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Body mass index, performance on activities of daily living and cognition: analysis in two different populations

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background With this study, we aim to determine the associations of the different categories of the body mass index (BMI) with activities of daily living (ADL) and cognitive performance in two different populations living in the community; Colombian and ...
Miguel Germán Borda, Luis Carlos Venegas-Sanabria, Elkin Garcia-Cifuentes, Ronald Camilo Gomez, Carlos Alberto Cano-Gutierrez, Diego Alejandro Tovar-Rios, Vera Aarsland, Khadija Khalifa, Alberto Jaramillo-Jimenez, Dag Aarsland, Hogne Soennesyn   +10 more
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Factors associated with sarcopenia in subjects aged 80 years and over

, 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
V. R. Santos, D. Christofaro, I. C. Gomes, R. Agostinete, I. F. F. Júnior, L. Gobbo   +5 more
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Complications Associated With Spine Surgery in Patients Aged 80 Years or Older: Japan Association of Spine Surgeons with Ambition (JASA) Multicenter Study

Global Spine Journal, 2017
Study Design: Retrospective study of registry data. Objectives: Aging of society and recent advances in surgical techniques and general anesthesia have increased the demand for spinal surgery in elderly patients. Many complications have been described in
Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, S. Imagama, K. Ando, N. Ishiguro, Masaomi Yamashita, Y. Eguchi, M. Matsumoto, K. Ishii, Tomohiro Hikata, Shoji Seki, H. Terai, A. Suzuki, K. Tamai, Masa-aki Aramomi, T. Ishikawa, A. Kimura, H. Inoue, G. Inoue, M. Miyagi, W. Saito, Kei Yamada, M. Hongo, Hirosuke Nishimura, Hidekazu Suzuki, A. Nakano, Kazuyuki Watanabe, H. Chikuda, Junichi Ohya, Y. Aoki, M. Shimizu, T. Futatsugi, K. Mukaiyama, M. Hasegawa, Katsuhito Kiyasu, Haku Iizuka, Y. Iizuka, Ryoichi Kobayashi, K. Nishida, Kenichiro Kakutani, H. Nakajima, H. Murakami, S. Demura, S. Kato, K. Yoshioka, T. Namikawa, Kei Watanabe, K. Nakanishi, Y. Nakagawa, M. Yoshimoto, H. Fujiwara, N. Nishida, Y. Imajo, M. Yamazaki, M. Sakane, T. Abe, Kengo Fujii, T. Kaito, T. Furuya, S. Orita, S. Ohtori   +59 more
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Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
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Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
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Factors Associated with the Risk of Falls of Nursing Home Residents Aged 80 or Older

Rehabilitation Nursing, 2016
Background: Falls are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in older and represents one of the major and most costly public health problems worldwide.
F. Á. Barbosa, B. del Pozo-Cruz, J. del Pozo-Cruz, R. Alfonso-Rosa, Borja Sañudo Corrales, M. Rogers   +5 more
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Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
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Patients Aged 80 Years or Older are Encountered More Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use

Chinese Medical Journal, 2016
Background:Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are prominent prescribing issues in elderly patients. This study was to investigate the different prevalence of PIM use in elderly inpatients between 65–79 years of age and 80 years
Li Mo, Ding Ding, S. Pu, Qin-Hui Liu, Hong Li, B. Dong, Xiaoyan Yang, Jinhan He   +7 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical frailty prediction model for the oldest old

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2018
Objective: to present a physical frailty prediction model for oldest old users of primary health care, according to clinical variables. Method: cross-sectional study with proportional stratified sample of 243 oldest old subjects.
Jacy Aurelia Vieira de Sousa, Maria Helena Lenardt, Clóris Regina Blanski Grden, Luciana Kusomota, Mara Solange Gomes Dellaroza, Susanne Elero Betiolli   +5 more
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