BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction Hospitalised older adults are prone to functional deterioration, which is more evident in frail older patients and can be further exacerbated by pain.
Max K Bulsara +16 more
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Participation Intention in Fall-prevention Project and Related Influencing Factors in Community-living Elderly Residents at High Risk of Falls [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 Background With the aging of the population, it is essential to implement fall prevention programs for the elderly. Although China has carried out fall prevention programs sporadically, among which comprehensive fall prevention programs centered on ...
CHENG Meng, WANG Jian, LI Zhipeng, ZHAO Qi, SUN Xiaoming
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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2018 Introduction: In USA, each year 5% of Medicare beneficiaries die, accounting for 25% of total Medicare health spending. Currently there are no studies addressing this issue in Latin American countries.
Sergio Iván Prada
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Direct health care costs of treating seasonal affective disorder: a comparison of light therapy and fluoxetine. [PDF]
, 2012 Objective. To compare the direct mental health care costs between individuals with Seasonal Affective Disorder randomized to either fluoxetine or light therapy. Methods. Data from the CANSAD study was used.
Browne, Gina +8 more
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Developing a Delphi Consensus on the Domains and Conduct of Brief Geriatric Assessments in Singapore [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and ResearchBackground Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a process supporting a multidimensional assessment of the health and well-being of older adults and leads to the development of long-term personalized care plans.
Jonathan Gao +8 more
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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 +5 more
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Acceptability of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled chatbots, video consultations and live webchats as online platforms for sexual health advice [PDF]
, 2020 Objectives Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services are undergoing a digital transformation. This study explored the acceptability of three digital services, (i) video consultations via Skype, (ii) live webchats with a health advisor and (iii ...
Bayley, J. +9 more
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Adaptation Of A Delirium Screening Test For Elderly Adults Admitted To Emergency Departments [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and AgingOBJECTIVE: Delirium is one of the most frequent syndromes among elderly patients admitted to emergency units and, despite presenting well-established symptoms and signs, there are still diagnostic failures.
Simone Rios Fonseca Ritter +5 more
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Cumhuriyet Dental Journal, 2022 According to the data the World Health Organization (WHO) provides, the population has been aging more rapidly than in the past, and it has been reported that the number of people over the age of 60 exceeds the number of children under the age of 5. This
Emine Pirim Görgün, Kübra Güler
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Attendance of MSM at Genitourinary Medicine services in England: implications for selective HPV vaccination programme (a short communication) [PDF]
, 2017 Background Human papillomaviruses (HPV) immunisation programmes for female adolescents in the UK offer relatively little benefit to men who have sex with men (MSM).
Bayley, J. +9 more
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