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Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2018 Objective: To identify if multimorbidity and burden are associated with a greater likelihood of frailty in elderly caregivers of other elderly persons within the family context. Method: 148 elderly caregivers caring for other elderly persons [M=69.7 (±7.
Erika Valeska da Costa Alves +4 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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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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Safeguarding the Right to Health of the Elderly in Rural China: A Legal Analysis [PDF]
, 2023 Qiang Chen,1 Wei Tian,2 Long Zheng,3 Taoying Li1,4 1Law School, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Foreign Languages, Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Laibin, People’s Republic of China; 3Graduate ...
Chen Q, Tian W, Li T, Zheng L
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Journal of Functional FoodsRosa roxburghii Tratt pomace, a by-product of processing Rosa roxburghii Tratt, constitutes about 45 % of the fresh fruit mass and contains a high proportion of nutritive active ingredients. Therefore, it has important applications in food, cosmetics and
Xiaoyue Zhang +7 more
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Caregiving and Elderly Health in Mexico
International Journal of Health Services, 2012 Using the National Mexican Health and Aging Study panel dataset, the authors estimate the effect of having informal care on the probability of dying and on the change in elderly health over a two-year period. Three measures of functional health were used: self-reported health, activities of daily living, and instrumental activities of daily living.
Antonio J, Trujillo +4 more
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Home Help Services for Elderly People in Ireland - Conference Proceedings [PDF]
, 1995 The National Council for the Elderly was established in 1981 as the National Council for the Aged. The terms of reference of the Council are: To advise the Minister for Health on all aspects of ageing and the welfare of the elderly either on its own ...
Department of Health (Ireland)
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen +23 more
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Gender Differences in Health-related Quality of life among the elderly in Taiwan [PDF]
, 2009 [[abstract]]Purpose: This study examines the gender disparity in the elderly’s health-related quality of life in Taiwan. Method: Data came from the National Health Interview Survey, a series of nation-representative face-to-face interviews held in Taiwan
Hui-Chuan, Hsu
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The Health Status of Cambodia's Elderly in a Context of Gendered Violence [PDF]
, 2009 This article uses Cambodia's 2005 Demographic and Health Survey to explore differences in health status and health care access among elderly women and men, in the historical context of gendered violence during the Khmer Rouge regime.
van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana
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