Australasian Journal on Ageing 2002 Australasian Journal on Ageing 2002
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Contents 2002
Volume 21.1, March 2002
Volume 21. 2, June 2002
Volume 21.3, September 2002
Volume 21.4, December 2002
Opinion
Learning about dying .............................................................................................................. 3
Peter BaumeInnovations in aged care
Hip protectors: promising but no panacea ................................................................................ 4
I.D. Cameron, S.E. Kurrle, S. Quine, K. Lockwood, R.G. CummingReview
Prospects for the prevention of dementia .................................................................................. 9
Anthony F. JormResearch
A checklist for comprehensive health asessment for the over 70's ............................................. 14
Julie E. Byles et alImpotence on older men: do geriatricians have a role? ............................................................... 21
Andrew S. Grainger, Tim J. WilkinsonQuality in aged care: a quesion of relational ethics ...................................................................... 25
Ruth MarquisSaving ourselves: gender issues in making provisions for one's own retirement ............................ 30
Susan Gee, Sik Hung Ng, Ann Weatherall, Jim Liu, Cynthia Loong, Te Ripowai HigginsThe impact of age on anthrithrombotic use in elderly patients with non-valvular atrial fibrulation ....36
B.V. Bajorek, I. Krass, S.J. Ogle, M.J. Duguid, G.M. ShenfieldBrief report
A health surveillance program for the community dwelling elderly ............................................... 42
Angela M. Greenway-Crombie et alASGM Position Statement no.10
Residential age care from the geriatrician's perspective ............................................................... 46
Bookshelf
Book reviews ........................................................................................................................... 53
Other books received ................................................................................................................55Stop Press
ASGM, 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting: Troppo - Delirium in Darwin ................................. 44-45
Australasian Journal on Ageing - Book Award .......................................................................... 52
IFA 6th Global Conference on Ageing ...................................................................................... 56
Opinion
Evidence based medicine for older people: available, accessible, acceptable, adaptable?
Balakrishnan R. Nair ............................................................................................................... 58
Research
Determinants of service use among the elderly: the Sydney Older Persons Study
G.A Broe, D.A Grayson, L.M Waite, H. Creasey, D. Edelbrock, H.P Bennett, W.S Brooks .... 61
Smoking, alcohol use and engagement in exercise and cognitive performance among older adults
Janet Bryan, Lynn Ward .......................................................................................................... 67
Knowledge, stereotyping and attitudes towards self ageing
Lindsay Gething, Judith Fethney, Kevin McKee, Marilyn Goff, Margaret Churchward, Slade Matthews .................................................................................................................................. 74
Spatial equity in the distribution of aged care services in Australia
Diane Gibson, Peter Braun, Zhibin Liu .................................................................................... 80
Predictors of the decision to yield care of a person with dementia
Malcolm J. Bond, Michael S. Clark .......................................................................................... 86
Fear of crime and protective behaviours in older and younger adults: results of a community survey
Rob Ranzijn, Kevin Howells, Vicki Wagstaff ............................................................................ 92
A survey of general practitioners' attitudes to older drivers on the New South Wales Central Coast
Peter S. Lipski ........................................................................................................................... 98
Brief Report
The utility of the revised elderly persons disability scale (REPDS) in an Asian psychogeriatric patient group
K. Sim, L.L Ng .......................................................................................................................... 101Bookshelf
Book Reviews ............................................................................................................................ 105
Other books received ................................................................................................................. 110Volume 21.3, September 2002
For more detail on articles see AJA Media releasesEditorial
The departure of Denys Correll
Diane Gibson ............................................................................................................................ 114Opinion
Non-specific terminology for non-specific presentations: the need for a new nomenclature
David G Bruce........................................................................................................................... 115Research
The probability of using an aged care home over a lifetime (1999-00)
Frieda Rowland, Zhibn Liu, Peter Braun ................................................................................. 117Crushing or altering medications: what's happening in residential aged care facilities?
L M Paradiso, E E Roughead, A L Gilbert, D Cosh, R L Nation, L Barnes, J Cheek,
A Ballantyne ............................................................................................................................. 123Older people and subsitute decison making legislation: limits to informed choice
Deborah Setterlund, Cheryl Tilse, Jill Wilson ...................................................................... .... 128The health and social needs of recently widowed older women in Australia
Susan Feldman, Julie Byles, Gita Mishra, Jenny Powers........................................ ................. 135Hearing and vision loss within residential care facilities - the need for improved service delivery
Mark C Flynn, Esther J Kennedy, Julianne Johns, Rachael Stanbridge .................................. 141Ageing and the economy: costs and benefits
Rob Ranzijn, Jane Harford, Gary Andrews .............................................................................. 145Cessation of driving in later life may not result in dependence
Laurie R Buys, Lorelei Carpenter.............................................................................................. 152Brief Report
Cognitive screening of older patients in a teaching hospital: the impact of Rapid Assessment Medical Unit (RAMU)
Mahesan Anpahalan, Caroline Holms ...................................................................................... 156Case Report/Letters
Drug utilisation in a long-stay psychogeriatric facility
S M Jankovic, S V Jankovic, Z Kovacevic, A Anastassia, K Dimitrios .................................... 158Chemotherapy for an elderly lung cancer patient with chronic lymphocyctic leukemia (CCL)
H Satoh, S Homma, K Sekizawa ............................................................................................... 159Bookshelf
Book Reviews ............................................................................................................................ 160
Other books received ................................................................................................................. 163Policy Update
Social policy and older people in England – An update
Caroline Glendinning ............................................................................................................... 170Research
Treatment choices in life-threatening illnesses: attitudes and preferences
Felicity Barr, Sara Graham, Anthony W Ireland ..................................................................... 178Reliability of a primary generic assessment instrument for home care
Janine Calver, Gill Lewin, C. D'Arcy J. Holman .....................................................................185Oral health beliefs and practices among Greek and Italian older Australians
Rodrigo Marino, Victor Minichiello, Clive Wright, Margo Schofield .......................................193The accuracy of staff ratings of life and hostel satisfaction of male and female aged care residents
Leah Wilson, Neil Kirby ........................................................................................................... 199Iinnovations in Aged Care
A multi-disciplinary practice guideline for hip fracture prevention
Samuel Scherer, Catherine Jennings, Mindy Smeaton, Pamela Thompson, Mark Stein ......... 203Brief Report
Driving and dementia: general practitioner knowledge, attitudes and self-reported clinical practice in South Australia
Carol A. Snellgrove, Jane R. Hecker ........................................................................................ 210Letters to the Editor
Overlooking orthostatic hypotension in the elderly
Peter Campbell, Peter Lipski .................................................................................................... 213(Reply) Re: Hip protectors: Promising but no panacea
Douglas C. Brown ..................................................................................................................... 214Editorial
Book Award 2002 ...................................................................................................................... 215
Bookshelf
Book Reviews ............................................................................................................................. 216
Other books received .................................................................................................................. 219
2002 Reviewers .................................................................................................................. 222
Annual Index ........................................................................................................................ 223
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