P. Ritz
University of Angers
11 Papers
34 Citations
P. Ritz is an academic researcher from University of Angers. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Sarcopenia. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 11 publications.
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Gait speed at usual pace as a predictor of adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people an International Academy on Nutrition and Aging (IANA) Task Force
Gabor Abellan van Kan,Yves Rolland,Sandrine Andrieu,Juergen M. Bauer,Olivier Beauchet,Marc Bonnefoy,Matteo Cesari,Lorenzo M. Donini,Sophie Gillette-Guyonnet,Marco Inzitari,Fati Nourhashemi,Graziano Onder,P. Ritz,Antoni Salvà,Marjolein Visser,Bruno Vellas +15 more
TL;DR: Gait speed at usual pace was found to be a consistent risk factor for disability, cognitive impairment, institutionalisation, falls, and/or mortality in older adults as mentioned in this paper, and the use of simple, safe, and easy to perform assessment tool, like gait speed, to evaluate vulnerability to adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people is appealing.
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IANA (International Academy on Nutrition and Aging) Expert Group: weight loss and Alzheimer's disease.
S Gillette Guyonnet,G. Abellan Van Kan,E. Alix,S. Andrieu,Joël Belmin,Gilles Berrut,Marc Bonnefoy,Patrice Brocker,Thierry Constans,M. Ferry,A. Ghisolfi-Marque,L. Girard,Régis Gonthier,Olivier Guérin,M-P Hervy,Pierre Jouanny,M-C Laurain,L. Lechowski,Fati Nourhashemi,A. Raynaud-Simon,P. Ritz,J. Roche,Yves Rolland,T. Salva,Bruno Vellas +24 more
TL;DR: The present state of scientific knowledge on weight loss associated with Alzheimer's disease is reviewed to consider four points: the natural history of weight loss, its known etiological factors, its consequences and the various management options.
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Prevention of progression to dementia in the elderly: Rationale and proposal for a health-promoting memory consultation (an IANA task force)
Sophie Gillette-Guyonnet,G. Abellan Van Kan,Sandrine Andrieu,J. P. Aquino,Christophe Arbus,J. P. Becq,Claudine Berr,Serge Bismuth,Bernard Chamontin,Thierry Dantoine,J. F. Dartigues,Bruno Dubois,B. Fraysse,T. Hergueta,H. Hanaire,Claude Jeandel,S. Lagleyre,F. Lala,Fati Nourhashemi,P.J. Ousset,Florence Portet,P. Ritz,Philippe Robert,Yves Rolland,C. Sanz,Maria Soto,Jacques Touchon,Bruno Vellas +27 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that a health-promoting memory consultation should be set up for elderly persons who have attended a specialized memory consultation and in whom the diagnosis of dementia and of AD in particular, has not been established by standardized tools.
La vitesse de marche comme critère de fragilité chez la personne âgée vivant au domicile
M. Houles,G. Abellan Van Kan,Yves Rolland,S. Andrieu,P. Anthony,Juergen M. Bauer,Olivier Beauchet,M. Bonnefoy,M. Cesari,Lorenzo M. Donini,Sophie Gillette-Guyonnet,M. Inzitari,I. Jurk,F. Nourhashemi,E. Offord-Cavin,Graziano Onder,P. Ritz,Antoni Salvà,Marjolein Visser,Bruno Vellas +19 more
- 01 Mar 2010
TL;DR: There is sufficient evidence to state that gait speed identifies nondisabled community-dwelling older people at risk of adverse outcomes and can be used as a single-item assessment tool.
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Fragilité, ostéoporose et fracture du col du fémur: causes, conséquences et perspectives thérapeutiques
Yves Rolland,G. Abellan Van Kan,Athanase Benetos,H. Blain,M. Bonnefoy,P. Chassagne,C. Jeandel,M. Laroche,Fati Nourhashemi,Philippe Orcel,F. Piette,C. Ribot,P. Ritz,Christian Roux,J. Taillandier,Florence Trémollières,G. Weryha,Bruno Vellas +17 more
- 27 Sep 2009
TL;DR: In this article, a revue de la litterature porte sur les liens entre le syndrome de fragilite and le risk of fracture de hanche, and the approche diagnostique et therapeutique de losteoporose.
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