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| Andreas E StuckSummaryAffiliation: Spital Bern Ziegler Country: Switzerland Publications
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Multidimensional preventive home visit programs for community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsAnke Huss
Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital University of Bern Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:298-307. 2008..Our objective was to systematically review RCTs examining the effect of home visit programs on mortality, nursing home admissions, and functional status decline...- Home visits to prevent nursing home admission and functional decline in elderly people: systematic review and meta-regression analysisAndreas E Stuck
Zentrum Geriatrie Rehabilitation, Spital Bern Ziegler, Morillonstrasse 75, CH 3001, Bern, Switzerland
JAMA 287:1022-8. 2002..The effects of home visitation programs to prevent functional decline in elderly persons have been inconsistent, and the value of these programs is controversial... - Feasibility and yield of a self-administered questionnaire for health risk appraisal in older people in three European countriesAndreas E Stuck
Department of Geriatrics and Rehabilitation, Spital Bern Ziegler, Morillonstr 75, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
Age Ageing 31:463-7. 2002..To test the feasibility of a self-administered questionnaire for health risk appraisal in older people... - Preventing disability in elderly peopleAndreas E Stuck
Department of Geriatrics, University of Berne, Spital Bern-Ziegler, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland
Lancet 364:1641-2. 2004 - Autonomy and appropriate care for older disabled older people: guidelines of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences: commentaryA E Stuck
University Department of Geriatrics, Spital Bern-Ziegler, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland
J Nutr Health Aging 9:287-95. 2005 
The self-administered 24-item geriatric pain measure (GPM-24-SA): psychometric properties in three European populations of community-dwelling older adultsKerri M Clough-Gorr
Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital Bern, University Hospital and Spital Netz Bern Ziegler and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Pain Med 9:695-709. 2008..To explore the feasibility and psychometric properties of a self-administered version of the 24-item Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM-24-SA)...
The PRO-AGE study: an international randomised controlled study of health risk appraisal for older persons based in general practiceAndreas E Stuck
University Department of Geriatrics, Spital Bern Ziegler, Morillonstrasse 75 91, CH 3001 Bern, Switzerland
BMC Med Res Methodol 7:2. 2007..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...- Evaluation of multidimensional geriatric assessment as a predictor of mortality and cardiovascular events after transcatheter aortic valve implantationStefan Stortecky
Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 5:489-96. 2012..This study evaluated Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment (MGA) as predictor of mortality and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events (MACCE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)... - Preclinical disability as a risk factor for falls in community-dwelling older adultsKerri M Clough-Gorr
Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital University of Bern Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:314-20. 2008..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... - Progression of coronary artery disease during long-term follow-up of the Swiss Interventional Study on Silent Ischemia Type II (SWISSI II)Andreas W Schoenenberger
Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and Spital Netz Bern Ziegler, and University of Bern, Switzerland
Clin Cardiol 33:289-95. 2010..This study evaluates cardiovascular risk factors associated with progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with silent ischemia following myocardial infarction... - Social network assessment in community-dwelling older persons: results from a study of three European populationsEva Blozik
Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital University of Bern Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
Aging Clin Exp Res 21:150-7. 2009..We evaluated whether additional use of a brief social network measure provides relevant additional information in relation to social support and engagement... - Oral and general health status in patients treated in a dental consultation clinic of a geriatric ward in Bern, SwitzerlandJoannis Katsoulis
Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Gerodontology 29:e602-10. 2012..This audit reports on the oral and general health of patients who were treated in a dental consultation clinic of a geriatric hospital... - Development, feasibility and performance of a health risk appraisal questionnaire for older personsAndreas E Stuck
Department of Geriatrics, University of Bern, Spital Bern Ziegler, Morillonstrasse 75 91, CH 3001 Bern, Switzerland
BMC Med Res Methodol 7:1. 2007..Health risk appraisal is a promising method for health promotion and prevention in older persons. The Health Risk Appraisal for the Elderly (HRA-E) developed in the U.S. has unique features but has not been tested outside the United States... - Reduction of inappropriate medications among older nursing-home residents: a nurse-led, pre/post-design, intervention studyEva Blozik
Division of Geriatrics, Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Drugs Aging 27:1009-17. 2010..Explicit criteria such as the Beers criteria provide a valid instrument for describing the rate of inappropriate medication (IM) prescriptions among older adults... - Geriatric Pain Measure short form: development and initial evaluationEva Blozik
Department of Geriatrics and Institute of Scoial and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:2045-50. 2007..To develop and evaluate a short form of the 24-item Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM) for use in community-dwelling older adults... - Inpatient rehabilitation specifically designed for geriatric patients: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsStefan Bachmann
Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital, University of Bern Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH 3010 Bern, Switzerland
BMJ 340:c1718. 2010..To assess the effects of inpatient rehabilitation specifically designed for geriatric patients compared with usual care on functional status, admissions to nursing homes, and mortality... - Subgroups of refusers in a disability prevention trial in older adults: baseline and follow-up analysisChristoph E Minder
Division of Biostatistics, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland
Am J Public Health 92:445-50. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Future studies should include follow-up data to allow comparisons between refusers and participants and should address the presence of multiple subgroups of refusers... - Predicting the risk of hospital admission in older persons--validation of a brief self-administered questionnaire in three European countriesJan T Wagner
Department of Geriatrics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1271-6. 2006..The Pra is likely of high interest to governments and health insurance companies worldwide as a basis for programs aimed at health risk management in older persons... - Prediction of arrhythmic events after myocardial infarction based on signal-averaged electrocardiogram and ejection fractionAndreas W Schoenenberger
Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital University of Bern Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 31:221-8. 2008..The aim of this study was to evaluate risk predictors based on a novel approach of interpreting signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) and ejection fraction (EF)... - Health care for older persons in Switzerland: a country profileAndreas W Schoenenberger
University Department of Geriatrics, Spital Bern-Ziegler, Morillonstrasse 75-91, CH-3001 Berne, Switzerland
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:986-90. 2006..With more-adequate financial resources for academic geriatrics, Switzerland would have the opportunity to contribute more to aging research internationally and to improved care for older patients... - Age-related differences in the use of guideline-recommended medical and interventional therapies for acute coronary syndromes: a cohort studyAndreas W Schoenenberger
Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital University of Bern Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:510-6. 2008..To compare the use of guideline-recommended medical and interventional therapies in older and younger patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs)... - Efficacy of pneumococcal vaccination in adults: a meta-analysisAnke Huss
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
CMAJ 180:48-58. 2009..We sought to evaluate the vaccine's efficacy on clinical outcomes as well as the methodologic quality of the trials... - Coronary artery disease is common in asymptomatic patients with signs of myocardial ischemiaAndreas W Schoenenberger
Department of Geriatrics, University of Bern Hospital Inselspital Bern, Switzerland
Eur J Intern Med 20:607-10. 2009..The incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in totally asymptomatic patients with myocardial ischemia during stress testing is unknown... - Age-dependent decrease in 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11beta-HSD2) activity in hypertensive patientsJana Henschkowski
Department of Geriatrics, Inselspital University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland
Am J Hypertens 21:644-9. 2008..Therefore, we hypothesized that 11beta-HSD2 activity is age-dependently impaired, resulting in a compromised intracellular inactivation of cortisol (F) with F-mediated mineralocorticoid hypertension... - Risk factors promoting hypertensive crises: evidence from a longitudinal studyArdan M Saguner
Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital University of Bern Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
Am J Hypertens 23:775-80. 2010..Current knowledge about risk factors promoting hypertensive crisis originates from retrospective data. Therefore, potential risk factors of hypertensive crisis were assessed in a prospective longitudinal study... - Health risk appraisal in older people 3: prevalence, impact, and context of pain and their implications for GPsClaudia Carmaciu
Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London, London, UK
Br J Gen Pract 57:630-5. 2007..Pain is a common experience in later life. There is conflicting evidence of the prevalence, impact, and context of pain in older people. GPs are criticised for underestimating and under-treating pain... - A controlled trial of geriatric evaluationAndreas E Stuck
N Engl J Med 347:371-3; author reply 371-3. 2002 - Health risk appraisal in older people 2: the implications for clinicians and commissioners of social isolation risk in older peopleSteve Iliffe
Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London, Hampstead Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London, UK
Br J Gen Pract 57:277-82. 2007..Social isolation is associated with poorer health, and is seen by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the major issues facing the industrialised world... - Health risk appraisal in older people 1: are older people living alone an "at-risk" group?Kalpa Kharicha
Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London, Hampstead Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London, UK
Br J Gen Pract 57:271-6. 2007..Attention is turning to interventions targeted at 'at-risk' groups. Living alone in later life is seen as a potential health risk, and older people living alone are thought to be an at-risk group worthy of further intervention... - Performance of an abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network Scale among three European community-dwelling older adult populationsJames Lubben
School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Gerontologist 46:503-13. 2006....