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Depression in Elderly People

open access: yesEncyclopedia, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting the well-being of rural elderly people for longevity among different birth generations: A healthy lifestyle perspective

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ebselen, a promising host-directed therapeutic option against Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology
BackgroundAs a prevalent food-borne zoonotic pathogen, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (Y. pseudotuberculosis) can lead to severe health issues in both animals and humans. At present, therapeutic options are quite limited.
Zhongbao Wu   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE COMPARISON OF HEALTH STATUS AND INDEPENDENCE BETWEEN THE ELDERLY IN THE NURSING HOMES AND LIVING WITH FAMILY

open access: yesPlacentum, 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of neurosurgical operative procedures in patients in the tenth decade of life

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insomnia in elderly people [PDF]

open access: yesBaylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2019
An elderly man presented with chronic sleep problems that had recently worsened. He had evidence of disseminated vascular disease with residual left-sided weakness following a stroke. The examination was otherwise unremarkable, but his metabolic profile revealed electrolyte and vitamin deficiencies and an elevated parathyroid hormone level ...
Priyanga Jayakumar   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Unheard and Under‐Supported: Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral health status of elderly people in Rome-Italy

open access: yesSenses and Sciences, 2014
Background: Actually there is no survey on the oral health of elderly in Lazio region or in Rome. Study aims to assess the dental and oral health status and treatments needs of the elderly population in Rome in order to assess need for care. Materials
Licia Manzon   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Preferences for a Digital Single‐Session Intervention for Adolescent Siblings of Youth With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent siblings of children with cancer are at elevated risk for psychosocial problems. Unfortunately, various barriers such as limited family time and resources, conflicting schedules, and psychosocial staffing constraints at cancer centers hinder sibling access to support.
Christina M. Amaro   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nursing care related to fall prevention among hospitalized elderly people: an integrative review

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021
Objective: to identify scientific productions on nursing care related to fall risk prevention among hospitalized elderly people. Methods: an integrative literature review from 2015 to 2019 in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, BDENF ...
Adnairdes Cabral de Sena   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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