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Older adults and HIV

AORN Journal, 2000
As the number of older Americans grows, perioperative nurses increasingly will be called on to provide services to older adults infected with HIV. To provide quality patient care, perioperative nurses must understand the facts about HIV and aging individuals.
L W, Moore, L B, Amburgey
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Exercise and Older Adults

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2018
Regular exercise is essential for healthy aging and offers many health benefits, including reduced risk of all-cause mortality, chronic disease, and premature death. Because physical inactivity is prevalent, greater focus is needed on integrating exercise into care plans and counseling, and developing partnerships that support exercise opportunities ...
Jorge Camilo, Mora, Willy M, Valencia
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Vaccination of older adults

Ugeskrift for Læger
This review presents vaccination as an effective measure in preventing hospitalisation and death in older adults. Older adults are at higher risk of severe infections due to several factors, including immunosenescence, multiple comorbidities and frailty.
Aksel Nathan, Harbsmeier   +5 more
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AIDS and the Older Adult

The Gerontologist, 1990
Older adults are finding themselves the neighbors of AIDS patients as well as the primary caregivers of infected adult children. This paper focuses on the roles, issues, and conflicts older adults face in dealing with relatives or neighbors with AIDS. Case management and educational intervention strategies are also offered.
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Training for older adults

Annales de Réadaptation et de Médecine Physique, 2007
Aging is associated with a reduction in physical fitness, with loss of muscular force and endurance. Physical activity has been demonstrated to provide substantial health benefits and to maintain functional independence and improve quality of life in older adults.
C, Hautier, M, Bonnefoy
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Sleep in the older adult

Nursing Older People, 2004
Sleep problems tend to increase with age, so much so that insomnia can become entwined with other health issues among older people. This article looks at causes of sleep problems and explains how nurses can help assess their severity.
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Anemia in older adults

Current Opinion in Internal Medicine, 2005
Anemia is common in older adults and is an independent predictor for increased morbidity and mortality in several disease states. Older persons with anemia suffer hospitalization, physical decline, and disability at higher rates than those people without anemia.The prevalence and causes of anemia in community-dwelling older persons in the US were ...
Richard, Woodman   +2 more
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Pharmacotherapeutics in Older Adults

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 2006
The process of aging influences both pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. In addition to this, the issue of the increased incidence of chronic diseases as the age of people and the effects of medications in older adults becomes very complex. This article will review the influence of the aging process on the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and ...
Kathleen F, Hunter, Daniel, Cyr
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Sexuality in the Older Adult

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2017
Sexuality is an important part of a person's life continuing into older age. Physiologic changes that occur with aging can affect sexual function and may be exacerbated by comorbid disease. To diagnose sexual dysfunction, providers must obtain a thorough history and physical examination, including psychosocial factors.
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Osteoarthritis in Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1998
OBJECTIVE : This review highlights the clinical and pathophysiologic features of osteoarthritis (OA) of the peripheral joints and discusses the current and future management options for this common but potentially disabling disease.
S M, Ling, J M, Bathon
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