Screening for and Managing the Person with Frailty in Primary Care: ICFSR Consensus Guidelines
...Published in The journal of nutrition, health & aging
Older Adults Hospitalized with Covid-19: Clinical Characteristics and Early Outcomes from a Single Center in Istanbul, T...
Published in The journal of nutrition, health & aging
ObjectiveOlder adults have been continuously reported to be at higher risk for adverse outcomes of Covid-19. We aimed to describe clinical characteristics and early outcomes of the older Covid-19 patients hospitalized in our center comparatively with the younger patients, and also to analyze the triage factors that were related to the in-hospital m...
COVID-19 — The Long Road to Recovery
Published in The journal of nutrition, health & aging
Impact of Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 on Health in Older People: Mental and Physical Effects and Recommendations
Published in The journal of nutrition, health & aging
ObjectivesTo review the impact of social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic on mental and physical health of older people and the recommendations for patients, caregivers and health professionals.DesignNarrative review.SettingNon-institutionalized community-living people.Participants20.069 individuals from ten descriptive cross-sectional papers.Mea...
Recovery of Physical Activity among Older Japanese Adults Since the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Grip Strength Criterion Matters: Impact of Average versus Maximum Handgrip Strength on Sarcopenia Prevalence and Predict...
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ImportanceMuscle strength has been elevated to the forefront of sarcopenia diagnosis, with handgrip strength the preferred measure. Extant handgrip protocols adopt different handgrip strength (HGS) criteria. Paucity of direct comparison studies assessing the impact of HGS criterion on prevalence of sarcopenia and predictive validity on physical per...
Prognostic Impact of Delirium in Older People with/without Dementia: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Taiwan
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ObjectivesTo elucidate the hypothetically different interactions between delirium and post-discharge prognostic indicators in elderly hospital inpatients with versus without dementia.DesignRetrospective cohort study of claims data by Taiwan National Health Insurance beneficiaries between 2002–2013.SettingRecords of public hospital admissions in the...
Association of Lower-Extremity Muscle Performance and Physical Activity Level and Intensity in Middle-Aged and Older Adu...
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ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to examine if there is a relationship between lower-extremity muscle performance (LEMP) and physical activity, especially the physical activity level (PAL) value, in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingCommunity-based.ParticipantsParticipants were 54 community-dw...
Pain Management in Nursing Home Residents: Results from the Incur Study
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ObjectivesPain is very common among older persons living in nursing home, affecting 45% to 80% of residents, interfering with daily activities and quality of life. Aims of the study are: 1) to measure the analgesics non-prescription in nursing home residents who present pain symptoms; 2) to identify the main determinants of analgesics non-prescript...
Relation of Dietary Factors with Infection and Mortality Rates of COVID-19 across the World
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ObjectivePoor dietary habits are considered to be the second-leading risk factors for mortality and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in the world. Dietary patterns are different based on cultural, environmental, technological, and economic factors. Nutritional deficiencies of energy, protein, and specific micronutrients have been shown to con...
