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Care services for frail older people in South Korea [PDF]

, 2001
This paper examines the changed social circumstances of older people in South Korea and specifically the increased need for formal health and social services for those who are frail and have no informal carers.
Oh, K.M., Warnes, A.M.
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Application progress of mobile medicine in exercise management of frail elderly

Huli yanjiu, 2022
This article reviewed the status quo of exercise management for the frail elderly， the application form and the application status quo of mobile medicine in the exercise management of the frail elderly，in order to provide a reference for the home ...
ZHANG Jiajia, BAI Yajing, ZHOU Qian, ZHANG Weihong   +3 more
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Síndrome da fragilidade no idoso comunitário com osteoartrite Frailty syndrome in the community-dwelling elderly with osteoarthritis

Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2012
OBJETIVO: Caracterizar e comparar idosos comunitários com osteoartrite (OA) de joelhos e/ou quadris, com enfoque na síndrome da fragilidade. MéTODO: Estudo transversal com avaliação de características sociodemográficas, comorbidades, medicamentos ...
Rita de Cássia Corrêa Miguel, Rosângela Corrêa Dias, João Marcos Domingues Dias, Silvia Lanziotti Azevedo da Silva, Paulo Roberto Menicucci Filho, Tatiana Moreira S. Ribeiro   +5 more
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Frailty and elderly in urology: Is there an impact on post-operative complications? [PDF]

, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Frailty used as predictive tool is still not carried out in daily practice, although many studies confirm the great clinical importance of the frailty syndrome in surgical outcomes.
Barbieri, Lisa, DAL MORO, Fabrizio, Morlacco, Alessandro, Motterle, Giovanni, Zattoni, Filiberto   +4 more
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Relationship between oral environment and frailty among older adults dwelling in a rural Japanese community: a cross-sectional observational study

BMC Oral Health, 2019
Background Oral functions are known to decline with aging. However, there is limited evidence that supports the relationship between oral health and frailty.
Yoko Hasegawa, Ayumi Sakuramoto, Hideyuki Sugita, Kana Hasegawa, Nobuhide Horii, Takashi Sawada, Ken Shinmura, Hiromitsu Kishimoto   +7 more
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Correlation of Frailty Status with Influenza Vaccine Seroconversion and Seroprotection among Elderly Population

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia, 2016
Introduction. Infection is still considered as a serious health threat in the world, especially among the elderly. Age was identified as one of the predictor factors for successfull vaccination. Immune response would decrease in older people. A different
Sukamto Koesnoe, Ummu Habibah, Edy Rizal Wahyudi, Murdani Abdullah   +3 more
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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

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, Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio I   +1 more
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Evaluating an integrated neighbourhood approach to improve well-being of frail elderly in a Dutch community: a study protocol

BMC Research Notes, 2011
Background An important condition for independent living is having a well-functioning social network to provide support. An Integrated Neighbourhood Approach (INA) creates a supportive environment for the frail elderly, offering them tailored care in ...
Cramm Jane M, van Dijk Hanna, Lötters Freek, van Exel Job, Nieboer Anna P   +4 more
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Plasma Amino Acid Profile in Severely Frail Elderly Patients in Japan

International Journal of Gerontology, 2018
Summary: Background: Severe frailty, which is the highest level of frailty, leads to multiple health impairments that may individually affect the plasma-free amino acid (PFAA) profile.
Yusuke Adachi, Nobukazu Ono, Akira Imaizumi, Takahiko Muramatsu, Toshihiko Andou, Yoshiki Shimodaira, Kenji Nagao, Yoko Kageyama, Maiko Mori, Yasushi Noguchi, Naotaka Hashizume, Hitoshi Nukada   +11 more
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Is the timed-up and go test feasible in mobile devices? A systematic review [PDF]

, 2020
The number of older adults is increasing worldwide, and it is expected that by 2050 over 2 billion individuals will be more than 60 years old. Older adults are exposed to numerous pathological problems such as Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral ...
Garcia, Nuno, Marques, Gonçalo, Pires, Ivan, Pombo, Nuno, Ponciano, Vasco, Ribeiro, Fernando Reinaldo, Spinsante, Susanna, Zdravevski, Eftim   +7 more
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