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Residential and support services for older people in the Waikato, 1992-1997: Privatisation and emerging resistance [PDF]

, 1999
As disproportionate users of services, older people are more vulnerable to shifts in policy in health care and social support. This paper focuses on older people as a group affected by economic and social restructuring.
Chalmers, Lex, Joseph, Alun E.
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Developmental, Neuroanatomical and Cellular Expression of Genes Causing Dystonia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Dystonia is one of the most common movement disorders, with variants in multiple genes identified as causative. However, an understanding of which developmental stages, brain regions, and cell types are most relevant is crucial for developing relevant disease models and therapeutics.
Darren Cameron, Nicholas E. Clifton, Daniel Cabezas de la Fuente, Peter Holmans, Nicholas J. Bray, Kathryn J. Peall   +5 more
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How smart homes are used to support older people: An integrative review.

International Journal of Older People Nursing, 2019
BACKGROUND The number of healthy older people is increasing, and most of them want to live in their own homes for as long as possible. Smart home technology can support living at home, but synthetised knowledge of previous studies about their suitability
Riitta Turjamaa, Aki Pehkonen, M. Kangasniemi   +2 more
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Inter-generational family support provided by older people in Indonesia

, 2004
Most social research on ageing in Asia has focused on the support provided by adult children to their parents, and thereby suggests that as a matter of course older people are in need of support. This paper offers a different perspective.
Schröder-Butterfill, Elisabeth
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Diagnostic accuracy of calculated serum osmolarity to predict dehydration in older people: adding value to pathology lab reports [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: To assess which osmolarity equation best predicts directly measured serum/plasma osmolality and whether its use could add value to routine blood test results through screening for dehydration in older people. Design: Diagnostic accuracy study
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA), Berendson, Bhalla, Bland, Bohnen, Bossuyt, Burnett, Cheuvront, Cheuvront, Cheuvront, Cheuvront, Deardorff, Dimeski, Edelman, El-Sharkawy, Fazekas, Fortes, Gerich, Heavens, Hoffman, Hooper, Hooper, Institute of Medicine, Johnson, Kafri, Khajuria, Koga, Kyle, Levey, Longmore, Naitoh, Olde Rikkert, Perrier, Pfortmueller, Redetzki, Santoro, Seifarth, Siervo, Sjöstrand, Stookey, Stookey, Stookey, Thomas, Thomas, Vivanti, Wachtel, Zweig   +46 more
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Predicting Loss of Ambulation in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy R9

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type R9 (LGMDR9) results from biallelic variants in FKRP. There is limited data to predict loss of ambulation (LOA) among those with LGMDR9. Methods Participants in an ongoing dystroglycanopathy natural history study (NCT00313677) with FKRP variants who had achieved ambulation and were more than 3 ...
Chandra L. Miller, Lauren N. Coffey, Shelley R. H. Mockler, Katie M. Laubscher, Carrie M. Stephan, M. Bridget Zimmerman, Katherine D. Mathews   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Older surgical patients’ preferences for follow-up care after hospital discharge: A multi-method qualitative study into their underlying needs

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Background: Almost 30 % of older patients suffer from functional decline during hospital stay which often makes follow-up care decisions necessary.
Aafke J de Groot, Marike E de Boer, Elizabeth M Wattel, Cees MPM Hertogh, Marja FIA Depla   +4 more
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Lonelier than ever? Loneliness of older people over two decades.

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print), 2018
To live with feelings of loneliness has negative implications for quality of life, health and survival. This study aimed to examine changes in loneliness among older people, both with regard to prevalence rates, and socio-demographic, social and health ...
L. Dahlberg, N. Agahi, C. Lennartsson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cognitive support for older people from multimedia options

, 2008
If older users of multimedia displays could select among presentation options, would they choose display combinations that supported their performance? After three short touch-screen tasks which measured the perceptual and cognitive abilities of 50 older
Belt, S, De Roure, David, Dimov, S, Petrie, Helen, Pham, DT, Soroka, AJ, Wright, Patricia   +6 more
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
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