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Older people’s experiences of mistreatment and abuse [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The number of older people who are at risk of mistreatment and abuse is likely to grow as the proportion of older people in the population continues to increase. Prevalence evidence indicates that approximately 2.2 per cent of older people in Ireland
Lafferty, Attracta   +4 more
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Reflections of older people living in nursing homes

open access: yes, 2014
AimTo explore experiences of ageing in older people living in nursing homes, based on the gerotranscendence theory.MethodInterviews were held with 14 people aged between 80 and 96 years.
Melin-Johansson, Christina,   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Hospital admissions in older people with visual impairment in Britain. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess the risk of hospital admission associated with visual impairment in a representative sample of older people living in the community in Britain. DESIGN: Prospective study of hospital admission in a population-based sample of
Astrid E Fletcher   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

A Two‐Stage Questionnaire and Actigraphy Screening for iRBD in a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Isolated rapid‐eye‐movement sleep behavior disorder is a prodromal marker of synucleinopathies. However, most cases remain undiagnosed due to the insufficient predictive value of questionnaires and limited access to confirmatory video‐polysomnography. We assessed a two‐stage screening strategy combining a brief questionnaire on rapid‐
Caleb A. Massimi   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Cognitive Phenotyping for Differential Diagnosis and Monitoring in Neurological Conditions

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the utility, accessibility, and equivalence to supervised scales of online cognitive assessment in older individuals with cognitive impairment. Methods Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD, n = 31), idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH, n = 26), and traumatic brain injury (TBI, n = 23) completed online cognitive ...
Martina Del Giovane   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Time‐Adjusted Imaging Instability Into Functional Outcome Prediction After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Development and Validation of the HAGIV Score

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Early risk stratification may support clinical decision‐making in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We aimed to develop and internally validate HAGIV, a score integrating frequency of imaging markers (FIM), a time‐adjusted non‐contrast computed tomography (CT) metric of hematoma expansion, with established predictors for 90‐
Lei Song   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Multiple Sclerosis Severity Allele rs10191329A and Cognitive Function: A UK Biobank Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The genome‐wide association study of Multiple Sclerosis severity linked the genetic variant rs10191329A to long‐term disability and implicated brain resilience as a determinant of outcome. We hypothesised that rs10191329A might influence cognition in other neurological diseases and healthy controls.
Ioanna Zimianiti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical and Modifiable Factors Associated With Disability and Relapse in MOGAD: A Multicentre Cohort Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Factors associated with relapse course and disability in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody‐associated disease (MOGAD) remain incompletely understood. Objectives To identify clinical and modifiable factors associated with relapse and disability in MOGAD. Methods In this ambispective multicentre cohort study using data from
Yingtao Wang   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population ageing in Ireland: projections 2002 - 2021.

open access: yes, 2004
It has been proposed that this 'crisis' will arise because an ageing population will result in a smaller proportion of people of working age supporting an increasingly dependent older age group causing an unsustainable depletion of our public finances.
Pringle, Dennis, Connell, Peter
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Effective communication with older people [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Effective communication with older people is an important aspect of nursing practice. Ineffective communication can lead to older people feeling inadequate, disempowered and helpless.
Jack, Kirsten   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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