Effect of a dementia friends information session on health professional students' attitudes and knowledge related to dementia.

Despite the growing prevalence of dementia, few models of training for health professional students on this topic have been formally evaluated or widely disseminated. The Dementia Friends (DF) initiative is part of a global movement to improve the way people think, act, and talk about dementia. The impact of these sessions on the dementia-related knowledge and attitudes of health professional trainees has not been adequately assessed.

Defeating Urinary Incontinence with Exercise Training: Results of a Pilot Study in Frail Older Women.

Objectives: To determine whether combining behavioral urinary incontinence (UI) treatments with physical activity improves UI in frail older women.

Design: Single-blind, two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Senior apartments.

Reliability and Validity of Two Measures of Toileting Skills in Frail Older Women Without Dementia.

Urinary incontinence (UI) affects 43% of frail, community-dwelling older women and threatens their independence. For these women, remaining continent depends on their ability to toilet. Treatments should include improving toileting skills.

Factors associated with toileting disability in older adults without dementia living in residential care facilities.

Background: Older adults without dementia living in residential care facilities with toileting disability have increased care costs and dependency. Understanding associated factors could guide prevention and management strategies.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of and factors associated with toileting disability in this population.

Efficacy of oral extended-release oxybutynin in cognitively impaired older nursing home residents with urge urinary incontinence: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Objectives: To determine the efficacy of oral extended-release oxybutynin for urge urinary incontinence in older female nursing home residents with mild to severe cognitive impairment.

Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Setting: Twelve skilled nursing homes.

Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the cognitive effect, safety, and tolerability of oral extended-release oxybutynin in cognitively impaired nursing home residents with urge urinary incontinence.

Objectives: Determine the cognitive effect, safety, and tolerability of oral extended-release oxybutynin in cognitively impaired older nursing home residents with urge urinary incontinence.

Design: Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.

Setting: Twelve skilled nursing homes.

Circumstances and consequences of falls in community-dwelling older women.

Aims: To describe the circumstances and consequences of falls reported by community-dwelling older women.

Methods: This prospective study collected data for approximately 2 years for women aged>or=70 years at risk for falling who were enrolled in the Fall Evaluation and Prevention Program.

Results: Participants (263) completed a median of 24 months of follow-up.

Update on drug-related problems in the elderly.

Background: Although pharmacotherapy for the elderly can treat diseases and improve well-being, its benefits can be compromised by drug-related problems.

Objective: This article reviews recent publications concerning drug-related problems in the elderly, as well as articles describing the development of 3 sets of quality indicators for medication use in the elderly.

Methods: Relevant articles were identified through a search of MEDLINE (2002-March 2003) for articles on drug-related problems, inappropriate prescribing, and adverse drug events in the elderly.

Antidiabetic drug therapy of African-American and white community-dwelling elderly over a 10-year period.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and predictors of antidiabetic medication use over a 10-year period in a general population of African-American and white community-dwelling elderly.

Design: Survey.

Setting: Five adjacent counties (one urban and four rural) in the Piedmont area of North Carolina.