Prevention of falls and role of calcium and vitamin D.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falling is a significant concern for many elderly adults but identifying individuals at risk of falling is difficult, and it is not clear how elderly adults adapt to challenging walking. AIMS:The aim of the current study was to determine the effects of walking at non-preferred speeds on the coordination bet...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Craig JJ,Bruetsch AP,Huisinga JM

更新日期：2019-07-01 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 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：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:Gait disorders are common in the elderly populations, and their prevalence increases with age. Abnormal gait has been associated with greater risk for adverse outcomes in older adults, such as immobility and falls, which in turn lead to loss of functional independence and death. AIM:The purpose of this revi...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Aboutorabi A,Arazpour M,Bahramizadeh M,Hutchins SW,Fadayevatan R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to look firstly at the changes that occurred in depressive symptomatology over a 5-year period among originally 75-year-old residents in three Nordic localities: Glostrup in Denmark, Göteborg in Sweden and Jyväskylä in Finland, and secondly, at some selected variables if they predicted depress...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Heikkinen RL,Berg S,Avlund K,Tömäkangas T

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inappropriate prescribing in elderly patients is a widespread health problem. It is associated with increased drug-related problems and health expenditure. AIMS:To determine the prevalence and types of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) prescribed to elderly patients with polypharmacy and the facto...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Mazhar F,Akram S,Malhi SM,Haider N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Changes in sensory- motor systems that occur with age result in a decrease in postural equilibrium, which has been linked with an increased risk of falling in the elderly. Stepping down backwards from a step perturbs dynamic postural equilibrium, thus offering an opportunity to analyze the biomechan...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Michel-Pellegrino V,Hewson D,Hogrel JY,Duchêne J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:This study aimed at examining factors related to osteoarthritis (OA) symptom severity in African American and Caucasian veterans (n=202). METHODS:OA symptom severity (lower extremity pain, stiffness, and physical function) was measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Golightly YM,Dominick KL

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The research aim was to study the associations of nature diversity with quality of life (QoL) and depressive symptoms among older people, and whether physical activity explains the associations. METHODS:Community-dwelling people aged 75-90 years (n = 848) living in Central Finland were interviewed in their ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Rantakokko M,Keskinen KE,Kokko K,Portegijs E

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Socioeconomic status (SES) differences in health decline in late life may be underestimated, because the relatively higher risks of attrition of lower-SES persons are seldom taken into account. This longitudinal study aimed at comparing income differences in the course of disability, non-mortality a...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Broese van Groenou MI,Deeg DJ,Penninx BW

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:Mood disorders are common and often under-recognised in older people whereby, together with the general ageing of the population, they are becoming a significant and growing public health problem worldwide. However, the need to address the problem of late life mood disorders in a real-world setting is met with a surpr...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Ghio L,Vaggi M,Amore M,Ferrannini L,Natta W

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Art-based activities like painting workshops demonstrated health benefits in older individuals living in home care facilities. Few studies examined the effects of painting workshops in geriatric inpatients. AIM:The study aims to examine whether the participation in painting workshops performed in patients a...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Beauchet O,Lafleur L,Remondière S,Galery K,Vilcocq C,Launay CP

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A lack of understanding of the causes of attrition in longitudinal studies of older adults may lead to higher attrition rates and bias longitudinal study results. In longitudinal epidemiological studies of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, high rates of attrition may cause a systematic underestimatio...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Burke SL,Hu T,Naseh M,Fava NM,O'Driscoll J,Alvarez D,Cottler LB,Duara R

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of balance training with somatosensory and neurofeedback training on dynamic and static balance in healthy, elderly adults. The sample group consisted of 45 healthy adults randomly assigned to one of the three test groups: somatosensory, neurofeedback, and a contro...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Azarpaikan A,Taheri Torbati H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Quality monitoring has great relevance in stroke care. The Project "How to guarantee adherence to effective interventions in stroke care" aimed to estimate adherence to acute-phase guidelines in stroke care in Italy. METHODS:A prospective observational study was performed in 27 hospitals of 13 Ital...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Di Carlo A,Accetta G,Bellan M,Terni G,Lamassa M,Facchini R,Biggeri A,Inzitari D,Ferro S,National Stroke Care Group.

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since oral organs function in the first stage of the swallowing process, it is possible that decline in swallowing function can be partly related to oral frailty. AIMS:The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between swallowing function and oral function among community-dwelling elderly ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Takeuchi N,Sawada N,Ekuni D,Morita M

更新日期：2020-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Older adults' ever-improving health and changing lifestyles necessitate the development of a scale that can better measure their competence at a higher level. We developed the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC) via item analysis and assessed its psychometric properties....

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Iwasa H,Masui Y,Inagaki H,Yoshida Y,Shimada H,Otsuka R,Kikuchi K,Nonaka K,Yoshida H,Yoshida H,Suzuki T

更新日期：2018-04-01 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:Most elderly persons live in developing countries where current geriatric epidemiological data are scarce. We aimed to study major comorbidities, polypharmacy, functional and nutritional status in a Turkish community-dwelling female elderly clinic population. METHODS:Female geriatrics outpatient cl...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Bahat G,Tufan F,Bahat Z,Tufan A,Aydin Y,Akpinar TS,Nadir S,Erten N,Karan MA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Poor adherence to medications is a major health concern especially among older subjects. To plan future studies to improve adherence, an epidemiological study, called "Fiesole Misurata", was conducted. The aim of the present paper was to verify the representativeness of the database in evaluating th...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Lapi F,Lucenteforte E,Moschini M,Bonaiuti R,Di Pirro M,Barchielli A,Benemei S,Belladonna M,Nesti N,Coppini R,Taras M,Vannacci A,Ungar A,Mugelli A

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Low total lymphocyte count (TLC) has been found to be a poor prognostic factor in adults affected by heart diseases, malignancy, and renal failure. The aims of this study were to verify if a low TLC was associated with in-hospital mortality in older persons and to evaluate whether this association w...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Marengoni A,Petroboni B,Casella S,Martinelli D,Cossi S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current trend toward an ever increasing aging population forces society to face the problem of how to care for elderly people who are exposed to the risk of so-called "elder abuse," a phenomenon becoming increasingly widespread in Italy, as legislation does not provide a precise juridical definition of "elderly" n...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Molinelli A,Viale L,Landolfa MC,De Stefano F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is a public health concern in the ageing population. Little is known about the role of gender in the relationship between frailty and health care utilization in older adults. AIMS:The study aims to examine gender differences in the association between different frailty status and health care utiliza...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Zhang J,Xu L,Sun L,Li J,Qin W

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most frequent indication for Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs) is their use as antihypertensive agents for primary or secondary stroke prevention. Hypertension contributes to virtually all mechanisms of stroke, of atherothrombotic, lacunar, cardioembolic and intraparenchymal hemorrhage types. In comparison with the ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Inzitari D,Poggesi A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is the most widely used assessment tool to report the presence of comorbid conditions. The Barthel index (BI) is used to measure performance in activities of daily living. We prospectively investigated the performance of CCI or BI to predict length of hospital st...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Bahrmann A,Benner L,Christ M,Bertsch T,Sieber CC,Katus H,Bahrmann P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Choroidal endothelial dysfunction plays key role in wet-type age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Peripheral vascular endothelial function is not known in wet AMD. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to analyze peripheral vascular endothelial function in cases with wet-type age-related macular degeneration by measuring f...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Arifoglu HB,Karatepe Hashas AS,Atas M,Sarli B,Ozkose A,Demircan S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patient navigation improves outcomes in various clinical contexts, but has not been evaluated in secondary fracture prevention. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed charts of patients, age 50 + from April to October, 2016 hospitalized with fragility fracture contacted by a patient navigator. Patients were ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Jia KQ,Southerland L,Phieffer L,Stephens JA,Ing SW

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00