The design and testing of a questionnaire and examination to assess physical and mental health in older people using a staff nurse as the observer

Milne, John; Maule, Milena; Cormack, Simone; Williamson, James M.

doi:10.1016/0021-9681(72)90032-x

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“…was measured with a lever balance accurate to IOO g. Relative weights were calculated by expressing measured body-weights as percentages of the appropriate desirable 'weight-for-height ' taken from the tables of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Halpern, Glenn & Goodhart, 1960), using the median weight for the medium-sized body frame. Handgrip was measured with a mercury manometer (Milne, Maule, Cormack & Williamson, 1972). Visual acuity was assessed with Snellen's types and hearing loss was assessed by pure-tone audiometry.…”

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A dietary survey of older people in Edinburgh

Lonergan¹,

Milne²,

Maule³

et al. 1975

Br J Nutr

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1. Dietary histories covering I week were obtained from 212 men and 263 women, aged 62–90 years, who formed a random sample of the older people living in a defined area of Edinburgh. The histories were validated by 2 d weighed-diet records for 219 of the subjects.2. Nutrient intakes are given as mean values and standard deviations, and as percentage distributions of intake relative to the recommended intakes of nutrients. Intakes are also related to factors which might affect diet adversely.3. Mean values obtained suggested that intakes were less than recommended intakes for more nutrients for women than for men, particularly values for energy and vitamin D. Values for percentage distributions indicated that a substantial proportion of all subjects had low intakes of ascorbic acid and vitamin D, that the energy intake of many women was low and that for most nutrients a greater proportion of men than of women had the recommended intake. Factors associated with significant proportions of subjects with less than the recommended intakes were mental illness in women and deafness and severe dyspnoea in men.4. Possible action to improve the diet of the elderly is discussed.

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A dietary survey of older people in Edinburgh

Lonergan¹,

Milne²,

Maule³

et al. 1975

Br J Nutr

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“…The instrument is the Medical Research Council's question-naire concerning cough, phlegm, and past chest illness (1965). Also used is the questionnaire by Milne, Maule, Cormack, and Williamson ( 1972) concerning smoking.…”

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Physical Health Measurement of the Older Adult: New Instrumentation

Pless

Clayton

Martin

et al. 1993

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

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The Georgia Centenarian Study examines the biologic, psychologic, and social factors contributing to life satisfaction and successful aging in late adulthood. Three age groups are included, 60 through 69 years, 80 through 89 years, and 100+ years. While the overall theoretical model includes multiple variables, physical health is viewed as critical to successful aging. This article presents an overview of physical health measurement for older persons. Some existing measures of physical health are included in the test battery for the Georgia Centenarian Study; however, the investigators determined the need for the inclusion of a new instrument. This article describes existing measures as well as the rationale and process of development of a new instrument.

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“…For example, the elderly patient with arthritic hands should be observed opening pill bottles and performing self-hygiene if the history suggests clinically important impairment. The local visiting nurse is skilled in completion of this type of evaluation in the home, in which success in these activities is most relevant (37,38). Detailed knowledge of a patient's function often leads to the procurement of support services that actually promote or increase function, improve hygiene, and permit the patient to remain at home.…”

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What Diabetologists Should Know About Elderly Patients

Minaker

1990

Diabetes Care

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New challenges face the diabetologist from the enlarging elderly population with its increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus. Health-care utilization increases with both age and diabetes mellitus. The ways in which the elderly enter and respond to the healthcare system have changed significantly. Aging exerts a variable and recognizable influence on the way illnesses develop and how patients perceive their symptoms. The most important interaction of aging and disease is increased vulnerability to the development of severe diabetic complications. The techniques of history and physical examination are modified with age. An overall assessment of function becomes an important technique that assists in both diagnosis and management of elderly patients. Several important geriatric syndromes including delirium, urinary incontinence, falls, systolic hypertension, and polypharmacy are particularly common in elderly diabetic patients. Approaches to these prevalent conditions in the elderly are discussed. Diabetes Care 13 (Suppl. 2):34-46, 1990 T he age-related increase in prevalence of clinical diabetes and the rapid growth in the elderly population offer new challenges to the diabetologist. Health-care delivery needs, disease complexity, and symptoms of illness change with advancing age. Awareness of the principle features of geriatric medicine From the Division on Aging,

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The design and testing of a questionnaire and examination to assess physical and mental health in older people using a staff nurse as the observer

Cited by 17 publications

References 20 publications

A dietary survey of older people in Edinburgh

A dietary survey of older people in Edinburgh

Physical Health Measurement of the Older Adult: New Instrumentation

What Diabetologists Should Know About Elderly Patients

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