The effectiveness of disease management programmes in reducing hospital re-admission in older patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

J Gonseth, P Guallar-Castillón, JR Banegas… - European heart …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Aims To systematically evaluate the published evidence regarding the effectiveness of
disease management programmes (DMPs) reducing hospital re-admissions among elderly …

Effectiveness of acute geriatric units on functional decline, living at home, and case fatality among older patients admitted to hospital for acute medical disorders: meta …

JJ Baztán, FM Suárez-García, J López-Arrieta… - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the effectiveness of acute geriatric units compared with conventional
care units in adults aged 65 or more admitted to hospital for acute medical disorders. Design …

Prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity in European children from 1999 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Garrido-Miguel, I Cavero-Redondo… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Studies of trends in excess weight among European children throughout the last
few decades have rendered mixed results. Additionally, some studies were outdated, were …

Hypertension prevalence and blood pressure levels in 6 European countries, Canada, and the United States

K Wolf-Maier, RS Cooper, JR Banegas, S Giampaoli… - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
ContextGeographic variations in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors
have been recognized worldwide. However, little attention has been directed to potential …

Searching for an operational definition of frailty: a Delphi method based consensus statement. The frailty operative definition-consensus conference project

L Rodríguez-Mañas, C Féart, G Mann… - … of gerontology series …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. There is no consensus regarding the definition of frailty for clinical uses.
Methods. A modified Delphi process was used to attempt to achieve consensus definition …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between clinic and ambulatory blood-pressure measurements and mortality

JR Banegas, LM Ruilope, A de la Sierra… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Evidence for the influence of ambulatory blood pressure on prognosis derives
mainly from population-based studies and a few relatively small clinical investigations. This …

Achievement of treatment goals for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in clinical practice across Europe: the EURIKA study

JR Banegas, E López-García… - European heart …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aims Most studies on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been
limited to patients at high CVD risk. We assessed the achievement of treatment goals for …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in the utilization of health-care services among the older adult population of Spain

Á Redondo-Sendino, P Guallar-Castillón, JR Banegas… - BMC public health, 2006 - Springer
Background Compared to men, women report greater morbidity and make greater use of
health-care services. This study examines potential determinants of gender differences in …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal association of physical activity and sedentary behavior during leisure time with health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

T Balboa-Castillo, LM León-Muñoz, A Graciani… - Health and quality of life …, 2011 - Springer
Background Evidence on the relation between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults is based primarily on clinical trials of …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term and recent trends in hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in 12 high-income countries: an analysis of 123 nationally representative …

B Zhou, G Danaei, GA Stevens, H Bixby, C Taddei… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Antihypertensive medicines are effective in reducing adverse cardiovascular
events. Our aim was to compare hypertension awareness, treatment, and control, and how …