Towards an approach of disability along a continuum from robustness, pre-frailty, frailty to disability.
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac025
Abstract: BACKGROUND frailty and disability are very prevalent in older age and although both are distinct clinical entities, they are commonly used indistinctly in order to identify vulnerable older adults. OBJECTIVE to propose a hierarchical indicator… read more here.
Keywords: disability; frailty disability; pre frailty; frailty ... See more keywords
Frailty and Disability: Predictors or Outcomes or Both in Post COVID-19*
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DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005502
Abstract: 1. Pataka A, Kotoulas S, Sakka E, et al: Sleep dysfunction in COVID-19 patients: Prevalence, risk factors, mechanisms, and management. J Pers Med 2021; 11:1203 2. Partinen M, Holzinger B, Morin CM, et al: Sleep… read more here.
Keywords: crit care; frailty disability; disability predictors; covid ... See more keywords
Non‐Esterified Fatty Acids and Risks of Frailty, Disability, and Mobility Limitation in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16793
Abstract: Non‐esterified fatty acids (NEFAs) play central roles in the relationship between adiposity and glucose metabolism, and they have been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease, but few studies have assessed their effects on complex… read more here.
Keywords: esterified fatty; non esterified; fatty acids; mobility limitation ... See more keywords
Cross sectional association between cognitive frailty and disability among community-dwelling older adults: Focus on the role of social factors
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1048103
Abstract: Background This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cognitive frailty and the influence of social factors on the association between different levels of cognitive frailty and disability. Methods A nationally representative survey of non-institutionalized… read more here.
Keywords: older adults; social factors; frailty disability; cognitive frailty ... See more keywords
Technologies to Support Frailty, Disability, and Rare Diseases: Towards a Monitoring Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10020235
Abstract: This report illustrates the design and results of an activity of surveillance proposed by the National Centre for Innovative Technologies in Public Health and the National Centre for Rare Diseases of the Istituto Superiore di… read more here.
Keywords: disability rare; frailty disability; diseases towards; support frailty ... See more keywords
Indoor Mobility, Frailty, and Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mediation Model
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811386
Abstract: The general population, but especially older adults, were forced or encouraged to stay home during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, indoor mobility (IM, the number of steps performed daily at home) may be… read more here.
Keywords: older adults; disability; frailty disability; community dwelling ... See more keywords