scholarly journals Empirical: Relationship of Individual Cognitive Abilities to Specific Components of Decisional Capacity Among Middle-Aged and Older Patients With Schizophrenia

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. W Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Decisional Capacity ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Elevated alanine aminotransferase and low aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase ratio are associated with chronic kidney disease among middle-aged women: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirotaka Ochiai ◽  
Takako Shirasawa ◽  
Takahiko Yoshimoto ◽  
Satsue Nagahama ◽  
Akihiro Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Aspartate Aminotransferase ◽  
Alanine Aminotransferase ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
Relationship Of

Abstract Background Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to ALT ratio (AST/ALT ratio) have been shown to be related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or insulin resistance, which was associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, it is unclear whether ALT and AST/ALT ratio are associated with CKD. In this study, we examined the relationship of ALT and AST/ALT ratio to CKD among middle-aged females in Japan. Methods The present study included 29,133 women aged 40 to 64 years who had an annual health checkup in Japan during April 2013 to March 2014. Venous blood samples were collected to measure ALT, AST, gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), and creatinine levels. In accordance with previous studies, ALT > 40 U/L and GGT > 50 U/L were determined as elevated, AST/ALT ratio < 1 was regarded as low, and CKD was defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 and/or proteinuria. Logistic regression model was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for CKD. Results “Elevated ALT and elevated GGT” and “elevated ALT and non-elevated GGT” significantly increased the OR for CKD when compared with “non-elevated ALT and non-elevated GGT” (OR: 2.56, 95% CI: 2.10–3.12 and OR: 2.24, 95% CI: 1.81–2.77). Compared with “AST/ALT ratio ≥ 1 and non-elevated GGT”, “AST/ALT ratio < 1 and elevated GGT” and “AST/ALT ratio < 1 and non-elevated GGT” significantly increased the OR for CKD (OR: 2.73, 95% CI: 2.36–3.15 and OR: 1.68, 95% CI: 1.52–1.87). These findings still remained after adjustment for confounders. Conclusions Elevated ALT was associated with CKD regardless of GGT elevation. Moreover, low AST/ALT ratio was also associated with CKD independent of GGT elevation.

Women and COVID-19: severity and mortality in hospitalized middle-aged and older patients

Climacteric ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
L. Balcázar-Hernández ◽  
C. Martínez-Murillo ◽  
C. Ramos-Peñafiel ◽  
K. Pellón Tellez ◽  
B. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Patients ◽  
Middle Aged

Functional Adaptation Skills Training (FAST): A randomized trial of a psychosocial intervention for middle-aged and older patients with chronic psychotic disorders

2006 ◽  
Vol 86 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 291-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Patterson ◽  
Brent T. Mausbach ◽  
Christine McKibbin ◽  
Sherry Goldman ◽  
Jesus Bucardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Psychosocial Intervention ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Functional Adaptation ◽  
Middle Aged

Relationship of tooth loss to mild cognitive impairment among middle-aged Mongolians: Mon-timeline study

2021 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 119731
Author(s):  
Urangoo Ganbaatar ◽  
Uuganzaya Erdeneochir ◽  
Puntsagdulam Byambajav ◽  
Tsolmon Jadamba ◽  
Oyuntugs Byambasukh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Clinical Course, Serologic Response, and Long-Term Outcome in Elderly Patients with Early Lyme Borreliosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Boršič ◽  
Rok Blagus ◽  
Tjaša Cerar ◽  
Franc Strle ◽  
Daša Stupica
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Borreliosis ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Erythema Migrans ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Patient Age ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Incomplete Response ◽  
Patient Âgé

Infected elderly people often present with signs and symptoms that differ from those in younger adults, but data on the association between patient age and presentation of early Lyme borreliosis (LB) are limited. In this study, the association between patient age (18–44 years, young vs. 45–64 years, middle-aged vs. ≥ 65 years, elderly) and disease course, microbiologic characteristics, and the long-term outcome of treatment was investigated prospectively in 1220 adult patients with early LB manifesting as erythema migrans (EM) at a single-center university hospital. Patients were assessed at enrolment and followed-up for 12 months. Age was associated with comorbidities, previous LB, presenting with multiple EM, and seropositivity to borreliae at enrolment. The time to resolution of EM after starting antibiotic treatment was longer in older patients. At 12 months, 59/989 (6.0%) patients showed incomplete response. The odds for incomplete response decreased with time from enrolment (odds ratio (OR) of 0.49, 0.50, and 0.48 for 2-month vs. 14-days, 6-month vs. 2-month, and 12-month vs. 6-month follow-up visits, respectively), but were higher with advancing age (OR 1.57 for middle-aged vs. young, and 1.95 for elderly vs. young), in women (OR 1.41, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01–1.96), in patients who reported LB-associated constitutional symptoms at enrolment (OR 7.69, 95% CI 5.39–10.97), and in those who presented with disseminated disease (OR 1.65, 95% CI 1.09–2.51). The long-term outcome of EM was excellent in patients of all age groups. However, older patients had slower resolution of EM and higher odds for an unfavorable outcome of treatment (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.05–2.34 for middle-aged vs. young; and OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.14–3.32 for elderly vs. young), manifested predominantly as post-LB symptoms. The presence of LB-associated constitutional symptoms at enrolment was the strongest predictor of incomplete response.

Relationship of Religiosity to Death Anxiety of Middle-Aged Males

1984 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 811-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann M. Downey
Keyword(s):  
Principal Components Analysis ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Probability Sample ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Relationship Of

The purpose of this study was to determine how religiosity was related to death anxiety among a group of middle-aged men. A non-probability sample of 237 male volunteers between the ages of 40 and 59 yr. of whom 88.7% were engaged in professional occupations completed a questionnaire composed of various research instruments. A single composite score for religiosity was obtained through a principal-components analysis of 13 items selected, adjusted, and compiled by Downey (1980) from various religiosity scales. Boyar's Fear of Death Scale assessed death anxiety, while “experience of death” was measured by three items and was utilized as a control variable in determining the association between religiosity and death anxiety. Analysis indicated that “experience of death” or the amount of contact the male has had with death was not related to death anxiety. Data did not support the prediction that those males who were less religious would exhibit higher scores on death anxiety than would those men who were more religious. Further analyses demonstrated a curvilinear relationship between religiosity and death anxiety. The middle-aged men who were moderately religious evidenced a significantly higher fear of death than the men who were either low or high in religiosity.

Relationship of catecholamine excretion to body size, obesity, and nutrient intake in middle-aged and elderly men

1992 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 827-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
J B Young ◽  
R J Troisi ◽  
S T Weiss ◽  
D R Parker ◽  
D Sparrow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Catecholamine Excretion ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Impact of rehabilitation measures on cognitive dysfunction in older patients after surgical treatment of nuclear cataract

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
Evgenia V. Popova ◽  
◽  
Evgenia V. Popova ◽  
Evgenia V. Popova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nuclear Cataract ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Moderate Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Rehabilitation Measures

Background. The high prevalence of nuclear cataracts in older age groups is accompanied by a simultaneous decrease in cognitive abilities as a result of this ophthalmic disease, and other General somatic polymorbid pathology. Aim. To study the cognitive abilities of elderly and senile patients with nuclear cataracts during medical rehabilitation. Materials and methods. In clinical conditions, 68 elderly and senile patients with nuclear cataract underwent femtolaser-assisted cataract phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation, and in the postoperative period, medical and non-drug rehabilitation was performed (the main group). The control group con-sisted of 65 patients with nuclear cataract of the same age who also underwent the above-mentioned surgery without rehabilitation measures. The MMSE scale was used to assess cognitive impairment. Results. 9 months after surgical treatment, the cognitive status of patients in the main group improved from 17.4±0.2 to 20.7±0.3 points (p>0.05). Moderate initial cognitive dysfunction in patients of the main group changed to mild after 9 months, while in the control group it remained the same. At the same time, the proportion of patients with moderate cognitive impairment decreased significantly in the main group from 61.71±5.9% before rehabilitation to 13.2±4.1% after it was completed, and the number of patients with no cognitive deficit increased (p<0.001). In the control group, the number of patients with moderate cognitive impairment decreased from 60.0±6.0 to 46.2±6.2% (p>0.05). Conclusion. The implementation of rehabilitation measures in the postoperative period helps to improve the cognitive status of older patients with nuclear ca-taracts.

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