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Quality of life of elderly people living in a retirement home [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016
Background/Aim. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified four broad domains as being universally relevant to the quality of life, namely physical, and psychological health, social relationships, and environment.
Čanković Sonja, Nikolić-Ač Eržebet, Jovanović Mijatović Vesna, Kvrgić Svetlana, Harhaji Sanja, Radić Ivana   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An intervention designed to improve sensory impairments in the elderly and indoor lighting in their homes: an exploratory randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Vision and hearing impairments in the elderly (aged over 80 years) and poor indoor lighting conditions in a home-care setting are risk factors for functional decline, reduced social participation, withdrawal, and accidents.
Eilertsen, Grethe, Haanes, Gro Gade, Hofoss, Dag, Horgen, Gunnar, Kirkevold, Marit   +4 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

The fear of falls in the caregivers of institutionalized elders

Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 2021
Aims To understand how the fear of falls emerges and manifests itself in caregivers of institutionalized elders. Method It is a qualitative study, based on the Grounded Theory and carried out with 24 informal caregivers, 5 nurses, 2 physicians and 2 ...
Cristina Lavareda Baixinho, Maria dos Anjos Dixe, Maria Adriana Henriques, Cristina Marques-Vieira, Luis Sousa   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

‘’It just happens’. Care home residents’ experiences and expectations of accessing GP care. [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Care homes provide personal care and support for older people who can no longer be supported in the community. As part of a larger study of integrated working between the NHS and care homes we asked older people how they accessed health care ...
Davies, Sue L, Dickinson, Angela, Froggatt, Katherine, Gage, Heather, Goodman, Claire, Iliffe, S., Masey, Helen, Morbey , Hazel, Victor, Christina   +8 more
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Identification of serum protein biomarkers for pre‐cancerous lesions associated with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This work identified serum proteins associated with pancreatic epithelial neoplasms (PanINs) and early‐stage PDAC. Proteomics screens assessed genetically engineered mice with abundant PanINs, KPC mice (Lox‐STOP‐Lox‐KrasG12D/+ Lox‐STOP‐Lox‐Trp53R172H/+ Pdx1‐Cre) before PDAC development and also early‐stage PDAC patients (n = 31), compared to benign ...
Hannah Mearns, Jaclyn S. Long, Sergio Lilla, Kelly Hodge, Marcus J. G. W. Ladds, Colin Nixon, Paula Fernández‐Palanca, Sara Zanivan, Pilar Acedo, Stephen P. Pereira, Kevin M. Ryan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intrinsic capacity as proposed by the World Health Organization and 30-month mortality among older adults in long-term care facilities

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
Objective: To analyze the impact of intrinsic capacity on 30-month mortality among older adults living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Methods: Prospective cohort study with survival analysis conducted from July 2020 to December 2022 among older ...
Adriana Polachini do Valle, Tatiane Cristina de Carvalho, Antonio Rodrigues Bueno da Fonseca, Thamires Auxiliadora Oyan, Mariana Gegenheimer Bremenkamp, José Vitor Polachini do Valle Villas Boas, Paulo José Fortes Villas Boas   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nursing Process for institutionalized older adults: contributions from knowledge awareness workshop [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: To analyze the knowledge of professionals working in a Nursing Home about the Nursing Process before and after the awareness workshop. Methods: This is strategic action research, developed with nursing professionals and managers of a Nursing ...
Francisco Fernandes, Francine Casarin, Patrícia Bitencourt Toscani Greco, Dirce Stein Backes, Oclaris Lopes Munhoz, Silomar Ilha   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aging Gracefully: The PACE Approach to Caring for Frail Elders in the Community [PDF]

, 2016
Mountain Empire is one of the newest of more than 100 independent PACE organizations across the nation that serve both as health plans and as medical and long-term service providers to elders—offering meals, checkups, rehabilitation services, home visits,
Douglas McCarthy, Martha Hostetter, Sarah Klein   +2 more
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Household attributes and the future demand for retirement housing [PDF]

, 2012
Ageing populations provoke the question of how much bespoke housing should be provided for the elderly. Older people are generally reluctant to move but as they age health circumstances may encourage moves into specialised accommodation.
Ball, Michael, Nanda, Anupam
core   +1 more source