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Effects of Kinect-based exergaming on frailty status and physical performance in prefrail and frail elderly: A randomized controlled trial

Scientific Reports, 2019
Frailty status can be improved by intervention. Both exergaming and combined exercise have been proposed for improving physical performance in community-dwelling elderly. However, whether frailty status can be improved by exergaming is unclear. Moreover,
Y. Liao, I.-Hsuan Chen, Ray-Yau Wang
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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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Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the extended TUG test in elderly participants [PDF]

, 2020
Background: To analyse the reliability, variance and execution time of the Extended Timed Up and Go (Extended TUG) test in three age groups of elderly participants (G1: 55–64 years; G2: 65–74 years; G3: 75–85 years).
Bedoya-Belmonte, Juan José, Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio I., Galán-Mercant, Alejandro, González-Sánchez, Manuel, Pitarch, Jose Miguel Barreda, Rodríguez-González, María Del Mar   +5 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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Principles of practice parameters for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing in the elderly and frail elderly: the consensus of the International Geriatric Sleep Medicine Task Force [PDF]

, 2016
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is a leading cause of morbidity worldwide. Its prevalence increases with age. Due to the demographic changes in industrial societies, pulmonologists and sleep physicians are confronted with a rapidly growing number of ...
Almeida, F, Ancoli-Israel, S, Bliwise, D, Frohnhofen, H, Fulda, S, Garcia, M, Netzer, N, Onen, F, Onen, H, Raschke, F, Roffe, C   +10 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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Cost-effectiveness of the 'Walcheren Integrated Care Model' intervention for community-dwelling frail elderly [PDF]

, 2016
Background.: An important aim of integrated care for frail elderly is to generate more cost-effective health care. However, empirical research on the cost-effectiveness of integrated care for community-dwelling frail elderly is limited.
Bouwmans-Frijters, C.A.M. (Clazien), Fabbricotti, I.N. (Isabelle), Huijsman, R. (Robbert), Looman, W.M. (Willemijn), Stolk, E.A. (Elly)   +4 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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