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The determinants of receiving social care in later life in England [PDF]

, 2013
Demographic change and policy changes in social care provision can affect the type of social care support received by older people, whether through informal, formal state or formal paid-for sources.
Evandrou, M., Falkingham, J., Shaw, R., Vlachantoni, A.   +3 more
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Performance Analysis of Boosting Classifiers in Recognizing Activities of Daily Living

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Physical activity is essential for physical and mental health, and its absence is highly associated with severe health conditions and disorders. Therefore, tracking activities of daily living can help promote quality of life.
S. Rahman, Muhammad Irfan, M. Raza, Khawaja Moyeezullah Ghori, Shumayla Yaqoob, Muhammad Awais   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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), Murti, B. (Bhisma), Nurhidayah, N. (Ninik)   +2 more
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Potential associated factors of functional disability in Chinese older inpatients: a multicenter cross-sectional study

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, Jing Jiao, Chen Zhu, Minglei Zhu, Xianxiu Wen, Jingfen Jin, Hui Wang, Dongmei Lv, Shengxiu Zhao, Xinjuan Wu, Tao Xu   +10 more
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Improving the Delivery of Function-Directed Care During Acute Hospitalizations: Methods to Develop and Validate the Functional Assessment in Acute Care Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Test (FAMCAT)

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, Chun Wang, PhD, Kathleen J. Yost, PhD, Jeanne A. Teresi, EdD, PhD, Mildred Ramirez, PhD, Katja Ocepek-Welikson, M Phil, Pengsheng Ni, MD, MPH, Elizabeth Marfeo, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, Tamra Keeney, DPT, PhD, Jeffrey R. Basford, MD, PhD, David J. Weiss, PhD   +10 more
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A funcionalidade dos mais idosos (>75 anos): conceitos, perfis e oportunidades de um grupo heterogêneo

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
OBJETIVOS: 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, Maria Amália Botelho, Ana Alexandre Fernandes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Motor neuroprosthesis implanted with neurointerventional surgery improves capacity for activities of daily living tasks in severe paralysis: first in-human experience

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, 2020
Background Implantable brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), functioning as motor neuroprostheses, have the potential to restore voluntary motor impulses to control digital devices and improve functional independence in patients with severe paralysis due to ...
T. Oxley, P. Yoo, G. Rind, S. Ronayne, Sarah Lee, C. Bird, V. Hampshire, Rahul P Sharma, Andrew P. Morokoff, Daryl L. Williams, C. MacIsaac, M. Howard, Lou Irving, Ivan Vrljic, Cameron Williams, Sam E. John, F. Weissenborn, Madeleine Dazenko, A. Balabanski, D. Friedenberg, A. Burkitt, Y. Wong, K. Drummond, Patricia Desmond, D. Weber, T. Denison, L. Hochberg, S. Mathers, Terence J O'Brien, C. May, J. Mocco, D. Grayden, V. Campbell, P. Mitchell, N. Opie, Rodrigo Lima de Miranda, Randy Nelson, Cullen Boyd, Steven Scott, Greg Boeshans, Robert Cass, Stephanie Lee, Sheila Justus, Colin Boucher, Michael Hofstad, Kevin Ward, Alan R. Pelton, S. Pelton, Zachary Moss, Daryl Woodman, A. Scientific, Martin S. Dieck, Janice Kemp, Amos Meltzer, Paul Giurata, Kevin Growney, Zachery Brown, Jenny Stephenson, Tina Soulis, Su Cox, Charmaine Hovey, Adrianne Redolme, Calvary, Richard Trent, Farah Musson   +64 more
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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, De Buyser, Stefanie, Onder, Graziano, Petrovic, Mirko, Taes, Youri, Vetrano, Davide L, Volpato, Stefano   +6 more
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Household heating associated with disability in activities of daily living among Chinese middle-aged and elderly: a longitudinal study

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2020
Background The health hazards of indoor air pollution are well-established but studies of the health effects due to pollution from heating are rare. This study investigated the association of heating and disability for activities of daily living among ...
Qing Wang, Jose A. Tapia Granados
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Recognition of false alarms in fall detection systems [PDF]

, 2011
Falls are a major cause of hospitalization and injury-related deaths among the elderly population. The detrimental effects of falls, as well as the negative impact on health services costs, have led to a great interest on fall detection systems by the ...
Abbate, Stefano, Avvenuti, Marco, Cola, Guglielmo, Corsini, Paolo, Light, Janet, Vecchio, Alessio   +5 more
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