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Psychological Impact of Hospital Discharge on the Older Person: A Systematic Review

Geriatrics
Introduction: Hospitalisation and prolonged length of stay is associated with deconditioning that risks adverse outcomes after discharge. Less is known about the psychological impact on older people after hospital discharge.
Yasmin Hussein, Sarah Edwards, Harnish P Patel   +2 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

Adapting a digital monitoring system for self-management to geriatric COPD rehabilitation: A participatory mixed method study

Digital Health
Introduction Self-management for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is essential in preventing relapse and rehospitalization. This study aimed to adapt a self-management-supporting digital monitoring system that was designed for ...
Suzanne M Debeij, Eléonore F van Dam van Isselt, Marise J Kasteleyn, Heleen V Krabben, Petra Siemonsma, Wilco P Achterberg, Miriam L Haaksma   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

An investigation of factors associated with the health and well-being of HIV-infected or HIV-affected older people in rural South Africa [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundDespite the severe impact of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the health of older people aged 50+ is often overlooked owing to the dearth of data on the direct and indirect effects of HIV on older people's health status and well-being.
A Razzaque, AJ Herbst, B Curtis, BB Reeve, BB Reeve, BM Mayosi, C Ardington, C Debpuur, C Kyobutungi, C Wallrauch, CF Houlihan, D Posel, DW Wang, E Duflo, E Wouters, EJ Schatz, F Scholten, F Tanser, F Xavier Gomez-Olive, G Louwagie, GH Ice, H Boon, H Van Minh, H Van Minh, J Burns, J Joubert, Jane Falkingham, K Kahn, K Kahn, K Kinsella, K Peltzer, L Gilbert, LC Hamilton, LR Fairall, M Nyirenda, M Wilson, MA Mwanyangala, Makandwe Nyirenda, Maria Evandrou, Marie-Louise Newell, MS Westaway, N Ng, N Nguyen, NA Cooperman, P Kowal, P Moen, Paul Kowal, PC Mutevedzi, Portia Mutevedzi, R Benitha, R Ssengonzi, R Ssengonzi, S Dougan, S Hirve, S Jitapunkul, SM Tollman, Somnath Chatterji, SR Kimuna, StataCorp, StataCorp, TA Moultrie, TA Moultrie, United Nations, V Hosegood, V Hosegood, V Hosegood, Victoria Hosegood, W Muhwava, WHO, WHO: ICD-10, WHOQoL Group, Z Zimmer, Z Zimmer   +72 more
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Transferrin receptor 1‐mediated iron uptake supports thermogenic activation in human cervical‐derived adipocytes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai, Mizuki Seo, Gyath Karadsheh, Fachrur Rizal Mahendra, Máté Á Demény, Ferenc Győry, János András Mótyán, László Fésüs, Endre Kristóf, Rini Arianti   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in older in-patients with mental illness: systematic review

BJPsych Bulletin
Aims and method Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a fatal condition affecting older people. This study aims to identify specific risk factors for VTE in older psychiatric in-patients within mental hospital settings.
Damodar Chari, Tamara Chithiramohan, Ina Sawhney, Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska, Lucy Beishon, Hari Subramaniam   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Better Palliative Care for Older People [PDF]

, 2004
Most deaths in European and other developed countries occur in people aged over 65, but relatively little health policy concerns their needs in the last years of life.

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Implications of skeletal muscle loss for public health nutrition messages:a brief report [PDF]

, 2015
Age-related skeletal muscle loss, sarcopenia, cachexia and wider malnutrition (under nutrition) are complex in aetiology with interaction of clinical, social and economic factors.
Levy, Louis B, Welch, Ailsa A
core   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Giant Primary Cutaneous Nodular Melanoma of the Forehead: A Case Report

Geriatrics
Background: The incidence of melanoma is increasing globally. The estimated worldwide incidence is projected to increase from 324,635 cases in 2020 to 510,000 in 2040. In the UK, melanoma accounts for 4% of all new cases of cancer. Melanomas occurring in
Samantha Montandon, Charles Jefferson-Loveday, Matthew Sommerlad, Harnish P. Patel   +3 more
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