The trajectory of changes in cognitive frailty and factors influencing it in elderly patients with cerebral infarction by Shengnan Xu, Qin Liang, Li Zhang, Shihua Liu

“…[Objective] The trajectory of cognitive frailty in elderly patients with cerebral infarction was analyzed, and the influencing factors were discussed. [ Methods] A total of 100 elderly patients with cerebral infarction hospitalized in Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University from January to September in 2023 were selected for the study.Clinical data were collected on the patients, and cognitive frailty was assessed using the Frailty Screening Scale and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Questionnaire (MoCA) at the time of admission and 1, 3, 6 months after treatment.Failty score ≥3 scores and MoCA <26 scores were defined as cognitive fraily.Potential categories of cognitive frailty change trajectories were identified by latent category growth modeling, and multifactorial logistic regression analyzed the factors influencing patients' cognitive frailty change trajectories. [ Results] The trajectory of cognitive frailty change in elderly patients with cerebral infarction identified by model fitting can be categorized into a group with a persistently low level of frailty (30 cases), a group with a slow rise in frailty (52 cases), and a group with a persistently high level of frailty (18 cases).Multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that older age, poor sleep quality, and the number of comorbid chronic diseases > 4 were all risk factors for the development of persistent low levels of cognitive frailty into a slow rise in cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P<0.05), Higher body mass index and high self-care ability were both protective factors for the development of persistent low levels of cognitive decline into a slow rise in cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P<0.05).Older age, poor sleep quality and the number of comorbid chronic diseases >4 were risk factors for the progression of persistent low levels of cognitive decline to persistent high levels of cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P < 0.05), and higher self-care ability were protective factors for the progression of persistent low levels of cognitive decline to persistent high levels of cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P < 0.05). …”
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Editorial: Surgical oncology in the elderly: the state of the art and future challenges, volume II by Lucia Moletta, Felix Berlth, Evangelos Tagkalos, Cosimo Sperti, Giovanni Capovilla

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Atrophy of cerebellum Crus I indicates poor outcome of cochlear implantation in the elderly by Jun Yup Kim, Dongyeop Kim, Juchan Jung, Beomseok Sohn, Kyung Min Kim, Jae Young Choi, Seong Hoon Bae

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Optimization of Stakeholder Relation Network of the Qingdao Elderly Livable Community Construction Project by Mingyuan Dong, Guolei Liu

“…Due to the population ageing, building an elderly livable community has become an urgent task of social welfare development. …”
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Reducing Multidimensional Poverty of Elderly: The Role of the New Rural Pension Scheme in China by Yaqian Hu, Hao Han, Pei Liu

“…The results showed that, for the 45–59 age group, NRPS participation helped reduce poverty across the given indicators, especially in terms of health, life, and subjective welfare. For the elderly (over 60), receiving the pension effectively reduced poverty. …”
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Critical assessment of uncertainty in economic evaluations on influenza vaccines for the elderly population in Spain by Raúl Ortiz-de-Lejarazu Leonardo, Javier Díez Domingo, Ángel Gil de Miguel, Federico Martinón Torres, Esther Redondo Margüello, Juan Luis López-Belmonte Claver, Paloma I. Palomo-Jiménez, J. Manel Farré Avellà, José María Abellán Perpiñán

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Bupropion Induced Hyponatremia in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sahil Munjal, Yvette Smolin

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NON-CONTRIBUTORY SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATION FOR ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES’: THE CASE OF TURKEY by Mete Kaan Namal, Aynur Yumurtacı, Bülent Arpat

Subjects: “…monthly payments for the elderly…”
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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Affects Pinch Strength and Hand Dexterity in Elderly Patients by Qi Zhang, Yifang Lin, Xinhua Liu, Li Zhang, Yan Zhang, Dong Zhao, Qi Lu, Jie Jia

“…Our goal was to assess and compare hand function between elderly diabetic patients with DPN and without DPN. …”
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Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases Among Elderly in India: A Scoping Review by Patlolla Sriram Yadav, Ajitha Katta, Gooty Shirisha, Mousami Kirtania

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Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem? by Sabin Zürcher, Susi Saxer, René Schwendimann

“…This study examined to what extent nurses recognize urinary incontinence (UI) in elderly hospital patients, what UI interventions nurses realize, and if elderly inpatients are willing to raise the topic during their hospital stay. …”
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Prevalence of major depression in elder people attending a national hospital in Lima by Magnolia Matutti Rosas, Orlando Tipismana Neyra

Subjects: “…Elderly…”
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Factors Related to Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Independent Brazilian Elderly by Karla Giovana Bavaresco Ulinski, Mariele Andrade do Nascimento, Arinilson Moreira Chaves Lima, Ana Raquel Benetti, Regina Célia Poli-Frederico, Karen Barros Parron Fernandes, Marina Lourdes Calvo Fracasso, Sandra Mara Maciel

“…The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the factors associated with the impact of oral health on the quality of life in a sample of 504 Brazilian independent elderly. Data collection included oral examinations and structured interviews. …”
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Tolerability and efficacy of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease treatment in elderly patients by Kyota Shinfuku, Hiromichi Hara, Keitaro Okuda, Hanae Miyagawa, Naoki Takasaka, Takeo Ishikawa, Jun Araya

Subjects: “…Elderly patients…”
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Thyroid Storm in the Heart: Graves’ Disease Masquerading as Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Elderly Male by Susheel K. Malani, Chigullapalli Sridevi, Ajitkumar Krishna Jadhav, Digvijay D Nalawade

“…Only 1% of patients has dilated cardiomyopathy and acute heart failure, which is an unusual presentation of Graves’ disease. An elderly male patient presented with acute heart failure, atrial fibrillation, renal impairment, and secondary to hypotension, diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and significant left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. …”
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Effect of Multi-channel Functional Electrical Stimulation on Cognitive Function of Bedridden Elderly by Dandan XIE, Yulian REN, Cheng CHEN, Chen ZHANG, Xiaokuo HE

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Research on Material Design of Medical Products for Elderly Families Based on Artificial Intelligence by Jinjin Rong, Xu Ji, Xin Fang, Moon-Hwan Jee

“…Artificial intelligence plays an important role in focusing on the elderly. For example, it can improve the relationship between the elderly and family members or nursing teams. …”
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Built environment and physical activity for the elderly: a systematic review of South Ame by Hermes Koller De Paiva, Édina Maria de Camargo, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis

“… A systematic review was conducted to evaluate studies on the association between the characteristics of a built environment and levels of physical activity (LPA) of elderly people in South America. The searches were conducted on the Bireme, SciElo, Web Of Science and Scopus databases in 2017. …”
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Disrupted mitochondrial morphology and function exacerbate inflammation in elderly-onset ulcerative colitis by Mengmeng Zhang, Hong Lv, Xiaoyin Bai, Gechong Ruan, Qing Li, Kai Lin, Hong Yang, Jiaming Qian

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Identifying key blood markers for bacteremia in elderly patients: insights into bacterial pathogens by Shi-Yan Zhang, Ying Zhuo, Bu-Ren Li, Ying-Ying Jiang, Jie Zhang, Na Cai, Lin Yang

Subjects: “…elderly…”
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