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Low-level support for socially isolated older people: An evaluation of telephone befriending [PDF]

, 2008
In May 2005 Help the Aged and Zurich Community Trust launched a two year national programme ‘A Call in Time’. The purpose of the programme was to provide low level support and befriending services via the telephone to older people who are lonely ...
Bagnall, A, Cattan, M, Kime, NH
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A falls prevention programme to improve quality of life, physical function and falls efficacy in older people receiving home help services: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Falls and fall-related injuries in older adults are associated with great burdens, both for the individuals, the health care system and the society. Previous research has shown evidence for the efficiency of exercise as falls prevention.
A Bandura, A Dadgari, A Saletti, A Vuillemin, AC Scheffer, AF Ambrose, AJ Campbell, AP Vivanti, Astrid Bergland, B Meinow, B Senn, B Vellas, C Luthy, C Meyer, C Sherrington, C-H Chou, CJ Jones, CMA Marques-Vieira, D Altman, Dawn A. Skelton, DM Landers, DM Peters, E McAuley, E McAuley, E McAuley, E McInnes, ER Vieira, ET Petridou, F El-Khoury, FB Gillison, G Salkeld, GA Kelley, HC Kraemer, I Vikman, JH Loge, K Christensen, K Delbaere, K Frändin, K Hawkins, K Haywood, KF Schulz, KF Schulz, KJ Preacher, KO Berg, L Yardley, LF Hektoen, LS Acree, LZ Rubenstein, M Bonnefoy, M Herdman, M Janssen, M Lawton, M Markle-Reid, M Ory, Maria Bjerk, MC Robertson, N Vries De, PC Fletcher, PC Fletcher, R Brooks, R Elkan, R Forkan, S Heydarnejad, S Hollis, S Michie, S Vaapio, SE Lamb, SE Lamb, SM White, SS Vaapio, T Brovold, The EuroQol Group, The WHOQOL Group, Therese Brovold, TN Tombaugh, Y Guigoz, Y Hellström, Y Netz   +77 more
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Towards better understanding of factors contributing to medical physicist well‐being in academic medical centers: A systems‐analysis approach

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract The well‐being of medical physicists can impact overall system performance, patient safety, and quality of patient care. There are limited formal assessments of factors contributing to physicists well‐being. Nine medical physicists at a US academic medical center were surveyed on 21 workplace factors, drawn from the National Academy of ...
Elizabeth Kwong, Chao Chin Liu, Karthik Adapa, Lisa Vizer, Brian Anderson, Damian McHugh, Todd Pawlicki, Moyed Miften, Amit Sawant, Nadia Charguia, Shiva Das, Lawrence B. Marks, Jean L. Wright, Lukasz Mazur   +13 more
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Factors associated with the hospitalization of the elderly: a national study

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2018
Objective :to analyze the factors associated with hospitalization among the Brazilian elderly based on multidimensional methodology. Method: a cross-sectional, quantitative study was performed with data from the National Health Survey (2013) population ...
Danielle Bordin, Luciane Patrícia Andreani Cabral, Cristina Berger Fadel, Celso Bilynkievycz dos Santos, Clóris Regina Blanski Grden   +4 more
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Epidemiology of psoriasis among the elderly population and volume of specialized medical care provided to patients with psoriasis in the Russian Federation in 2010–2019

Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2020
Background. Population ageing is ongoing in the Russian Federation. Demographic changes may influence the age structure and dynamics of epidemiological rates of chronic skin disorders, as well as the need of elderly patients in specialized medical care.
A. A. Kubanov, E. E. Bogdanova
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Beam model development and clinical experience with RadCalc for treatment plan quality assurance in online adaptive workflow with an MR‐linac

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The aim of this work was to report on the optimization, commissioning, and validation of a beam model using a commercial independent dose verification software RadCalc version 7.2 (Lifeline Software Inc, Tyler, TX, USA), along with 4 years of experience employing RadCalc for offline and online monitor unit (MU) verification on the ...
Urszula Jelen, Zoë Moutrie, Jack D Aylward, Michael G Jameson   +3 more
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Efecto de una intervención multidimensional en personas mayores autovalentes para el manejo del riesgo de caídas

Atención Primaria, 2020
Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto de una intervención multidimensional en la percepción y el manejo de factores de riesgo intrínsecos y extrínsecos de caídas y en la frecuencia de caídas en personas mayores autovalentes que viven en la comunidad ...
Claudia Bustamante-Troncoso, Luz María Herrera-López, Hugo Sánchez, J. Carola Pérez, Francisca Márquez-Doren, Sara Leiva   +5 more
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Empowering young minds through STEM education: Engaging high schoolers in Ghana through medical physics

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To promote diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), an educational presentation and hands‐on session was organised to raise awareness of STEM career opportunities among high school girls to introduce the students to the field of medical physics. Materials and Methods The study involved 65 first‐year Senior
Afua A. Yorke, Mercy T. Schandorf, Abigail N. M. Quaye, Peniel Tenkorama Twum, Bishwambhar Sengupta, Kwadwo Nkansah‐Poku, Juliana A. Kplorfia, Jessica Fagestrom   +7 more
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Expansion of health insurance in Moldova and associated improvements in access and reductions in direct payments [PDF]

, 2016
Background Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. Economic constraints mean that Moldova faces challenges in protecting individuals from excessive costs, improving population health and securing health system sustainability.
Atun, R, Domente, S, Habicht, J, Hone, TV   +3 more
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Mitochondrial DNA disorders in neuromuscular diseases in diverse populations

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuromuscular features are common in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) disorders. The genetic architecture of mtDNA disorders in diverse populations is poorly understood. We analysed mtDNA variants from whole‐exome sequencing data in neuromuscular patients from South Africa, Brazil, India, Turkey and Zambia. In 998 individuals, there were two definite
Fei Gao, Katherine R Schon, Jana Vandrovcova, Özlem Yayıcı Köken, Sharika Raga, Kireshnee Naidu, Maryke Schoonen, Nimita Rani, Pedro Tomaselli, Dipti Baskar, Musambo Kapapa, Ipek Polat, Lindsay A Wilson, Kumarasamy Thangaraj, Uluç Yiş, Bevinahalli N Nandeesh, David Bearden, Michelle Kvalsund, Franclo Henning, Seena Vengalil, Atchayaram Nalini, Claudia F. R. Sobreira, Wilson Marques, Haluk Topoloğlu, Michael G Hanna, Sireesha Yareeda, Venugopalan Y Vishnu, Francois H van der Westhuizen, Izelle Smuts, Surita Meldau, Jo Wilmshurst, Büşranur Çavdarlı, Jeannine Heckmann, Patrick F Chinnery, Rita Horvath   +34 more
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