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Advances in Social Work, 2020 The social positioning of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults is influenced by a constellation of historic and contemporary policies that shape the way they interact with the world around them.
Austin G. Oswald +2 more
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A Conceptional Framework for Integration of Architecture and Gerontology to Create Elderly-Friendly Home Environments in Egypt [PDF]
JES: Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2023 The global aging population is rising rapidly leading to significant impacts on the built environment. Egypt is expected to witness a notable increase in its elderly population, prompting a need for proactive measures to address the challenges and ...
Mohamed Nabil Ahmed +2 more
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Aging cellular networks: chaperones as major participants [PDF]
Experimental Gerontology 42, 113-119 (2007), 2006 We increasingly rely on the network approach to understand the complexity of cellular functions. Chaperones (heat shock proteins) are key "networkers", which have among their functions to sequester and repair damaged protein. In order to link the network approach and chaperones with the aging process, we first summarize the properties of aging networks
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Aging Medicine, 2021 Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Elderly People (HoNOS65+) in Iran's elderly population. Methods The scale English version translated to Persian using a
Victoria Omranifard +6 more
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Imagining Possibilities: A Conversation with Dr. Aaron T. Seaman, President of AAGE
Anthropology & Aging, 2021 -
Brooke Jespersen
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Advancing the Aging and Technology Agenda in Gerontology.
The gerontologist, 2015 Interest in technology for older adults is driven by multiple converging trends: the rapid pace of technological development; the unprecedented growth of the aging population in the United States and worldwide; the increase in the number and survival of ...
R. Schulz +5 more
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International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2018 Gerontology has a longstanding tradition of researching the relationship between older adults and their socio-spatial environments. However, environmental gerontology often shares a positivistic understanding of space as either a “prosthetic” or a ...
Anna Wanka +2 more
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AGING MEDICINE, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 257-263, December 2022., 2022 The main finding in our study is that Clinical Frailty Scale‐defined frailty status was predictive of 1‐year post‐interventional mortality after left ventricular assist device implantation. Abstract Objectives Heart failure impacts patients’ functional capabilities, ultimately leading to frailty.
Temitope Ajibawo +3 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, 2020 Aim With population aging, the number of frail patients with colorectal cancer has increased. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a validated tool for assessing frailty, and higher scores indicate worse clinical outcomes following cardiovascular ...
Kosuke Mima +9 more
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Aging and Cancer, 2023 Background Allostatic load (AL) has been linked to an increased risk of death in various populations. However, to date, there is no research specifically investigating the effect of AL on mortality in older cancer survivors.
Danting Yang +12 more
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