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Physical capability and subsequent positive mental wellbeing in older people: findings from five HALCyon cohorts [PDF]

, 2013
Objective measures of physical capability are being used in a growing number of studies as biomarkers of healthy ageing. However, very little research has been done to assess the impact of physical capability on subsequent positive mental wellbeing, the ...
Avan Aihie Sayer, Catharine R. Gale, Cyrus Cooper, Diana Kuh, Geraldine McNeill, Ian J. Deary, John Gallacher, John M. Starr, Leone Craig, Mai Stafford, null null, Rachel Cooper, Rebecca Hardy, Yoav Ben-Shlomo   +13 more
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orthopaedic surgeons’ perceptions of frailty and frailty screening

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Over the past decade, there has been significant growth in the awareness and understanding of fragility among orthopaedic surgeons in the context of osteoporotic fractures and with it, improvements in the recognition and management of ...
Mandy M. Archibald, Michael Lawless, Tiffany K. Gill, Mellick J. Chehade   +3 more
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Protein for Life: Towards a focussed dietary framework for healthy ageing [PDF]

, 2018
‘Ageing well’ has been highlighted as an important research area by the World Health Organization. In the UK, healthy ageing has been identified as a priority research area by multiple Research Councils and is a key NHS priority. Sarcopaenia, the decline
Bauer, Berthoud, Best, Brunstrom, Carreiro, Charbonnier, Davey, Deutz, Farsijani, Forster, Hare, Johnstone, Mercer, Metter, Paddon-Jones, Phillips, Santilli, Steffl, Timon, Volpi   +19 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Older People, Sense of Coherence and Community [PDF]

, 2016
Population ageing is a global trend and even though years added to life often are lived in good health; it will have an impact on healthcare, housing and facilities, and social security costs.
A Antonovsky, A Antonovsky, A Antonovsky, A Marcoen, A Orrell, AJ Sixsmith, B Lindström, B Stenbock-Hult, C Phillipson, C Stephens, CM Aldwin, D Forte, DV Jeste, E Felix, EH Erikson, F Nyqvist, F Oswald, F Oswald, G Schneider, GD Rowles, GDR Rowles, GS Windle, HB Staehelin, HI Saevareid, J Hubley, J Lezwijn, J Percival, J Rodin, J Sixsmith, K Nilsson, L Hanson-Kyle, L Holmgren, LL Bryant, M Eriksson, M Eriksson, M Eriksson, M Rennemark, MA Koelen, MA Koelen, MM Hicks, MTE Puts, PA Dykstra, R Cooper, RG Westendorp, S Takkinen, SG Smith, T Feldt, T Feldt, T Khoon-Kiat, U Wiesmann, U Wiesmann, VH Menec   +51 more
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Older people maintaining mental health well-being through resilience : an appreciative inquiry study in four countries [PDF]

, 2010
Aim. To explore the experience and strategies of mental health well-being through resilience in older people across the four participating countries. Background.
Adams, Allen, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Bowling, Catton, Chong, Cooperrider, Department of Work and Pensions, Drewnowski, From, Hey, Jorm, Kendig, Lau, Lawton, Levy, Majeed, Nygren, Parton, Patton, Reed, Reed, Reed, Sarkisian, Sarkisian, United Nations, Unutzer   +27 more
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Feasibility and acceptability of commonly used screening instruments to identify frailty among community-dwelling older people: a mixed methods study

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Frailty exposes older people to an elevated risk of a range of negative outcomes. Emerging evidence that frailty can be effectively treated within community settings has stimulated calls for more proactive screening within primary care ...
Rachel C. Ambagtsheer, Mandy M. Archibald, Michael Lawless, Alison Kitson, Justin Beilby   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

1000 Norms Project: Protocol of a cross-sectional study cataloging human variation [PDF]

, 2015
Background Clinical decision-making regarding diagnosis and management largely depends on comparison with healthy or ‘normal’ values. Physiotherapists and researchers therefore need access to robust patient-centred outcome measures and appropriate ...
Baldwin, Jennifer N., Burns, Joshua, Chard, Angus, Ferreira, Paulo, Fong Yan, Alycia, Hiller, Claire E., Hübscher, Markus, Mackey, Martin G., McKay, Marnee J., Moloney, Niamh A., Mousavi, Seyed J., Nicholson, Leslie L., Nightingale, Elizabeth J., on behalf of the 1000 Norms Project Consortium, Pourkazemi, Fereshteh, Quinlan, Kate G., Raymond, Jacqueline, Refshauge, Kathryn M., Rose, Kristy, Simic, Milena, Sman, Amy D., Vanicek, Natalie, Wegener, Caleb   +22 more
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