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Investigation of the Effect of Music on Happiness in the Elderly Residing at the Retirement Homes in Kermanshah in 2019 [PDF]

Journal of Multidisciplinary Care, 2022
Background and aims: Aging is increasing rapidly both in Iran and across the world. One of today’s challenges is the need for psychotherapy and improvement of mental health among the elderly. Therefore, a way should be sought out for improving happiness,
Sana Hazratian, Minoo Motaghi
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Distinctive features of eye pathology in elderly and senile people in Arkhangelsk region

Российский офтальмологический журнал, 2022
Purpose: to identify the features of the pathology of the eye in elderly and senile people in the Arkhangelsk region.   Material and methods. Annual reports of medical eye care facilities for the 2009 to 2019 who offered ophthalmological assistance to ...
R. N. Zelentsov, V. V. Popov, I. A. Novikova, A. A. Trofimova   +3 more
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Developing a person-centred care environment aiming to enhance the autonomy of nursing home residents with physical impairments, a descriptive study

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Enhancing autonomy is important within the context of the care environment in nursing homes. A nursing home is a place for older adults with physical impairments, who need assistance, to live and where staff work who help them to exercise ...
Jolande van Loon, Meriam Janssen, Bienke Janssen, Ietje de Rooij, Katrien Luijkx   +4 more
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Daily Medical Liaison Is Associated with Reduced Length of Stay and Complications in Selected Patients Admitted to a Regional Vascular Surgery Service

Geriatrics, 2020
Older adults undergoing vascular surgery are particularly vulnerable to adverse outcomes by virtue of their vascular risk factors and medical comorbidities.
Emma Mitchell, Roisin Coary, Paul White, Emily Farrow, Amy Crees, William Beedham, Mark Devine, Rebecca Winterborn, David Shipway   +8 more
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The emerging specialty of perioperative medicine: a UK survey of the attitudes and behaviours of anaesthetists

Perioperative Medicine, 2020
Background In 2014, the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) launched the Perioperative Medicine Programme to facilitate the delivery of best preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care through implementation of evidence-based medicine to reduce
J. S. L. Partridge, A. Rogerson, A. L. Joughin, D. Walker, J. Simon, M. Swart, J. K. Dhesi   +6 more
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Depression in Elderly People

Encyclopedia, 2023
Depression is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of will or laziness. It is not a simple “being sad” or bored, but rather a pathology that needs intervention, treatment, and monitoring by professionals with expertise in mental health.
Teresa Catarina Paiva, Luísa Soares, Ana Lúcia Faria   +2 more
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Robot-assisted training of the kinesthetic sense: enhancing proprioception after stroke

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2015
Proprioception has a crucial role in promoting or hindering motor learning. In particular, an intact position sense strongly correlates with the chances of recovery after stroke.
Dalia eDe Santis, Jacopo eZenzeri, Maura eCasadio, Maura eCasadio, Lorenzo eMasia, Lorenzo eMasia, Assunta eRiva, Pietro eMorasso, Pietro eMorasso, Valentina eSqueri   +9 more
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Promoting the well-being of rural elderly people for longevity among different birth generations: A healthy lifestyle perspective

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundWellbeing may have a protective role in health maintenance. However, no specific study clarified the particular protective effect of the subjective wellbeing of rural elderly people on survival probability.
Xian Li, Min Gao, Meijie Chu, Shiling Huang, Zhiwei Fang, Tianmu Chen, Chun-Yang Lee, Yi-Chen Chiang   +7 more
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THE COMPARISON OF HEALTH STATUS AND INDEPENDENCE BETWEEN THE ELDERLY IN THE NURSING HOMES AND LIVING WITH FAMILY

Placentum, 2023
Background: The elderly period is a gift in human life because not all humans can experience this period. The elderly period experience changes in anatomical and physiological functions, so the elderly are very vulnerable to health problems. Many factors
Retno Setyowati, Mujahidatul Musfiroh, Istar Yuliadi, Desiderius Priyo Sudibyo, Trisni Utami   +4 more
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Review of neurosurgical operative procedures in patients in the tenth decade of life

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020
People over the age of 90 are hospitalized in neurosurgical departments, and the increase of life expectancy is conducive to such cases. Surgical treatment in older people is always at high risk, which may be due to the frailty syndrome that occurs ...
Zygmunt Siedlecki, Jakub Woźniak, Emilia Główczewska-Siedlecka, Maciej Śniegocki   +3 more
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