Contents
Geriatrics and Gerontolog y International Volume 19 Issue 6, June 2019
Medicine optimization strategy in an acute geriatric unit:
The pharmacist in the geriatric team
M Gutiérrez-Valencia et al. 530
Association between sleep characteristics and antihypertensive treatment in older adults
A Hernández-Aceituno et al. 537
Characteristics of pathogens and mortality predictors of older Chinese patients with nosocomial urinary tract infections
W Hu et al. 541
SOCIAL RESEARCH, PLANNING AND PRACTICE
Validating the Life Events Scale for the Elderly with proxy-based data: A case–control psychological autopsy study in rural China
Q Mo et al. 547
Reliability and acceptability of using a social robot to carry out cognitive tests for community-dwelling older adults
K Takaeda et al. 552
BIOLOGY
Cardio-ankle vascular index and circulating CD34-positive cell levels as indicators of endothelial repair activity in
older Japanese men
Y Shimizu et al. 557
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CASE REPORT
Tardive dyskinesia after drug withdrawal in two older adults:
Clinical features, complications and management
AM Thomson et al. 563
RESEARCH STUDIES
Differences in clinical features of immunoglobulin G4-related disease between older and younger patients
M Yamamoto et al. 564
REVIEW ARTICLE
Can cognitive leisure activity prevent cognitive decline in older adults? A systematic review of intervention studies
A Iizuka et al. 469
EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRACTICE AND HEALTH
Incidence of hip fracture and 30-day hospital readmissions in a region of central Italy from 2006 to 2015
P Di Giovanni et al. 483
Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of a self-report (DEMQOL) and carer proxy
(DEMQOL-PROXY) measure of health-related quality of life in people with dementia
H Niikawa et al. 487
Sexual intimacy in later life: From the perspectives of older couples in Malaysia
HS Minhat et al. 492
Mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease:
Characterization and impact on quality of life according to subtype
LFR Vasconcellos et al. 497
Association of bioimpedance phase angle and prospective falls in older adults
K Uemura et al. 503
Association between sarcopenia and depressive mood in urban-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study
T Hayashi et al. 508
Prevalence of cytochrome P450-mediated potential drug–drug interactions in residents of intermediate care facilities for older adults in Japan
S Hamada et al. 513
Geriatric syndromes and quality of life in older adults with diabetes
Y-C Yang et al. 518
Orthostatic blood pressure rise is associated with frailty in older patients
A Toba et al. 525
