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Do malnutrition, sarcopenia and frailty overlap in nursing-home residents?

, 2020
Objectives: To study the prevalence and overlap between malnutrition, sarcopenia and frailty in a selected group of nursing home (NH) residents. Design Cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting: Nursing homes (NH). Participants: 92 residents taking part
Faxen-Irving, G.,, Boström, A-M, Franzen, E., Luiking, Y., Luiking, Y.,, Grönstedt, H.,, Vikström, S., Wimo, A., Boström, A-M,, Grönstedt, H., Seiger, Å.,, Faxen-Irving, G., Seiger, Å., Vikström, S.,, Cederholm, Tommy,, Cederholm, Tommy, Franzen, E.,, Wimo, A.,   +17 more
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Effect of various exercises on frailty among older adults with subjective cognitive concerns: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Physical exercise has been linked to reduced frailty, but there is insufficient evidence of beneficial effects in community-dwelling older adults with subjective cognitive concerns.
Huang Chi Hsien, Hayashi, Takahiro, Kuzuya, Masafumi, Shimada, Hiroyuki, Makino, Taeko, Kitada, Tomoharu, Uemura, Kazuki, Inoue, Aiko, Umegaki, Hiroyuki   +8 more
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Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
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Physical activity trajectories, mortality, hospitalization, and disability in the Toledo Study of Healthy Aging

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2020
Background Physical activity (PA) is a recognized contributor to healthy aging. However, the majority of studies exploring its associations with adverse outcomes in cohorts of older adults use single‐time PA estimates, which do not consider its dynamic ...
Juan Luis Sanchez‐Sanchez, Mikel Izquierdo, Jose Antonio Carnicero‐Carreño, Fransico José García‐García, Leocadio Rodríguez‐Mañas   +4 more
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The Case of a 55‐Year‐Old Man With Leg Weakness

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Ada Breitenbucher, Connor Welsh, Kelly Braun, Michael V. Robers   +3 more
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Aaron Baraff, Myra S. Schmaderer, Lani Zimmerman, Kaleb Michaud, Namrata Singh, Grant W. Cannon, Gary Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
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Proceedings of the Canadian Frailty Network Summit: Medication Optimization for Frail Older Canadians, Toronto, Monday April 24, 2017

Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2017
Appropriate and optimal use of medication and polypharmacy are especially relevant to the care of older Canadians living with frailty, often impacting their health outcomes and quality of life.
John Muscedere, Perry Kim, Peter Aitken, Michael Gaucher, Robin Osborn, Barbara Farrell, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Laurie Mallery, Henry Siu, James Downar, Todd C. Lee, Emily McDonald, Lisa Burry   +12 more
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The Association of Physical Function With Psychosocial Patient‐Reported Outcomes in People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate how modifiable psychosocial factors and fatigue relate to physical functioning in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods In this cross‐sectional study of two demographically distinct cohorts (Approaches to Positive, Patient‐Centered Experiences of Aging with Lupus [APPEAL] and California Lupus Epidemiology Study
Mrinalini Dey, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Maria Dall'Era, Charmayne Dunlop‐Thomas, Courtney Hoge, S. Sam Lim, Patricia P. Katz, Jinoos Yazdany, Laura C. Plantinga   +8 more
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PROCESS OF PHYSICAL DISABILITY AMONG OLDER ADULTS : CONTRIBUTION OF FRAILTY IN THE SUPER-AGED SOCIETY [PDF]

, 2012
2012-02One of the critical issues that Japan, well known for the world’s highest proportion of older adults, a super-aged society, is currently confronting is how to prevent physical disability in old age.
KUZUYA, MASAFUMI
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Frailty in ethnic minority women

, 2021
In majority populations in high- and middle-income countries, women live longer yet experience higher levels of frailty than men of the same age. It is unclear whether this ‘sex–frailty paradox’ is present in ethnic minority populations.
Weerasekera, S, Reid, N, Gordon, EH, Hubbard, RE   +3 more
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