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Older adults’ community participation, physical activity, and social interactions during and following COVID-19 restrictions in Australia: a mixed methods approach

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background With the increasing age of the global population, key components of healthy ageing including community, physical, and social participation continue to gain traction.
Claire Gough, Chris Barr, Lucy K Lewis, Claire Hutchinson, Anthony Maeder, Stacey George   +5 more
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Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults [PDF]

, 2021
BackgroundOlder adults are the most sedentary segment of society, often spending in excess of 8.5 hours a day sitting. Large amounts of time spent sedentary, defined as time spend sitting or in a reclining posture without spending energy, has been linked
Leask, Calum, Skelton, Dawn, Helbostad, Jorunn L, Leask, Calum F., Ashe, Maureen C., Chastin, Sebastien, Skelton, Dawn A., Gardiner, Paul, Jerez Roig, Javier, Rosenberg, Dori, Chastin, Sebastien; id_orcid, Gardiner, Paul A., Skelton, Dawn A.; id_orcid, Gardiner, Paul A, Ashe, Maureen C, Ashe, Maureen, Skelton, Dawn A, Harvey, Juliet A., Helbostad, Jorunn, Leask, Calum F, Helbostad, Jorunn L., Harvey, Juliet A, Harvey, Juliet, Jerez-Roig, Javier   +23 more
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Physical fitness and its correlation with handgrip strength in active community-dwelling older adults

Scientific Reports, 2022
In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the physical fitness levels of active community-dwelling older adults. Moreover, we investigated the correlation of their (stratified by age and sex) fitness levels with handgrip strength (HGS).
Po-Jung Pan, Nai-Wei Hsu, Meng-Jer Lee, You-Yuan Lin, Chih-Chun Tsai, Wang-Sheng Lin   +5 more
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Which test has better accuracy for screening for falls in community-dwelling older adults: handgrip strength or five-times sit-to-stand test? [PDF]

Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
Various instruments can be used to screen for falls in older adults, notably the five-times sit-to-stand test (5XSST) and handgrip strength (HGS). However, knowledge on which of the two presents greater predictive ability to identify an association with ...
Letícia Silvano Guimarães, Adriana Neto Parentoni, Vanessa Amaral Mendonça, Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda, Ana Lúcia Danielewicz, Núbia Carelli Pereira de Avelar   +5 more
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Predictors of outcomes following reablement in community-dwelling older adults [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Reablement is a rehabilitation intervention for community-dwelling older adults, which has recently been implemented in several countries. Its purpose is to improve functional ability in daily occupations (everyday activities) perceived as ...
Tuntland, Hanne, Kjeken, Ingvild, Langeland, Eva, Aaslund, Mona Kristin, Førland, Oddvar, Folkestad, Bjarte, Espehaug, Birgitte   +6 more
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Exploration of subgroups and predictors of health-promoting lifestyle among older adults in the community: a latent profile analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
PurposeThe health-promoting lifestyle has an impact on the quality of life of older people. This study aimed to explore the subgroup characteristics and predictors of health-promoting lifestyles among community-dwelling older adults.MethodsThis study ...
Jianyi Bao, Shasha Li, Yuwei Lu, Guojing Guo, Yuecong Wang, Shufang Liao, Yue Li, Yingxue Xi, Xiaofang Song, Xinyu Yang   +9 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polypharmacy and patterns of medication use in the final year of life among people living with dementia in Canada: A case-control study

Journal of International Medical Research
Objective At the end of life, changing healthcare needs may lead to decreased use of preventive therapies and increased use of medications for symptom management.
Jasmine Mah, Catherine Richer, Abby Emdin, Kenneth Rockwood, Samuel Stewart, Melissa K Andrew, Shanna C Trenaman   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of influenza vaccine in aging and older adults: comprehensive analysis of the evidence [PDF]

, 2012
Foremost amongst the diseases preventable by vaccination is influenza. Worldwide, influenza virus infection is associated with serious adverse events leading to hospitalization, debilitating complications, and death in elderly individuals ...
Assir N, Lang, Pierre-Olivier, Govind, Sheila, Aspinall R, Mendes A, Mendes, Aline, Socquet, Jennifer, Govind S, Socquet J, Assir, Noémie, Lang PO, Aspinall, Richard   +11 more
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“We Cannot Talk as a Family”: Complexities of Survivorship Communication Among Hispanic/Latino Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Parents, and Clinicians

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA‐CCS) have an increased risk of treatment‐related health complications throughout their lives. Lifelong survivorship care is recommended, yet many YA‐CCS experience disruptions in care during pediatric‐to‐adult transitions and do not receive recommended survivorship care.
Kevin Shanchen Pu, Nicole Fernández‐Viña, Briana C. Martin‐Villa, Daniela Ramirez, Rebecca M. Lewinsohn, Mary Smith, Heidi Boynton, Lidia Schapira, Stephanie M. Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source