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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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Sarcopenic Indices in Community-Dwelling Older Adults [PDF]
Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 2012 Sarcopenic (SP) indices are used to estimate loss of skeletal lean mass and function and to determine the prevalence of SP in older adults. It is believed that older women and men with lower skeletal lean mass will be weaker and have more functional limitations.(1) To classify community-dwelling older adults using 2 common SP indices: appendicular lean
Ericka N, Merriwether +2 more
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Robotic Pet Use Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults [PDF]
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2020 Abstract Objective The primary purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of robotic pets in alleviating loneliness for older adults. Method Self-reported lonely individuals with AARP Medicare Supplement plans insured by ...
Hudson, Janella +5 more
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Risk factors for falls among community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 Background and objectiveThe prevalence of falls among older adults living in the community is ~30% each year. The impacts of falls are not only confined to the individual but also affect families and the community. Injury from a fall also imposes a heavy
Ying Li +5 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background Screening and intervention in pre-frailty can help prevent or delay frailty among older adults. Being overweight has shown associated with pre-frailty, and overweight is highly prevalent among community-dwelling older adults during COVID-19 ...
Ya Su, Michiko Yuki, Natsuka Ogawa
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Research on the Multidimensional Frailty in Community-dwelling Older Adults [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixueThe concept landscape of frailty has evolved from a single dimension which emphasising predominantly physical frailty into a multidimensional concept encompassing physical, psychological and social frailty.
ZHAO Linlin, LUO Qi, HU Qinghua, CHEN Xiaolei, DU Juan, SHAO Shuang
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Heliyon, 2021 Objectives: Little is known about the inappropriate use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and how mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and high comorbid burden relate to the inappropriate prescribing of PPIs. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine these
Mohammad Rababa, Abeer Rababa'h
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Regional differences in the profile of disabled community-dwelling older adults: a European population-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2018 The main objective of this work was to estimate the prevalence of disability in European community-dwelling older adults, as well as to investigate differences in the profile of disabled older adults between European regions (Northern, Central, Eastern ...
Bagur-Calafat , Caritat +6 more
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Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults [PDF]
, 2017 This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To identify the effects and assess the effectiveness of interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour (total sedentary time and the pattern of accumulation of sedentary
Adams +44 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Objective: To explore the Chinese community-dwelling intention of older adults to adopt gerontechnology and its influencing factors.Design: A mixed-methods sequential explanatory design with an inductive approach was employed.
Huanhuan Huang +8 more
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