... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2024 Ageing Bone Falls Hip fractures Quality of life As people age, the risk of falling and fall-related injuries increases. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injury-related...

...Miki Ishii; Kazuharu Nakagawa; Kanako Yoshimi; Takuma Okumura; Shohei Hasegawa; Kohei Yamaguchi; Ayako Nakane; Tomoe Tamai; Yuki Nagasawa; Akira Yoshizawa; Haruka Tohara Introduction: The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship among swallowing function, activity, and quality of life (QOL...

... impairment (VI) and its adverse health outcomes. In this study, we examined separately the association between VI and each adverse health conditions (cognitive disorders, vision-related quality of life [VRQoL], and daily functioning interference [DFI]) among Congolese older people. We also explored whether...

... FC prevalence, clinical symptoms and subtypes, association with frailty, and impact on quality of life (QoL) in older people. Methods: This epidemiological study included 384 individuals aged over 70 years recruited from the community, a hospital, and a nursing home and stratified into robust, pre...

... with dementia (PwD) and other age-related cognitive impairment [ 1 ]. The added burden of poor sensory function in an individual with dementia exacerbates the impact of dementia on a range of outcomes, including cognitive and functional ability, behavioural disturbances, quality of life (QoL), overall level...

...-related changes Aging Exponential aging Healthy aging Lifestyle Linear aging Longevity Quality of life The dream of life eternal is one that has beguiled humanity since antiquity. Thanks to advances in medicine and science, for the first time in history, we may seemingly grasp...

...Martin Niedermeier; Viviane Dremetsikas; Simone Herzog; Prisca Kopp-Wilfling; Martin Burtscher; Martin Kopp Increasing evidence suggests positive associations between physical activity, social support, and quality of life in later life. However, the role of physical activity and social support...

... and England Activities of Daily Living (SE-ADL) scale, Euro-Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaire, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest), the Tinetti Assessment Tool (TAT), the Dynamic Gait Index, the 6-min walk test (6MWT), and standing posturography...

..., or usual podiatry treatment plus a falls prevention leaflet ( n = 517). Primary outcome: incidence of falls per participant in the 12 months following randomisation. Secondary outcomes: proportion of fallers and quality of life (EQ-5D-3L) which was converted into quality-adjusted life years (QALYs...

... with respect to death, functional impairment, and poor quality of life in older people. Methods: For 4,368 respondents aged 65-89 years from wave 2 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, confirmatory factor analysis is performed for these 2 physical frailty specifications to obtain unique factor scores...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2016 Healthy aging Quality of life Nutrition Diet Exercise Environment Longevity NIH According...

...Radhika Patil; Saija Karinkanta; Kari Tokola; Pekka Kannus; Harri Sievänen; Kirsti Uusi-Rasi Background: Evidence for the effects of exercise and vitamin D supplementation on quality of life (QoL), fear of falling (FoF) and mental wellbeing in older adults is conflicting. Objective: To study...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Cognition Quality of life Insects Animal-assisted therapy Aged population Depression The elderly population...

... adaptations in ameliorating the adverse effects of stressors. We argue that competent actions to address age-related changes and stressors are necessary to achieve positive quality-of-life outcomes. We propose that future research may benefit from employing more complex methodological approaches and data...

... show adaptation problems and develop additional mental health problems. Objective: For this reason, this article focuses on the importance of psychosocial adaptation as a core process in the context of quality of life. Results: Important findings pointing at the association between multimorbidity...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Aging Comorbidity Quality of life This special section...

...Alexandra M. Freund; Michaela Knecht; Bettina S. Wiese Background: Multimorbidity can be operationalized as the presence of multiple psychosomatic symptoms and has been shown to be detrimental to the quality of life across the life span. Middle-aged adults are generally engaged in multiple life...

...Radhika Patil; Kirsti Uusi-Rasi; Pekka Kannus; Saija Karinkanta; Harri Sievänen Background: Fear of falling has been linked to activity restriction, functional decline, decreased quality of life and increased risk of falling. Factors that distinguish persons with a high concern about falling from...

...Lutz Schega; Beate Peter; Alexander Törpel; Harry Mutschler; Berend Isermann; Dennis Hamacher Background: Physical exercise has a positive effect on cognitive performance and quality of life (QoL). One reason for this is the upregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which improves brain...

...Sophie Schneider; Christoph Plank; Ulrich Eysholdt; Anne Schützenberger; Frank Rosanowski Background: Many studies have referred to the effects of age on voice and the consequences of these changes. However, only little is known about the adverse effects of voice changes on quality of life...