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Sarcopenia is not associated with inspiratory muscle strength but with expiratory muscle strength among older adults requiring long-term care/support [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background Recently, the concept of respiratory sarcopenia has been advocated, but evidence is lacking regarding which respiratory parameters are appropriate indicators. Therefore, we investigated the association between sarcopenia, respiratory function,
Yohei Sawaya, Takahiro Shiba, Masahiro Ishizaka, Tamaki Hirose, Ryo Sato, Akira Kubo, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Minimal Detectable Changes in the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test in Older Japanese Adults with Sarcopenia Requiring Long-Term Care

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Although the importance of sarcopenia control has been suggested, there are no minimal detectable change (MDC) studies of older adults with sarcopenia, to our knowledge, and the criteria for determining the effectiveness of ...
Lu Yin, Yohei Sawaya, Ryo Sato, Takahiro Shiba, Tamaki Hirose, Ko Onoda, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
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Sarcopenia with Depression Presents a More Severe Disability Than Only Sarcopenia among Japanese Older Adults in Need of Long-Term Care

Medicina, 2023
Background and objectives: The combination of depression and sarcopenia, a condition prevalent worldwide, may cause dis-tinct problems that should not be underestimated.
Takahiro Shiba, Ryo Sato, Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Masahiro Ishizaka, Akira Kubo, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
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Characteristics of patients discontinuing outpatient services under long-term care insurance and its effect on frailty during COVID-19 [PDF]

PeerJ, 2021
Background Among community-dwelling older adults who require long-term care and use outpatient rehabilitation services, we aimed to examine the characteristics of patients who discontinued using outpatient rehabilitation services to prevent exposure to ...
Tamaki Hirose, Yohei Sawaya, Takahiro Shiba, Masahiro Ishizaka, Ko Onoda, Akira Kubo, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
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An outbreak of norovirus diarrhea in a welfare home for the elderly in Shanghai

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2022
ObjectiveTo investigate an outbreak of norovirus diarrhea in a welfare home for the elderly in Shanghai， and to analyze the epidemiology and virus genotype characteristics of the epidemic， thus providing a scientific basis for the prevention and control ...
XIAO Wenjia, KUANG Xiaozhou, ZHANG Jing, YANG Jixing, NAN Yuan, YAO Hong, TENG Zheng, LIN Sheng, GONG Xiaohuan, YU Xiao, PAN Hao, ZHANG Xi   +11 more
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Neck circumference is a highly reliable anthropometric measure in older adults requiring long-term care [PDF]

PeerJ
The reliability of neck circumference measurement as an assessment tool for older adults requiring long-term care remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of neck circumference measurement in older adults requiring long-term care ...
Ryo Sato, Yohei Sawaya, Masahiro Ishizaka, Lu Yin, Takahiro Shiba, Tamaki Hirose, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
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Construction Path of Smart Health Care Platform for the Elderly in China

中国工程科学, 2022
China has a large elderly population and its aging speed is accelerating, which pose a significant challenge for the country to cope with problems induced by population ageing.
Hou Hanpo, Wei He, Wang Yingchao , Yu Jin , Qiu Guixing   +4 more
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Measurement of the Calf Muscle Circumference is Useful for Diagnosing Sarcopenia in Older Adults Requiring Long-Term Care [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
Background Calf muscle circumference is a potential alternative for measuring skeletal muscle mass. However, the association between calf muscle circumference and sarcopenia and the reliability of sarcopenia diagnosis based on calf muscle circumference ...
Ryo Sato, Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Takahiro Shiba, Lu Yin, Shuntaro Tsuji, Masahiro Ishizaka, Tomohiko Urano   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home for the elderly [PDF]

, 2016
Projekt rieši stavebne technickú časť novostavby domova dôchodcov, určenú pre pobyt seniorov o maximálnej ubytovacej kapacite 28 ľudí. Je situovaný v južnej časti obce Papradno na rovinatom pozemku s rozlohou 6018,4 m2.
Zboranová, Monika
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Central European Innovative Practices Supporting Active Ageing

Metszetek, 2022
The study presents through international examples of how the security and quality of life of elderly and disabled people can be enhanced. 12 partners in eight Central European countries carried out pilot activities within the framework of the HELPS ...
Ildikó Bihari, Ibolya Czibere, Judit Csoba, Noémi Kerekes, Andrea Rácz   +4 more
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