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Free-View, 3D Gaze-Guided, Assistive Robotic System for Activities of Daily Living [PDF]
, 2018 Patients suffering from quadriplegia have limited body motion which prevents them from performing daily activities. We have developed an assistive robotic system with an intuitive free-view gaze interface.
Darzi, Ara +3 more
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Promoting Independence Through Effective Interventions For Adults With ALS [PDF]
, 2020 PICO Question What are effective occupational therapy interventions for adults with ALS to improve participation in ADLs/IADLs? Objectives Define amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and recognize the prevalence Identify and describe evidence-based ...
Gluchowski, OTS, Renee +4 more
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Factors affecting the self-rated health of elderly individuals living alone: a cross-sectional study
BMC Research Notes, 2017 Objective In Japan, the number of elderly individuals living alone is continuing to increase as society ages. Although studies have considered quality of life, life expectancy, and gender differences in elderly individuals living alone, only a few have ...
Koji Yoshimitsu +5 more
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Long term improvements in activities of daily living in patients with hemispatial neglect [PDF]
, 2010 No abstract ...
Birschel, Philip +11 more
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Geriatric Psychiatry: Just So You Know
MedEdPORTAL, 2014 Introduction By 2030 about 20% of the U.S. population will be over age 65. The Institute of Medicine report published in 2012 titled “The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Workforce, In Whose Hands?” decries the shortage of specialists in geriatrics and ...
Mary Blazek
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Functional changes during hospital stay in older patients admitted to an acute care ward : a multicenter observational study [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives: Changes in physical performance during hospital stay have rarely been evaluated. In this study, we examined functional changes during hospital stay by assessing both physical performance and activities of daily living.
Corsonello, Andrea +6 more
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Assosiation between Cognitive Level, Independence in Daily Living Activities, and Depression among the Elderly in a Nursing Home, Surakarta, Central Java [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Various physical, psychological, and social problems arise in the elderly due to the degenerative process. One of the common problems experienced by the elderly is depression. Increased life expectancy does not seem to balance with quality of
K, P. M. (Pancrasia) +2 more
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Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e GerontologiaOBJETIVOS: Conhecer a funcionalidade de dois grupos de idosos (75-84 anos e >85 anos) e sua associação com idade e gênero. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de estudo observacional do tipo analítico e transversal, cuja amostra foi constituída por indivíduos de ambos os ...
Ana Paula Fontes +2 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2020 Background There is still controversy about the relationship between aging and changes in functional ability. This study aims to describe the level of basic activities of daily living (ADL) and higher-level instrumental activities of daily living (IADL ...
Hongpeng Liu +10 more
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Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2021 Objective:: To (1) develop a patient-reported, multidomain functional assessment tool focused on medically ill patients in acute care settings; (2) characterize the measure's psychometric performance; and (3) establish clinically actionable score strata ...
Andrea L. Cheville, MD, MSCE +10 more
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