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Activities of daily living and its influencing factors for older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in urban communities of Fuzhou, China

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an independent risk factor for functional limitations among the older population. The predicted increase in T2DM cases combined with the ongoing rapidly aging population may further burden the already ...
Jin-Hua Jie, Dan Li, Li-Na Jia, Yifeng Chen, Yan Yang, Bailing Zheng, Chuancheng Wu, Baoying Liu, Rongxian Xu, Jianjun Xiang, Hai-Lin Zhuang   +10 more
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Elder abuse/mistreatment and associated covariates in India: results from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India wave 1, 2017-2018 [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2022
OBJECTIVES Elder abuse has significant adverse consequences for the overall health and well-being of the elderly, including premature mortality. Using cross-sectional data, we assessed the prevalence of elder abuse in India, its variation across states ...
Thennavan Sathya, Yesuvadian Selvamani, Rangasamy Nagarajan   +2 more
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Association Between Long-Term HbA1c Variability and Functional Limitation in Individuals Aged Over 50 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
BackgroundAs mean HbA1c provides incomplete information regarding glycemic variability, there has been considerable interest in the emerging association between glycemic variability and macrovascular events and with microvascular complications and ...
Di Shao, Shuang-Shuang Wang, Ji-Wei Sun, Ji-Wei Sun, Hai-Peng Wang, Qiang Sun   +5 more
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Functional limitation as a mediator of the relationship between multimorbidity on health-related quality of life in Australia: evidence from a national panel mediation analysis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
ObjectiveThe inverse relationships between chronic disease multimorbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have been well-documented in the literature. However, the mechanism underlying this relationship remains largely unknown.
John Tayu Lee, John Tayu Lee, John Tayu Lee, Marie Ishida, Tilahun Haregu, Sanghamitra Pati, Yang Zhao, Yang Zhao, Raffaele Palladino, Raffaele Palladino, Raffaele Palladino, Kanya Anindya, Rifat Atun, Rifat Atun, Brian Oldenburg, Brian Oldenburg, Tiara Marthias, Tiara Marthias   +17 more
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The limit point and the T-function [PDF]

Journal of Symbolic Computation, 2019
Let ${\cal P}(t)\in {\Bbb K}(t)^{n}$ be a rational parametrization of an algebraic space curve $\cal C$. In this paper, we introduce the notion of limit point, $P_L$, of the given parametrization $\mathcal{P}(t)$, and some remarkable properties of $P_L$ are obtained. In addition, we generalize the results in \cite{MyB-2017} concerning the T--function, $
Pérez Díaz, Sonia, Blasco Lorenzo, Ángel   +1 more
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Elbow floating in children: About three cases and literature review

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2020
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological, lesion, treatment and outcome of the 'floating elbow' in children. Observations: It was two boys and a girl with a mean age of 7 years. The average consultation time was 3.6 h.
Oumar Ndour, Awa Drame, Aimée Lakh Faye Fall, Ndeye Aby Ndoye, Cheikh Diouf, Souleymane Camara, Gabriel Ngom   +6 more
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Perceived Support for Recovery and Level of Functioning Among People With Severe Mental Illness in Central and Eastern Europe: An Observational Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Background: Many people with severe mental illness experience limitations in personal and social functioning. Care delivered in a person's community that addresses needs and preferences and focuses on clinical and personal recovery can contribute to ...
Catharina Roth, Michel Wensing, Jan Koetsenruijter, Ana Istvanovic, Antoni Novotni, Aleksandr Tomcuk, Jovo Dedovic, Tatijana Djurisic, Milos Milutinovic, Martina Rojnic Kuzman, Raluca Nica, Sarah Bjedov, Sara Medved, Tiberiu Rotaru, Bethany Hipple Walters, Ionela Petrea, Laura Shields-Zeeman   +16 more
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Association Between Functional Limitations and Incident Cardiovascular Diseases and All-Cause Mortality Among the Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundThe prevalence of functional limitations is relatively high among the middle-aged and older adults. However, the contribution of functional limitations to subsequent incident cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and death is unclear.
Zhao Hu, Baohua Zheng, Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga, Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga, Feixiang Zhou, Huilan Xu   +5 more
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Association between activities of daily living and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: evidence from the CHARLS

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectiveThe limitation of activities of daily living (ADL) affects the mental health of older adults. We distinguished activities of daily living into basic activities of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and aimed ...
Haixia Liu, Yang Ma, Lin Lin, Zekun Sun, Zeyu Li, Xinxin Jiang   +5 more
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Differences in Medical Expenditures for Men and Women with Diabetes

Women's Health Reports, 2020
Background: Evidence suggests that women have increased health care costs; however, little is known about expenditures for women with diabetes compared with men with diabetes.
Joni S. Williams, Leonard E. Egede
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