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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Ceaseless Toil? Health and Labor Supply of the Elderly in Rural China [PDF]
, 2003 Deborah Davis-Friedmann (1991) described the “retirement” pattern of the Chinese elderly in the prereform era as “ceaseless toil”: lacking sufficient means of support, the elderly had to work their entire lives.
Benjamin, Dwayne +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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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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Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly: Comparison between genders [PDF]
, 2016 Objective: To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) indicators between institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly men and women.
Cendoroglo, Maysa Seabra +7 more
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The Relationship Between Smoking as a Modifiable Risk Factor and Chronic Complications on Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
, 2015 Smoking is known as a variable that can be changed through a specific intervention activity. Recently in Indonesia, research related to chronic complication among elderly with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) was not available.
Trihandini, I. (Indang)
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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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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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