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The double vulnerability of elderly caregivers: multimorbidity and perceived burden and their associations with frailty

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, Letícia Decimo Flesch, Meire Cachioni, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Samila Sathler Tavares Batistoni   +4 more
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Sarcopenia with Depression Presents a More Severe Disability Than Only Sarcopenia among Japanese Older Adults in Need of Long-Term Care

Medicina, 2023
Background and objectives: The combination of depression and sarcopenia, a condition prevalent worldwide, may cause dis-tinct problems that should not be underestimated.
Takahiro Shiba, Ryo Sato, Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Masahiro Ishizaka, Akira Kubo, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
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A review: Extraction of active ingredients, functional properties of Rosa roxburghii Tratt pomace and its application

Journal of Functional Foods
Rosa 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, Yuanyuan Sun, Zixuan Zhang, Xuchun Zhu, Shan He, Linyi Zhou, Mingzheng Huang, Hongzhi Liu   +7 more
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Minimal Detectable Changes in the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test in Older Japanese Adults with Sarcopenia Requiring Long-Term Care

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Although the importance of sarcopenia control has been suggested, there are no minimal detectable change (MDC) studies of older adults with sarcopenia, to our knowledge, and the criteria for determining the effectiveness of ...
Lu Yin, Yohei Sawaya, Ryo Sato, Takahiro Shiba, Tamaki Hirose, Ko Onoda, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
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Trends in the Health of the Elderly [PDF]

Annual Review of Public Health, 2004
Health among the older population as measured by most dimensions has improved during the last two decades. Mortality has continued to decline, and disability and functioning loss are less common now than in the past. However, the prevalence of most diseases has increased in the older population as people survive longer with disease, and the reduction ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Influence of age on outcome from thrombolysis in acute stroke: a controlled comparison in patients from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA) [PDF]

, 2010
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in patients aged >80 years is not approved in some countries due to limited trial data in the very elderly.
Bluhmki, E., Diener, H.-C., Lees, K.R., Lyden, P.D., Mishra, N.K.   +4 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Perfil sociodemográfico e de hábitos de vida da população idosa de um município da região norte do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
OBJETIVO: Este estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar o perfil sociodemográfico e de hábitos de vida da população idosa de um município da região norte do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. METODOLOGIA: Pesquisa quantitativa, descritiva e transversal.
Elizangela Pletsch da Luz, Loiva Beatriz Dallepiane, Rosane Maria Kirchner, Luiz Anildo Anacleto da Silva, Fhaira Petter da Silva, Juliana Kohler, Edinéia Gopinger, Jessica Martinazzo Carlot   +7 more
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State pensions and the well-being of the elderly in the UK [PDF]

, 2006
This paper presents the trends seen over the last quarter of the 20thCentury in various indicators of the well-being of the elderlyalongside those seen for the young.
Banks, J, Blundell, R, Emmerson, C, Oldfield, Z   +3 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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