B, Rutter CM BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
22071817 Exercise for improving balance in older people. 11/09/2011 Howe TE, Rochester L, Neil F, Skelton DA, Ballinger C Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)
22067628 Haloperidol prophylaxis decreases delirium incidence in elderly patients after noncardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial. 11/03/2011 Wang W, Li HL, Wang DX, Zhu X, Li SL, Yao GQ, Chen KS, Gu XE, Zhu SN Crit Care Med
21969017 Health-Related Quality of Life After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Inoperable Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis. 11/01/2011 Reynolds MR, Magnuson EA, Lei Y, Leon MB, Smith CR, Svensson LG, Webb JG, Babaliaros VC, Bowers BS, Fearon WF, Herrmann HC, Kapadia S, Kodali SK, Makkar RR, Pichard AD, Cohen DJ Circulation Stellar
22016344 Evaluating a complex intervention with a single outcome may not be a good idea: an example from a randomised trial of stroke case management. 11/01/2011 Mayo NE, Scott S Age and ageing