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The aim of this study was to evaluate the profile and the oral health perception of elderly caregivers who in charge of giving assistance to three benefiting institutions in the city of Araçatuba, Brazil. A form was fil...

In contemporary China, where the ageing population is expanding at a rapid rate, nursing homes are under significant pressure to deliver services of a high standard and to create comfortable environments. Nevertheless, t...

Materias / palabras clave: Caregivers; Women immigrants; Employment; Spain; Frail elderly; Home care; Anciano; Cuidado; Madrid Region (Spain)

Materias / palabras clave: Life expectancy; Frail elderly; Spain; Long-term care facilities; Finance; Ciclo de vida; Anciano

Materias / palabras clave: Alzheimer's disease; Patients care; Frail elderly; Home care; Medicina

Materias / palabras clave: Household employees; Frail elderly; Home care; Women immigrants; Employment; Mujer; Emigración; Empleo

Materias / palabras clave: Older people; Care; México; Elderly poor; Social conditions; Jalisco; Personas mayores; Cuidado; Ancianos pobres; Condiciones sociales

Materias / palabras clave: Enfermería; Envejecimiento; Anciano; Cuidado de enfermería; Cuidador

Materias / palabras clave: Anciano; Cuidadores; Atención de enfermería; Modelos teóricos

Materias / palabras clave: Adulto mayor; Cuidados continuos; Neoplasia de la próstata; Teorías en enfermería

Materias / palabras clave: Adulto mayor; Anciano; Cuidadores; Enfermería

Background: Caregivers are individuals responsible for assisting older, sick, or disabled persons. The majority of care services are provided by family members acting as primary caregivers. Providing care for older peopl...

Rapid population ageing has confronted numerous societies, including South Korea, with a severe crisis of elderly isolation, poverty and care deficits. However, existing mission paradigms have failed to provide theologic...

Bin Hu,1 Wenhui Xu,1 Yongpan Huang2 1The School of Social Work, Changsha Social Work College, Hunan, 410004, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Medicine, Changsha Social Work College, Hunan, 410004, People’s Repu...

Key Points. Health care utilization rates in elderly kidney transplant were no different between the high kidney donor profile index and low kidney donor profile index group. Number of readmissions and surgical intervent...

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Frailty in older adults is a multifactorial geriatric syndrome associated with inflammation, malnutrition, and hematological decline. Objective and easily applicable laboratory-based indices may com...

This study aimed to validate the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) among caregivers of elderly tsunami survivors in Aceh,Indonesia. In contexts characterized by disasters or significant social disruption, such as the aftermat...

BackgroundElderly patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) have high mortality, yet reliable early risk stratification tools remain limited. The lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) has emerged as a potential prognostic b...

Bo Lv,1,2,* Zhaoyang Wang,1,* Kai Meng1,2 1School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, Peopl...

ObjectiveTo explore the effects of different serum potassium levels on the 28-day prognosis of elderly patients with sepsis. MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data and laboratory indicators wi...

Abstract Background The household registration system in China places migrants in a vulnerable status regarding access to local public services, including limited access to health services. Most studies on migrants’ he...

Introduction: Polypharmacy carries the potential for increased risk and severity of adverse reactions. Deprescribing may reduce adverse events and possibly hospitalizations, although evidence on hard outcomes such as mor...

Tirzepatide, a dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist, is increasingly used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. While gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea and diarrhoea are common, reports of ischemic coli...