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Managing Edentate Older Adults [PDF]

Primary Dental Journal, 2020
Whilst increasing numbers of older people retain natural teeth, a sizable proportion of older people are still edentate. Replacement of missing teeth is important for function, aesthetics and to facilitate social interactions. The process of providing oral rehabilitation for edentate older adults can be challenging, but clinicians can utilise a number
Srinivasan, Murali, Schimmel, Martin, Leles, Claudio, McKenna, Gerry   +3 more
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Schizophrenia in Older Adults [PDF]

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2011
Although the number of people older than 55 with schizophrenia is expected to double during the next 20 years, the research data on older adults with schizophrenia are limited. This appears to be because until the middle of the 20th century, it was assumed that mental illness in older adults was a part of the aging process and because older adults are ...
Collier, Elizabeth, Sorrell, Jeanne
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Opportunities to be active in retirement villages and factors associated with physical activity in residents [PDF]

Journal of Primary Health Care, 2023
Introduction Physical activity (PA) in older people is associated with improved morbidity and mortality outcomes. Increasing numbers of older people are choosing to live in retirement villages, many of which promote themselves as providing opportunities
Martin J. Connolly, Kathy Peri, Michal Boyd, Joanna Hikaka, Annie Tatton, Zhenqiang Wu, Katherine Bloomfield, Aoi Yoshihara   +7 more
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Exploring configurations of social determinants for enhancing older adult health in China: an fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis based on 31 provinces in China

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
With China’s aging population on the rise, addressing population aging has become a national priority, particularly focusing on improving older adult health. This study employs the social determinants of health framework, considering China’s unique macro-
Songbiao Zhang, Songbiao Zhang, Xining Wang, Huilin Wang   +3 more
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Profile of facial trauma in older adults cared for at a tertiary hospital of the Brazilian Federal District

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2022
OBJECTIVES: The phenomenon of population aging and the remarkable inclusion of older adults in the economically active population has increased their participation in injuries and accidents, including facial trauma.
Matheus Almeida Barbosa, Daniel Saraiva de Paula, Attio Augusto Guimarães da Silva, Leonardo Paiva Marques de Souza, Isabela Gomes de Sena Ribeiro, Everton Luis Santos da Rosa, Alexandre Franco Miranda, Lucy de Oliveira Gomes   +7 more
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Reformulating Psychological Difficulties in People with Parkinson’s Disease: The Potential of a Social Relational Approach to Disablism

Parkinson's Disease, 2013
Research investigating the psychological difficulties experienced by people with Parkinson's disease (PD) is dominated by individualistic neurobiological and psychological perspectives. Therefore, this opinion paper draws on a reformulation of the social
Jane Simpson, Helen McMillan, Donna Reeve   +2 more
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Explaining the Concept of Violence Against the Older Adult: A Hybrid Study

Sālmand, 2022
Objectives Violence against the elderly is a single, repetitive act or omission of appropriate action that occurs in an interpersonal relationship and causes harm or discomfort to an elderly person. The lack of a clear definition is one of the challenges
Jasem Nozarpour, Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab, Narges Arsalani, Kian Norouzi Tabrizi, Fazlollah Ahmadi   +4 more
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Qigong programme among community-dwelling older adults at risk of depression: A randomised controlled study

Cogent Medicine, 2020
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Qigong programme on depression of older adults with mild-moderate depression. The experimental study was conducted at the Public Health Service Centre (PHS) in two randomised districts of Bangkok,
Phenphop Phansuea, Sookjaroen Tangwongchai, Thanapoom Rattananupong, Vitool Lohsoonthorn, Somrat Lertmaharit   +4 more
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Anaphylaxis in older adult patients: a 10-year retrospective experience

World Allergy Organization Journal, 2022
Background: Despite the worldwide increase in life expectancy and the elderly population, very little is known about the characteristics of anaphylaxis in older adults.
Eray Yıldız, MD, Şevket Arslan, MD, Fatih Çölkesen, MD, Recep Evcen, MD, Filiz Sadi Aykan, MD, Mehmet Kılınç, MD   +5 more
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Effectiveness of a self-regulation program using iPad-assisted communication in intubated patients with respiratory failure: A randomized controlled trial

Nursing Practice Today
Background & Aim: Communication limitations in intubated patients with respiratory failure increase anxiety, compromise care quality, and may delay ventilator weaning.
Nuttapol Chaihan, Pattarin Pirompanich, Anucha Wimoonchart, Wauranittha Timklay   +3 more
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