Frailty: an in-depth qualitative study exploring the views of community care staff.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interactive video games such as the Nintendo Wii Fit are increasingly used as a therapeutic tool in health and aged care settings however, their acceptability to older people is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the acceptability of the Nintendo Wii Fit as a therapy tool for hospitalised older ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Laver K,Ratcliffe J,George S,Burgess L,Crotty M

更新日期：2011-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Life-space mobility reflects individuals' actual mobility and engagement with society. Difficulty in hearing is common among older adults and can complicate participation in everyday activities, thus restricting life-space mobility. The aim of this study was to examine whether self-reported hearing predicts ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Polku H,Mikkola TM,Rantakokko M,Portegijs E,Törmäkangas T,Rantanen T,Viljanen A

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are a major threat to older people's health and wellbeing. Approximately half of falls occur in outdoor environments but little is known about the circumstances in which they occur. We conducted a qualitative study to explore older people's experiences of outdoor falls to develop understanding of how t...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Nyman SR,Ballinger C,Phillips JE,Newton R

更新日期：2013-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia is a care intensive disease, especially in the later stages, implying in many cases a substantial carer burden. This study assesses the use of formal and informal care resources among persons with dementia during the last month before nursing home admission. It also describes main providers of infor...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Ydstebø AE,Benth JŠ,Bergh S,Selbæk G,Vossius C

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a need for more observational studies across different clinical settings to better understand the epidemiology of the novel COVID-19 infection. Evidence on clinical characteristics of COVID-19 infection is scarce in secondary care settings in Western populations. METHODS:We describe the clinical ch...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Chinnadurai R,Ogedengbe O,Agarwal P,Money-Coomes S,Abdurrahman AZ,Mohammed S,Kalra PA,Rothwell N,Pradhan S

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geriatric Patients Living with HIV/AIDS (GEPPO) is a new prospective observational multicentre cohort consisting of all the HIV-positive geriatric patients being treated at 10 clinics in Italy, and HIV-negative controls attending a single geriatric clinic. The aim of this analysis of the GEPPO cohort was to ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Guaraldi G,Malagoli A,Calcagno A,Mussi C,Celesia BM,Carli F,Piconi S,De Socio GV,Cattelan AM,Orofino G,Riva A,Focà E,Nozza S,Di Perri G

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about met and unmet needs of individuals in residential care, many of whom suffer from dementia. Unmet needs are associated with a decreased quality of life, worse mental health, dissatisfaction with services, and increased costs of care. The aim of this study was to compare the number and ty...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： van der Ploeg ES,Bax D,Boorsma M,Nijpels G,van Hout HP

更新日期：2013-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in 2011 were at risk of deteriorating health, especially elderly people living in disaster-stricken areas. The objectives of this prospective study were: a) to clarify the different lifestyle and psychosocial factors associated with frailty by s...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Tsubota-Utsugi M,Yonekura Y,Tanno K,Nozue M,Shimoda H,Nishi N,Sakata K,Kobayashi S,RIAS study.

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild or pre-frailty is common and associated with increased risks of hospitalisation, functional decline, moves to long-term care, and death. Little is known about the effectiveness of health promotion in reducing these risks. This systematic review aimed to synthesise randomised controlled trials (RCTs) eva...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Frost R,Belk C,Jovicic A,Ricciardi F,Kharicha K,Gardner B,Iliffe S,Goodman C,Manthorpe J,Drennan VM,Walters K

更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing group exercise programmes, or other services offered to maintain physical activity levels, are typically not developed specifically for older adults with dementia. The aim of this study was to gain knowledge about perceptions of a newly developed volunteer supported group exercise programme for olde...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Taraldsen K,Boulton E,Helbostad JL,Saltvedt I,Granbo R

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African American caregivers of community-residing persons with dementia are mostly unpaid and have high rates of unmet basic and health needs. The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) mandates improved coordination of care for persons with dementia and calls for special attention to racial populations at ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Abramsohn EM,Jerome J,Paradise K,Kostas T,Spacht WA,Lindau ST

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combining increased dietary protein intake and resistance exercise training for elderly people is a promising strategy to prevent or counteract the loss of muscle mass and decrease the risk of disabilities. Using findings from controlled interventions in a real-life setting requires adaptations to the interv...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： van Dongen EJ,Leerlooijer JN,Steijns JM,Tieland M,de Groot LC,Haveman-Nies A

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although population-based studies have shown frailty predicted future falls, their follow-up periods were one year or longer and short-term fall risks associated with frailty are unknown. METHODS:A prospective cohort study nested within a randomised controlled trial was conducted to examine associations bet...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kojima G,Kendrick D,Skelton DA,Morris RW,Gawler S,Iliffe S

更新日期：2015-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China and India are the world's two most populous countries. Although their populations are growing in number and life expectancies are extending they have different trajectories of economic growth, epidemiological transition and social change. Cross-country comparisons can allow national and global insights...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Stewart Williams J,Norström F,Ng N

更新日期：2017-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early screening of frail individuals and of patients with complex care needs are challenges that countries witnessing population aging face. Homecare nurses are actors of choice in meeting these challenges, yet they need means of identifying frail and complex patients in their routine practice. The fraXi...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Ludwig C,Busnel C

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Daughters-in-law have played an important role in informal care-giving arrangements within East Asian traditional norms. The aim of this study was to measure the impact of daughter-in-law care-giving on the survival of care recipients. We prospectively examined the associations between different types of kin...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Nishi A,Tamiya N,Kashiwagi M,Takahashi H,Sato M,Kawachi I

更新日期：2010-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deprescribing is a partnership between practitioners, patients and caregivers. External characteristics including age, comorbidities and polypharmacy are poor predictors of attitude towards deprescribing. This hospital-based study aimed to describe the desire of patients and caregivers to be involved in medi...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Scott S,Clark A,Farrow C,May H,Patel M,Twigg MJ,Wright DJ,Bhattacharya D

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frail older adults living in long term care (LTC) homes have a high fracture risk, which can result in reduced quality of life, pain and death. The Fracture Risk Scale (FRS) was designed for fracture risk assessment in LTC, to optimize targeting of services in those at highest risk. This study aims to examin...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Negm AM,Ioannidis G,Jantzi M,Bucek J,Giangregorio L,Pickard L,Hirdes JP,Adachi JD,Richardson J,Thabane L,Papaioannou A

更新日期：2018-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geriatric evaluation and management has become standard care for community dwelling older adults following an acute admission to hospital. It is unclear whether this approach is beneficial for the frailest older adults living in permanent residential care. This study was undertaken to evaluate (1) the feasib...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Harvey P,Storer M,Berlowitz DJ,Jackson B,Hutchinson A,Lim WK

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Food and drink are important determinants of physical and social health in care home residents. This study explored whether a pragmatic methodology including routinely collected data was feasible in UK care homes, to describe the health, wellbeing and nutritional status of care home residents and assess effe...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kenkmann A,Price GM,Bolton J,Hooper L

更新日期：2010-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lack of physical activity (PA) is a recognised global public health problem, which is increasing in prevalence with a detrimental impact on the pattern of disease worldwide. In the UK, older adults comprise the most sedentary group, with only 57% of males and 52% of females aged 65-74 years and 43% of males ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Maula A,LaFond N,Orton E,Iliffe S,Audsley S,Vedhara K,Kendrick D

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, there is no consensus regarding cardiovascular risk management in the very old. Studies have shown that the relationship between traditional cardiovascular risk factors and mortality is null or even inverted within this age group. This relationship could be modified by the presence of frailty. This ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Vaes B,Depoortere D,Van Pottelbergh G,Matheï C,Neto J,Degryse J

更新日期：2017-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whilst many studies have analysed predictors of longitudinal cognitive decline, few have described their impact on population distributions of cognition by age cohort. The aim of this paper was to examine whether gender, education, social class and birth cohort affect how mean population cognition changes wi...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Matthews F,Marioni R,Brayne C,Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study.

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication related harm (MRH) is a common cause of morbidity and hospital admission in the elderly, and has significant cost implications for both primary and secondary healthcare resources. The development of risk prediction models has become an increasingly common phenomenon in medicine and can be useful t...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Stevenson J,Parekh N,Ali K,Timeyin J,Bremner S,Van Der Cammen T,Allen J,Schiff R,Harchowal J,Davies G,Rajkumar C

更新日期：2016-01-19 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:Physical inactivity is a health issue that often occurs after serious disaster. Social factors, which can be disrupted by disaster, are important determinants of physical activity levels in everyday living. This study was designed to confirm the association between social factors and physical activity among ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Yoshimura E,Ishikawa-Takata K,Murakami H,Tsuboyama-Kasaoka N,Tsubota-Utsugi M,Miyachi M,Yokoyama Y,Sakata K,Kobayashi S,Ogawa A,Nishi N

更新日期：2016-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk prediction after myocardial infarction is often complex in older patients. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) model includes clinical parameters and age, but not frailty. We hypothesised that frailty would enhance the prognostic properties of GRACE. METHODS:We performed a prospective ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Anand A,Cudmore S,Robertson S,Stephen J,Haga K,Weir CJ,Murray SA,Boyd K,Gunn J,Iqbal J,MacLullich A,Shenkin SD,Fox KAA,Mills N,Denvir MA

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nicotine may aid reaction time, learning and memory, but smoking increases cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular risk factors have been linked to increased risk of dementia. A previous meta-analysis found that current smokers were at higher risk of subsequent dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia an...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Peters R,Poulter R,Warner J,Beckett N,Burch L,Bulpitt C

更新日期：2008-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Turning is a common activity for older people, and is one of the activities commonly associated with falls during walking. Falls that occur while walking and turning have also been associated with an increased risk of hip fracture in older people. Despite the importance of stability during turning, there has...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Asmidawati A,Hamid TA,Hussain RM,Hill KD

更新日期：2014-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motor learning research has had little impact on clinical applications and rarely extended to research about how older adults learn motor skills. There is consistent evidence that motor skill performance and learning can be enhanced by giving learners instructions that direct their attention. The aim of this...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： de Bruin ED,Swanenburg J,Betschon E,Murer K

更新日期：2009-05-08 00:00:00