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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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A conceptual analysis of subjective health status in frail elderly Korean men [PDF]
Journal of Men's HealthThis study seeks to define and examine the concept of subjective health status among the frail elderly Korean men. Using the concept analysis framework by Walker and Avant, 10 articles related to the subjective health status of frail elderly adults ...
Eun Jeong Nam, Sun Jung Park
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BMC Public Health, 2012 Background If brief and easy to use self report screening tools are available to identify frail elderly, this may avoid costs and unnecessary assessment of healthy people.
Daniels Ramon +4 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 +10 more
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Frontiers in PsychiatryObjectiveAnxiety and depression are common mental disorders in the elderly. Concurrent frailty may lead to worse clinical outcomes. This study examined the network structures of anxiety and depression in frail and non-frail older adults.MethodsThe Center
Yinglin Li +6 more
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What does the vibration therapy add?: a quasi-experimental, pilot study on the short term effects of whole-body vibration as mode of exercise for nursing home residents aged 80+ [PDF]
, 2018 Aims: To compare the responses of nursing home residents aged 80+ to an 8 weeks exercise program performed on a vibratory device and to the same exercise program preformed without vibration on lower limb performance, functional dependence and quality ...
Alfonso Rosa, Rosa Mª +3 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Annals of Intensive CareObjective To understand the impact of both frailty and chronologic age on outcomes of weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation (MV). Methods The study population consisted of patients enrolled in the ‘WorldwidE.
Caoimhe M. Laffey +11 more
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Frailty Significantly Associated with a Risk for Mid-term Outcomes in Elderly Chronic Coronary Syndrome Patients: a Prospective Study [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryIntroduction: Frailty is a condition of elderly characterized by increased vulnerability to stressful events. Frail patients are more likely to have adverse events.
Caglar Ozmen +9 more
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