Case studies of kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty integrated by anti-osteoporotic therapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Falls and their consequences constitute serious health problems in the older population. The aim was to study predisposing factors for falls among older people in geriatric care settings, focusing on drugs. METHODS:This population-based study, with a cross-sectional design, analysed all geriatric c...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Kallin K,Gustafson Y,Sandman PO,Karlsson S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple chronic conditions affect people's health-related quality of life (QoL) and the distributions of the conditions may differ between genders. Our goal was to examine gender differences in chronic conditions and QoL among community-living elderly in Taiwan and to examine whether differences in QoL betw...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Yu T,Enkh-Amgalan N,Zorigt G,Hsu YJ,Chen HJ,Yang HY

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Milk is a major source of high bioavailable calcium in most developed countries with an average calcium content of 1150 mg/L, providing a ready means of meeting the daily requirements. Its content in other minerals, phosphorus, vitamins, iodine, proteins, potassium and various nutrients is supposed to be beneficial fo...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Fardellone P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulation of aggregated α-synuclein from the enteric nervous system is believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). The appendix contains abundant α-synuclein and lacks a blood-tissue barrier, suggesting that appendectomy might reduce α-synuclein aggregation, and therefore the ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Lu HT,Shen QY,Xie D,Zhao QZ,Xu YM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular disease (AMD) is the leading cause of legal blindness among the elderly in Western nations. The magnitude of the problem will undoubtedly grow, as age is a significant risk factor and the number of people aged 65 and over is projected to increase. The most frequent cause of severe visual loss assoc...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Bellmann C,Kabanarou SA,Sahel JA,Rubin GS,Fitzke FW

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncountable health care organizations, clinicians, and individuals are striving to prevent obesity and the many chronic medical conditions linked to it by advocating a healthy lifestyle that includes measures such as reducing dietary calorie intake (i.e., calorie restriction = CR and intermittent fasting = IF) or limi...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Veronese N,Reginster JY

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular dementia (VaD) is a general term describing problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory, and other thought processes caused by brain damage from impaired blood flow to the brain. Cognitive rehabilitation and physical therapy are the mainstays of dementia treatment, although often ineffective because o...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Calabrò RS,De Luca R,Leo A,Balletta T,Marra A,Bramanti P

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Walking is the core physical activity of older persons. The assessment of walking capacity is increasingly important for clinical purposes and clinical research. Differences between assessment tools and protocols for short walks to obtain gait characteristics can be responsible for changes, e.g., in...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Krumpoch S,Lindemann U,Rappl A,Becker C,Sieber CC,Freiberger E

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research indicates that dance training may improve balance among older adults. AIMS:This study investigated the effects of Thai traditional dance on balance performance among older women. METHODS:Forty-three women aged 60-80 years, with mean scores between 45 and 52 points on the Berg Balance Scal...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Noopud P,Suputtitada A,Khongprasert S,Kanungsukkasem V

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP) is currently recommended for the delivery of high-quality integrated care for older people. Frailty prevention and management are key elements to be tackled on a multi-professional level. AIM:This study aims to develop a consensus-based European multi-professio...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Roller-Wirnsberger R,Lindner S,Liew A,O'Caoimh R,Koula ML,Moody D,Espinosa JM,van Durme T,Dimitrov P,Benjak T,Nicolaidou E,Hammar T,Vanhecke E,Junius-Walker U,Csizmadia P,Galluzzo L,Macijauskienė J,Salem M,Rietman L,

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The MDS inter- RAI Acute Care is a comprehensive geriatric assessment tool for hospitalized older persons. The aim was to examine its validity based on test content by use in daily clinical practice. METHODS:Clinical staff of multiple disciplines assessed 256 older persons (83.2±5.2 years; 60% fema...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Wellens NI,Deschodt M,Boonen S,Flamaing J,Gray L,Moons P,Milisen K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Life-space assessment incorporates all movements in terms of the distance from home, the frequency of movement and the need of assistance for movement. Executive function (EF) is an important higher order cognitive ability that controls and guides people's goal-directed actions. We examined the cross-section...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Poranen-Clark T,von Bonsdorff MB,Rantakokko M,Portegijs E,Eronen J,Kauppinen M,Eriksson JG,Rantanen T,Viljanen A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report concerns an elderly woman referred with a 6-month history of rising and falling fever in the range 38-40°C. She was examined repeatedly by her family doctor and given various antibiotic treatments before being hospitalized in our geriatric unit. Laboratory tests and microbiological studies led to a di...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Ruggiero E,Inelmen EM,Grosso G,Manzato E

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:This pilot study measured the effects of an original low-intensity training program, called "posture-balancing-mobility" (PBM), on muscular function. METHODS:Nine non-disabled, elderly (74.3 +/- 6 years) subjects were trained with the PBM technique for 11 weeks (2 sessions per week). Mean power and...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Seynnes O,Hue O,Ledrole D,Bernard PL

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Swallowing dysfunction and risk of undernutrition increase the risk of pneumonia, morbidity, and mortality. Short-term care is an unexplored care context, where many older people stay yearly. AIM:This cross-sectional study aimed to describe and analyze the relationship between swallowing dysfunction and ris...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Hägglund P,Fält A,Hägg M,Wester P,Levring Jäghagen E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that predicts increased morbidity and mortality. In order to investigate specific immune system modulations that may contribute to frailty, eleven age- and sex-matched pairs of community-dwelling frail and non-frail older adults were identified. METHODS:Peripheral bl...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Leng SX,Yang H,Walston JD

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:As life expectancy rises worldwide and the population grows older, psychopathology in older adults becomes a significant public health concern and intervention methods acquire renewed importance. The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of Life Review as an intervention strategy in wo...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Gonçalves DC,Albuquerque PB,Paul C

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osseointegration is a term that refers to the formation of a direct interface between an implant and bone without intervening soft tissue. Cementless femoral fixation in total hip arthroplasty is dependent on mechanical and biological factors that affect implant stability and long-term outcome. Osteoporosis leads to m...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Piarulli G,Rossi A,Zatti G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Hip and knee replacements have become increasingly common in the older population but the prevalence of these procedures and the potential impact on functioning towards the end of life have not been previously described. The aim of this study was to estimate the rates and distribution of hip and kne...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Melzer D,Guralnik JM,Brock D

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and the De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) are two commonly used instruments to assess mobility in older patients. AIMS:To compare the two assessments in acute senior trauma patients with regard to sensitivity to change during an acute care, and prediction of disc...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Gazzotti A,Meyer U,Freystaetter G,Palzer M,Theiler R,Abderhalden L,Bischoff-Ferrari HA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:While caloric restriction (CR) is associated with a prolonged lifespan in multiple species by regulating metabolism, a comprehensive profile of metabolism under CR conditions remains largely unclear. Therefore, in this study we aimed to characterize the metabolomic profiling associated with CR using...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Zhang Y,Yan S,Gao X,Xiong X,Dai W,Liu X,Li L,Zhang W,Mei C

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Peptydil prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PIN-1), which specifically regulates the conformational changes following phosphorylation of several proteins, targets the inactive hyper-phosphorylated tau on the Thr231-Pro motif and directly restores its biological function. Interestingly, PIN-1 is oxidatively...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Arosio B,Segat L,Milanese M,Galimberti L,Calabresi C,Zanetti M,Trabattoni D,Annoni G,Crovella S,Vergani C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Despite evidence of cognitive impairment and difficulties in performing daily activities among elderly people with major depression, studies implementing objective performance-based evaluation of functional deficits in this patient population are scarce. With the aid of a computerized device we exam...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Rosenblum S,Werner P,Dekel T,Gurevitz I,Heinik J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thailand is facing a dramatic challenge of how to ensure good health and quality of life for its rapidly increasing number of elderly citizens. The modern health services system established a century ago has a larger proportion of public providers, but only 35-40% share public spending on health. The health services a...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Chunharas S

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adaptation to strength training in very old mobility-limited individuals is not fully characterized. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a thorough investigation of the adaptation to a lower body strength training regime in this population, with particular emphasis on the relationship between cha...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Aas SN,Seynnes O,Benestad HB,Raastad T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies of suicide in the elderly indicate that, in the last few decades, there has been a relevant increase in suicide rates in old age in a number of Asian and Latin nations, with an almost parallel decrease in Anglo-Saxon counties. Mental disorders, particularly depression, physical illness, persona...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： De Leo D,Spathonis K

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Whether or not there has been a "compression of morbidity" in older ages has been vividly debated during the last decades. Previous studies have found indications of both improved and deteriorated health among elderly persons. Few studies have analyzed how changes in health indicators are influenced...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Wilhelmson K,Allebeck P,Steen B

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The SarQoL® is a recently developed quality of life questionnaire specific to sarcopenia. AIM:To compare the quality of life (QoL) of subjects identified as sarcopenic with that of non-sarcopenic subjects when using six different operational definitions of sarcopenia. METHODS:Participants of the SarcoPhAge...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Beaudart C,Locquet M,Reginster JY,Delandsheere L,Petermans J,Bruyère O

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysfunctional T-cell immunity contributes to susceptibility to infectious disease in the elderly. A characteristic feature of this "immunosenescence" is the predominance of clonal expansions of CD8 cells and decreased diversity of the T-cell antigen receptor repertoire. Lifelong chronic antigenic stress commonly cause...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Pawelec G,Gouttefangeas C

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Different and new approaches have been proposed to prevent the risk of falling of elderly people, particularly women. AIMS:This study investigates the possibility that a new protocol based on the focal mechanical muscle vibration may reduce the risk of falling of elderly women. METHODS:A pragmatic randomi...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Celletti C,Fattorini L,Camerota F,Ricciardi D,La Torre G,Landi F,Filippi GM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00