...Mingquan Li; Liumin Wang; Xinmei Zhu; Jian Huang; Yanli Zhang; Bei Gao; Xiaoyun Liu; Jingjing Yin; Pingmin Wei Introduction: It is crucial to identify predictors of mortality in the early stage of acute ischemic stroke for the oldest old (aged ≥80 years) because of their poor overall survival...

.... Riedel-Heller; Hans-Helmut König Introduction: Due to the strong association between old age and the need for long-term care, the number of individuals in need for care is projected to increase noticeably. The aim of this study was to examine the determinants of institutionalization among the oldest old...

... was to analyze the clinical manifestations and outcome of the oldest old (people aged ≥85 years) who were admitted to the hospital with a confirmed influenza A virus infection in comparison with younger patients and to assess the role of inflammation in the outcome of influenza infection in this population...

...Amit Frenkel; Vladimir Zeldetz; Roni Gat; Yair Binyamin; Asaf Acker; Merav Frenkel; Moti Klein; Victor Novack; Dan Schwarzfuchs Introduction: One-year mortality following hip fractures increases steeply with age, from 2% in the 60- to 69-year-old population up to 28% in the oldest old (older than...

...-Heller; Hans-Helmut König Introduction: There is a lack of studies examining the link between perceived autonomy and frailty among the oldest old. Therefore, our objective was to fill this gap. Methods: Data were used from the multicenter prospective cohort study “Needs, health service use, costs...

.... Objective: To examine time-dependent predictors of frailty among the oldest old using a longitudinal approach. Methods: Longitudinal data were drawn from the multicentre prospective cohort study “Study on Needs, health service use, costs and health-related quality of life in a large sample of oldest-old...

... Oldest old Weight loss, fatigue, weakness, slow walking speed, and low level of physical activity could be assessed in 1,082, 821 (1,092 after imputation), 1,214, 1,182, and 1,180 centenarians, respectively. Weakness, slow walking speed, and low level of physical activity were reported in more...

...Manon Guay; Marie-France Dubois; María Corrada; Marie-Pierre Lapointe-Garant; Claudia Kawas Background: As most studies generally treat all 85+ year-olds as a homogeneous group, little is known about the specific disabilities of the oldest old population, those aged 90 and older. Objective...

... on the association between vitamin D and mortality in oldest old subjects are limited. Objective: This study aimed to determine whether 25(OH)D concentrations were prospectively and independently associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and all-cause mortality in oldest old subjects. Methods: A total...

... greater rise in the need for assistance in taking medication among the oldest old. Table 2 Common geriatric problems Fatigue was seen to dramatically increase with age (×2.2 at age 85 compared to age 70), more so among women. Depression became increasingly more common with increasing age...

... of informants. Researchers examining the different resources that may contribute to extraordinary longevity and positive adaptation may find it essential to differentiate between the oldest old and centenarians, and to account for differences based upon measure, reporter type, and centenarian residence status...

... on those systems. The Georgia Centenarian Study obtained information about assistance for income, medical care, and caregiving of all types for a sample of centenarians and octogenarians. Previous studies have not established which characteristics may contribute to economic dependency among the oldest old...

... Oldest old Morbidity Functional decline Abstract Background: Disability and a decline in functional capacity are common in old age. Objective: To determine predictors of functional decline in nonagenarians basic activities of daily living (ADL) after 1 year of follow-up. Methods: A sample of 97...

... investigates whether successful rehabilitation of the very elderly is possible within the current processes of care and also whether factors that help predict successful rehabilitation in all age elderly are applicable to the oldest old. Methods: A retrospective case note analysis of all very elderly people...

... of Gerontopsychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; bDepartment of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y., USA Key Words Oldest old W Mini-Mental State Examination W Cross-domain variability W Cognitive decline W Dementia Abstract Background: Early detection of dementia is one of the key issues...

...Paul B. Baltes; Jacqui Smith We review research findings on the oldest old that demonstrate that the fourth age entails a level of biocultural incompleteness, vulnerability and unpredictability that is distinct from the positive views of the third age (young old). The oldest old are at the limits...