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Prevalence and Factors Associated With Elderly Abuse and Health Problems Among Elderly People of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. [PDF]
J Aging ResShrestha L +4 more
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The Care-of-the-Elderly Health Guide [PDF]
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2021 Introduction: The Evidence-Based Care of the Elderly Health Guide is a clinical guide with cross-references for care recommendations. This guide is an innovative adaptation of the Rourke Baby Record to support elderly care. In 2003, the guide was published with an endorsement from the Health Care-of-the-Elderly Committee of the College of Family ...
Jean A.C. Triscott +5 more
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Aging Medicine, 2021 Main Problem Frailty is an established risk factor for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. Few studies have examined the longitudinal relationship between frailty and cognition. Methods Participants of Rush Memory and Aging project (n = 625, 67.5%
Lindsay M. K. Wallace +6 more
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Patient experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in Dutch primary care
BJGP Open, 2022 Background: Changes in primary care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic could have affected patient experience of primary care both positively and negatively.
Maarten Homburg +8 more
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DEPRESSION IN ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC WOUNDS TREATED AT THE SKIN COMMISSION
Revista Baiana de Enfermagem, 2022 Objective: Verify the occurrence of depressive symptoms in the elderly with chronic wounds. Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted with 40 elderly people at a University Hospital, using the Geriatric Depression Scale ...
Analine Souza Bandeira Correia +4 more
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Predictors of frailty in older people users of Primary Health Care [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2022 Objective: to identify the prevalence and predictors of frailty in older people in Primary Health Care. Method: this is a descriptive and correlational study, carried out in a convenience sample of 136 older people in the community.
João Paulo de Almeida Tavares +2 more
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Systemic aspects of securing the health safety of the elderly
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2018 The rapid aging of Polish society brings increasing stress to bear on both informal and formal support systems. The article aims at discussing the scope of care-related challenges in ageing societies and both current and future status of systemic ...
Mateusz Paplicki +3 more
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Muscle Weakness Assessment in Older Intensive Care Unit Patients [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and AgingINTRODUCTION: After long periods of hospitalization, older adults may develop muscle weakness that can affect their functional independence after discharge. OBJECTIVE: To assess muscle weakness in older patients admitted to an ICU.
Amanda Colombo Peteck Lopes +5 more
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Cardiovascular health of the elderly
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 Within the Osservatorio Epidemiologico Cardiovascolare/Health Examination Survey 426 men and 376 women, ages 75-79 years, randomly selected from the general population were examined. Participation rate was 50%; within men 78% were hypertensives, 36% had high serum cholesterol, 28% were diabetics, 25% were obese; within women 81% were hypertensives, 55%
Simona Giampaoli, Diego Vanuzzo
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Defining the Health Problems of the Elderly [PDF]
Annual Review of Public Health, 1982 The rapidly growing number of elderly in this country, and their dispropor tionate contribution to the steadily rising cost of health care, have focused considerable attention on the health problems and needs of this segment of our population. The nearly 23 million Americans older than 65 currently represent 11 % of the population, yet they account ...
J G, Ouslander, J C, Beck
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