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Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial on the clinical effects of levothyroxine treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism in people aged 80 years and over [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is common in older people and its contribution to health and disease needs to be elucidated further. Observational and clinical trial data on the clinical effects of subclinical hypothyroidism in persons aged 80 ...
Messow, C. M., T. Watt, Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R., Du Puy, R.S., Westendorp, RGJ, Kearney, Patricia M., Stott, D J, Mooijaart, S.P., N. Rodondi (5772131), I. Ford, Puy, R.S. du, Kean, S., R. G. J. Westendorp, du Puy, R. S., J. Jukema (3404237), Postmus, I., Poortvliet, R.K.E., J. Smit (5772128), C. M. Messow, Dekkers, O M, R. Du Puy (5772086), P. M. Kearney, van Munster, BC, Peeters, R P, Poortvliet, R. K. E., Smit, J. W. A., S. Mooijaart (5772137), Blum, Manuel, Jukema, J.W., Dekkers, O. M., Du Puy, R S, Westendorp, R G J, Kearney, P.M., Ford, I, Gussekloo, J., I. Postmus (5772089), Smit, J.W.A., Ford, I., D. J. Stott, Blum, M R, B. van Munster (5772101), J. Gussekloo, Postmus, P.E., R. P. Peeters, S. P. Mooijaart, Den Elzen, W.P.J., Westendorp, R. G. J., R. Westendorp (5772107), Poortvliet, R K E, Blum, M.R., Mooijaart, S P, Peeters, R.P., Watt, T, W. P. J. Den Elzen, Messow, CM, Blum, MR, Kearney, P M, Jukema, J W, Jukemal, J.W., O. M. Dekkers, Smit, JWA, C. Messow (5772116), Wolffenbuttel, B. H. R., S. Kean (5772113), Wolffenbuttel, BHR, Stott, D.J., Stott, DJ, Du Puy, RS, Messow, C.M., Wolffenbuttel, B H R, Kean, S, P. Kearney (3566246), O. Dekkers (5772125), Watt, T., I. Ford (5772110), Poortvliet, RKE, Munster, B.C. van, Mooijaart, SP, R. S. Du Puy, Rodondi, Nicolas, van Munster, B. C., T. Watt (5772122), B. C. van Munster, R. K. E. Poortvliet, Kearney, Patricia. M., den Elzen, WPJ, Jukemal, J. W., Gussekloo, J, Westendorp, Rudolf Gerardus Johannes, Jukema, J. W., Messow, C M, Den Elzen, W P J, Rodondi, N., I. Postmus, Elzen, W.P.J. den, Kearney, PM, B. H. R. Wolffenbuttel, Peeters, Robin, Stott, D. J., Jukemal, JW, W. Den Elzen (5772098), J. W. A. Smit, Rodondi, N, M. R. Blum, R. Peeters (2873507), Peeters, R. P., Postmus, I, B. Wolffenbuttel (5772104), den Elzen, W. P. J., J. Gussekloo (5772134), R. Poortvliet (5772095), Westendorp, R.G.J., Kearney, P. M., Dekkers, O.M., van Munster, B.C., S. Kean, D. Stott (5772092), J. W. Jukema, Dekkers, OM, M. Blum (2585053), Wolffenbuttel, B. H. R.; id_orcid, Mooijaart, S. P., van Munster, B C, N. Rodondi, Blum, M. R., Smit, J W A   +125 more
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Older adults’ preferences for, adherence to and experiences of two self-management falls prevention home exercise programmes: a comparison between a digital programme and a paper booklet

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Fall prevention exercise programmes are known to be effective, but access to these programmes is not always possible. The use of eHealth solutions might be a way forward to increase access and reach a wider population.
Linda Mansson, Lillemor Lundin-Olsson, Dawn A. Skelton, Rebecka Janols, Helena Lindgren, Erik Rosendahl, Marlene Sandlund   +6 more
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Inception and deprescribing of statins in people aged over 80 years: cohort study [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: 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.
Jackson, Stephen, Hamada, Shota, Charlton, Judith Dawn, Gulliford, Martin Christopher, Shota Hamada, Judith Charlton, Rathi Ravindrarajah, Ravindrarajah, Rathi Sivagowri, Martin Gulliford, Stephen Jackson   +9 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,
Bożek, Andrzej, Filipowski, Marek, Fischer, Andreas, Jarzab, Jerzy   +3 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
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Serological Benefit of SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of severe outcomes from SARS‐CoV‐2 (SCV2). In the post‐pandemic context, where most children have been infected with SCV2, there are limited data on whether vaccination remains beneficial in children with ALL.
Janna R. Shapiro, Freda Qi, Karen Colwill, Alina D. Dorogy, Ying Liu, Michelle Science, Anne‐Claude Gingras, James M. Rini, Sumit Gupta, Sarah Alexander, Shelly Bolotin, Tania H. Watts   +11 more
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Prevalência de fragilidade em uma população de longevos na região Sul do Brasil

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RESUMO Objetiva investigar a prevalência de fragilidade em uma população de longevos. Estudo observacional e transversal com idosos acima de 80 anos de um município da região Sul do Brasil.
Taís Elizabete Manfio Liberalesso, Fernanda Dallazen, Vanessa Adelina Casali Bandeira, Evelise Moraes Berlezi   +3 more
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Accelerometry assessed physical activity of older adults hospitalized with acute medical illness - an observational study

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background In a hospital setting and among older patients, inactivity and bedrest are associated with a wide range of negative outcomes such as functional decline, increased risk of falls, longer hospitalization and institutionalization.
Plamena Tasheva, Vanessa Kraege, Peter Vollenweider, Guillaume Roulet, Marie Méan, Pedro Marques-Vidal   +5 more
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Use of aged care services before death [PDF]

, 2015
This bulletin examines people’s use of aged care services in the 8 years before death, using the cohort of 116,481 people who died in 2010–11 aged at least 65. Summary In 2010-11, 116,481 people died in Australia aged at least 65.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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The characteristics of Korean elderly multiple myeloma patients aged 80 years or over [PDF]

Background/Aims Multiple myeloma (MM) predominantly affects elderly individuals, but studies on older patients with MM are limited. The clinical characteristics and survival outcomes of patients with MM aged 80 years or over were retrospectively analyzed.
Sung Hwa Bae, Hee-Jeong Cho, Joon Ho Moon, Yunhwi Hwang, Mi Hwa Heo, Sang Hwan Lee, Young Rok Do, Min Kyoung Kim, Ji Yoon Jung   +8 more
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