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Older adult education in a Maltese University of the Third Age : a critical perspective [PDF]

, 2000
The education of older adults has been considered the fastest growing branch of adult education in post-industrial countries and one of the most crucial challenges facing current adult European education. It has generated a significant number of research
Formosa, Marvin
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Education for older adults in Malta : current trends and future visions [PDF]

, 2012
The purpose of this article was to evaluate the policies guiding late-life education in Malta, as well as the local plethora of learning opportunities for, and participation in, older adult education.
Formosa, Marvin
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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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Dysphagia in Older Adults [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2021
Dysphagia, which is a geriatric syndrome affecting 10% to 33% of older adults, is commonly seen in older adults who have experienced a stroke or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer or Parkinson disease. Patients diagnosed as having dysphagia can experience malnutrition, pneumonia, and dehydration.
Shanojan Thiyagalingam, Anne E. Kulinski, Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, Katrina L. Shindelar, Paul Y. Takahashi   +4 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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Health and functional status among older people with HIV/AIDS in Uganda [PDF]

, 2011
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the health and functional status of older people who either themselves are HIV infected or are affected by HIV and AIDS in the family.
Naidoo, Nirmala, Eugene Kinyanda, Janet Seeley, Somnath Chatterji, Kinyanda, Eugene, Naidoo Nirmala, Nirmala Naidoo, Chatterji, Somnath, Mugisha Joseph, Joseph Mugisha, Kinyanda Eugene, Nakubukwa, Susan, Boerma, Ties, Mugisha, Joseph, Scholten Francien, Kowal, Paul, Seeley, Janet, Kowal Paul, Francien Scholten, Chatterji Somnath, Heiner Grosskurth, Susan Nakubukwa, Ties Boerma, Scholten, Francien, Nakubukwa Susan, Grosskurth Heiner, Paul Kowal, Seeley Janet, Grosskurth, Heiner, Boerma Ties   +29 more
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A narrative review of literature on the use of health and social care by older trans adults: what can United Kingdom services learn? [PDF]

, 2021
This article has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form, subsequent to peer review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press, in Ageing & Society published by Cambridge University Press.
Benbow, Susan M., Benbow, Susan Mary, Eost-Telling, Charlotte, Kingston, Paul, Eost-Telling, Charlotte; id_orcid   +4 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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Carcinomas and Carcinoid Tumors of the Lungs and Bronchi in Children and Adolescents: The EXPeRT Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary lung carcinomas and bronchial carcinoid tumors (BC) are very rare malignancies in childhood. While typical BC and mucoepidermoid carcinomas are mostly low‐grade, localized tumors with a more favorable prognosis than in adults, necessitating avoidance of overtreatment, adenocarcinomas of the lung are often diagnosed at advanced disease ...
Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Sabine Irtan, Yves Reguerre, Malgorzata Krawczyk, Ewa Bien, Tal Ben‐Ami, Maja Cesen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Dominik T. Schneider, Abbas Agaimy, Constantin Lapa, Hubert Ducou le Pointe, Rainer Claus, Catherine Daniel, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +19 more
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