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Frailty in the elderly: prevalence and associated factors

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: to know the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in elderly assisted by the Centro Mais Vida de Referência em Assistência à Saúde do Idoso (Mais Vida Health Reference Center for the Elderly) in the North of Minas Gerais, Brazil ...
Jair Almeida Carneiro, Rafael Rodrigues Cardoso, Meiriellen Silva Durães, Maria Clara Araújo Guedes, Frederico Leão Santos, Fernanda Marques da Costa, Antônio Prates Caldeira   +6 more
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Real‐World Pediatric Blinatumomab Administration: Access to Outpatient Care Delivery and Impact of a Hospital‐Dispensed Model

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab has been shown to be highly effective for patients with pediatric B‐ALL and has recently become standard of care therapy. Due to its past use in the clinical trial setting, there is limited information available about real‐world administration.
Katelyn Oranges, Kelly A. Duffy, Sara McDonough, Evelyn Kurpiewski, R. Jennifer Randall, Allison Barz Leahy, Haley M. Newman, Joyce P. Lee, Stephen P. Hunger, Anne F. Reilly, David T. Teachey, Susan R. Rheingold, Daniel J. Zheng   +12 more
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Longitudinal associations between pain and cognitive decline in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: the mediating role of depressive symptoms

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveThe primary aim of this scholarly investigation was to elucidate the correlation between Number of Pain Sites and cognitive decline within the older adult population. Additionally, the study sought to examine the potential mediating influence of
Xia Cheng, Xia Cheng, Xia Cheng, Xia Cheng, Kun Zhang, Jiayang Liu, Jiayang Liu, Jiaxin Hu, Jiaxin Hu, Qingxiu Yuan, Qingxiu Yuan, Hang Cai, Hang Cai, Hongxia Hu, Danfeng Liao, Lin Lin, Lin Lin, Lin Lin   +17 more
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Acute kidney injury in the elderly: predisposition to chronic kidney disease and vice versa. [PDF]

, 2011
There have been considerable advances in the past few years in our understanding of how chronic kidney disease (CKD) predisposes to acute kidney injury (AKI) and vice versa.
Cho, Kerry C, Coca, Steven G, Hsu, Chi-yuan   +2 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Health Insurance Coverage of the Near Elderly [PDF]

, 2004
This report examines the changes in income, health status, and insurance coverage that occur with the aging of the population, focusing primarily on the nearly 26 million near elderly--those between 55 and 64 years of ...

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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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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decrease in the usual walking speed and body fat percentage associated with a deterioration in long-term care insurance certification levels [PDF]

PeerJ
Background In Japan, the number of older adults requiring long-term care insurance (LTCI) is increasing and the cost is becoming a social problem. In these fields, the role of geriatric rehabilitation includes maintaining the physical function and LTCI ...
Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Takahiro Shiba, Ryo Sato, Lu Yin, Akira Kubo, Tomohiko Urano   +6 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
doaj   +1 more source