Client, caregiver, volunteer, and therapist views on a voluntary supported group exercise programme for older adults with dementia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis is an important morbidity factor for ageing populations in developed countries. However, compared to the amount of information available on diabetes and cardiovascular disease, little is known about the direct impact of osteoporosis on general mortality in older age. METHODS:We obtained data fr...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Gutzwiller JP,Richterich JP,Stanga Z,Nydegger UE,Risch L,Risch M

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geriatric patients are at high risk of re-admission after discharge. Pre-existing nutritional risk amongst these patients is of primary concern, with former nutritional intervention studies being largely ineffective. None of these studies has included individual dietary counselling by a registered dietician ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Beck AM,Kjær S,Hansen BS,Storm RL,Thal-Jantzen K

更新日期：2011-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our aim was to assess the prevalence and demographic and socioeconomic correlates of chronic morbidity in the elderly population of transitional Kosovo. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kosovo in 2011 including a representative sample of 1890 individuals aged ≥ 65 years (949 men, mean age 73...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Jerliu N,Toçi E,Burazeri G,Ramadani N,Brand H

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

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: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:In line with a rapidly ageing global population, the rise in the frequency of falls will lead to increased healthcare and social care costs. This study will be one of the few randomized controlled trials evaluating a multifaceted falls intervention in a low-middle income, culturally-diverse older Asian commu...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Tan PJ,Khoo EM,Chinna K,Hill KD,Poi PJ,Tan MP

更新日期：2014-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Valid estimates of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) are often difficult to obtain from persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and family caregiver proxies. To help assess whether the general public can serve as an alternate source of proxy HRQoL estimates in AD, we examined whether the general public ca...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Oremus M,Xie F,Pullenayegum E,Gaebel K

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been decreasing for several years in intensive care departments, but is now increasing in rehabilitation and chronic-care-facilities (R-CCF). The aim of this study was to use published data and our own experience to discuss the r...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Minary-Dohen P,Bailly P,Bertrand X,Talon D

更新日期：2003-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study are to examine possible associations between left cardiac ventricular measures in sixth decade and cognitive performance, both cross sectionally and longitudinally, and to examine if left cardiac ventricular measures could predict future changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF). METHODS:2...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Furuäng L,Wollmer P,Siennicki-Lantz A,Elmståhl S

更新日期：2013-05-15 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:Older people living in nursing homes are at high risk of falling because of their general frailty and multiple pathologies. Prediction of falls might lead to an efficient allocation of preventive measures. Although several tools to assess the risk of falling have been developed, their impact on clinically re...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Meyer G,Köpke S,Bender R,Mühlhauser I

更新日期：2005-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are various definitions and diagnostic criteria for dementia, leading to discrepancies in case ascertainment in both clinical practice and research. We reviewed the different definitions, approaches and measurements used to operationalize dementia in health care studies in German nursing homes with the...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Palm R,Jünger S,Reuther S,Schwab CG,Dichter MN,Holle B,Halek M

更新日期：2016-04-05 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:Current guidelines recommend considering life expectancy before aortic valve replacement (AVR). We compared the performance of a general mortality index, the Lee index, to a frailty index. METHODS:We conducted a prospective cohort study of 246 older adults undergoing surgical (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Shi S,Festa N,Afilalo J,Popma JJ,Khabbaz KR,Laham RJ,Guibone K,Kim DH

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty represents a public health priority and an increasingly prevalent condition in the ageing population. It is seen as reflecting an interaction among individual factors and a range of environmental elements. This study aims to examine the association between frailty and individual factors, physical and...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Ye B,Gao J,Fu H

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although physician-rated health is emerging as a potentially useful variable in research, with implications in practice, it has not been analyzed. Moreover, one of its most important aspects, namely, concordance with patients' objective health state, has not been investigated. This study sought to measure co...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Damián J,Pastor-Barriuso R,Valderrama-Gama E,de Pedro-Cuesta J

更新日期：2015-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this paper, we analyse the economic burden of elder care in the Czech Republic by assessing how family members of senior citizens engage in caregiving. To do this, we examined the time and cost associated with caregiving as a function of age, gender, and income of the caregiver. METHODS:A questionnaire c...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Maresova P,Lee S,Fadeyi OO,Kuca K

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with dementia describe experiences of loss that threaten their autonomy and ability to contribute to society. They often have difficulties with orientation, loss of roll function, and fear about the future, and need help from others. An increasing body of literature also focuses on how people with dem...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Bjørkløf GH,Helvik AS,Ibsen TL,Telenius EW,Grov EK,Eriksen S

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that psychotropic drug changes may signal an acute period of time whereby a person is highly vulnerable to fall. It is unknown whether certain classes of psychotropic agents are less safe with respect to the acute risk of falls. Our purpose was to compare fall rates in the 7 days fol...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Echt MA,Samelson EJ,Hannan MT,Dufour AB,Berry SD

更新日期：2013-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The Memory Services National Accreditation Programme states that memory services should provide "timely access to assessment and diagnosis" of dementia. We undertook a quality improvement project using Plan-Do-Study-Act methodology to improve patient access to an inner city memory service. This report focuses on the t...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Perry J,Bell F,Shaw T,Fitzpatrick B,Sampson EL

更新日期：2014-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty in older patients might influence treatment decisions. Frailty can be determined using a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), but this is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore we assessed the diagnostic value of four shorter screening instruments. METHODS:We tested the abbreviated CGA (aCGA),...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Smets IH,Kempen GI,Janssen-Heijnen ML,Deckx L,Buntinx FJ,van den Akker M

更新日期：2014-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, there is a large increase in the number of elderly persons who potentially need home-visit nursing services (VNS). However, the number of persons using the VNS has increased only little in comparison to the number of individuals who use home social services, which are also covered by the Long-Term ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Kashiwagi M,Tamiya N,Sato M,Yano E

更新日期：2013-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social wellbeing factors such as loneliness and social support have a major impact on the health of older adults and can contribute to physical and mental wellbeing. However, with increasing age, social contacts and social support typically decrease and levels of loneliness increase. Group social engagement ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Lindsay-Smith G,O'Sullivan G,Eime R,Harvey J,van Uffelen JGZ

更新日期：2018-09-24 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:Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) frequently occur in patients with dementia. To date, prospective studies on the course of NPS have been conducted in patients with dementia in clinical centers or psychiatric services. The primary goal of this study is to investigate the course of NPS in patients with dementia...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Borsje P,Wetzels RB,Lucassen PL,Pot AM,Koopmans RT

更新日期：2014-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recovery outlooks of physical functioning and quality of life after hip fracture have not changed significantly over the past 25 years. Previous research has mainly dealt with causalities and acute treatment, while the recovery process from the patients' perspective has been less comprehensively described. E...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Bruun-Olsen V,Bergland A,Heiberg KE

更新日期：2018-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcopenia is a condition that is characterized by loss of muscle mass, muscle strength and muscle functional impairment with ageing. It is associated with poor health outcomes, premature death and a significant burden on the global health economy. The prevalence of sarcopenia in China is unknown since most ...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Liu X,Hou L,Xia X,Liu Y,Zuo Z,Zhang Y,Zhao W,Hao Q,Yue J,Dong B

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nursing home elders experience many problems that may influence their quality of life, in example of cognitive, mental, nutritional and physical disabilities. Concerning about elders' wellbeing may help them living with dignity. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with Health-Related Quality o...

journal_title：BMC geriatrics

authors： Silva E Farias IP,Montenegro LAS,Wanderley RL,de Pontes JCX,Pereira AC,de Almeida LFD,Cavalcanti YW

更新日期：2020-10-06 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: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