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Health Professional Support for Friends and Family Members of Older People Discharged from Hospital After a Fracture: A Survey Study

Geriatrics
Background/Objectives: Friends and family members of people who are discharged from hospital after a fracture often take on caring roles, since these patients have reduced independence during recovery.
Toby O. Smith, Susanne Arnold, Mark Baxter   +2 more
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The effects of health insurance and physical exercise participation on life satisfaction of older people in China—Based on CHNS panel data from 2006 to 2015

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundIn China, the problem of aging population has become more and more serious. The factors influencing life satisfaction of older people are becoming a significant issue. This study explores the effects of health insurance and physical exercise on
Lin Luo, Lin Luo, Lin Luo, Xiaojin Zeng, Xiangfei Wang   +4 more
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Association Between Motor Pathway Damage and Motor Deficit in Upper and Lower Limb in People With MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Corticospinal tract damage is common in people with MS, but the degree of clinical symptoms varies. We hypothesize that corticospinal tract lesions are more extensive and severe in people with MS with motor impairments in both upper and lower limbs.
Mathilde Liffran, Malo Gaubert, Alice Dufey, Elise Bannier, Audrey Rico, Jean‐Christophe Ferré, Raphaël Chouteau, Laure Michel, Emmanuelle Le Page, Virginie Callot, Bertrand Audoin, Sarah Demortière, Benoît Combès, Anne Kerbrat   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatigue After Stroke Educational Recovery Program: A Prospective, Phase III, Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Poststroke fatigue affects ≈50% of patients with stroke, causing significant personal, societal, and economic burden. In the FASTER (Fatigue After Stroke Educational Recovery) study, we assessed a group‐based educational intervention for ...
Kelly Jones, Rita Krishnamurthi, Suzanne Barker‐Collo, Sulekha De Silva, Nathan Henry, Irene Zeng, Anja Vorster, Braden Te Ao, Geoff Green, Yogini Ratnasabapathy, Valery Feigin   +10 more
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Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Patients With SMA: Interim Results of the RESTORE Registry in Japan

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective There are limited real‐world data regarding the safety and effectiveness of onasemnogene abeparvovec (OA; Zolgensma) infusion, a one‐time gene replacement therapy, for Japanese patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). We aimed to improve understanding of the real‐world outcomes for OA in Japan.
Kayoko Saito, Kamal Benguerba, Ken Tsuchida, Kazushige Yazawa, Isao Tsumiyama, Hiromitsu Kayama, Sandra P. Reyna, Farid Khan, Richard S. Finkel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

How can interprofessional collaboration be fostered and sustained in team-based care integration for older people in community settings? A realist evidence synthesis

Systematic Reviews
Background 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, Carmel Davies, Catherine Devaney, Apolonia Radomska, Marie O’Shea, Gráinne O’Donoghue, Aoife De Brún, Sarah Donnelly, Helen Whitty, PJ Harnett, Deirdre Lang, Emer Ahern, Sahar Hammoud, Éidín Ní Shé   +13 more
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Health insurance education strategies for increasing the insured among older population , a quasi experimental study in rural Kenya

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012
INTRODUCTION: The older population in most developing countries are uninsured and lack access to health services. This study assessed the extent to which a multi-strategy health insurance education intervention would increase the number of insured among ...
Josephat Nyagero, Roslyn Gakure, Magaret Keraka, Peter Wanzala   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Two‐Stage Questionnaire and Actigraphy Screening for iRBD in a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Isolated rapid‐eye‐movement sleep behavior disorder is a prodromal marker of synucleinopathies. However, most cases remain undiagnosed due to the insufficient predictive value of questionnaires and limited access to confirmatory video‐polysomnography. We assessed a two‐stage screening strategy combining a brief questionnaire on rapid‐
Caleb A. Massimi, Giorgio Ricciardiello Mejia, Andre Metzger, Kang Hyun Ryu, Salonee Marwaha, Eva Grzegorczyk, Li Zhou, Eliana Jacobs, Boris Gilyadov, Claudia Kunney, Liqhwa Ncube, Ankit Parekh, Emmanuel Mignot, Fanny M. Elahi, Joseph Winer, Kathleen Poston, Andreas Brink‐Kjaer, Emmanuel H. During   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the professional identity of physicians experienced in older persons’ health care - implications for medical education: A qualitative study

BMC Medical Education
Background Given the growing population of older persons, medical students need to develop an appropriate professional identity that enables them to give older persons the health care they need.
Annemarie Moll-Jongerius, Kirsten Langeveld, Wing Tong, Tahir Masud, Martin Smalbrugge, Anneke W.M. Kramer, Wilco P. Achterberg   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of telehealth in preventive care: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of tele-exercise programme involving older people with possible sarcopenia or at risk of fall

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Continuous loss of muscle mass and strength are the consequences of the ageing process, which increase the risk of falls among older people. Falls can lead to severe consequences such as bone fractures and hampered physical and psychological ...
Karly O. W. Chan, Peter P. Yuen, Ben Y. F. Fong, Vincent T. S. Law, Fowie S. F. Ng, Wilson C. P. Fung, Tommy K. C. Ng, I. S. Cheung   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source