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U-Care: Requirements Elicitation For Ambient Assisted Living [PDF]

, 2009
Western countries are facing similar trends in healthcare: population is aging, life expectations are growing, the number of healthcare professionals is decreasing, cost pressure on healthcare systems is increasing and urbanization is taking place.
Beijnum, B.J.F. van, Hermens, H.J., Klooster, J.W. van 't   +2 more
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Correlation of physical and cognitive impairment in diabetic and hypertensive frail older adults

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2022
Background Diabetes and hypertension are common in older adults and represent established risk factors for frailty. Frailty is a multidimensional condition due to reserve loss and susceptibility to stressors with a high risk of death, hospitalizations ...
Pasquale Mone, Jessica Gambardella, Angela Lombardi, Antonella Pansini, Stefano De Gennaro, Anna Luisa Leo, Michele Famiglietti, Anna Marro, Maria Morgante, Salvatore Frullone, Antonio De Luca, Gaetano Santulli   +11 more
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MENUJU KEBAHAGIAAN HIDUP LANSIA DI PANTI GRIYA ASIH LAWANG [PDF]

, 2023
Not all elderly people live with their families, there are also many elderly people who do not live in the same place as their families, there are also elderly people who live in special care homes for the elderly or nursing homes.
Nurhaliza, Siti
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Decrease in the usual walking speed and body fat percentage associated with a deterioration in long-term care insurance certification levels [PDF]

PeerJ
Background In Japan, the number of older adults requiring long-term care insurance (LTCI) is increasing and the cost is becoming a social problem. In these fields, the role of geriatric rehabilitation includes maintaining the physical function and LTCI ...
Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Takahiro Shiba, Ryo Sato, Lu Yin, Akira Kubo, Tomohiko Urano   +6 more
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The OCareCloudS project: toward organizing care through trusted cloud services [PDF]

, 2016
The increasing elderly population and the shift from acute to chronic illness makes it difficult to care for people in hospitals and rest homes. Moreover, elderly people, if given a choice, want to stay at home as long as possible.
Ackaert, Ann, Annema, Jan Henk, Crombez, Pieter, De Backere, Femke, De Grooff, Dirk, De Turck, Filip, Decancq, Jasmien, Duysburgh, Pieter, Hoebeke, Jeroen, Jacobs, An, Jansen, Arne, Ongenae, Femke, Rossey, Jen, Sulmon, Nicky, Van den Abeele, Floris, Van Landuyt, Dimitri, Van Ooteghem, Jan, Vannieuwenborg, Frederic, Verstichel, Stijn, Willems, Karen, Wuyts, Kim   +20 more
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Du développement du pouvoir d’agir au développement des marges de manœuvre : un exemple d’intervention

Activités, 2023
Given the need to develop interventions that take account of psychosocial dimensions in the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), this article - which is the result of a collective reflection on these issues - proposes to address the ...
Damien Cromer, Antoine Bonnemain, Fabien Coutarel   +2 more
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Home for the elderly [PDF]

, 2013
Předmětem diplomové práce je projekt novostavby domovu pro seniory. Budova má 3 nadzemní podlaží a je častečně podsklepena. V objektu se nachazí i provoz kuchyně nad kterým je zelená střecha. Nad zbytkem objektu je plochá střecha.
Čunek, Jiří
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Dimensions assigned to Long Term Care Facilities by managers and health professionals: interfaces and contradictions

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2018
Objective: to analyze the dimensions assigned to long term care facilities for the elderly (LTCFs) by managers and health professionals. Method: a descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach was conducted in the metropolitan area of Belo ...
Bárbara Jacome Barcelos, Natália de Cássia Horta, Quesia Nayrane Ferreira, Marina Celly Martins Ribeiro de Souza, Cristiane Delesporte Pereira Mattioli, Karla Geovani Silva Marcelino   +5 more
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Retrospective study revealed that Zn relate to improvement of swallowing function in the older adults

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Zinc is an essential micronutrient for maintaining biological activity. The level of zinc in the blood is known to decrease with age, especially in those over 75 years of age.
Yumika Seki, Kota Ishizawa, Tetsuya Akaishi, Michiaki Abe, Koji Okamoto, Junichi Tanaka, Ryutaro Arita, Shin Takayama, Akiko Kikuchi, Mariko Miyazaki, Hideo Harigae, Mayumi Sato, Masaya Hoshi, Kazuaki Hatsugai, Tadashi Ishii   +14 more
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Court Supervised Institutional Transformation in South Africa [PDF]

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2015
The traditional adversarial model of litigation in South Africa operates on the basis that two or more parties approach the court, each with its own desired outcome. The court is then obliged to decide in favour of one of the parties.
Deon Erasmus, Angus Lloyd Hornigold
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