Douglas, Joy W Lawrence, Jeannine C Turner, Lori W Knol, Linda L Ellis, Amy C
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Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Current guidelines discourage tube-feeding older adults with advanced dementia (AD), as this practice does not improve nutrition status or survival and decreases quality of life in these patients. Because registered dietitians (RDs) often provide feeding recommendations for patients with AD, this study aimed to identify factors that influenced RDs'...
Hama, Yohei Kubota, Chieko Moriya, Shingo Onda, Rie Watanabe, Yutaka Minakuchi, Shunsuke
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Journal of oral rehabilitation
Denture use for recovery of major tooth loss can reduce the need for care, and thus, it is important for dentists to identify the types of patients who use removable dentures. To identify factors associated with removable denture use in independent older Japanese people. This cross-sectional study investigated the oral condition; demographics; life...
Schaap, Mirjam J van Winden, Marieke E C Seyger, Marieke M B de Jong, Elke M G J Lubeek, Satish F K
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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Psoriasis is frequently seen in older patients, and systemic treatment is often indicated. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) generally maintain strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, which might lead to a disproportionally high exclusion rate of older adults. To determine the representation of older adults (≥65 years) in RCTs studying systemic ...
Fleury, Ségolène Tronchon, Paul Rota, Juliane Meunier, Charlotte Mardiros, Oliver Wymelbeke, Virginie Sulmont-Rossé, Claire
Setting up a home-delivered meal service often allows older people suffering from physical and/or cognitive disabilities to stay at home. However, older people who delegate their food activities (food purchasing, cooking…) have been reported to have a worse nutritional status than people who take care themselves of their food activities. In this co...
Cruz, Alessandra de Oliveira Santana, Sandra Maria Mota Costa, Camila Marinho Gomes da Costa, Layla Vieira Ferraz, Daniel Dominguez
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Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Aim: The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of falls in frail users of ambulatory assistive devices (AAD) and compare with controls.Materials and methods: Nineteen frail elderly users of AAD (G1) and 31 non-users (G2) participated in the study. The occurrence of falls, at the last 6 months, was collected by an interview with the patient...
yang, kuen-cheh liao, yin-yin chang, ke-vin huang, kuo-chin han, der-sheng
(1) Background: Dynapenia is defined as lower muscle strength alone. Only a few studies have investigated muscle quality in subjects with dynapenia. (2) Methods: The muscle quality, characterized by texture parameters of biceps brachii, triceps brachii, rectus femoris, and medial gastrocnemius muscles, were collected using ultrasonography. The risk...
pellicer-garcía, begoña antón-solanas, isabel ramón-arbués, enrique garcía-moyano, loreto gea-caballero, vicente juárez-vela, raúl
Falls in the elderly are one of the main geriatric syndromes and a clear indicator of fragility in the older adult population. This has serious consequences, leading to an increase in disability, institutionalization and death. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to analyze the prevalence of risk of falling and associated factors in a pop...
silva, da glélé, aho
In 2015, a major increase in incident hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infections (HO-CDI) in a geriatric university hospital led to the implementation of a diagnosis-centered antibiotic stewardship program (ASP). We aimed to evaluate the impact of the ASP on antibiotic consumption and on HO-CDI incidence. The intervention was the arrival of...
Jorgensen, Mikaela Siette, Joyce Georgiou, Andrew Westbrook, Johanna I
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Australasian journal on ageing
To utilise routinely collected data to examine changes in the client profile of a large aged care provider before and after commencement of the 2017 policy reforms, whereby home care packages were allocated to individuals rather than providers. Interrupted time series analysis was used to measure changes in service uptake and cessation. Chi-square ...
Ottaviani, Ana Carolina Bregola, Allan Gustavo Terassi, Mariélli Luchesi, Bruna Moretti Souza, Érica Nestor Oliveira, Nathalia Alves de Fraga, Francisco José Pavarini, Sofia Cristina Iost
ABSTRACT. Cognitive health is important for the quality of life and well-being of elderly caregivers. Cognitive impairments can negatively affect the ability to care for oneself and others. Objective: To compare cognitive performance and aspects of the care context in elderly caregivers of older adults in a three-year follow-up investigation Method...
