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Technology in geriatrics [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 2018
Recently, the interest of industry, government agencies and healthcare professionals in technology for aging people has increased. The challenge is whether technology may play a role in enhancing independence and quality of life and in reducing individual and societal costs of caring. Information and communication technologies, i.e.
Pilotto, Alberto, Boi, Raffaella, Petermans, Jean   +2 more
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Characteristics of outdoor falls among older people: A qualitative study [PDF]

, 2013
Background Falls are a major threat to older people’s health and wellbeing. Approximately half of falls occur in outdoor environments but little is known about the circumstances in which they occur.
A Bergland, A Nathan, A Shumway-Cook, A Shumway-Cook, A Ståhl, AC King, AH Ranhoff, AL Rosso, AR Eisenstein, AR Levy, C Beynon, C Robson, C Willig, CJ Cherpitel, Claire Ballinger, DC Landy, DE Rosenberg, DL Morgan, E Stack, F Bunn, GJ Wijlhuizen, GJ Wijlhuizen, H-W Wahl, HM Hanson, J Fleming, J Kerr, J Phillips, J Ritchie, J Ritchie, JL Kelsey, JL Kelsey, JL Kelsey, Judith E Phillips, K Horton, K Sjogren, KR Fox, L Asher, L Clemson, L Clemson, L Gauvin, L Salonen, L Yardley, L Yardley, LA Talbot, LD Gillespie, M Annear, M Rantakokko, M Rantakokko, M Rantakokko, M Rantakokko, MC Nevitt, MG Davis, MHC Bleijlevens, MRU Meyer, N Owen, NM Peel, O Beauchet, P Morency, PA Bath, Panel on Prevention of Falls in Older Persons, American Geriatrics Society, British Geriatrics Society, PC Lai, PC Lai, R Newton, Rita Newton, S Turner, S Wilkinson, Samuel R Nyman, SC Webber, SE Lamb, SR Cummings, SR Lord, SR Lord, TE Finnes, W Li, World Health Organization, Y Rydin, YH Chu, YL Michael   +77 more
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Interprofessional Geriatrics: Improving the Health of Older Adults [PDF]

, 2019
We have received a five-year award (2019-2024) from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to grow our Virginia Geriatric Education Center (VGEC) project, which aims to improve health outcomes across Virginia for older adults by ...
Ansello, Edward F.
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Preparing for an Aging Nation: The Need for Academic Geriatricians [PDF]

, 2002
According to the author of this issue brief, a strong commitment by the government to a regular stream of financial support for geriatrics would encourage medical centers to establish or expand programs, enhance their ability to attract funds from ...
Charlotte Muller, James Nyberg, Robert N. Butler   +2 more
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Integrating Geriatrics in Primary Care: Progress and Prospects [PDF]

, 2017
Educational Objectives 1. Demonstrate the need for primary care redesign to better meet the needs of older patients. 2. Identify prospective redesign solutions. 3.
Bluestein, Daniel A., Diduk-Smith, Ryan M.   +1 more
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Prioritizing Urinary Incontinence for Current and Future Healthcare Professionals [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction: •Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common syndrome that often goes unreported and undiagnosed •As calls to action from the National Institute on Aging and American Geriatrics Society suggest, the healthcare workforce must work ...
Thumm, Leighton N.
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Pain assessment for people with dementia: a systematic review of systematic reviews of pain assessment tools. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: There is evidence of under-detection and poor management of pain in patients with dementia, in both long-term and acute care. Accurate assessment of pain in people with dementia is challenging and pain assessment tools have received ...
A Corbett, A Liberati, AC Hurley, AF Long, AI Jordan, AKR Cook, American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Panel on Persistent Pain in Older persons, AN Thuathail, Andrew F Long, Anne Corbett, B Lord, BJ Shea, BS Black, C Archibald, C Ballard, C Grimby, C While, Dawn Dowding, DCD Andrade, DN Rutledge, DR Rutledge, E Scherder, EL Sampson, F Lobbezoo, J Greenhalgh, J Higgins, JL Liu, JW Shega, K Herr, K Herr, KA Lorenz, L McAuliffe, LB Mokkink, LL Miller, M Helfand, M Roland, M Smith, Michelle Briggs, P Dixon, P Juyoung, P Ratl, P Schofield, P Schofield, P Schofield, P Stolee, Philip Esterhuizen, R Mularski, R van Herk, RA Powell, S José Closs, S Zwakhalen, SJ Closs, SJ Closs, SJ Closs, The Joanna Briggs Institute, Valentina Lichtner, VM Montori, W Maclean, WP Achterberg   +58 more
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Does owning a pet protect older people against loneliness? [PDF]

, 2014
This article has been made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Pet ownership is thought to make a positive contribution to health, health behaviours and the general well-being of older people. More specifically pet ownership is often
A Gilbey, A Steptoe, AL Podberscek, Ann Bowling, AP Dickens, B Headey, BWJH Penninx, C Victor, C Victor, C Victor, C Victor, C Victor, CB Zhong, Christina Victor, CM Guest, CM Masi, CM Perissinotto, D Melzer, D Russel, DL Wells, E Friedmann, FV Wenz, GC Wenger, H Miltiades, IH Stanley, J Bowlby, J Flaherty, J Hippisley-Coc, J Holt-Lunstad, J McNicholas, J McNicholas, JA Udell, Jitka Pikhartova, JM Siegel, JT Cacioppo, JT Cacioppo, L Andersson, LA Peplau, LB Jennings, M Cattan, M Cattan, M Choi, M Kanamori, M Pinquart, MB Holbrook, MI Wallhagen, MM Herrald, MR Banks, MR Banks, N Savikko, NE Mahon, NM Antonacopoulos, P Demakakos, P Raina, R Hagan, RA Findlay, RA Parslow, RB Olsen, RC Thurston, RF Baumeister, RF Gillum, RS Lazarus, RS Wilson, S Borys, T Fokkema, T Tamura, TF Garrity, The European Pet Food Industry, V Burholt   +68 more
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Feasibility of trial procedures for a randomised controlled trial of a community based group exercise intervention for falls prevention for visually impaired older people: the VIOLET study [PDF]

, 2018
Background Visually impaired older people (VIOP) have a higher risk of falling than their sighted peers, and are likely to avoid physical activity. The aim was to adapt the existing Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme for VIOP, delivered in the ...
A Dhital, A Kumar, AJ Campbell, American Geriatrics Society, AS Zigmund, B Klein, B Steinman, C Brundle, Cathy Bailey, D Kendrick, D Podsiadlo, DA Skelton, DA Skelton, Dawn A. Skelton, Denise Howel, Dorothy Coe, DP Gill, E Lamoreux, E Lamoureux, F Bunn, G Lancaster, GA Zijlstra, GA Zijlstra, GI Kempen, H Peyre, H Waterman, Heather Waterman, ID Cameron, J Davis, J Evans, J Painter, JC Davis, JC Mundt, Jennifer Wilkinson, Joanne Gray, L Yardley, Lex D. de Jong, M Boer de, M Herdman, Michael Clarke, NICE 21 Falls Guideline, Nicola Adams, Panel on Prevention of Falls in Older Persons, Rosy Lampitt, S Campbell, S Heinrich, S Iliffe, S Lamb, S Lord, S Nandy, S Parry, S Petrou, Sheena Gawler, Steve W Parry, T Boyce, T Hadjistavropoulos, T Keely, Tony Fouweather, V Power, Vincent Deary, Y Tian   +60 more
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The geriatric canon

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2019
Over the years Geriatrics and gerontology have developed a language shared by most clinicians and researchers who unequivocally defines the health conditions of aging people: one could speak of "geriatric canon", i.e. the set of fundamentals (paradigms, principles, standard reference vocabulary) of geriatric knowledge, the heritage from which they draw
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