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Provider Perspectives on the Influence of Family on Nursing Home Resident Transfers to the Emergency Department: Crises at the End of Life. [PDF]
, 2015 Background. Nursing home (NH) residents often experience burdensome and unnecessary care transitions, especially towards the end of life. This paper explores provider perspectives on the role that families play in the decision to transfer NH residents to
Bui, Nhat +6 more
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Theorizing and Social Gerontology
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2006 Theory is increasingly important in social gerontology. Thus it is gratifying to see the debut of a new journal that encourages theorizing about age and aging. The papers in Volume 1, number 1 of the International Journal of Ageing and Later Life reflect
Vern Bengtsson
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Dress and age: the intersection of life and work [PDF]
, 2015 In this article I outline the influences, intellectual and personal, that have led me to the subject of dress and age, a topic that I have explored with great enjoyment over the last decade.
Twigg, Julia
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The Use of Physician Assistants for Health and Wellness in Aging Populations [PDF]
, 2020 The Use of Physician Assistants for Health and Wellness in Aging Populations Desiree Longmire, Depts. of Kinesiology and Health Science, Biology, & Chemistry, with Dr. Christine Booker, Dept.
Longmire, Desiree
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Older adult education in a Maltese University of the Third Age : a critical perspective [PDF]
, 2000 The education of older adults has been considered the fastest growing branch of adult education in post-industrial countries and one of the most crucial challenges facing current adult European education. It has generated a significant number of research
Formosa, Marvin
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Motor Output Variability Impairs Driving Ability in Older Adults [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The functional declines with aging relate to deficits in motor control and strength. In this study, we determine whether older adults exhibit impaired driving as a consequence of declines in motor control or strength. Methods: Young and older
Christou, Evangelos A. +4 more
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Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2002 Este estudo tem como objetivo caracterizar as instituições asilares de Campinas quanto aos seus residentes, recursos humanos e rotinas realizadas. Foram investigadas seis instituições de caráter privado, com residentes, em sua maioria dependentes, e ...
Akemi Yamamoto +1 more
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Sex Differences with Aging in the Fatigability of Dynamic Contractions [PDF]
, 2015 This study determined the sex difference with aging in fatigability of the elbow flexor muscles during a dynamic fatiguing task, and explored the associated mechanisms.
Doyel, Ryan E. +3 more
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Diversitas Journal, 2020 Infection in the hospital is a health problem, where approximately 10% of the patients in the world present after hospitalization, of which 15 to 50% of the patients evolve to death. Considering the nurse as a relevant agent of prevention, the research
Manoel Vitório Souza Santana +1 more
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Family Caregivers’ Knowledge of Delirium and Preferred Modalities for Receipt of Information [PDF]
, 2014 Delirium is a life-threatening, frequently reversible condition that is often a sign of an underlying health problem. In-hospital mortality alone for older adults with delirium ranges from 25% to 33%.
Boaz, Lesley +2 more
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