Chen, Esa Y H Bell, J Simon Ilomäki, Jenni Corlis, Megan Hogan, Michelle E Caporale, Tessa Van Emden, Jan Westbrook, Johanna I Hilmer, Sarah N Sluggett, Janet K
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Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Medication administration is a complex and time-consuming task in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Understanding the time associated with each administration step may help identify opportunities to optimize medication management in RACFs. This study aimed to investigate the time taken to administer medications to residents, including those...
Kwon, Chan-Young Lee, Boram Cheong, Moon Joo Kim, Tae-Hun Jang, Bo-Hyoung Chung, Sun Yong Kim, Jong Woo
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background: Insomnia causes a huge socioeconomic burden among the elderly, and is not simply a health problem. This study aimed to determine the comparative advantage of the effectiveness and acceptability of non-pharmacological interventions available for elderly individuals with insomnia. Methods: Comprehensive searches in 13 medical databases we...
Celikkayalar, Ercan Airaksinen, Marja Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa Nieminen, Jenni Kleme, Jenni Puustinen, Juha
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Patient preference and adherence
Purpose The use of benzodiazepines and related drugs (BZD) is common among older adults although there is growing evidence of their harmful effects. This study investigated how well older people are aware of the potential risks related to the BZD they are taking and whether the risk awareness has changed in the years between 2004 and 2015. Patients...
Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan
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The British Journal of General Practice
Background Exercise therapy is commonly prescribed by primary care physicians (PCPs) in the management of chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Aim To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a supervised neuromuscular (NM) exercise programme in older people with chronic MSK pain. Design and setting This was a 12-week, two-arm, randomised controlled tr...
Jepma, Patricia Snaterse, Marjolein Du Puy, Simone Peters, Ron J G Op Reimer, Wilma J M Scholte
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Age and ageing
lifestyle-related secondary prevention reduces cardiac events and is recommended irrespective of age. However, motivation may be influenced by age and disease progression. to explore older cardiac patients' perspectives toward lifestyle-related secondary prevention after a hospital admission. a generic qualitative design was used. Semi-structured i...
Silva, Anabela G Caravau, Hilma Martins, Ana Almeida, Ana Margarida Pisco Silva, Telmo Ribeiro, Óscar Santinha, Gonçalo Rocha, Nelson P
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JMIR Human Factors
Background The assessment of usability is a complex process that involves several steps and procedures. It is important to standardize the evaluation and reporting of usability procedures across studies to guide researchers, facilitate comparisons across studies, and promote high-quality usability studies. The first step to standardizing is to have...
Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah Mackenzie, Lynette Lovarini, Meryl Clemson, Lindy Tan, Maw Pin
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Frontiers in Public Health
Background: Fear of falling (FoF) is a common issue among older people, impacting on psychological health, functional performance and mortality. Many factors associated with fear of falling have been investigated but little is known about the role of home hazards. Home hazards can be due to unsafe environmental and functional features. This study i...
Hawley-Hague, Helen Tacconi, Carlo Mellone, Sabato Martinez, Ellen Chiari, Lorenzo Helbostad, Jorunn Todd, Chris
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JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
Background Falls have implications for the health of older adults. Strength and balance interventions significantly reduce the risk of falls; however, patients seldom perform the dose of exercise that is required based on evidence. Health professionals play an important role in supporting older adults as they perform and progress in their exercises...
Wongsala, Manothai Anbäcken, Els-Marie Rosendahl, Sirpa
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BMC Geriatrics
BackgroundHealth, participation, and security are the basic pillars of active ageing suggested by the WHO. The concept is used by professionals but requires exploration from the perspectives of older people themselves. This study aims to explore how older adults experience and describe health, participation, and security.MethodsA qualitative resear...
Wang, Ying Yin, Chun-Ping Tai, Yan-Lei Zhao, Zi-Jun Hou, Zhi-Yong Wang, Qiu-Jun
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Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
Sevoflurane, a commonly used anesthetic agent has been confirmed to induce cognitive impairment in aged rats. Normobaric hyperoxia preconditioning has been demonstrated to induce neuroprotection in rats. The present study aimed to determine whether normobaric hyperoxia preconditioning could ameliorate cognitive deficit induced by sevoflurane and the...