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ABSTRACT Background and Aims In Ethiopia, glaucoma and related cases account for 5.2% of the irreversible blindness and is the fifth main cause of blindness. The aim of this study was to investigate the time to blindness...

Materias / palabras clave: frailty; lobectomy; modified frailty index; pleural effusion; pneumothorax; postoperative infection

Background Many older people experience Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), which may compromise the effectiveness of health promotion programmes.Objectives We explored engagement with behaviour change among participants sc...

Abstract Physical frailty may weaken structural brain integrity (SBI), which may lead to cognitive impairments. In this cross-sectional study, the number of final study participants was 2057 (700 men, 1357 women). The pr...

Managing multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) is a growing priority for health and social care systems, as MLTCs often lead to frailty and reduced resilience to adverse health events. Behaviour change interventions for ...

Avery Shuei-He Yang,1,2 Hsin-Yu Fan Chiang,1 Daniel Hsiang-Te Tsai,1,2 Albert Tzu-Ming Chuang,1,2 Edward Chia-Cheng Lai1,2 1School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medic...

Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine

BACKGROUND: There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools to assess frailty that have been shown to be predictive of death or need for entry into an institutional facili...

Materias / palabras clave: No

Materias / palabras clave: sarcopenia, falls, frailty, metabolic bone disease; Medicine: Other systems of medicine: Osteopathy

Materias / palabras clave: physical frailty, aging, age-related body composition modifications, geriatrics and gerontology, physiology, gerosciences; Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics; Medicine: Public aspe...

Abstract Background Population ageing presents increasing challenges for health systems. Identifying complex needs and planning individualized care through Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), promoting intergenerat...

Abstract Background Adverse events across the lifespan have been linked to poorer health outcomes, but the biological mechanisms remain unclear. The aim of this study was to quantify the independent and joint association...

Aims: Preoperative education is routinely integrated into enhanced recovery pathways for hip and knee arthroplasty, yet its independent effect on early outcomes remains uncertain. This study examined whether completion o...

Abstract Introduction The ageing of the population is expected to increase the costs and consumption of health care. Care should be patient-centred. Patient-centred care (PCC) has been shown to increase the quality of li...

Abstract Introduction As the population ages, non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in the oldest-old poses unique management challenges, yet this group remains underrepresented in clinical trials. He...

IntroductionFamilial partial lipodystrophy (FPL) is a rare condition related to partial deficiency of adipose tissue and consequent insulin resistance resulting in metabolic alterations. Although type 2 diabetes mellitus...

Abstract Background Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength, is a leading cause of disability and frailty in older adults. Though primarily seen as a musculoskeletal condition, emerging evidence sugg...

Background People with schizophrenia have a high premature mortality risk. Obesity is a key potential underlying risk factor that is relatively unevaluated to date.Aims In this study, we investigated the associations of ...

Abstract Treatment decisions in cancer care can be life-critical and significantly affect self-determination concerns. Therefore, it is of great importance that the decision-making process is set up in the interest and s...