The Australian Aged Care and Its Implications for the Korean Aging Crisis
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2018 The Australian aged care system has evolved for ＞50 years to support frail older adults and allow them to make informed decisions about their care. Hospitals provide streamlined geriatric services from visits at the Emergency Department to discharges ...
Moo-Young Kim +2 more
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National Indigenous Palliative Care Needs Study [PDF]
, 2003 This study involved extensive consultation with the community to identify the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in palliative ...
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas +7 more
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COGNITIVE LOSS AND FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCE IN LONG-LIVED ELDERLY IN HOMES FOR THE AGED
Cogitare Enfermagem, 2017 The objective was to assess the degree of functional dependence for the Basic Activities of Daily Living and the cognitive loss of long-lived elderly at two long-term care institutions for the elderly in the State of Bahia.
Renato Novaes Chaves +5 more
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Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2015 Introducción. La vejez es una etapa que está enmarcada por una serie de fenómenos que inciden de forma negativa en la vida de las personas, entre otros, el sentimiento de soledad y la depresión. Objetivo. Evaluar el impacto de la terapia de la risa sobre
Ángela Quintero +3 more
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Prevalence, pattern, and compliance with spectacles use among the elderly in homes for the aged in South India: The Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES). [PDF]
Indian J Ophthalmol, 2023 Marmamula S +4 more
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Free personal care for older people : a wider perspective on its costs [PDF]
, 2013 The paper comments on the so-called "Free Personal Care (FPC)" policy established in Scotland in 2002. FPC is the legal entitlement of people aged 65 and older, who have been assessed by the council as having personal care needs, to receive services that
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Factors associated with the goal of treatment in the last week of life in old compared to very old patients: a population-based death certificate survey [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Little is known about the type of care older people of different ages receive at the end of life. The goal of treatment is an important parameter of the quality of end-of-life care. This study aims to provide an evaluation of the main goal of
Cohen, Joachim +4 more
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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani +8 more
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Psychiatric Morbidity among Elderly People Living in Old Age Homes and in the Community: A Comparative Study [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Disorders such as depression, anxiety, cognitive and psychotic disorders have a high prevalence among elderly. There is some preliminary evidence that life in old age homes is perceived by inmates as more supportive, though the issue is not ...
Majgi, SM +4 more
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