Withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in older people
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DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012572.pub2
Abstract: Background Hypertension is an important risk factor for subsequent cardiovascular events, including ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, cognitive decline and premature death. Overall, the use of antihypertensive medications has… read more here.
Keywords: drug; older people; low certainty; antihypertensive medications ... See more keywords
Two case reports using a proposed oral risk assessment tool for older people near the end of life
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DOI: 10.1002/cre2.566
Abstract: We developed a prototype technique that expresses the need for intervention and the effectiveness of the treatment when “not being at risk of injury to the oral cavity or to general health” due to the… read more here.
Keywords: people near; end life; near end; risk ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of reflex therapy on depression among older people residing at old age homes in Chennai
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.4617
Abstract: Aging is a biological process experienced by mankind. It is a sequence of changes across the life span of an individual. Although aging is the last stage of life, it is multidimensional process. Currently, 10%… read more here.
Keywords: older people; depression; effectiveness reflex; reflex therapy ... See more keywords
Frailty and incident depression in community‐dwelling older people: results from the ELSA study
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.4673
Abstract: Frailty and pre‐frailty are two common conditions in the older people, but whether these conditions could predict depression is still limited to a few longitudinal studies. In this paper, we aimed to investigate whether frailty… read more here.
Keywords: older people; depression; dwelling older; frailty ... See more keywords
Does baseline depression increase the risk of unexplained and accidental falls in a cohort of community‐dwelling older people? Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.4770
Abstract: Depression independently increases the risk of falls in older people, but the mechanism for this relationship, as well as the specific falls type involved, remains unclear. read more here.
Keywords: older people; depression; depression increase; baseline depression ... See more keywords
COVID‐19 and dementia: experience from six European countries
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5497
Abstract: The effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) have been well documented across the world with an appreciation that older people and in particular those with dementia have been disproportionately and negatively affected by the pandemic.… read more here.
Keywords: older people; european countries; six european; health ... See more keywords
Older people with severe loneliness have an atrophied thalamus, hippocampus, and entorhinal cortex
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5845
Abstract: Loneliness has been shown to increase the risk of dementia. However, it is unclear why greater loneliness is associated with greater susceptibility to dementia. Herein, we aimed to examine the morphological characteristics of the brain… read more here.
Keywords: people severe; atrophied thalamus; thalamus hippocampus; severe loneliness ... See more keywords
The association of hearing loss with depressive symptoms and cognitive function among older people: Results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5904
Abstract: Hearing loss, depression, and cognitive decline are common among older people. We investigated the association of hearing loss with depressive symptoms and cognitive function in a nationally representative sample of people aged 50+ in Brazil. read more here.
Keywords: among older; hearing loss; loss; association hearing ... See more keywords
Outdoor physical activity for older people—the senior exercise park: Current research, challenges and future directions
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DOI: 10.1002/hpja.60
Abstract: ISSUE ADDRESSED Exercising outdoors provide beneficial effect on mental and physical health for all ages. However, few older people exercise outdoors other than walking. While outdoor gyms have become increasingly common in Australia, limited outdoor… read more here.
Keywords: older people; outdoor physical; equipment; exercise park ... See more keywords
Incident Fragility Fractures Have a Long‐Term Negative Impact on Health‐Related Quality of Life of Older People: The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study
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DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3666
Abstract: Although the short‐term impact of incident fragility fractures on health‐related quality of life (HRQL) of older people has been confirmed, we lack long‐term evidence. We explored the impact of incident fragility fractures on HRQL, among… read more here.
Keywords: fragility; older people; term; impact ... See more keywords
Comment on: “Sarcopenia and its association with falls and fractures in older adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis” by Yeung et al.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12467
Abstract: With great interest, we read the recent meta-analysis written by Yeung and colleagues, which assessed sarcopenia and the association with fractures and falls. The author concluded that sarcopenia individual had a significant risk of falls… read more here.
Keywords: sarcopenia; older people; falls fractures; analysis ... See more keywords