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External hip protectors in home-dwelling older persons
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2004External hip protectors have been shown to have a good preventive effect against hip fractures in many studies. However, these studies were carried out either entirely or mostly among older persons living in institutions. The aim of this study was to investigate whether health nurses can, after brief training, choose the right persons to use external ...
Rauno, Heikinheimo +3 more
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Balancing Pain and Analgesic Treatment in the Home-Dwelling Elderly
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2005BACKGROUND: In elderly persons, pain is a common problem, and analgesic medicines are among the most frequently used drugs. OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of analgesic medication and its relation to daily pain and morbidity in home ...
Sirpa A, Hartikainen +3 more
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Falls and injurious falls late in home-dwelling life
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2006Of the Finnish persons aged 85 years or older, living at home, 555 (67% of this age class) were monitored for two years to describe the circumstances and the frequency of falls and injury-causing falls. The incidence rates of falls, major soft tissue injuries and fractures were 1039 (95% confidence interval = CI: 974-1093), 74 (58-92) and 89 (72-108 ...
Sari, Lehtola +2 more
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Prescription of Addictive and Non-Addictive Drugs to Home-Dwelling Elderly
Drugs & Aging, 2014Complex medical conditions are frequent among seniors, and their medical treatment represents a challenge. Older patients have a high rate of consumption of prescription drugs, greater risks of medication interactions, and a higher likelihood of side effects. Many common drugs used by the elderly also have addictive potential.
Inger Cathrine, Kann +2 more
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Use of psychotropics among home‐dwelling nondemented and demented elderly
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2003AbstractObjectiveTo describe the use of psychotropics in the nondemented and demented elderly.ParticipantsThe home‐dwelling elderly (n=523) among the random sample of 700 subjects from the total population of individuals aged 75 years or more in 1998 and living in the city of Kuopio, Finland.MethodsA trained nurse interviewed the participants about ...
Sirpa, Hartikainen +3 more
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House/Home: Dwelling in the New South Africa
Architectural Design, 2005AbstractFor a country that endured decades of racial segregation, cultural freedom has a particular poignancy. Iain Low of the University of Cape Town takes his cultural barometer to the new South Africa to measure up the challenges of broadening ‘the new mix’ within a housing landscape that only 10 years ago was dictated by the politics of separation.
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Exploring the quality of life of depressed and nondepressed, home-dwelling, Norwegian adults
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2016Aim: This study aims to explore how intimacy, physical and psychological health, loneliness, and attitudes to ageing at a time of loss affect the overall quality of life (QoL) of nondepressed and depressed older adults. Method: This was a randomised, stratified, cross-sectional study with two subsamples: depressed (n=74; mean: 77.9 years; 65% female ...
Liv, Halvorsrud, Mary, Kalfoss
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[Risk in the elderly home dwelling: a relational object].
Revue medicale suisse, 2015Risk is an unavoidable "partner" of the life course for single home dwelling elderly, especially in the older age. The primary concerned person is not the only one to make decisions, his/her proxy and the community care professionals are also involved.
M, Droz Mendelzweig +5 more
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Factors Associated With Family Caregiver Burden of Home-Dwelling Patients With Advanced Dementia
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2022Riyin Tay
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