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Differences in Trunk Accelerometry Between Frail and Nonfrail Elderly Persons in Sit-to-Stand and Stand-to-Sit Transitions Based on a Mobile Inertial Sensor [PDF]
JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2013 BackgroundClinical frailty syndrome is a common geriatric syndrome, which is characterized by physiological reserve decreases and increased vulnerability.
Galán-Mercant, Alejandro +1 more
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Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, 2010 Frail elderly syndrome is a geriatric syndrome of increased vulnerability to stressors due to impairments in multiple interrelated systems. Common signs and symptoms are unintentional weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, slow walking speed, and progressive functional decline.
Eyigor, Sibel, Kutsal, Yesim Gokce
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Anemia in the frail, elderly patient [PDF]
Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2016 Anemia and frailty are two common findings in geriatric patients and have been shown to be associated with poor outcomes in this patient group. Recent studies have contributed to the growing evidence of a possible association with the age-related chronic inflammatory status known as "inflammaging".
Röhrig G
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Differences in trunk accelerometry between frail and non-frail elderly persons in functional tasks [PDF]
, 2014 Background\ud \ud Physical conditions through gait and other functional task are parameters to consider for frailty detection. The aim of the present study is to measure and describe the variability of acceleration, angular velocity and trunk ...
Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio I. +3 more
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How to define an elderly and frail patient?
, 2021 Elderly is conventionally defined as a person 65 years old or older, but some studies have addressed the issue of biological age-based descriptions of "elderly.
Volpato S. +10 more
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Retirement migration, the ‘other’ story: caring for frail elderly British citizens in Spain [PDF]
, 2016 Recent years have seen a growth in research on retirement/lifestyle migration to Spain, however this has tended to focus on the reasons for moving, as well as the lifestyles adopted as part of a healthy and active retirement. However, ageing in Spain can
Hall, Kelly; id_orcid +2 more
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Effect of a care process programme on frail older people’s life satisfaction
Nursing Open, 2019 Aim The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of a full‐scale implementation of a care process programme on life satisfaction among frail older people, as compared with those receiving usual care. Design The study includes participants from a full‐
Helene Berglund +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome characterized by increased risk of disability, hospitalization, and mortality. Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most common chronic medical conditions in the elderly.
Min-gu Kang +5 more
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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2015 Introduction: Frail elderly are at higher risk of negative outcomes such as disability, low quality of life, and hospital admissions. Furthermore, a peak in readmission of acutely admitted elderly patients is seen shortly after discharge.
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 The United Nations Population Fund suggests that the number of elderly persons is expected to grow to 173 million by 2026. The aging phase is further made adverse by conditions such as failty, multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
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