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A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2005 Background: There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools to assess frailty that have been shown to be predictive of death or need for entry into an institutional facility have not gained acceptance ...
K. Rockwood +6 more
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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 +4 more
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Cisplatin-induced renal toxicity in elderly people
Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, 2020 Despite available prevention and treatment measures, such as hydration, diuresis, magnesium supplementation, and amifostine, renal toxicity is still one of the major dose-limiting side effects of cisplatin.
ZhiYu Duan +3 more
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Oral Health and Care for Elderly People with Alzheimer’s Disease
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 Dementia is one of the main causes of disability among elderly people. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects elderly people’s ability to perform daily living activities.
S. Gao, C. Chu, F. Y. F. Young
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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 +8 more
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Epilepsy in elderly people [PDF]
BMJ, 2005 Old age is the most common time in life to develop epilepsy.1 Making a secure diagnosis can be difficult, and piecing together an accurate picture of events may take some time. The clinical manifestations of seizures, the causes of epilepsy, and the psychosocial impact of the diagnosis can be different in older people than in younger ones. In addition,
Martin J. Brodie, Patrick Kwan
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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 +6 more
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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 +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 +9 more
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