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Inception and deprescribing of statins in people aged over 80 years: cohort study [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 2017
statin use over the age of 80 years is weakly evidence-based. This study aimed to estimate rates of statin inception and deprescribing by frailty level in people aged 80 years or older.a cohort of 212,566 participants aged ≥80 years was sampled from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Statin inception was defined as a first-ever prescription in
Gulliford, Martin Christopher, Ravindrarajah, Rathi Sivagowri, Hamada, Shota, Jackson, Stephen, Charlton, Judith Dawn   +4 more
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Centenarian caregivers: perception of burden, sociodemographic data and physical activity

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2022
This study aimed to understand centenarian caregivers’ perception of care burden according to sociodemographic characteristics and physical activity level. This is a descriptive study that used a mixed data (quantitative and qualitative) approach. Sixty-
Giovana Zarpellon Mazo, Daliana Stephanie Lecuona, Francine Stein, Fabíola Aguiar de Souza, Íris Dantas da Mota, Priscila Rodrigues Gil, Damiana Lima Costa, Pedro Silvelo Franco   +7 more
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Age and Prostate-Specific Antigen Level Prior to Diagnosis Predict Risk of Death from Prostate Cancer. [PDF]

, 2016
A single early prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level has been correlated with a higher likelihood of prostate cancer diagnosis and death in younger men. PSA testing in older men has been considered of limited utility.
Karnes, R Jeffrey, Kattan, Michael W, MacKintosh, F Roy, Morrell, Christopher H, Nawaf, Cayce B, Neville, Thomas B, Rawson, Lori, Sprenkle, Preston C, Walter, Louise C   +8 more
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Positive self-perceived health of octogenarians participating in community groups

Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde, 2017
The aim of this study was to analyze the factors associated with positive self-perceived health of octogenarians participating in community groups in the city of Florianópolis, Southern Brazil.
Rodrigo Krug, Ione Schneider, Susana Confortin, Danielle Antes, Maruí Giehl, Marize Lopes, André Xavier, Eleonora d'Orsi, Giovana Mazo   +8 more
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Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation does not affect verbal memory performance in healthy volunteers [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) improves word recognition memory in patients with epilepsy. Recent studies with transcutaneous VNS (tVNS) have also shown positive effects on various subdomains of cognitive functioning in healthy ...
Boon, Paul, Carrette, Evelien, Gadeyne, Stefanie, Mertens, Ann, Miatton, Marijke, Naert, Lien, Poppa, Tasha, Raedt, Robrecht, Vonck, Kristl   +8 more
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Complications After Surgery for Gastric Cancer in Patients Aged 80 Years and Over [PDF]

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1998
Recent studies have shown a considerable increase in the number of aged patients with gastric cancer. In this retrospective study, we report our 18-year experience with 110 patients aged 80 years and over affected with this neoplasm. Postoperative morbidity and mortality rates and risk factors affecting their incidence were examined by univariate and ...
ROVIELLO, F., MARRELLI, D., DE STEFANO, A, MESSANO, A, PINTO, E., CARLI, A.   +5 more
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Proton beam therapy is a safe and effective treatment in elderly patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Thoracic Cancer, 2020
Background There are many elderly patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, there are currently few articles regarding the clinical outcome following proton beam therapy in these patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate
Takashi Ono, Hitoshi Wada, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Hiroyasu Tamamura, Sunao Tokumaru   +4 more
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End-of-life care and dementia [PDF]

, 2006
In the UK, research continues to confirm that people with certain chronic illnesses, such as chronic lung disease and cardiac failure, represent the ‘disadvantaged dying’ compared to those with terminal cancer.
Ballard, Clive, Daley, Sarah, Hughes, Julian, Keady, John, Robinson, Louise, Volicer, Ladislav   +5 more
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What does the vibration therapy add?: a quasi-experimental, pilot study on the short term effects of whole-body vibration as mode of exercise for nursing home residents aged 80+ [PDF]

, 2018
Aims: To compare the responses of nursing home residents aged 80+ to an 8 weeks exercise program performed on a vibratory device and to the same exercise program preformed without vibration on lower limb performance, functional dependence and quality ...
Alfonso Rosa, Rosa Mª, Alfonso Rosa, Rosa Mª, Pozo Cruz, Jesús del, Álvarez Barbosa, Francisco   +3 more
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Factors associated with sarcopenia in subjects aged 80 years and over [PDF]

Revista de Nutrição, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether sarcopenia is associated with sociodemographic factors and chronic noncommunicable diseases in adults aged 80 years and older. METHODS: The sample consisted of 120 adults aged 80 to 95 years (83.4±2.9 years) from the city of Presidente Prudente (São Paulo, Brazil), of which 76 were females (83.4±3.0 years) and 44 were ...
Santos, Vanessa Ribeiro dos, Destro Christofaro, Diego Giulliano, Gomes, Igor Conterato, Agostinete, Ricardo Ribeiro, Freitas Junior, Ismael Forte, Gobbo, Luis Alberto   +5 more
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