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Suvorexant for insomnia in older adults: a perspective review

open access: yesDrugs in Context, 2018
The aim of this review was to identify published randomized control trials (RCTs) that evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of suvorexant for the treatment of insomnia among older adults (≥65 years).
Rajesh R Tampi   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Geospatial panorama of long-term care facilities in Brazil: a portrait of territorial inequalities

open access: yesGeriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2022
OBJECTIVES: To map the number and geospatial distribution of Brazilian long-term care facilities (LTCFs) for older adults. Additionally, we sought to highlight the relationship between these findings and the number of older people in the country's 27 ...
Tatiana Teixeira Barral de Lacerda   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative

open access: yesAge and Ageing, 2022
Background falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and health related costs.
M. Montero‐Odasso   +56 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Xerosis in Older Adults

open access: yesAdvances in Skin & Wound Care, 2022
Xerosis, also referred to as dry skin, affects 30% to 99.1% of people older than 60 years.1,2 Xerosis is usually caused by a lack of epidermal lipids and is the most common cause of pruritus in the older adult.2,3 Pruritus can result in excessive scratching, skin injury, skin tears, wounds, secondary infection, discomfort, and pain and can have a ...
Dalgleish, Lizanne, Campbell, Jill
openaire   +4 more sources

Quality of life of an elderly person in the conditions of urban space [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2020
The article considers the problem of the quality of life of the elderly in the city. A high-quality innovative urban environment is understood as a safe, comfortable space for living and recreation using smart city (home) technologies, adapted for all ...
Antipanova Olga A., Barysheva Galina A.
doaj   +1 more source

Interdisciplinary Nutritional Management and Care for Older Adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
This open access book aims to primarily support nurses as leaders and champions of multimodal, Interdisciplinary nutrition care for older adults. A structured approach to fundamentals of nutrition care across Interdisciplinary settings is combined with ...

core   +4 more sources

Health impact of the first and second wave of COVID-19 and related restrictive measures among nursing home residents: a scoping review

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background and objectives COVID-19 disproportionally affects older adults living in nursing homes. The purpose of this review was to explore and map the scientific literature on the health impact of COVID-19 and related restrictive measures during the ...
Marjolein E. A. Verbiest   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effectiveness of adapted schema therapy for cluster C personality disorders in older adults – integrating positive schemas

open access: yesContemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021
Introduction: Schema therapy (ST) is an efficacious psychotherapy for personality disorders (PDs) in adults. The first empirical support for the effectiveness of ST in older adults with cluster C PDs was provided recently.
L. van Donzel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Protein Vaccine in Older Adults.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2023
BACKGROUND Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of acute respiratory infection, lower respiratory tract disease, clinical complications, and death in older adults.
A. Papi   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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