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Informal carers of people living with dementia are at a higher risk of experiencing mental health difficulties than the general population, yet many are not able to access timely psychological support and thei...
As Parkinson’s disease (PD) progresses, patients experience difficulties with gait and balance, requiring assistive devices to ensure fall prevention and safety. Despite the advantages provided by these aids, ...
Late-life depression (LLD) poses a significant health risk among the elderly, with widowhood as a prominent contributing factor. However, the mechanisms that render some widowed individuals susceptible to depr...
Frailty, depression, and loneliness are significant risk factors that hinder successful aging. Physical exercise has been widely recognized as an effective intervention to improve both the physical and mental ...
The fall risk questionnaire (FRQ) is a proficient older adult’s fall risk level assessment scale. It assists in identifying individuals at risk, developing prevention mechanisms early, and reducing the chance ...
Longer life expectancy has increased the number of older adults who live in societies. This has magnified the necessity of a comprehensive needs assessment to define the problem areas in this vulnerable popula...
To evaluate the current status of physical activity and its influencing factors among pre-frail rural empty-nest older adults, and to provide targeted recommendations for improving the quality of life for rura...
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is closely linked with sarcopenia. The lack of validated, easy, and effective sarcopenia screening tools for people with T2DM may result in underdiagnosis, delayed interventions...
Malnutrition is highly prevalent but under-recognized in hospitalized older adults, which is closely related to increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes and mortality. It is crucial to identify high-risk in...
This study evaluated the superiority of single-ring isolation (SRI) over box isolation using high power in elderly patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF).
There is limited research on mental health literacy (MHL) among Chinese older adults as well as their demand and willingness for mental health services (MHS). This study investigated the factors associated wit...
People living with dementia (PLWD) have poorer outcomes than cognitively normal people when admitted to hospital. One reason for this difference is related to the challenges in learning and integrating the nee...
Driving is essential for maintaining independence. This study aimed to assess the mediating role of frailty status in the association between exercise participation and traffic crashes among Japanese community...
In this study, we aimed to develop and validate an easy-to-use model to predict the risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).
The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is widely used for frailty assessment, but has not yet been formally validated for use in Thai populations. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Thai versio...
Osteoporosis is a chronic condition characterized by increased fracture risk. Fragility fractures, especially hip fractures, represent a significant health and economic burden due to population aging. Despite ...
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of remimazolam with those of propofol in older patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy with preserved spontaneous breathing.
This study aimed to determine whether the validity and reliability of inertial measurement units (IMUs) in measuring lower extremity joint kinematics differed among different walking velocities and varying fal...
Frailty and impairment in intrinsic capacity (IC) have been shown to increase the risk of poor outcomes in older people. We aimed to determine the prevalence of frailty and its association with decline in IC a...
The population of older adults is growing, posing new challenges for society and healthcare services. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) describe individuals’ ability to handle more complex activit...
Few studies have focused on how adult children’s status quo is related to their non-cohabiting parents’ mental health, especially to elucidate its mechanisms in the Chinese transitional context. This study inv...
To examine the cross-sectional associations of hemopexin, muscle quality, and sarcopenia status with cognitive function among older Japanese adults with cognitive impairment, and to explore the potential sex-s...
The Hemoglobin Glycation Index (HGI) quantifies the difference between the actual and expected values of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), a marker that has been closely linked to various adverse health outcome...
It is well-established that mobility is very limited among older hospitalized patients and associated with several negative outcomes. Therefore, this mixed-methods study aimed to quantify 24-hour mobility leve...
The rising global population of older adults has increased attention on social frailty, significantly affecting physical, cognitive, and mental health.
Medication adherence is crucial for effective blood sugar control in diabetes patients. However, older adults face a higher risk of non-adherence. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a theory-base...
An increase in the use of health-related mobile applications is expected in the future. It is believed that mobile applications are valuable tools for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. The us...
LGBT + people are disproportionately at an increased risk for developing dementia. Dementia can compound the impact of stigma and social marginalisation experienced by LGBT + people, and is likely to create ba...
Older adults increasingly prefer to age in place, but health and safety risks often threaten this independence. Home delivered meals, a key service under the Older Americans Act, provide essential nutritional ...
Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) with a global perspective, faces varying degrees of barriers to implementation, particularly in middle-and low-income ...
Domiciliary dental care (DDC) is an established, safe and cost-effective alternative to standard care which can increase accessibility to professional dental care for care-dependent individuals. Qualitative re...
Suicide poses a substantial public health challenge globally, with the elderly population being particularly vulnerable. Research into suicide risk factors among elderly inpatients with non-psychiatric disorde...
In addition to conventional symptomatic treatment drugs, anti-amyloid beta antibody drugs are expected to benefit patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, issues such as side effects and high costs per...
Most caregiving research and policy has focused on dyadic, unidirectional relationships with one caregiver and one care receiver despite evidence for more complex caring relationships.
Older patients with cardiovascular disease often experience frailty and sarcopenia. We evaluated whether a reduced blood flow in the splenic and portal vein is associated with frailty and sarcopenia in older p...
The relationship between life satisfaction and mental health problems had been confirmed in many existed studies, but the underlying mediating and moderating effect of sleep disturbance and per capita bedroom ...
The purpose of this study is to exploratively evaluate the geriatric team’s views on the implementation of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) on frail older people wi...
The pressure on long-term care (LTC) facilities, because of population ageing and personnel shortages, may be relieved by using the social network resources that are already available to the facility. The aim ...
The global elderly population is rapidly increasing, with projections estimating that the number of older adults will reach 2.1 billion. Elder abuse, a significant public health issue, leads to serious psychol...
Many older adults living in Resident Care Homes for the Elderly (RCHEs) are at risk of polypharmacy and the use of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM). Few studies have evaluated the prevalence and cons...
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a common disorder among the geriatric population (GP). MCI induces adverse effects on life quality by disrupting of natural aging process, daily activities, and memory. This ...
Frailty among the elderly represents a considerable public health issue linked to increased vulnerability and adverse outcomes. The Life’s Crucial 9 (LC9) score, which includes mental health assessments alongs...
Data on the proportion of patients liberated from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and the prognosis of those who have undergone IMV are limited. Objective data on prognosis are important when discussing ...
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and care has shown benefits for frail older adults across various care settings. However, its integration into routine care within a surgical context remains limited. A...
Self-stigma of loneliness is a major predictor of psychological distress among older adults, but its mechanism has not been further discussed. Drawing on classical relative deprivation theory and conceptualizing ...
Multidomain lifestyle trials have been shown to be effective in changing people’s behaviour during the intervention, but less is known about long-term effects of such interventions. The aim of this study was t...
Oxidative damage is the principal cellular disturbance in the skin aging. Missense polymorphisms strengthen or weaken detoxification enzyme activity. Determination of deleterious functional effects of polymorp...
Delirium is an acute shift in attention and arousal, usually triggered by acute illness or surgery in older dementia patients. Prognosis is poor, and pharmacological options are limited; non-pharmacological in...
Muscle strength and postural control are essential components for performing daily living activities, particularly in older adults, and can therefore serve as screening tools for assessing fall risk in this po...
Studies have shown that sarcopenia prevalence in the Chinese population aged over 60 years was 14%. The quality of life of older adults with sarcopenia has drawn increasing attention. Sarcopenia-related qualit...
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