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Patient-centred ambulatory healthcare for people aged 80 and over [PDF]
, 2023 People aged 80 and over are the fastest-growing age group in most industrialised countries. On average, this life phase is characterised by a significantly higher burden of morbidity, limitations in daily activities, medical and dental treatment needs ...
Herrler, Angelique
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Geriatrics, 2019 Benzodiazepines are the most frequently consumed psychotropic drugs among older persons. This pharmacological class has been advised against in this group, due to the various risks associated with its use in an older population.
Ana Vilaça +4 more
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020 Background The proportion of people living to a very old age is continuously increasing. One of the possibilities explored in policies and services to meet this health and societal challenge is to encourage the very old to continue living at home.
I. Jalenques +4 more
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Fragilidade em idosos no município de São Paulo: prevalência e fatores associados
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2019 RESUMO: Introdução: Fragilidade é uma síndrome evitável e reversível caracterizada pelo declínio cumulativo dos sistemas fisiológicos, causando maior vulnerabilidade às condições adversas.
Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte +6 more
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Factors which influence postoperative mortality after hip fracture [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2006 Background/Aim. One of the most significant predictors of mortality after hip fractures is cognitive impairment (dementia). The aim of this study was to report the results of a prospective study of the influence of some factors on sixmonth mortality in ...
Ristić Branko +3 more
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Quality of life in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older: a systematic review
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2022 Objective Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly cancer patients is a topic that has been little explored. This systematic review aims to identify, assess, and report the literature on QoL in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older and what QoL ...
I. Hjelmeland +3 more
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Providing and financing aged care in Australia [PDF]
, 2010 This article focuses on the provision and financing of aged care in Australia. Demand for aged care will increase substantially as a result of population aging, with the number of Australians aged 85 and over projected to increase from 400,000 in 2010 to
Francesco Paolucci +6 more
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Outcomes in patients aged ≥80 years with Hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) malignancies
, 2017 Introduction: The elderly are underrepresented in oncological clinical trials, and thus data is limited on treatment practices. The incidence of HPB malignancies is higher in the elderly and data on outcomes, particularly in those aged ≥80 years, is ...
Valle, Juan +6 more
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Cancer Mortality Trends in Brazilian Adults Aged 80 and Over From 2000 to 2017 [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and AgingINTRODUCTION: Adults aged 80 and over represent the fastest growing segment of the population in emerging countries. Studies of cancer mortality trends in the oldest old population are scarce in Brazil.
João Pedro Rufino +5 more
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2023 Background Impact of advanced age on disease characteristics of acute cholecystitis (AC), and surgical outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has not been established.
Cho Eun Lee +11 more
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