The level and influencing factors of gerotranscendence in community-dwelling older adults
International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2015 Purpose: To study the level and influencing factors of gerotranscendence in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: We investigated 772 community-dwelling older adults in Hengyang in the Hunan Province of the People's Republic of China using a ...
Ke Wang +5 more
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A phenomenological study of fatigue experience in community-dwelling older adults [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground Fatigue has been reported to be one of the most common complaints among community-dwelling older adults. However, there is a lack of qualitative research on the experience of fatigue among community-dwelling older adults.
Yiming Wei +5 more
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Association between Self-rated Health and Frailty among Community-dwelling Older Adults: the Moderating Role of Apathy [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2023 Background Previous studies have shown that self-rated health would be used as a simple assessment indicator for frailty, and individuals with poor self-rated health status are at higher risk of frailty. However, the association between self-rated health
TAO Lu, LI Sha, DING Yaping, ZONG Qianxing, GAO Shiying, NIE Zuoting, CHEN Long, WU Yan, YANG Rumei
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Effect of Education Nursing Program on Preventive Practices of Urinary Tract Infection among Community-Dwelling Older Adults [PDF]
Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 2021 Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a life-threatening and fatal problem for community-dwellingolder adults, and its prevalence in both sexes increases with age. UTI has a significant impact on theoverall health of older adults.
Hanaa Hussein +3 more
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Considering older adults are getting closer to the end-of-life and face death more directly. Attitudes to death not only affect the physical and mental health of older adults, but also affect their acceptance of hospice care, even the quality ...
Lei Lei +4 more
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Short physical performance battery as a predictor of mortality in community-dwelling older adults: a longitudinal study in the Brazilian Amazon region [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is an instrument for assessing physical performance widely used in research among the elderly in multiple settings.
Caroline de Fátima Ribeiro Silva +4 more
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objective This survey investigated the relationship between social isolation, depression, nutritional status and quality of life among community-dwelling older adults during COVID-19.Design This was a cross-sectional survey study.Setting Communities in ...
Xinxin Wang, Chengrui Zhang, Wei Luan
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Development of Guidelines on the Primary Prevention of Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2021 Background Despite the increasing number of older adults as the population ages, there is a lack of frailty prevention guidelines for community-dwelling older adults.
Seungkook Ki +13 more
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The Effect of Respiratory Wellness Educational Program on Preventive Behaviors of Respiratory Tract Infections Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults [PDF]
Alexandria Scientific Nursing JournalBackground: Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARIs) are a major public health problem and one of the leading causes of infectious diseases’ morbidity and mortality among older adults.
Wafaa Samy Abd El -Sattar Omar Madian +2 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2021 Background Physical activity (PA), fear of falling (FOF) and quality of life (QOL) are very important constructs in geriatrics. The interplay among these constructs may vary between community-dwelling and assisted-living older adults.
Christopher Olusanjo Akosile +6 more
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