Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion for Unstable Upper Cervical Trauma in Old and Elderly Population, Although Decreases Upper Cervical Rotation, Does Not Significantly Increase Neck Disability Index by Panagiotis Korovessis, Vasileios Syrimpeis, Evangelia Mpountogianni, Ioannis Papaioannou, Vasileios Tsekouras

“…Patients and Methods. Twenty old and elderly patients aged 62 ± 12 years with evident upper cervical degeneration, who received POCF for upper C1 & C2 unstable cervical spine injuries, were included. …”
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Revitalising strong cultural connections and resilience: Co-designing a pilot Elder-led mentorship program for Indigenous mothers in a remote northern community in Alberta, Canada by Stephanie Montesanti, Kayla M. Fitzpatrick, Barbara S.E. Verstraeten, Beverly Tourangeau, Lorraine Albert, Richard T. Oster

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The Health‐Related Quality of Life for Cemented Versus Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty in Elderly Patients With Femoral Neck Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Mohanad Samaheen, Maen Mohammad, Mikhail Salzmann, Nikolai Ramadanov

“…ABSTRACT Objective Femoral neck fractures in the elderly are a global health issue, with the choice between cemented and uncemented hemiarthroplasty remaining a topic of debate. …”
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Author Correction: Sex differences of fall-risk-increasing drugs in the middle-aged and elderly: a descriptive, cross-sectional study of FDA adverse event reporting system by Ying Zhao, Yuke Zhong, Liuqing Wu, Jiao Yan, Weitao Lu

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Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Relationship of NX210c Peptide in Healthy Elderly Volunteers: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Multiple Ascending Dose Study by Annette Janus, Daniël Dumas, Juliette Le Douce, Sébastien Marie, Giuseppe Pasculli, Pauline Bambury, Sighild Lemarchant, Philip Kremer, Yann Godfrin

“…The present multiple ascending dose phase 1b study was performed to evaluate the tolerability and pharmacological effects of repeated doses of NX210c in healthy elderly (age: > 55 years) volunteers. Methods This was a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study (EudraCT No. 2022-002868-76), investigating safety/tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics (including blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers). …”
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Nonlinear association between glycated hemoglobin levels and mortality in elderly patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease: a national health and nutrition examination survey analysis by Lihua Huang, Liuliu He, Qingfeng Zeng, Jinjing Huang, Xiaoyan Luo, Qiuming Zhong

“…BackgroundThe relationship between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and mortality outcomes in elderly patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD) has not been well characterized. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and risk of depression in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: Evidence from a large national cohort study by Zhang-Yang Xu, Hong Zheng, Zi-Jun Pan, Shou-Yi Hu, Yun-Xia Wang, Wen-Jun Su

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Nursing of an elderly patient with hypertension treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine soaking bath (中药泡洗技术治疗老年高血压1例的护理) by LI Xu (李旭), YE Yun (叶云), CAO Fang (曹芳), TANG Ling (唐玲)

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Research progress on causes and nursing countermeasures of falls in elderly stroke patients (老年脑卒中患者跌倒原因分析与护理对策研究进展) by MA Cuiqing (马翠卿), YANG Mei (杨梅)

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Effects of Self-Care Education on Self-Neglect Among Older Adults by Fereshteh Davoodi, Shahzad Pashaeypoor, Mehrnoosh Partovirad, Farshad Sharifi, Nasrin Nikpeyma

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Association of a novel nutritional index with cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Guotao Liu, Jianyuan Zhang

“…This study explored the association between TCBI and cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese populations.Patients and methodsThis cross-sectional study employed data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) baseline survey, including 7,145 participants. …”
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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…The present study aimed to investigate the effect of kefir fortified with two strains, Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum, on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in overweight and obese elderly individuals. Methods This study was a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted on 67 elderly men aged over 65, who were randomly divided into two groups. …”
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Assessment of six insulin resistance surrogate indexes for predicting stroke incidence in Chinese middle-aged and elderly populations with abnormal glucose metabolism: a nationwide prospective cohort study by Luqing Jiang, Tengxiao Zhu, Wenjing Song, Ying Zhai, Yu Tang, Fengxia Ruan, Zichen Xu, Lei Li, Xia Fu, Daoqin Liu, Aidong Chen, Qiwen Wu

“…The eGDR showed promising potential in predicting stroke risk in Chinese middle-aged and elderly populations with abnormal glucose metabolism.…”
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Serum hepcidin level with iron profile assay might replace bone marrow iron study as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of anemia in elderly without chronic renal disease by Sukdev Manna, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Rohit Singh, Indrajeet Singh Gambhir

“…Background: The bone marrow iron study is the gold standard for differentiation of the two most common causes of anemia i.e. iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and anemia of chronic disease (ACD) in the elderly. However, it is often not feasible to do bone marrow examination (BME) in every elderly anemic patient, due to its invasive nature. …”
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Application of Internet Plus nursing services in the management of chronic diseases among the elderly (“互联网+护理服务”在老年慢性病患者管理中的应用) by LI Jiao (李娇), CAI Miaomiao (蔡苗苗)

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Hydroxychloroquine Therapy Led to the Diagnosis of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency in an Elderly Patient with COVID-19 Involvement: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Razieh Taghizadeh-Sarvestani, Hamid Reihani, Ali Ghanei-Shahmirzadi, Alireza Keshtkar, Parsa Yazdanpanahi

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Radical Resection of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Elderly Patients: Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Immunocolloidal Gold Strip Method Combined with Nanocarbon Negative Imaging Tracing Technology for Parathyroid Gland Imaging by YanBin Liu, LiJuan Zuo, YunChao Xin, YaChao Liu, ZeDong Tian, XiaoLing Shang

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Analysis of the current situation and risk factors of frailty in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (老年2型糖尿病患者衰弱现状及影响因素分析) by LI Li (李莉), YING Yanping (应燕萍)

“…Objective This study aims to investigate the current status of frailty in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes and analyze potential influencing factors. …”
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Combining systemic inflammation biomarkers with traditional prognostic factors to predict surgical site infections in elderly hip fracture patients: a risk factor analysis and dynamic nomogram development by Yuhui Guo, Chengsi Li, Haichuan Guo, Peiyuan Wang, Xuebin Zhang

“…Conclusions This study combined systemic inflammatory biomarkers and developed an online dynamic nomogram to predict SSI in elderly hip fracture patients, which could be used to guide early screening of patients with high risk of SSI and provide a reference tool for perioperative management.…”
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Effect of General Anesthesia Combined with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Sleep Disorders in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial by Pu J, Guo C, Xiao Y, Cao Y, Liu Z, Jin Y, Hu Y

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