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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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