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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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Measurement of the Calf Muscle Circumference is Useful for Diagnosing Sarcopenia in Older Adults Requiring Long-Term Care [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and ResearchBackground Calf muscle circumference is a potential alternative for measuring skeletal muscle mass. However, the association between calf muscle circumference and sarcopenia and the reliability of sarcopenia diagnosis based on calf muscle circumference ...
Ryo Sato +7 more
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Falls and associated risk factors in a sample of old age population in Egyptian community
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionFalling is a major health problem among old age persons and are the sixth cause of mortality and morbidity among them. Assessing the prevalence of falls among elderly in an Egyptian community and investigating its associated risk factors ...
Abd El Hamied Ibrahim El Sayed +6 more
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Factors associated with frailty syndrome in the rural elderly [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de EnfermagemObjective: determine the prevalence and factors associated with frailty syndrome (FS) in the elderly in the rural population of Pelotas. Method: Quantitative, analytical, transversal study conducted with 820 elderly subjects registered in the Family ...
Patrícia Mirapalheta Pereira de Llano +5 more
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Physical activity in promoting health of the elderly
Health Problems of Civilization, 2018 Ageing, as a physiological process in human ontogenesis, is inevitable. However, it can assume a mild form. What can slow down involutionary processes within the limits of optimal human abilities and biological needs is physical activity.
Urszula Parnicka
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Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2021 Objective Strengthening primary healthcare with highly qualified nurses in acute care units or teams is a new Danish initiative intended to detect acute diseases and the deterioration of chronic diseases and to develop treatment for outpatients.
Stine Emilie Junker Udesen +4 more
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Food quality of long elderly and non-communicable chronic diseases
Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, 2021 The quality of the food of long-lived elderly and its relationship with non-communicable chronic diseases was evaluated. This a cross-sectional study with a population basis that was conducted in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which is part of a larger ...
Ana Cristina Martins Passos +4 more
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Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2023 Objective: To investigate changes in the frailty levels of older adults in a context of high social vulnerability. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study. Data were collected from 2 surveys conducted in 2015 and 2018.
Ana Laura Costa Menezes +8 more
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Neck circumference is a highly reliable anthropometric measure in older adults requiring long-term care [PDF]
PeerJThe reliability of neck circumference measurement as an assessment tool for older adults requiring long-term care remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of neck circumference measurement in older adults requiring long-term care ...
Ryo Sato +6 more
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