The occurrence of depressive symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2023 Background/Aim. Depression, as a common comorbidity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), has been found to affect the disease diagnosis and treatment response.
Golubović Sonja +4 more
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HIGH SEROPREVALENCE FOR TOXOCARIASIS AMONG MINORITY GROUPS OF VARNA REGION, BULGARIA [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2021 Toxocariasis in humans is a little-studied zoonosis, and there are no data on the impact of this parasitosis on the minority groups in our country. The purpose of this study is to establish the seroprevalence of toxocariasis among ethnic groups in the ...
Tatyana Cvetkova +2 more
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Correlation of Ophthalmology Residency Application Characteristics with Subsequent Performance in Residency [PDF]
Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, 2021 Abstract Purpose Only from reviewing applications, it is difficult to identify which applicants will be successful ophthalmology residents. The change of the USMLE Step 1 scoring to “Pass/Fail” removes another quantitative metric. We aimed to identify application attributes correlated with successful residency performance.
Brett M. Gudgel +4 more
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Living arrangements and socioeconomic-based health disparities in Mexico
Salud Pública de México, 2023 Objective. To investigate the role living arrangements play in the co-dynamics of socioeconomic position and health in the latter part of life. Materials and methods. Based on longitudinal data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), latent class
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IMPLICATIONS OF RESIDENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS ON RESIDENT-TO-RESIDENT AGGRESSION
Innovation in Aging, 2023 Abstract This study examines factors associated with resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) in long term care facilities in Hong Kong. A total of 800 personal care worker participated. Participants averaged 42.03 years of age (SD=7.63), were mostly female (92.7%), married (79.1%) and reported an average of 6.28 years of experience in long
Yan, Elsie +7 more
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Differences in Pain Characteristics and Functional Associations between Nursing Home Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2021 Background Pain is one of the most critical issues in older adults, and the place of residence may play an important role in pain characteristics and related factors. However, it is an understudied subject.
Melis Tansuğ +2 more
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Resident-Performed Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery: Impact of Resident-Level Characteristics
Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2023 Purpose: To evaluate the rate of complications in resident-performed phacoemulsification and influencing factors. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, the outcomes of cataract surgeries performed by 18 ophthalmology residents were analyzed.
Karimi, Saeed +4 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionThe number and proportion of older adults living alone is a significant issue. While the number of the oldest old people is also expected to increase, their health characteristics are poorly understood.
Horim A. Hwang +2 more
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Quality of life of the elderly in urban and rural areas in Serbia [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015 Background/Aim. The number of elderly people in the world is growing, in Serbia as well. Serbia is already among the top ten countries with the oldest population, it is the fact. Aging influences the quality of life in different ways. The aim of
Urošević Jadranka +5 more
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Geriatrics Fact Sheet in Korea 2021 [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2021 South Korea became an aged society in 2017 and is predicted to become a super-aged society by 2025. Therefore, knowing the trends among older adults and identifying the geriatric burden are crucial for both healthcare professionals and policymakers.
Ji Yeon Baek +3 more
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