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Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1989
Specific safety factors need to be considered in feeding elderly clients who are frail because many of them do not have the manual dexterity, energy, or ability to feed themselves.
M O, Hogstel, N B, Robinson
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Specific safety factors need to be considered in feeding elderly clients who are frail because many of them do not have the manual dexterity, energy, or ability to feed themselves.
M O, Hogstel, N B, Robinson
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Esophagitis in Frail Elderly People
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2007We studied the clinical course of elderly patients acutely hospitalized for various diseases, assessing any differences between patients with and without esophagitis.A case-control study on the presence of esophagitis was conducted on the clinical records of all in-patients undergoing gastroduodenoscopy at Padova Geriatric Hospital from 1997 to 2001 ...
Cardin F +6 more
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Fatigue in frail elderly people
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2006Many frail older people are likely to suffer from fatigue, but tools to measure fatigue in this population are lacking. Stage one of this study explored and described the experiences of fatigue of 12 older people from Australian residential aged care facilities.
Toye, Christine, White, K., Rooksby, K.
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Hypertension in the frail elderly
Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, 2016Extant data indicate that treating to lower systolic pressure confers significant advantage to younger people in general good health and to relatively healthy octogenarians. Few data exist to guide practitioners on the treatment of frail elderly hypertensives. Chronological age alone does not suffice to make useful judgments regarding therapy.
Barry J, Materson +2 more
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Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1987
Case management for the elderly can narrowly target those entering nursing homes; or it can widely target community frail who would benefit from services to maintain themselves at home. This paper describes a Case Management Model Project serving a wide population of moderately frail elderly.
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Case management for the elderly can narrowly target those entering nursing homes; or it can widely target community frail who would benefit from services to maintain themselves at home. This paper describes a Case Management Model Project serving a wide population of moderately frail elderly.
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Indonesian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1970
Effective and safe swallowing is one of the basic needs for human survival. Dysphagia or swallowing disorders often occur in the elderly and increase with age. Patients often do not complain of dysphagia and compensate by modifying the texture of the food. Frailty is associated with an increased prevalence of dysphagia. Difficulty of chewing, formation
Rachmat Zulkarnain Goesasi +2 more
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Effective and safe swallowing is one of the basic needs for human survival. Dysphagia or swallowing disorders often occur in the elderly and increase with age. Patients often do not complain of dysphagia and compensate by modifying the texture of the food. Frailty is associated with an increased prevalence of dysphagia. Difficulty of chewing, formation
Rachmat Zulkarnain Goesasi +2 more
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Management of Hypertension in the Elderly and Frail Elderly
High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, 2017An elevated systolic but not diastolic blood pressure level represents a common finding in elderly patients and is associated with an increased risk for developing coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral artery disease, progressive cognitive decline and renal failure.
FERRI, CLAUDIO +2 more
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[Frail elderly in hemodialysis].
Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia, 2004A new category of patients aged >75 yrs, namely the elderly, is now being freely admitted to hemodialysis (HD) and this category is becoming predominant. The absence of systematic studies makes this patient category almost indistinguishable from other categories, even though its peculiarity is now evident.
PANZETTA G +3 more
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Seminars in Hematology, 2008
Frailty engenders a recognizable clinical syndrome of vulnerability to stressors related to impaired physiologic reserve that primarily occurs among older adults. Features of frailty include weight loss, exhaustion, muscle weakness, performance impairment, and cognitive slowing and can be identified independent of comorbid conditions. Among frail older
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Frailty engenders a recognizable clinical syndrome of vulnerability to stressors related to impaired physiologic reserve that primarily occurs among older adults. Features of frailty include weight loss, exhaustion, muscle weakness, performance impairment, and cognitive slowing and can be identified independent of comorbid conditions. Among frail older
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Orthopaedic Nursing, 2007
Nurses caring for patients with orthopaedic problems often encounter elderly patients in their caseload. These patients have variable levels of functioning; some may be frail and, therefore, require greater assistance and possibly more time with their care.
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Nurses caring for patients with orthopaedic problems often encounter elderly patients in their caseload. These patients have variable levels of functioning; some may be frail and, therefore, require greater assistance and possibly more time with their care.
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