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.
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| Randomized clinical trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimization in vascular surgery. | 05/01/2017 | The British journal of surgery | Partridge JS, Harari D, Martin FC, Peacock JL, Bell R, Mohammed A, Dhesi JK | ||
| National Trends in Atrial Fibrillation Hospitalization, Readmission, and Mortality for Medicare Beneficiaries, 1999-2013. | 03/28/2017 | Circulation | Freeman JV, Wang Y, Akar J, Desai N, Krumholz H | ||
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Antipsychotic Use and Risk of Dementia in Veterans. | 03/17/2017 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | Roughead EE, Pratt NL, Kalisch Ellett LM, Ramsay EN, Barratt JD, Morris P, Killer G | ||
| Early Functional Limitations in Cognitively Normal Older Adults Predict Diagnostic Conversion to Mild Cognitive Impairment. | 03/17/2017 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | Farias ST, Lau K, Harvey D, Denny KG, Barba C, Mefford AN | ||
| Life-Space Mobility and Cognitive Decline Among Mexican Americans Aged 75 Years and Older. | 03/09/2017 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | Silberschmidt S, Kumar A, Raji MM, Markides K, Ottenbacher KJ, Al Snih S | ||
| Mediation of Cognitive Function Improvements by Strength Gains After Resistance Training in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Outcomes of the Study of Mental and Resistance Training. | 03/01/2017 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | Mavros Y, Gates N, Wilson GC, Jain N, Meiklejohn J, Brodaty H, Wen W, Singh N, Baune BT, Suo C, Baker MK, Foroughi N, Wang Y, Sachdev PS, Valenzuela M, Fiatarone Singh MA | ||
| Preoperative frailty is predictive of complications after major lower extremity amputation. | 03/01/2017 | Journal of vascular surgery | Fang ZB, Hu FY, Arya S, Gillespie TW, Rajani RR | ||
| Calcium intake and risk of fracture: systematic review. | 09/09/2016 | BMJ (Clinical research ed.) | Bolland MJ, Leung W, Tai V, Bastin S, Gamble GD, Grey A, Reid IR |
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| Calcium intake and bone mineral density: systematic review and meta-analysis. | 09/09/2016 | BMJ (Clinical research ed.) | Tai V, Leung W, Grey A, Reid IR, Bolland MJ |
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| Effects of self-management support programmes on activities of daily living of older adults: A systematic review. | 09/01/2016 | International journal of nursing studies | van Het Bolscher-Niehuis MJ, den Ouden ME, de Vocht HM, Francke AL | ||
| Dexmedetomidine for prevention of delirium in elderly patients after non-cardiac surgery: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. | 08/16/2016 | Lancet (London, England) | Su X, Meng ZT, Wu XH, Cui F, Li HL, Wang DX, Zhu X, Zhu SN, Maze M, Ma D | ||
| Interventions for preventing abuse in the elderly. | 08/16/2016 | The Cochrane database of systematic reviews | Baker PR, Francis DP, Hairi NN, Othman S, Choo WY | ||
| Addition of a non-immersive virtual reality component to treadmill training to reduce fall risk in older adults (V-TIME): a randomised controlled trial. | 08/11/2016 | Lancet (London, England) | Mirelman A, Rochester L, Maidan I, Del Din S, Alcock L, Nieuwhof F, Rikkert MO, Bloem BR, Pelosin E, Avanzino L, Abbruzzese G, Dockx K, Bekkers E, Giladi N, Nieuwboer A, Hausdorff JM | ||
| Evaluation of delirium screening tools in geriatric medical inpatients: a diagnostic test accuracy study. | 08/08/2016 | Age and ageing | Hendry K, Quinn TJ, Evans J, Scortichini V, Miller H, Burns J, Cunnington A, Stott DJ | ||
| Effectiveness of a Proactive Primary Care Program on Preserving Daily Functioning of Older People: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. | 07/26/2016 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | Bleijenberg N, Drubbel I, Schuurmans MJ, Dam HT, Zuithoff NP, Numans ME, de Wit NJ | ||
| Baseline characteristics and treatment-emergent risk factors associated with cerebrovascular event and death with risperidone in dementia patients. | 07/07/2016 | The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science | Howard R, Costafreda SG, Karcher K, Coppola D, Berlin JA, Hough D | ||
| The effect of aquatic exercise on physical functioning in the older adult: a systematic review with meta-analysis. | 07/04/2016 | Age and ageing | Waller B, Ogonowska-Slodownik A, Vitor M, Rodionova K, Lambeck J, Heinonen A, Daly D | ||
| Thromboprophylaxis in atrial fibrillation and association with cognitive decline: systematic review. | 06/30/2016 | Age and ageing | Moffitt P, Lane DA, Park H, O'Connell J, Quinn TJ | ||
| The effectiveness of supplementary arm and upper body exercises following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial. | 06/28/2016 | Clinical rehabilitation | Mitrovic D, Davidovic M, Erceg P, Marinkovic J | ||
| Enhanced interdisciplinary care improves self-care ability and decreases emergency department visits for older Taiwanese patients over 2 years after hip-fracture surgery: A randomised controlled trial. | 04/01/2016 | International journal of nursing studies | Shyu YI, Liang J, Tseng MY, Li HJ, Wu CC, Cheng HS, Chou SW, Chen CY, Yang CT | ||
| Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Transitional Care in Acutely Hospitalized Patients: The Transitional Care Bridge Randomized Clinical Trial. | 03/01/2016 | JAMA internal medicine | Buurman BM, Parlevliet JL, Allore HG, Blok W, van Deelen BA, Moll van Charante EP, de Haan RJ, de Rooij SE | ||
| Effect of discontinuation of antihypertensive medication on orthostatic hypotension in older persons with mild cognitive impairment: the DANTE Study Leiden. | 03/01/2016 | Age and ageing | Moonen JE, Foster-Dingley JC, de Ruijter W, van der Grond J, de Craen AJ, van der Mast RC | ||
| Disclosing Pleiotropic Effects During Genetic Risk Assessment for Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Trial. | 02/02/2016 | Annals of internal medicine | Christensen KD, Roberts JS, Whitehouse PJ, Royal CD, Obisesan TO, Cupples LA, Vernarelli JA, Bhatt DL, Linnenbringer E, Butson MB, Fasaye GA, Uhlmann WR, Hiraki S, Wang N, Cook-Deegan R, Green RC | ||
| Effects of a Stepwise Multidisciplinary Intervention for Challenging Behavior in Advanced Dementia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. | 02/01/2016 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | Pieper MJ, Francke AL, van der Steen JT, Scherder EJ, Twisk JW, Kovach CR, Achterberg WP | ||
| Effects of a High-Intensity Functional Exercise Program on Dependence in Activities of Daily Living and Balance in Older Adults with Dementia. | 01/01/2016 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | Toots A, Littbrand H, Lindelof N, Wiklund R, Holmberg H, Nordstrom P, Lundin-Olsson L, Gustafson Y, Rosendahl E |
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| Delirium risk stratification in consecutive unselected admissions to acute medicine: validation of externally derived risk scores. | 01/01/2016 | Age and ageing | Pendlebury ST, Lovett N, Smith SC, Cornish E, Mehta Z, Rothwell PM | ||
| Palliative care for patients with advanced fibrotic lung disease: a randomised controlled phase II and feasibility trial of a community case conference intervention. | 09/01/2015 | Thorax | Bajwah S, Ross JR, Wells AU, Mohammed K, Oyebode C, Birring SS, Patel AS, Koffman J, Higginson IJ, Riley J | ||
| Effectiveness of two year balance training programme on prevention of fall induced injuries in at risk women aged 75-85 living in community: Ossebo randomised controlled trial. | 07/22/2015 | BMJ (Clinical research ed.) | El-Khoury F, Cassou B, Latouche A, Aegerter P, Charles MA, Dargent-Molina P | ||
| Intermediate- and Long-Term Cognitive Outcomes After Cardiovascular Procedures in Older Adults: A Systematic Review. | 07/21/2015 | Annals of internal medicine | Fink HA, Hemmy LS, MacDonald R, Carlyle MH, Olson CM, Dysken MW, McCarten JR, Kane RL, Garcia SA, Rutks IR, Ouellette J, Wilt TJ | ||
| Efficacy and Harms of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in the Elderly for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation and Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. | 07/21/2015 | Circulation | Sharma M, Cornelius VR, Patel JP, Davies JG, Molokhia M | ||
| Plugs for containing faecal incontinence. | 07/20/2015 | The Cochrane database of systematic reviews | Deutekom M, Dobben AC | ||
| Polypharmacy in the Aging Patient: Management of Hypertension in Octogenarians. | 07/14/2015 | JAMA | Benetos A, Rossignol P, Cherubini A, Joly L, Grodzicki T, Rajkumar C, Strandberg TE, Petrovic M | ||
| Guideline-Based Statin Eligibility, Coronary Artery Calcification, and Cardiovascular Events. | 07/14/2015 | JAMA | Pursnani A, Massaro JM, D'Agostino RB Sr, O'Donnell CJ, Hoffmann U | ||
| Obstructive sleep apnoea in the elderly: role of continuous positive airway pressure treatment. | 07/01/2015 | The European respiratory journal | Martinez-Garcia MA, Chiner E, Hernandez L, Cortes JP, Catalan P, Ponce S, Diaz JR, Pastor E, Vigil L, Carmona C, Montserrat JM, Aizpuru F, Lloberes P, Mayos M, Selma MJ, Cifuentes JF, Munoz A | ||
| Dignity-conserving care in palliative care settings: An integrative review. | 07/01/2015 | Journal of clinical nursing | Johnston B, Larkin P, Connolly M, Barry C, Narayanasamy M, Ostlund U, McIlfatrick S | ||
| Validation of a Model for Identification of Patients at Intermediate to High Risk for Complications Associated With Acute Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism. | 07/01/2015 | Chest | Fernandez C, Bova C, Sanchez O, Prandoni P, Lankeit M, Konstantinides S, Vanni S, Fernandez-Golfin C, Yusen RD, Jimenez D | ||
| Efficacy of Liuzijue Qigong in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Remission. | 07/01/2015 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | Xiao CM, Zhuang YC | ||
| Efficacy of a Physician-Led Multiparametric Telemonitoring System in Very Old Adults with Heart Failure. | 06/01/2015 | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | Pedone C, Rossi FF, Cecere A, Costanzo L, Antonelli Incalzi R |
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| Pharmacological treatments for fatigue associated with palliative care. | 05/30/2015 | The Cochrane database of systematic reviews | Mucke M, Cuhls H, Peuckmann-Post V, Minton O, Stone P, Radbruch L | ||
| Multimodal Analgesia in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial on Additional Efficacy of Periarticular Anesthesia. | 05/23/2015 | The Journal of arthroplasty | Milani P, Castelli P, Sola M, Invernizzi M, Massazza G, Cisari C | ||
| Combined resistance and balance-jumping exercise reduces older women's injurious falls and fractures: 5-year follow-up study. | 05/18/2015 | Age and ageing | Karinkanta S, Kannus P, Uusi-Rasi K, Heinonen A, Sievanen H |
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| Laxatives for the management of constipation in people receiving palliative care. | 05/13/2015 | The Cochrane database of systematic reviews | Candy B, Jones L, Larkin PJ, Vickerstaff V, Tookman A, Stone P | ||
| Early Versus Delayed Initiation of Concurrent Palliative Oncology Care: Patient Outcomes in the ENABLE III Randomized Controlled Trial. | 05/01/2015 | Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of | Bakitas MA, Tosteson TD, Li Z, Lyons KD, Hull JG, Li Z, Dionne-Odom JN, Frost J, Dragnev KH, Hegel MT, Azuero A, Ahles TA | ||
| Antibiotic treatment strategies for community-acquired pneumonia in adults. | 04/02/2015 | The New England journal of medicine | Postma DF, van Werkhoven CH, van Elden LJ, Thijsen SF, Hoepelman AI, Kluytmans JA, Boersma WG, Compaijen CJ, van der Wall E, Prins JM, Oosterheert JJ, Bonten MJ |
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| Prescription opioid duration of action and the risk of unintentional overdose among patients receiving opioid therapy. | 04/01/2015 | JAMA internal medicine | Miller M, Barber CW, Leatherman S, Fonda J, Hermos JA, Cho K, Gagnon DR |
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| Buprenorphine for treating cancer pain. | 03/31/2015 | The Cochrane database of systematic reviews | Schmidt-Hansen M, Bromham N, Taubert M, Arnold S, Hilgart JS | ||
| Glycated albumin predicts the effect of dual and single antiplatelet therapy on recurrent stroke. | 03/31/2015 | Neurology | Li J, Wang Y, Wang D, Lin J, Wang A, Zhao X, Liu L, Wang C, Wang Y |
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| Safety and Benefit of Discontinuing Statin Therapy in the Setting of Advanced, Life-Limiting Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial. | 03/23/2015 | JAMA internal medicine | Kutner JS, Blatchford PJ, Taylor DH, Ritchie CS, Bull JH, Fairclough DL, Hanson LC, LeBlanc TW, Samsa GP, Wolf S, Aziz NM, Currow DC, Ferrell B, Wagner-Johnston N, Zafar SY, Cleary JF, Dev S, Goode PS, Kamal AH, Kassner C, Kvale EA, McCallum JG, Ogunseitan AB, Pantilat SZ, Portenoy RK, Prince-Paul M, Sloan JA, Swetz KM, Von Gunten CF, Abernethy AP |
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| Exercise and Vitamin D in Fall Prevention Among Older Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial. | 03/23/2015 | JAMA internal medicine | Uusi-Rasi K, Patil R, Karinkanta S, Kannus P, Tokola K, Lamberg-Allardt C, Sievanen H |
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| The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and economic evaluation. | 03/19/2015 | Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) | Loveman E, Copley VR, Colquitt J, Scott DA, Clegg A, Jones J, O'Reilly KM, Singh S, Bausewein C, Wells A |