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Risk factors for fear of falling in the elderly in Serbia [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2018 Background/Aim. After a fall, the elderly can develop a fear of falling which can be more frequent and more serious problem than the fall itself because it represents the main factor limiting an older person in his/her everyday functioning.
Ivanović Sunčica, Trgovčević Sanja
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Cardiac surgery in patients over the age of 80 years
Clinical Cardiology, 1990 AbstractThe risk‐benefit relationship of open heart surgery in octogenarians is not well established. Eighty consecutive patients over the age of 80 who underwent cardiac operations under cardiopulmonary bypass were evaluated. Twenty‐five patients were in functional class IV, 42 in class III, and 13 in class II.
C. Ryan +27 more
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Hypoalbuminemia as an Unusual Presentation of Undiagnosed Atypical Celiac Disease in an 84-Year-Old Woman [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and ResearchCeliac disease is a chronic, immune-mediated enteropathy that is precipitated by dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Gastrointestinal symptoms and signs of malabsorption characterize a classical form of the disease, while patients with
Filip Ernoić +5 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2017 Background The drive towards patient involvement in health services has been increasingly promoted. The World Health Organisation emphasizes the family’s perspective in comprehensive care.
Ingrid Nyborg +2 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2021 Background Clinical uncertainty is inherent for people with frailty and multimorbidity. Depleted physiological reserves increase vulnerability to a decline in health and adverse outcomes from a stressor event.
India Tunnard +5 more
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PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PERSONS OVER 80 YEARS OF AGE
, 2017 Abstract Persons older than 80 are a significant group of patients in outpatient clinics.The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of physiotherapeutic treatment of pain experienced by geriatric patients and to evaluate the basic activities in their daily lives before and after the 10 days improvement of the elderly during ambulatory treatment ...
Szczegielniak, Jan +2 more
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Population Health Metrics, 2017 BackgroundIn the “fourth stage” of epidemiological transition, the distribution of non-communicable diseases is expected to shift to more advanced ages, but age-specific changes beyond 80 years of age have not been reported.MethodsThis study aimed to ...
Nisha C. Hazra, M. Gulliford
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Thrombolysis in Patients Aged over 80 Years Is Equally Effective and Safe [PDF]
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2016 Despite stroke's high prevalence in the elderly, intravenous thrombolysis is licensed in Europe only for patients younger than 80 years old. We aimed to compare the functional outcomes and complication rates in patients older versus younger than 80 years old treated with intravenous thrombolysis.A retrospective observational study of patients who ...
Pego, PM +4 more
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Characteristics of Atopic Bronchial Asthma in Seniors over 80 Years of Age [PDF]
BioMed Research International, 2013 Background. Asthma in the elderly is an important public health problem. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of asthma in seniors.Materials and Methods. The study involved 105 people of at least 80 years of age (mean age of 84.1 ± 3.9 years) selected from a group of 1860 individuals. Spirometry, the methacholine test,
Andrzej Bozek +3 more
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Jornal Brasileiro de PneumologiaObjective: To determine the frequency of spirometry in elderly people, by age group, at a pulmonary function clinic, to assess the quality of spirometry in the extremely elderly, and to determine whether chronological age influences the quality of ...
Saulo Maia d’Avila Melo +3 more
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