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Efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in older people

Age and Ageing, 2020
Several vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are on the cusp of regulatory approval. Their safety and efficacy in older people is critical to their success.
R. Soiza, C. Scicluna, E. Thomson
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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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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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COVID-19 in Older People: A Rapid Clinical Review

Age and Ageing, 2020
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic poses a high risk to older people. The aim of this paper is to provide a rapid overview of the COVID-19 literature, with a specific focus on older adults. We frame our findings within an overview of the disease and have
F. Lithander, S. Neumann, E. Tenison, K. Lloyd, T. Welsh, J. Rodrigues, J. Higgins, L. Scourfield, H. Christensen, V. Haunton, E. Henderson   +10 more
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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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A UK survey of COVID‐19 related social support closures and their effects on older people, people with dementia, and carers

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2020
The aim of this national survey was to explore the impact of COVID‐19 public health measures on access to social support services and the effects of closures of services on the mental well‐being of older people and those affected by dementia.
C. Giebel, Kathryn Lord, C. Cooper, Justine Shenton, Jacqueline Cannon, Daniel Pulford, L. Shaw, Anna Gaughan, H. Tetlow, Sarah Butchard, Stan Limbert, Steve Callaghan, Rosie Whittington, Carol Rogers, Aravind Komuravelli, Manoj Rajagopal, R. Eley, C. Watkins, M. Downs, S. Reilly, Kym Ward, R. Corcoran, K. Bennett, M. Gabbay   +23 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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Understanding the care and support needs of older people: a scoping review and categorisation using the WHO international classification of functioning, disability and health framework (ICF)

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
BackgroundThe number of older people with unmet care and support needs is increasing substantially due to the challenges facing the formal and informal care system in the United Kingdom.
Sarah Abdi, Alice Spann, Jacinta Borilovic, L. D. de Witte, M. Hawley   +4 more
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A systematic review of the evidence for deprescribing interventions among older people living with frailty

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Older people living with frailty are often exposed to polypharmacy and potential harm from medications. Targeted deprescribing in this population represents an important component of optimizing medication.
K. Ibrahim, N. Cox, J. Stevenson, Stephen Lim, S. Fraser, H. Roberts   +5 more
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