Recent publications on Aging & Geriatrics

Bohl AA, Fishman PA, Ciol MA, Williams B, LoGerfo J, Phelan EA. A longitudinal analysis of total 3-year healthcare costs for older adults who experience a fall requiring medical care.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 May;58(5):853-60. Epub 2010 Apr 6. PubMed

Ehlenbach WJ, Hough CL, Crane PK, Haneuse SJ, Carson SS, Curtis JR, Larson EB. Association between acute care and critical illness hospitalization and cognitive function in older adults.  JAMA. 2010;303(8):763-70. PubMed

Saunders KW, Dunn KM, Merrill JO, Sullivan M, Weisner C, Braden JB, Psaty BM, Von Korff M. Relationship of opioid use and dosage levels to fractures in older chronic pain patients.  J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25(4):310-5. Epub 2010 Jan 5. PubMed

Snitz BE, O'Meara ES, Carlson MC, Arnold AM, Ives DG, Rapp SR, Saxton J, Lopez OL, Dunn LO, Sink KM, DeKosky ST; Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Investigators. Ginkgo biloba for preventing cognitive decline in older adults: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2009;302(24):2663-2670. PubMed

Van Leeuwen WE, Unützer J, Lee S, Hitcock Noel P. Collaborative depression care for the old old: findings from the IMPACT trial. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Dec;17(12):1040-9. PubMed

Montine TJ, Larson EB. Late-life dementias: does this unyielding global challenge require a broader view?  JAMA. 2009;302(23):2593-4. PubMed

Levine MD, Ross TR, Balderson BH, Phelan EA. Implementing group medical visits for older adults at Group Health Cooperative. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Jan;58(1):168-72. Epub 2009 Dec 9. PubMed

Cheadle A, Egger R, LoGerfo JP, Schwartz S, Harris JR. Promoting sustainable community change in support of older adult physical activity: evaluation findings from the Southeast Seattle Senior Physical Activity Network (SESPAN). J Urban Health. 2010 Jan;87(1):67-75. Epub 2009;87(1):67-75. Epub 2009 Dec 1. PubMed

Fann JR, Fan MY, Unützer J. Improving primary care for older adults with cancer and depression. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24 Suppl 2:S417-24. PubMed

Peterson L, Bazemore AW, Phillips RL Jr, Teevan B, Dodoo MS, Xierali I, Petterson SM. Family physicians' present and future role in caring for older patients. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Nov 15;80(10):1072. PubMed

Gold HT, Thwin SS, Buist DS, Field TS, Wei F, Yood MU, Lash TL, Quinn VP, Geiger AM, Silliman RA. Delayed radiotherapy for breast cancer patients in integrated delivery systems.  Am J Manag Care. 2009;15(11):785-9. PubMed

Wang LY, Larson EB, Sonnen JA, Shofer JB, McCormick W, Bowen JD, Montine TJ, Li G. Blood pressure and brain injury in older adults: findings from a community-based autopsy study.  J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009;57(11):1975-81. Epub 2009 Sep 28. PubMed

Naumann RB, Dellinger AM, Anderson ML, Bonomi AE, Rivara FP, Thompson RS. Preferred modes of travel among older adults: what factors affect the choice to walk instead of drive? J Safety Res. 2009;40(5):395-8. Epub 2009 Sep 19. PubMed

Longstreth WT, Sonnen JA, Koepsell TD, Kukull WA, Larson EB, Montine TJ. Associations between micro-infarcts and macroscopic vascular findings on neuropathologic examination in 2 databases. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2009;23(3):291-4. PubMed

Vitiello MV, Rybarczyk BD, Von Korff M, Stepanski EJ. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia improves sleep and decreases pain in older adults with co-morbid insomnia and osteoarthritis. J Clin Sleep Med. 2009;5(4):355-62. PubMed

Sonnen JA, Larson EB, Haneuse S, Woltjer R, Li G, Crane PK, Craft S, Montine TJ. Neuropathology in the Adult Changes in Thought Study: a review. J Alzheimers Dis. 2009;18(3):703-11. Epub 2009 Aug 3. PubMed

Larson EB. Population-based neuropathology: the best of times.  J Alzheimers Dis 2009;18:643-44. Epub July 20 2009. PubMed

Khachaturian ZS, Cami J, Andrieu S, Avila J, Boada Rovira M, Breteler M, Froelich L, Gauthier S, Gomez-Isla T, Khachaturian AS, Kuller LH, Larson EB, Lopez OL, Martinez-Lage JM, Petersen RC, Schellenberg GD, Sunyer J, Vellas B, Bain LJ. Creating a transatlantic research enterprise for preventing Alzheimer's disease.  Alzheimers Dement. 2009;5(4):361-6. PubMed

Haneuse S, Larson E, Walker R, Montine T, Sonnen J. Neuropathology-based risk scoring for dementia diagnosis in the elderly.  J Alzheimers Dis. 2009;17(4):875-85. Epub 2009 Jun 19. PubMed

Tsuang D, Larson EB, Li G, Shofer JB, Montine KS, Thompson ML, Sonnen JA, Crane PK, Leverenz JB, Montine TJ. Association between lifetime cigarette smoking and Lewy body accumulation. Brain Pathol. 2010 Mar;20(2):412-8. Epub 2009 Jun 15. PubMed