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Goodness-of-fit tests for the frailty distribution in proportional hazards models with shared frailty. [PDF]

Frailty models account for the clustering present in grouped event time data. A proportional hazards model with shared frailties expresses the hazard for each subject. Often a one-parameter gamma distribution is assumed for the frailties. The choice of a
Claeskens, Gerda, Janssen, Paul, Geerdens, Candida   +2 more
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Investigating the role of frailty in the expression of dementia

, 2020
Background: Frailty is related to neuropathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as well as cognitive decline and dementia. Objectives: 1) determine whether frailty moderates the relationship between neuropathology and dementia status in ...
Wallace, Lindsay M K
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Validation of an English version of the Child-OIDP index, an oral health-related quality of life measure for children [PDF]

, 2006
Background: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Child-OIDP for use among children in the UK and report on the prevalence of oral impacts in a sample of schoolchildren in Westminster. Methods: Children aged 10 - 11 years in the final year of
Sheiham, A, Sheiham Aubrey, Yusuf Huda, Yusuf, H, Aubrey Sheiham, Tsakos, G, Gherunpong, S, Huda Yusuf, Georgios Tsakos, Gherunpong Sudaduang, Tsakos Georgios, Sudaduang Gherunpong   +11 more
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Beyond antimicrobials: Ecological nano‐strategies for rebalancing dysbiotic oral microbial homeostasis

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Oral microbial homeostasis, a dynamic host‐microbe balance, is vital in infectious diseases. Conventional antibiotics often disrupt this homeostasis, spurring interest in nanomaterials for oral microbial homeostasis rebalancing. This review outlines nanomaterial strategies across three ecological levels (population/community, ecosystem, and cross ...
Chen Hu, Aohan Luan, Yujun Yang, Linlin Wang, Huilin Wang, Ning Wang, Guixin He, Yajie Yang, Rabiya Noor, Jawad Hussain, Longquan Shao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical frailty intensifies the positive association of oral frailty with poor global cognitive function and executive function among older adults especially for females: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics
Background Oral frailty is reported to increase the risk of new onset of mild cognitive impairment. Whereas, the association of oral frailty with cognition among older adults in both physical frail and non-physical frail status has not been sufficiently ...
Yang Fei, Shuzhen Niu, Xueru Xi, Wenping Tang, Yue Zhao, Ge Zhang, Xiaohong Yu, Cheng Li, Xinru Li, Ying Liu, Yaxin Li, Yueheng Yin, Yan Cui, Xianwen Li   +13 more
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Probiotic spore‐based bioresponsive drug delivery for reversing inflammatory bowel disease and its associated anxiety and depression

BMEMat, EarlyView.
A probiotic spore‐based drug delivery system (BCS‐Que@ApNPs) provides excellent targeted delivery, bioresponsive drug release, and long‐term retention (over 48 h), making it suitable for oral treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and its associated anxiety and depression.
Qingling Song, Beiyang Xue, Yao Li, Chuangxi Zhou, Junfei Yang, Yunfei Li, Lingwen Ding, Yun Zhang, Hongjuan Zhao, Lei Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of drugs with oral frailty patients among community pharmacy visitors: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health
Background With the rise in the older population, it has become important to understand the relationship between oral frailty and drug use to consider appropriate medical interventions and drug use for older persons. Objective To clarify the relationship
Ayako Maeda-Minami, Misuzu Takashima, Yukako Morisaki, Shunsuke Ehara, Seiichi Kato, Kazuhiro Saito, Tomokazu Tanaka, Yoshiaki Shikamura, Yasunari Mano   +8 more
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Relationship between oral health literacy and oral frailty among older adults in nursing homes: a latent profile analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectivesTo identify different profiles of oral health literacy among older adults in nursing homes and to explore the relationship between these profiles and oral frailty.DesignA cross-sectional study.MethodsA convenience sample of 403 older adults ...
Yang Zhao, Ting-Ting Wang, Ling-Na Kong, Jun Yang, Fen Xie, Ying Huang, Qiao-Ling Yu, Hua-Yan Ran   +7 more
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Temporal Trends and Prognosis in Rotational Atherectomy: A Comparison of Contemporary and Traditional Eras

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Rotational atherectomy (RA) has undergone considerable technical modernization in recent years. This study evaluated whether RA performed in the contemporary era was associated with superior cardiovascular outcomes compared with the traditional era. Aims To compare the clinical characteristics and cardiovascular outcomes of patients
Ravi Vazirani, Gonzalo García‐Martí, Andrés Provencio‐Regidor, Irene Serrano‐García, Adrián Jerónimo‐Baza, Alejandro Travieso, Gabriela Tirado‐Conte, Fernando Macaya‐Ten, Hernán Mejía‐Rentería, Pablo Salinas, Luis Nombela‐Franco, Pilar Jiménez‐Quevedo, Nieves Gonzalo, Javier Escaned, Antonio Fernández‐Ortiz, Iván J. Núñez‐Gil   +15 more
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Impact of oral frailty on postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective observational study

BMC Anesthesiology
Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is a frequent and serious complication after cardiac surgery. Although oral frailty has been associated with cognitive decline and systemic inflammation, its role in POD after cardiac surgery remains unclear.
Shizhao Wang, Peiying Huang, Fuzhen Zhang, Sufang Jiang, Lichao Di, Sichen Cui, Rongtian Kang, Lining Huang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source