...-programs if they primarily focused on the hospital setting, and comprised a hospital wide, multilevel approach and consisted of multiple elements. Articles and reports were included if participants were hospitalized and aged 60 years and older, and described the effect on quality of care or patient...

... problems, and footwear were assessed in the clinic. Results: One-hundred and two patients were included; median age 79.3 (73–84.3) years, 68.6% female, 93.1% residing independently, 62.7% used a gait aid. Podiatry referrals were made in 80.4% of cases, with muscle weakness being the most common problem...

... chest X-rays more frequently (30.8% vs. 12.5%, p < 0.001). After adjusting for sex, age, dependence, COVID-19 wave, and comorbidities, NC was associated with lower risk of moderate/severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.72; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.59...

... pressure sizes were attempted if no signal was obtained or an error message occurred. Results: Of 37 randomly selected inpatients, 29 {55.2% female; mean age 82.8 (standard deviation [SD]) 6.6 years} agreed to the continuous blood pressure measurement. Successful measurements were achieved in 20 out of 29...

...Berit Kristin Labott; Heidi Bucht; Mareike Morat; Tobias Morat; Lars Donath Background: Handgrip strength measurements are feasible with older adults and a reliable indicator for vitality, physical function, and several risk factors in the ageing process. Interventions with exercise training induce...

... in the Netherlands. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) was based upon subjective complaints related to age and education-adjusted test scores. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) impairment was defined by a score of < 26. Sexual activity and physical tenderness (e.g., fondling or kissing) in the last 6 months were...

... in clinical settings for identifying high-risk fallers for further intervention or for regular in-home assessments in the future. 13 09 2014 17 03 2015 28 05 2015 © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication...

... of the current study is to test potential mediating effects of depression and level of education on the association between ethnicity and dementia. Methods: The sample for this study, consisting of 2,796 community-dwelling elderly people aged 60 years and older, was drawn from a cross-sectional national survey...

... in the absence of visual input and diminished somatosensory feedback. Objective: This study examined whether impaired PPV is associated with falls in this group. Methods: One hundred and ninety-five people aged 70 plus years stood blindfolded on a motorised platform that could be tilted in the roll plane...

... was performed with data from a cross-sectional survey, designed by the public health service in the south of the Netherlands. The questionnaire was completed by a representative sample of people aged 70 and over (n = 5,559). Interaction effects between deficits (multimorbidity, difficulty performing ADLs...

...Tengku Aizan Hamid; Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz; Rahimah Ibrahim Background: Successful aging is an important and worldwide concept in gerontology. However, until recently, there has been very little known about successful aging in Malaysia. This study was designed to describe the prevalence...

... estimating the mean remaining life expectancy of Germans of both sexes at the ages of 0, 70, 80 and 90 years was performed from September to November 2010. Results: Two hundred and six health care professionals underestimated the mean remaining life expectancy of older persons by 10%, on average...

... about falling in geriatric patients with dementia. © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel 2010 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical...

...A.J. Martin; E.B. Hand; F. Trace; D. O’Neill Background: It has been established internationally that road traffic accidents (RTAs) involving older drivers follow clearly different patterns of timing, location and outcomes from those of younger age groups. Older pedestrians are also a vulnerable...

... of subtle elevation of PTH and the involvement of vitamin D status in bedridden aged inpatients, the participants of a 6-month vitamin D supplementation trial were followed for 2 years. Methods: Eligible patients (n = 218) of 4 long-term care hospitals (1,215 beds) were randomized to receive 0, 400 or 1,200...

...Stephen R. Lord; Russell D. Clark A 1-year prospective study was conducted in an intermediate care institution to determine whether a combined assessment of physiological and clinical measures discriminates between elderly fallers and elderly nonfallers. Seventy persons aged between 72 and 96 years...

...M. Vitacca; E. Clini; W. Spassini; L. Scaglia; P. Negrini; A. Quadri The aim of our study was to test whether the supine position or the sitting position worsens static, forced expiratory flows and measurements of lung mechanics in a group of aged subjects living in a nursing home who were...

...Russell D. Clark; Stephen R. Lord; Ian W. Webster Eighty-one elderly residents of a hostel for the aged (mean age 83.3 years) underwent clinical medical assessments to examine susceptibility to falling. The medical examination was structured and followed a clinical format with particular emphasis...

...Raja Salgado; Stephen R. Lord; Joy Packer; Frederick Ehrlich Forty-four patients aged 65 years and over who fell whilst in an acute hospital and 44 patients who did not fall during their hospital stay underwent structured medical examinations to identify factors associated with falling. The control...

... expansion amplitudes) were measured in 65 ambulatory subjects aged over 75 years. The population was divided into three age groups: group 1: 75–79; group 2; 80–84, group 3: 85 and older. A marked decrease in clinical and spirometric results was observed between groups 1 and 2, and 1 and 3...