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The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and its associated health problems in a community-dwelling elderly population.

, 2009
AIMS: Prevalence estimates of Type 2 diabetes and its associated health problems in elderly populations are rare, especially in the very elderly. METHODS: A sample of 15 095 community-dwelling older people aged > or = 75 years were assessed.
Bulpitt, CJ, Fletcher, AE, Hewitt, J, Smeeth, L +3 more
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The Concentration of Medical Spending: An Update [PDF]

In the last two decades, Medicare spending has doubled in real terms despite the fact that the health of Medicare beneficiaries improved over this period.
David M. Cutler, Ellen Meara
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What are the mechanisms that support healthcare professionals to adopt assisted decision-making practice? A rapid realist review

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) establishes a right to legal capacity for all people, including those with support needs. People with disabilities have a legal right to be given the appropriate
Carmel Davies +15 more
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“BUILDING TIES”: USE OF DIALOGUE IN PROMOTING HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY [PDF]

Revista Gestão & Saúde, 2014
This paper aims to describe educational activities, developed with a group of the elderly in the city of Itaporanga-PB. These activities relate to the practice of health education for discussion of hypertension and diabetes, constituted by professionals ...
Alessandra Aniceto Ferreira de Figueirêdo, Thalmo da Costa Barros +1 more
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EFFECTS OF FOOD AND HEALTH SPENDING PATTERNS ON THE HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY [PDF]

Examines linkages between food and health spending patterns, income, and health status of the elderly. Links these relationships to food insecurity and expenditures on nutraceuticals.
Gomez, Miguel I., Ranney, Christine K.
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Residential Mobility of the European Elderly [PDF]

With the ageing of the European population, the housing choices of the elderly will have consequences on the whole housing market. In this paper we use data from the first two waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to ...
Anne Laferrère, Viola Angelini
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On the Edge: Facing a Challenging and Uncertain Future [PDF]

, 2006
Introduces the Boston Elder Economic Security Standard as a tool to assess the real economic circumstances, needs, and resources of the low- and middle-income elderly in Boston, depending on their health, housing, marital status and other ...
Ellen A. Bruce, Judith Conahan, Laura Henze Russell +2 more
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Knowledge of Elderly Patients and their Caregivers in the Management of Selected Health Problems of Elderly