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Supporting carers of stroke survivors to reduce carer burden: development of the Preparing is Caring intervention using Intervention Mapping

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Background Burden is well documented among carers of stroke survivors, yet current evidence is insufficient to determine if any strategies reduce this negative outcome.
Jessica F. Hall   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly: changes in case-mix and periprocedural outcomes in 31758 patients treated between 2000 and 2007 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
<p>Background: The elderly account for an increasing proportion of the population and have a high prevalence of coronary heart disease. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most common method of revascularization in the elderly.
Eteiba, H.   +9 more
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Lactoferrin-Loaded PEG/PLA Block Copolymer Targeted With Anti-Transferrin Receptor Antibodies for Alzheimer Disease

open access: yesDose-Response, 2020
Last few years, struggles have been reported to develop the nanovesicles for drug delivery via the brain–blood barrier (BBB). Novel drugs, for instance, iAβ 5 , are efficient to inhibit the aggregates connected to the treatment of Alzheimer disease and ...
Guichen Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in elderly patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer from the registHER observational study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Limited data exist regarding treatment patterns and outcomes in elderly patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). registHER is an observational study of patients (N = 1,001) with HER2-positive MBC diagnosed within 6 months of enrollment
Brufsky, Adam M   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Balance in the elderly

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2005
Throughout years, the human organism goes through natural aging, having functional and structural changes. The part which is responsible for the corporal balance system also suffers from the aging process, creating great impact for the elderly.Thus, the present paper aims to study the vestibular function of old people suffering from dizziness, tinnitus
Sheelen Larissa Ruwer   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Cancer in the Elderly [PDF]

open access: yesNorthern Clinics of Istanbul, 2015
Ageing is a fundamental biological process in all living beings. Nowadays as a result of developments in preventive and therapeutic medicine, and improvements in the quality of life, ageing of the population is one of the most important demographic issues.
Dilaver Taş, Derya Çinar
openaire   +2 more sources

Anaemia and associated factors among older adults in an urban district in China: a large-scale cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2022
Objective Anaemia leads to poor health outcomes in older adults; however, most current research in China has focused on younger adults. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors in older adults in an urban ...
Wenqing Ni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 and the elderly: insights into pathogenesis and clinical decision-making

open access: yesAging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2020
The elderly may represent a specific cluster of high-risk patients for developing COVID-19 with rapidly progressive clinical deterioration. Indeed, in older individuals, immunosenescence and comorbid disorders are more likely to promote viral-induced ...
F. Perrotta   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tuberculosis in the Elderly

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Medicine, 2021
The tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is most prevalent in the elderly, and there is a progressive increase in the notification rate with age. Most cases of TB in the elderly are linked to the reactivation of lesions that have remained dormant. The awakening of these lesions is attributable to changes in the immune system related to senescence.
Caraux-Paz, Pauline   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Housing the Aging Baby Boomers: Implications for Local Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Most elderly want to age in place. Yet, most elderly live in suburban and rural communities ill-suited to meet the changing aging-related demands. This paper discusses various issues communities need to address when balancing the demands of aging baby ...
Geoffrey K. Turnbull, John W. Matthews
core   +1 more source

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