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Implementing Remote Memory Clinics to Enhance Clinical Care During and After COVID-19

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Social isolation is likely to be recommended for older adults due to COVID-19, with ongoing reduced clinical contact suggested for this population.
Andrew P. Owens, Clive Ballard, Mazda Beigi, Chris Kalafatis, Chris Kalafatis, Helen Brooker, Helen Brooker, Grace Lavelle, Kolbjørn K. Brønnick, Kolbjørn K. Brønnick, Justin Sauer, Justin Sauer, Steve Boddington, Latha Velayudhan, Dag Aarsland, Dag Aarsland, Dag Aarsland   +16 more
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Is movement better? Comparing sedentary and motion-based game controls for older adults [PDF]

, 2013
Providing cognitive and physical stimulation for older adults is critical for their well-being. Video games offer the opportunity of engaging seniors, and research has shown a variety of positive effects of motion-based video games for older adults ...
Dergousoff, Kristen K., Gerling, Kathrin M., Mandryk, Regan L.   +2 more
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Differences in Physical Activity and Built Environment Perceptions Between Younger and Older Adults Living in the Same Rural [PDF]

, 2016
This study examined associations between perceptions and physical activity of younger and older adults residing in the same rural/small town community. Thirty-two adults completed interviews about their community and their physical activity.
Papadopoulos, C. (Charilaos), Twaddle, B. J. (Brent)   +1 more
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The Evaluation of Employment Policies for Older Adults in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia [PDF]

, 2017
Adults aged 65 and above comprise the fastest growing sector of the world’s population. In the context of increasing numbers of older adults, employment policies have become a prominent issue.
Bugajska, Beata, Leszko, Magdalena
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Investigating Older Adults' Attitudes towards Crisis Informatics Tools: Opportunities for Enhancing Community Resilience during Disasters [PDF]

, 2022
The world population is projected to rapidly age over the next 30 years. Given the increasing digital technology adoption amongst older adults, researchers have investigated how technology can support aging populations. However, little work has examined how technology can support older adults during crises, despite increasingly common natural disasters,
arxiv   +1 more source

Reliability and validity of three questionnaires measuring context-specific sedentary behaviour and associated correlates in adolescents, adults and older adults [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Reliable and valid measures of total sedentary time, context-specific sedentary behaviour (SB) and its potential correlates are useful for the development of future interventions.
AE Cust, AJ Atkin, AJ Viera, AS Singh, AS Singh, B Wallmann-Sperlich, BE Saelens, BK Clark, C Wang, CA Vereecken, CE Matthews, Cedric Busschaert, D Jacobi, D Macfarlane, DE Rosenberg, EB Hekler, FC Bull, GJ Norman, GM Dwyer, GN Healy, Greet Cardon, H Spittaels, H Spittaels, HJ Helmerhorst, I Ajzen, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, J Barnes, J Cauwenberg Van, J Cohen, J Lefevre, JM Bland, JR Ruiz, K Wijndaele, Katrien De Cocker, KP Dowd, L Uijtdewilligen, LFM Rezende de, LFM Rezende de, LL Hardy, LL Hardy, M Hagstromer, M Hamer, M Visser, MJ Chinapaw, MJ Duncan, N Owen, O Affuso, PA Gardiner, PM Grant, RE Rhodes, RG McMurray, S Kozey-Keadle, S Kozey-Keadle, S Scholes, Sebastien FM Chastin, SF Chastin, SF Chastin, SF Chastin, SF Chastin, SFM Chastin, V Rangul, Veerle Van Holle, Y Liu, YJ Huang   +63 more
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‘Real time’ monitoring of antipsychotic prescribing in patients with dementia: a study using the Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) platform to enhance safer prescribing

BMJ Open Quality, 2020
Background The use of antipsychotic drugs in dementia has been reported to be associated with increased risk of cerebrovascular events and mortality.
Robert Stewart, Christoph Mueller, Gayan Perera, Craig Colling, Nicola Funnell, Justin Sauer, Daniel Harwood, Delia Bishara   +7 more
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The effects of Tai Chi on peripheral somatosensation, balance, and fitness in Hispanic older adults with type 2 diabetes:a pilot and feasibility study [PDF]

, 2015
Peripheral neuropathy and loss of somatosensation in older adults with type 2 diabetes can increase risk of falls and disability. In nondiabetic older adult population Tai Chi has been shown to enhance balance and fitness through improvements in ...
Cavegn, Elisabeth I., Riskowski, Jody
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Barriers to older adults’ uptake of mobile-based mental health interventions [PDF]

, 2020
Background To address increasing demand of mental healthcare treatments for older adults and the need to reduce delivery costs, healthcare providers are turning to mobile applications.
Coventry, Lynne, Dodd, Alyson, Pywell, Jake, Vijaykumar, Santosh   +3 more
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Methodological description of the mapping of Brazilian long-term care facilities for older adults

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2021
OBJECTIVE: To describe the methodological approach adopted to build a database of long-term care facilities (LCTFs) in Brazil. METHODS: This exploratory research was conducted for 12 months, between August 2020 and July 2021, based on primarily publicly ...
Marisa Accioly Rodrigues da Costa Domingues, Patrick Alexander Wachholz, Christiano Barbosa da Silva, Lidiane Charbel Souza Peres, Paula Ferreira Chacon, Polyana Caroline de Lima Bezerra, Sandra Lohmann, Virgilio Garcia Moreira, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Karla Cristina Giacomin   +9 more
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