Hand-grip strength among older adults in Singapore: a comparison with international norms and associative factors.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2015 in France, 585,560 people were nursing home residents. A large body of studies has identified predictors of poor quality of life and poor adaptation in institution, mostly for residents without dementia. With 42 to 72% of these residents diagnosed with dementia, it is crucial to identify what factors...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Villeneuve R,Meillon C,Bergua V,Tabue-Teguo M,Amieva H

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between kidney function and depressive symptoms among elderly people has been rarely investigated in settings of the general population. The aim of our study was to examine the association of serum cystatin C (cysC) and impaired kidney function with geriatric depressive symptoms among older ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Wu L,Yan Z,Jiang H,Xing H,Li H,Qiu C

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that older adults figure prominently in the use of emergency departments (ED) across the United States. Previous research has differentiated ED visits by levels of clinical severity and found health status and other individual characteristics distinguished severe from non-severe visits. In t...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kaskie B,Obrizan M,Jones MP,Bentler S,Weigel P,Hockenberry J,Wallace RB,Ohsfeldt RL,Rosenthal GE,Wolinsky FD

更新日期：2011-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing viscosity can reduce the risk of aspiration into the airway, but excessively thickened food may require more force and effort. We assumed that semi-solid foods with similar viscosities will behave differently in the oropharynx and there might exist the possibility that properties other than viscos...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Park JW,Lee S,Yoo B,Nam K

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined ethnic differences in ageing perceptions of migrant Turkish and native Dutch elders residing in Rotterdam, and explored whether such differences could be attributed to culture or resources (personal, physical, economic and/or social). METHODS:This study was based on combined data from tw...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Cramm JM,Nieboer AP

更新日期：2017-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hope is a psychosocial resource that is essential for the psychological, spiritual, and physical well-being of family members caring for persons with dementia. A significant positive relationship has been found between hope and well-being in family caregivers of persons with dementia living in the community....

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Duggleby W,Schroeder D,Nekolaichuk C

更新日期：2013-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms of Chinese family caregivers of older people with disabilities, and to evaluate the role of caregiver burden as a potential mediator of that relationship. METHODS:A survey questionnaire was completed face-to-face by 567 primary famil...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Zhong Y,Wang J,Nicholas S

更新日期：2020-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying those people at increased risk of early functional decline in activities of daily living (ADL) is essential for initiating preventive interventions. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a clinical prediction model for onset of functional decline in ADL in three years of follow-up in o...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Jonkman NH,Colpo M,Klenk J,Todd C,Hoekstra T,Del Panta V,Rapp K,van Schoor NM,Bandinelli S,Heymans MW,Mauger D,Cattelani L,Denkinger MD,Rothenbacher D,Helbostad JL,Vereijken B,Maier AB,Pijnappels M

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia care is predominantly provided by carers in home settings. We aimed to identify the priorities for homecare safety of people with dementia according to dementia health and social care professionals using a novel priority-setting method. METHODS:The project steering group determined the scope, the c...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Tudor Car L,El-Khatib M,Perneczky R,Papachristou N,Atun R,Rudan I,Car J,Vincent C,Majeed A

更新日期：2017-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Super-Seniors are healthy, long-lived individuals who were recruited at age 85 years or older with no history of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, or major pulmonary disease. In a 10-year follow-up, we aimed to determine whether surviving Super-Seniors showed compression of morbidity, and t...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Tindale LC,Salema D,Brooks-Wilson AR

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using Singapore as a case study, this paper aims to understand the effects of the current long-term care policy and various alternative policy options on the labor market participation of primary informal family caregivers of elderly with disability. METHODS:A model of the long-term care system in Singapore...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Ansah JP,Matchar DB,Malhotra R,Love SR,Liu C,Do Y

更新日期：2016-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main objective is to better understand the prevalence of depressive symptoms, in long-term care (LTC) residents with or without cognitive impairment across Western Canada. Secondary objectives are to examine comorbidities and other factors associated with of depressive symptoms, and treatments used in LT...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Hoben M,Heninger A,Holroyd-Leduc J,Knopp-Sihota J,Estabrooks C,Goodarzi Z

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many older people live at home, often with complex and chronic health and social care needs. Integrated care programs are increasingly being implemented as a way to better address these needs. To support older people living at home, it is also essential to maintain their safety. Integrated care programs have...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Lette M,Ambugo EA,Hagen TP,Nijpels G,Baan CA,de Bruin SR

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins play an important role in the care of patients with cardiovascular disease and have a good safety record in clinical practice. Hepatotoxicity is a barrier that limits the ability of primary care physicians to prescribe statins for patients with elevated liver transaminase values and/or underlying liv...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Guo M,Zhao J,Zhai Y,Zang P,Lv Q,Shang D

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite emerging evidence that foot problems and inappropriate footwear increase the risk of falls, there is little evidence as to whether foot-related intervention strategies can be successfully implemented. The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence rates, barriers to adherence, and the predictors of ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Spink MJ,Fotoohabadi MR,Wee E,Landorf KB,Hill KD,Lord SR,Menz HB

更新日期：2011-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia is characterized by a progressive decline and deterioration of brain regions such as memory, spatial navigation and language, along with disturbances in daily functioning. Non-pharmacological interventions that offer a holistic approach by targeting cognitive functioning, prognosis and the psycholog...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Ho RT,Cheung JK,Chan WC,Cheung IK,Lam LC

更新日期：2015-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Making health-related decisions about loved ones with cognitive impairment may contribute to caregiver burden of care. We sought to explore factors associated with burden of care among informal caregivers who had made housing decisions on behalf of a cognitively impaired older person. METHODS:We conducted a...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Boucher A,Haesebaert J,Freitas A,Adekpedjou R,Landry M,Bourassa H,Stacey D,Croteau J,Geneviève PG,Légaré F

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) is a one to one, carer led psychosocial intervention for people with dementia, adapted from group Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST). It is increasingly recognised that involving service users in research is key to developing interventions and treatments that ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Yates LA,Orrell M,Spector A,Orgeta V

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common form of dementia. However, there were mixed evidences about the association between blood pressure (BP) and risk of VaD in midlife and late life and limited evidence on the association between pulse pressure and VaD. METHODS:This is a population-based observ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Peng M,Chen G,Tang KL,Quan H,Smith EE,Faris P,Hachinski V,Campbell NRC

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most common uses of the Internet is to search for health-related information. Although scientific evidence pertaining to cognitive health promotion has expanded rapidly in recent years, it is unclear how much of this information has been made available to Internet users. Thus, the purpose of our s...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Hunter PV,Delbaere M,O'Connell ME,Cammer A,Seaton JX,Friedrich T,Fick F

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the current study was to establish the prevalence and relationship of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) with chronic health conditions and their associated socio-demographic correlates in the elderly population of Singapore. METHODS:The data was extracted from the Well-being of the ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Fauziana R,Jeyagurunathan A,Abdin E,Vaingankar J,Sagayadevan V,Shafie S,Sambasivam R,Chong SA,Subramaniam M

更新日期：2016-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a worldwide pandemic and precise fatality data by age group is needed urgently. This study to delineate the clinical characteristics and outcome of COVID-19 patients aged ≥75 years and identify the risk factors of in-hospital death. METHODS:A total of 141...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Yu Z,Ke Y,Xie J,Yu H,Zhu W,He L,Zheng Q,Li C,Lu J,Li S,Wen S,Wei S,Liu N,Wei L,Bai R

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reablement is a philosophy of change in long-term care (LTC). Assessing the knowledge and competence of LTC professionals who provide reablement services is vital in LTC research. This study aimed to develop a scale for the assessment of long-term care reablement literacy (LTCRL) and employ this scale to ass...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Yu HW,Chiu TY,Chen PY,Liao TH,Chang WH,Wang MW,Lin PS

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the World Health Organization, the elderly are at the highest risk of injury or death from a fall. Age-related changes in strength, balance and flexibility are degenerative factors that may increase the risk of falling, and an aquatic training may offer a favourable environment to improve these ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Martínez-Carbonell Guillamón E,Burgess L,Immins T,Martínez-Almagro Andreo A,Wainwright TW

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geriatric assessment upon admission may reveal factors that contribute to adverse outcomes in hospitalized older patients. The purposes of this study were to derive a Frailty Index (FI-PAC) from the interRAI Post-Acute Care instrument (interRAI-PAC) and to analyse the predictive ability of the FI-PAC and int...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kerminen H,Huhtala H,Jäntti P,Valvanne J,Jämsen E

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD), low serum albumin, and anemia are known risk factors for cognitive decline in older people. We investigated the association between kidney function and cognitive impairment severity in oldest-old people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:A cross-sectional stu...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Wu JJ,Weng SC,Liang CK,Lin CS,Lan TH,Lin SY,Lin YT

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes for older persons post-hip fracture repair, including those with cognitive impairment (CI), following implementation of a novel model of care - the Patient-Centered Rehabilitation Model including persons with CI (PCRM-CI). The PCRM-CI is an interdisciplinary...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： McGilton KS,Davis AM,Naglie G,Mahomed N,Flannery J,Jaglal S,Cott C,Stewart S

更新日期：2013-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frail elderly people need an integrated and coordinated care. The two-armed study "Continuum of care for frail elderly people" is a multi-professional and multidimensional intervention for frail community-dwelling elderly people. It was designed to evaluate whether the intervention programme for frail elderl...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Wilhelmson K,Duner A,Eklund K,Gosman-Hedström G,Blomberg S,Hasson H,Gustafsson H,Landahl S,Dahlin-Ivanoff S

更新日期：2011-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined whether specific subtypes of anemia in older persons are more related to adverse outcomes such as hospital readmissions and death after acute hospitalization and post-acute care. METHODS:An observational prospective cohort study was conducted between 2011 and 2014. A total of 884 c...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Abrahamsen JF,Monsen AL,Landi F,Haugland C,Nilsen RM,Ranhoff AH

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the general population, the epidemiological relationships between delirium and adverse outcomes are not well defined. The aims of this study were to: (1) construct an algorithm for the diagnosis of delirium using the Geriatric Mental State (GMS) examination; (2) test the criterion validity of this algorit...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Davis DH,Barnes LE,Stephan BC,MacLullich AM,Meagher D,Copeland J,Matthews FE,Brayne C,MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study.

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00