Social network assessment in community-dwelling older persons: results from a study of three European populations

Autor: Blozik, Eva, Wagner, Jan, Gillmann, Gerhard, Iliffe, Steve, von Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang, Lubben, James, Beck, John, Stuck, Andreas, Clough-Gorr, Kerri

Background and aims: In clinical practice, the status of living alone is often used as the only measure describing an older person's social network. We evaluated whether additional use of a brief social network measure provides relevant additional in

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The PRO-AGE study: an international randomised controlled study of health risk appraisal for older persons based in general practice

Autor: Bachmann Martin D, Harari Danielle, Iliffe Steve, Meier-Baumgartner Hans, von Renteln-Kruse Wolfgang, Anders Jennifer, Dapp Ulrike, Kharicha Kalpa, Stuck Andreas E, Egger Matthias, Gillmann Gerhard, Beck John C, Swift Cameron G

Publikováno v: BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 2 (2007)

Abstract Background This paper describes the study protocol, the recruitment, and base-line data for evaluating the success of randomisation of the PRO-AGE (PRevention in Older people – Assessment in GEneralists' practices) project. Methods/Design

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Age-dependent Decrease in 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 (11β-HSD2) Activity in Hypertensive Patients

Autor: Henschkowski, Jana, Stuck, Andreas E., Frey, Brigitte M., Gillmann, Gerhard, Dick, Bernhard, Frey, Felix J., Mohaupt, Markus G.

Background The prevalence of arterial hypertension lacking a defined underlying cause increases with age. Age-related arterial hypertension is insufficiently understood, yet known characteristics suggest an aldosterone-independent activation of the m

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Preclinical disability as a risk factor for falls in community-dwelling older adults

Autor: Clough-Gorr, Kerri M, Erpen, Thomas, Gillmann, Gerhard, Von Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang, Iliffe, Steve, Beck, John C, Stuck, Andreas E

Publikováno v: Clough-Gorr, Kerri M; Erpen, Thomas; Gillmann, Gerhard; von Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang; Iliffe, Steve; Beck, John C; Stuck, Andreas E (2008). Preclinical disability as a risk factor for falls in community-dwelling older adults. Journals of gerontology. Series A-biological sciences and medical sciences, 63(3), pp. 314-20. Cary, N.C.: Oxford University Press 10.1093/gerona/63.3.314

BACKGROUND: Falls are common and serious problems in older adults. The goal of this study was to examine whether preclinical disability predicts incident falls in a European population of community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: Secondary data analy

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A randomized trial of effects of health risk appraisal combined with group sessions or home visits on preventive behaviors in older adults

Autor: Dapp, Ulrike, Anders, Jennifer A M, von Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang, Minder, Christoph E, Meier-Baumgartner, Hans Peter, Swift, Cameron G, Gillmann, Gerhard, Egger, Matthias, Beck, John C, Stuck, Andreas E, PRO-AGE Study Group, Lübke, N, Lauber, S, Gihsa, K, Golgert, S, Iliffe, S, Kharicha, K, Harari, D, Born, S, Moser, A, Münzer, T, Wagner, J, Goetz, S M, Hansen, G, Weritz-Hanf, P, Herz, I, Herz, W, Satrapa-Schill, A

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https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-154286