Older adult population
Polypharmacy in the HIV-infected older adult population
... in older adults infected with ...in older adults infected with HIV increases the chance for DDIs, which can lead to the loss of efficacy of medications and ...toxicity. Older adults are even more ...
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Gender and ethnic group differences in neuropsychological test performance in an urban, older adult population
... Gender and ethnic group differences in neuropsychological test Gender and ethnic group differences in neuropsychological test performance in an urban, older adult population.. performa[r] ...
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Nintendo® Wii™ and a Physical Activity Routine: Effective Therapeutic Interventions in the Older Adult Population?
... Decreased functioning can be a direct result of the body’s declining physiological changes that are typically seen in older adults. Changes in the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system can lead to ...
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Development of the Health Awareness and Behaviour Tool (HABiT): reliability and suitability for a Canadian older adult population
... a population of Canadian older ...for older adults (aged 55 and over) living in low-income housing apartment buildings [4, ...low-income older adult population and within a ...
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<p>Prevalence Of Potentially Inappropriate Medication In The Older Adult Population Within Primary Care In Portugal: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study</p>
... system. Older adults taking medication from central nervous system, digestive system and locomotive sys- tem groups (according to Portuguese pharmacotherapeutic classi fi cation) are ...
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Nutritional risk status of the non-institutionalized older adult population in Monroe County, New York
... SCHEMATIC- A PRACTICAL APPPROACH TO NUTRITIONAL SCREENING CHECKLIST Completed by older person or caregiver I INCREASED RISK OF POOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS SCREEN I SCREEN II Basic Nutrition [r] ...
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Use of renal risk drugs in a nation-wide Polish older adult population: an analysis of PolSenior database
... (spironolactone, hydrochlorothiazide, and amiloride), NSAIDs, and metformin. The most frequently used medications requiring dose adjustment were piracetam, digoxin, gliclazide and ranitidine (Table 3). While NSAIDs, ...
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Effects of a community health promotion program on social factors in a vulnerable older adult population residing in social housing
... how older adults engage in social activities, having the option to participate, regardless of whether it is fully fulfilled, is still beneficial and can address subjective feelings of loneliness and social ...
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Sustained attention and frailty in the older adult population
... Frailty has been linked to impaired global cognition and general cognitive decline (Fried et al., 2001; Matusik et al., 2012; Samper-Ternent, Al Snih, Raji, Markides, & Ottenbacher, 2008). However, data identifying ...
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Insomnia medication use and the probability of an accidental event in an older adult population
... Older adults ($65 years) with at least one outpatient phar- maceutical claim for an identified insomnia medication (long-acting benzodiazepine [lorazepam, quazepam, and flurazepam], short-acting benzodiazepine ...
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Word Reading Ability, Occupational Complexity, and Neuropsychological Functioning in a Clinical Older Adult Population
... Andel, Vigen, Mack, Clark, & Gatz (2006) explored the connection between years of formal education, complexity of occupation, and performance on a brief cognitive screener (Mini-Mental State Examination) in 171 ...
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The feasibility of measuring the activation of the trunk muscles in healthy older adults during trunk stability exercises
... the older adult population (65+ years) being a fast growing age group in North America, we should expect to see the incidence of LBP and functional decline ...the older adult ...an ...
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Prevalence and risk factors for myopia in older adult east Chinese population
... the population has been more worthwhile to cause for con- ...in older adult ...the older adult populations in European [10 – 13] and some Asian countries [14 – 16, 17], but in respect ...
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Review of topiramate for the treatment of epilepsy in elderly patients
... in older patients and often cause cognitive ...the older adult population in general is more vulnerable to intellectual slowing, memory, tracking, and concept formation than the younger ...
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Nutrition screening in the adult stroke population using the Canadian Nutrition Screening Tool in comparison with the Subjective Global Assessment
... A tool which is quick, simple and easy to use with little or no formal training is needed. Unfortunately, screening tools which need a measure of weight or BMI are not recommended presently as these values are hardly ...
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The Older Population and the Aged Patient
... In contrast to younger patients, the majority of old people do not seek medical help for acute illnesses; rather, they seek help for chronic conditions.. However,[r] ...
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Mentally Healthy Aging
... of older adults with mental illnesses will climb in the next 15 years, but research shows that the stigma of having a mental illness is getting worse, not ...
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Presbytery Disaster Relief (PDA) Commits to Long-term Hurricane Recovery Assistance
... POAMN is a network of Presbyterians who are older adults or who are engaged in ministry with older adults, in congregations, presbyteries, synods, or other organizations related to adult[r] ...
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Ethical Issues in the New Digital Era: The Case of Assisting Driving
... The proposed system maintains the autonomy of the individual. In principle, the driver is able to choose (and/or switch off) task support and advanced levels of automation, if they so choose. Overall, we are starting ...
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DDMastersPaperFinalDraft.docx
... not apply to the geriatric population (low birth weight admissions and asthma exacerbation in young adults). The categories used for ambulatory sensitive conditions included short term diabetes complications, ...
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