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Frailty in elderly people [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2013
Frailty is the most problematic expression of population ageing. It is a state of vulnerability to poor resolution of homoeostasis after a stressor event and is a consequence of cumulative decline in many physiological systems during a lifetime. This cumulative decline depletes homoeostatic reserves until minor stressor events trigger disproportionate ...
A. Clegg   +4 more
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Delirium in elderly people [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2014
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S. Inouye, R. Westendorp, J. Saczynski
semanticscholar   +8 more sources

Towards Designing a ChatGPT Conversational Companion for Elderly People [PDF]

open access: yesPetra, 2023
Loneliness and social isolation are serious and widespread problems among older people, affecting their physical and mental health, quality of life, and longevity.
Abeer Alessa, Hend Suliman Al-Khalifa
semanticscholar   +1 more source

QUALITY OF LIFE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN RELATION TO THE DEGREE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT [PDF]

open access: yesHuman Research in Rehabilitation, 2022
The main goal of this study was to examine the differences in the quality of life of the elderly with impaired vision in relation to the degree of visual impairment. The research included a total of 40 elder respondents, visually impaired, both genders,
QUALITY OF LIFE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN RELATION TO THE DEGREE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT   +1 more
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Offering Outworld Experiences to In-Patients With Dementia Through Virtual Reality: Mixed Methods Study

open access: yesJMIR Aging, 2023
BackgroundResearch has suggested that institutionalization can increase the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. To date, recent studies have reported a growing number of successful deployments of virtual reality for people with dementia to
Maria Matsangidou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oral health diseases among the older people: a general health perspective [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Men's Health, 2021
Background: The relationship between oral health and general health is gaining interest in geriatric research; however, a lack of studies dealing with this issue from a general perspective makes it somewhat inaccessible to non-clinical public health ...
Wen-Yi Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiota as the key controllers of “healthy” aging of elderly people

open access: yesImmunity & Ageing, 2021
Extrinsic factors, such as lifestyle and diet, are shown to be essential in the control of human healthy aging, and thus, longevity. They do so by targeting at least in part the gut microbiome, a collection of commensal microorganisms (microbiota), which
E. Ragonnaud, A. Biragyn
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Addressing Inequalities Toward Inclusive Governance for Achieving One Health: A Rapid Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
Sustainable development goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015 are geared toward sustainable development through various pathways, one being reducing inequality as covered in SDG 10.
Eliudi S. Eliakimu, Linda Mans
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with treatment and control of hypertension among elderly adults in Shenzhen, China: a large-scale cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objective Hypertension has become the leading cause of death worldwide. Data on hypertension management among Shenzhen elderly are sparse. Our study aims to investigate treated and controlled hypertension in Shenzhen elderly, and identify relevant ...
Ping Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of center of pressure (COP) variables to quantify standing balance in elderly people: Algorithms and open‐access code

open access: yesPhysiological Reports, 2021
Postural control is often quantified by recording the trajectory of the center of pressure (COP)—also called stabilogram—during human quiet standing. This quantification has many important applications, such as the early detection of balance degradation ...
F. Quijoux   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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