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Registered nurses’ experiences of barriers in providing care for older patients with low mood in Swedish municipal settings: A qualitative study

Nordic Journal of Nursing Research, 2023
Low mood and depression are common mental states among older people, and are difficult to diagnose and treat, causing suffering and declining functions. The aim of the study was to describe registered nurses’ experiences of barriers in providing care for
Nina Vikström, Paulina Hägglund, Eva Ericson-Lidman, Christina Juthberg   +3 more
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Gaining insight into the views of outpatients with Huntington’s disease regarding their future and the way they deal with their poor prognosis: a qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Huntington’s disease (HD) has a poor prognosis. Decision-making capacity and communication ability may become lost as the disease progresses. Therefore, HD patients are encouraged to engage in advance care planning (ACP). To improve ACP for HD
Marina R. Ekkel, Marja F. I. A. Depla, Els M. L. Verschuur, Ruth B. Veenhuizen, Cees M. P. M. Hertogh, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen   +5 more
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Giardia in older people [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 2001
We report two cases of giardiasis in elderly women. Neither patient had been abroad recently and neither had diarrhoea at the time of diagnosis. In the first case, an extensive gastrointestinal cancer work-up was carried out before the diagnosis was made.It is important to consider possible infective causes in older patients who have anaemia and weight
M A, Cusack, M S, O'Mahony, K, Woodhouse
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The Application of the Concept of Resilience in Aging Research and Older Adult Care: A Focus Group Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Research incorporating resilience, a concept featuring a positive outcome despite some type of stressor, has the potential to identify possibilities for promotion of the well-being of older people.
Milou J. Angevaare, A. A. Monnier, K. J. Joling, M. Smalbrugge, F. G. Schellevis, F. G. Schellevis, C. M. P. M. Hertogh, M. Huisman, M. Huisman   +8 more
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Exercise snacking to improve physical function in pre-frail older adult memory clinic patients: a 28-day pilot study

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Finding innovative yet feasible ways of preventing physical and cognitive decline in those at risk is a critical global challenge, with exercise being championed as a key precursor to robust health in later life.
Max J. Western, Tomas Welsh, Kristen Keen, Vanessa Bishop, Oliver J. Perkin   +4 more
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Delirium in older people [PDF]

BMJ, 2007
Few ill health situations are more degrading to people of any age than loss of reasoning, faculties, and personhood. These are the unpleasant consequences of delirium—a common condition affecting ill older people, particularly those with some degree of dementia. It is characterised by recent onset of fluctuating inattention and confusion, linked to one
John, Young, Sharon K, Inouye
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The emerging specialty of perioperative medicine: a UK survey of the attitudes and behaviours of anaesthetists

Perioperative Medicine, 2020
Background In 2014, the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) launched the Perioperative Medicine Programme to facilitate the delivery of best preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care through implementation of evidence-based medicine to reduce
J. S. L. Partridge, A. Rogerson, A. L. Joughin, D. Walker, J. Simon, M. Swart, J. K. Dhesi   +6 more
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The Association Between Possible Stressors and Mood Outcomes in Older Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
IntroductionResilience incorporates the presence of a positive response to some type of stressor. To properly explore resilience, it is important to systematically identify relevant stressors.
Milou J. Angevaare, Milou J. Angevaare, Hein P. J. van Hout, Hein P. J. van Hout, Martin Smalbrugge, Annette H. Blankenstein, Cees M. P. M. Hertogh, Jos W. R. Twisk, Karlijn J. Joling   +8 more
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Multi-Morbidity and Polypharmacy in Older People: Challenges and Opportunities for Clinical Practice

Geriatrics, 2020
Multi-morbidity and polypharmacy are common in older people and pose a challenge for health and social care systems, especially in the context of global population ageing.
Pritti Aggarwal, Stephen J. Woolford, Harnish P. Patel   +2 more
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Daily Medical Liaison Is Associated with Reduced Length of Stay and Complications in Selected Patients Admitted to a Regional Vascular Surgery Service

Geriatrics, 2020
Older adults undergoing vascular surgery are particularly vulnerable to adverse outcomes by virtue of their vascular risk factors and medical comorbidities.
Emma Mitchell, Roisin Coary, Paul White, Emily Farrow, Amy Crees, William Beedham, Mark Devine, Rebecca Winterborn, David Shipway   +8 more
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