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Understanding Older People’s Readiness for Receiving Telehealth: Mixed-Method Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2018
Background The Dutch Ministry of Health has formulated ambitious goals concerning the use of telehealth, leading to subsequent changes compared with the current health care situation, in which 93% of care is delivered face-to-face.
C. T. van Houwelingen, R. Ettema, Michelangelo Gef Antonietti, H. Kort   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diffusion Spectrum Imaging Maps Early Axonal Loss and a Unique Progressive Signal in Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To delineate specific in vivo white matter pathology in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) using diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) and define its clinical relevance. Methods DSI was performed on 42 NIID patients and 38 matched controls.
Kaiyan Jiang, Yixiu Pei, Xiaobao Hu, Ying Xiong, Fang Wang, Yanyan Yu, Min Zhu, Dandan Tan, Meihong Zhou, Daojun Hong, Fuqing Zhou   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe delirium on a background of Alzheimer's dementia – A devastating acute illness; report of a case

Journal of Acute Disease, 2012
Delirium is an acute and reversible condition that is common in hospitalised patients. Patients with delirium have extended lengths of stay, double the mortality of matched controls and an increased risk of permanent cognitive decline.
Michael Charlesworth, Abhirami Kanapathyraja, Susie Waddingham, John D. Holmes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preventing social isolation in older people.

Maturitas, 2018
The extent of social isolation amongst older people has emerged as a major concern for health and social policy. Although the social and health outcomes of social isolation are well documented, evidence regarding the prevention of isolation in later life
Natalie Cotterell, T. Buffel, C. Phillipson   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Joseph Sadok, Matheus Mochetti, Annabel Sorby Adams, Jennifer Guo, Cristina Trapaga Hacker, Isabella Gomez Hjerthen, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Andrew S. Ham, Justin Hill, Denis Balaban, Kevin Kyle, Rebecca L. Gillani, Marcelo Matiello, Aleksandar Videnovic, Eric C. Klawiter, W. Taylor Kimberly, Farrah J. Mateen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elements of integrated care approaches for older people: a review of reviews

BMJ Open, 2018
Objective The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed an Integrated Care for Older People approach to guide health systems and services in better supporting functional ability of older people.
A. Briggs, Pim P Valentijn, J. Thiyagarajan, I. Araujo de Carvalho   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Air Pollution and the Risk and Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains conflicting, limited by small sample sizes. Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane controlled register of trials (CENTRAL) were searched on ...
Ahmad A. Toubasi, Thuraya N. Al‐Sayegh
wiley   +1 more source

How do ageism, death anxiety and ageing anxiety among medical students and residents affect their attitude towards medical care for older patients: a systematic review

BMC Medical Education
Background Although the number of older patients requiring medical care is increasing, caring for older patients is often seen as unattractive by medical trainees (i.e., medical students, residents, interns, and fellows).
Emma J. Draper, Ariadne A. Meiboom, Nynke van Dijk, Johannes C. F. Ket, Rashmi A. Kusurkar, Martin Smalbrugge   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Emmanuel Jimenez, Larry Rosenberg   +2 more
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Structure–Function Decoupling of the Sensorimotor and Default Mode Networks in Black Americans With MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibits racially disparate rates of disease progression. Black people with MS (B‐PwMS) experience a more severe disease course than non‐Hispanic White people with MS (NHW‐PwMS). Here we investigated structural and functional connectivity as well as structure–function decoupling in the ...
Emilio Cipriano, Giacomo Boffa, Maria Petracca, Marta Ponzano, Nicole Graziano, Claire Wigley, Claire Riley, Jonathan Howard, Pietro Bontempi, Sylvia Klineova, Fred Lublin, Matilde Inglese   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source