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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 operations in patients over 80 years of age

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1985
Twenty-five patients between 80 and 89 years of age underwent a variety of cardiac surgical procedures. Operative mortality was 4%. Perioperative complications were frequent and resulted in an increased hospital stay postoperatively (mean 19.5 days). At a mean follow-up of 29.1 months, 21 patients (84%) are alive, with improvement in functional class ...
M W, Rich, J G, Sandza, R E, Kleiger, J P, Connors   +3 more
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Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Surgery in Patients Aged Over 80 Years: Efficacy and Safety

, 2023
Qingjian Li,1,* Kunhuan Yang,2– 5,* Qianlin Ji,1,* Jing Jiang,1 Rongrong Zong,2– 5 Yu Zhang,1 Yiwen Qian,1 Xin Che,1 Jinshan Suo,1 Zhiliang Wang1 1Department of Ophthalmology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of
Jiang J, Ji Q, Zong R, Qian Y, Yang K, Zhang Y, Che X, Li Q, Wang Z, Suo J   +9 more
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Preferences and priorities to manage clinical uncertainty for older people with frailty and multimorbidity: a discrete choice experiment and stakeholder consultations

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, Deokhee Yi, Clare Ellis-Smith, Marsha Dawkins, Irene J. Higginson, Catherine J. Evans   +5 more
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Association between baseline Mini-Mental State Examination score and dementia incidence in a cohort of oldest old

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Background: The Brazilian population has aged rapidly. The oldest old, defined as persons aged 80 years or older, is the fastest growing segment of the Brazilian population.
Débora Yumi HAYASHIDA, Alessandro Ferrari JACINTO, Lara Miguel Quirino ARAÚJO, Clineu de Mello ALMADA FILHO, Ana Beatriz DI TOMMASO, Maysa Seabra CENDOROGLO   +5 more
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Few opportunities to influence decisions regarding the care and treatment of an older hospitalized family member: a qualitative study among family members

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, Lars Johan Danbolt, Marit Kirkevold   +2 more
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Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use in older population: comparison of the Finnish Meds75+ database with eight published criteria

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background There are several national and international criteria available for identifying potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for older people. The prevalence of PIM use may vary depending on the criteria used.
Jasmin Paulamäki, Johanna Jyrkkä, Virva Hyttinen, Esa Jämsen   +3 more
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Evaluating the extremely elderly at a pulmonary function clinic for the diagnosis of respiratory disease: frequency and technical quality of spirometry

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Objective: 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, Larissa Alves de Oliveira, José Lucas Farias Wanderley, Rodrigo dos Anjos Rocha   +3 more
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Factors associated with improved walking in older people during hospital rehabilitation: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Older people are often admitted for rehabilitation to improve walking, yet not everyone improves. The aim of this study was to determine key factors associated with a positive response to hospital-based rehabilitation in older people.
Catherine M Said, Jennifer L McGinley, Cassandra Szoeke, Barbara Workman, Keith D. Hill, Joanne E Wittwer, Michael Woodward, Danny Liew, Leonid Churilov, Julie Bernhardt, Meg E Morris   +10 more
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Operative Fixation of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Patients Aged over 80 Years

, 2011
Introduction: Controversy exists regarding the surgical treatment of unstable ankle fractures in the very elderly age group of over 80 years. However, the literature regarding the prognosis of surgery in this elderly group is limited.
Prakash Chandran, Deepak G. Shivarathre, Platt, Simon R, Shivarathre, Deepak G, Simon R. Platt, Chandran, Prakash   +5 more
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