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Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity and Mortality Among Older People

JAMA Network Open
Key Points Question What is the prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity, and are these conditions associated with all-cause mortality? Findings In this cohort study of 5888 older adults, 2.2% had confirmed sarcopenia; by applying the sarcopenic ...
E. Benz, A. Pinel, C. Guillet, F. Capel, Bruno Pereira, M. De Antonio, M. Pouget, A. Cruz-Jentoft, Doris Eglseer, E. Topinková, R. Barazzoni, Fernando Rivadeneira, M. Ikram, Marinka Steur, T. Voortman, J. Schoufour, P. J. Weijs, Y. Boirie   +17 more
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Older People’s Preferences for Housing and Environment Characteristics

Sustainability, 2020
Population ageing presents significant challenges for many countries, one of which is the provision of adequate housing. Developing understanding of the needs and preferences of ageing societies will be crucial in order to assist in the provision of ...
Emma Mulliner, M. Riley, V. Malienė
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Multidisciplinary Geriatric Rehabilitation Program for Patients with COPD-Induced Malnutrition and Muscle Wasting: A Case Series

COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) induced malnutrition is a common and serious problem resulting in a higher risk of complications, exacerbations, and hospitalization.
Judith Ballemans, Marieke Geerars-van der Veen, Haniyeh Shoughiniya, Anouk van Loon, Ewout B. Smit   +4 more
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STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: version 2

Age and Ageing, 2014
Purpose: screening tool of older people's prescriptions (STOPP) and screening tool to alert to right treatment (START) criteria were first published in 2008. Due to an expanding therapeutics evidence base, updating of the criteria was required.
D. O’Mahony, D. O’Sullivan, S. Byrne, M. O’Connor, C. Ryan, P. Gallagher   +5 more
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Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018
Background Falls in care facilities and hospitals are common events that cause considerable morbidity and mortality for older people. This is an update of a review first published in 2010 and updated in 2012.
I. Cameron, S. Dyer, Claire E Panagoda, G. Murray, K. Hill, Robert G Cumming, N. Kerse   +6 more
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Unmet care needs of older people: A scoping review

Nursing Ethics, 2020
The aim was to synthesize the findings of empirical research about the unmet nursing care needs of older people, mainly from their point of view, from all settings, focusing on (1) methodological approaches, (2) relevant concepts and terminology and (3 ...
D. Kalánková, Minna Stolt, P. A. Scott, E. Papastavrou, R. Suhonen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Survival for Children Diagnosed With Wilms Tumour (2012–2022) Registered in the UK and Ireland Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of Childhood (IMPORT) Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of childhood (IMPORT) is a prospective clinical observational study capturing detailed demographic and outcome data on children and young people diagnosed with renal tumours in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Naomi Ssenyonga, Angela Lopez‐Cortes, Reem Al‐Saadi, Suzanne Tugnait, Kristina Dzhuma, Catriona Duncan, Gordan Vujanic, Tanzina Chowdhury, Claudia Allemani, Michel P. Coleman, Kathy Pritchard‐Jones, the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Renal Tumour Special Interest Group, Hugh Bishop, Anthony McCarthy, Pamela Kearns, Helen Rees, Amos Burke, Meriel Jenney, Jane Pears, Hamish Wallace, Milind Ronghe, Tanzina Chowdhury, Susan Picton, Emma Ross, Lisa Howell, Bernadette Brennan, Gail Halliday, Richard Grundy, Shaun Wilson, Sucheta Vaidya, Daniel Yeomanson, Jessica Bate, Vesna Pavasovic, Jessica Bate, Sabine Irtan, Jesper Brok, Minou Oostveen, Kristina Dzhuma, Mark Weeks, Richard Williams, Mark Powis, Max Pachl, Bruce Okoye, Naima Smeulders, Gordan Vujanic, Oystein Olsen, Tom Watson, Susan Shelmerdine, Dan Saunders, Angela Lopez-Cortes, Taryn Treger, Tom Jackson, Suzanne Tugnait, Lisa Howell, Tanzina Chowdhury, Sam Behjati, Angela Polanco   +56 more
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Long-term health conditions and their impact on people with sleep disturbances and dementia

BMC Geriatrics
Background Sleep disturbances are common for people with dementia and can be distressing for them and their family. People with dementia live with an average of five other long-term conditions (LTCs).
Penny Rapaport, Ankita Bhojwani, Lucy Webster, Sarah Amador, Malvika Muralidhar, Gill Livingston   +5 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
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Unraveling impaired awareness: experiences of people with dementia, Huntington’s disease and Korsakoff’s syndrome, and their informal caregivers

BMC Geriatrics
Background Impaired awareness occurs in people with dementia (DEM; Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including mixed AD/vascular), Huntington’s disease (HD) and Korsakoff’s syndrome (KS). We explored the experiences of these people and their informal caregivers,
Hester Fidder, Esther de Groot, Marike E. de Boer, Marina R. Ekkel, Ruth B. Veenhuizen, Martin Smalbrugge, Anouk M. van Loon   +6 more
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