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The Assessment of Pain in Older People: UK National Guidelines
Age and Ageing, 2018 We are facing a huge increase in the older population over the next 30 years. This brings an anticipated increase in the prevalence of chronic pain and with this comes the challenge of assessment of pain in many varied settings.
P. Schofield
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Accelerated Progression of Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease and REM Sleep Without Atonia
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective People with Parkinson's disease (PD) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA) often have more severe gait disturbances compared to PD without RSWA. The association between the presence and expression of RSWA and the rate of progression of gait impairment in PD is unknown.
Sommer L. Amundsen‐Huffmaster +11 more
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Social Protection of Older People [PDF]
Social protection is a major arena of government activity aimed at ensuring that vulnerable population groups receive appropriate and effective public support to ensure their financial security and to safeguard their health.
David E. Bloom +2 more
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Older People Have Their Say! Survey of Older People’s Needs in Westgate Ward, Canterbury [PDF]
, 2006 Although a lot of effort in the last few years has been made to address the needs of people in old age, surprisingly not much is known about the views of this age group in the Canterbury City Council area.
Beddall, David +5 more
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Social workers in community care practice: Ideologies and interactions with older people [PDF]
, 2008 This article is available open access through the publisher’s website through the link below. Copyright @ 2008 The Authors.Since the inception of the NHS and Community Care in 1990, there has been a proliferation of studies examining its implementation ...
CLARK +9 more
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A Novel Monitoring System for Fall Detection in Older People
IEEE Access, 2018 Each year, more than 30% of people over 65 years-old suffer some fall. Unfortunately, this can generate physical and psychological damage, especially if they live alone and they are unable to get help.
Carla Taramasco +7 more
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Prevalence Projection in 2040: A Less Rare Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To project ALS prevalence across multiple countries through 2040, accounting for both population aging and increased survival. Methods Data from the Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta ALS register (PARALS) was used to estimate the trends in incidence and prevalence from 2005 to 2019. Survival trends over this period were also assessed.
Rosario Vasta +18 more
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Analysis of gait kinematics to determine the effect of manipulating the appearance of stairs to improve safety: a linked series of laboratory-based, repeated measures studies [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Falls on stairs are a common and dangerous problem for older people. This series of studies evaluated whether or not selected changes to the appearance of stairs could make them safer for older people to negotiate.
Buckley, JG +4 more
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Systematic ReviewsBackground Community-centred care integration for older adults is a cornerstone of the WHO’s Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) implementation framework. Realising the potential of care integration for older people requires cohesive coordination of
Deirdre O’Donnell +13 more
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