Cardiac insufficiency in elderly patients. A non-solve problem. by Angel Julio Romero Cabrera

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Living with Stigma: Depressed Elderly Persons’ Experiences of Physical Health Problems by Anne Lise Holm, Anne Lyberg, Elisabeth Severinsson

“…The aim of this paper is to deepen the understanding of depressed elderly persons’ lived experiences of physical health problems. …”
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Prevalence and Regional Variations of Visual and Auditory Impairments Among Elderly Individuals in the Faroe Islands: A Cross-Sectional Study by Haanes GG, Christiansen J, Hofoss D

“…Gro Gade Haanes,1,2 Jónvør Christiansen,3 Dag Hofoss2,4 1Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute for Nursing and Health Science, University of South-Eastern Norway, Horten, Norway; 2USN Research Group for Older People’s Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Drammen, Norway; 3Nánd, Health Services for the Elderly in Eysturkommuna and Fuglafjarðar Kommuna, Faroe Islands, Denmark; 4Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health, Social and Welfare Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Campus Drammen, Drammen, NorwayCorrespondence: Gro Gade Haanes, Email groh@usn.noIntroduction: Aging is associated with the potential onset of vision and hearing problems, affecting the quality of life and functional independence of older adults. …”
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Urinary Incontinence in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: Do Nurses Recognise and Manage the Problem? by Sabin Zürcher, Susi Saxer, René Schwendimann

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Changing patterns of social services for the elderly as innovative technologies for preserving social capital by R. M. Sadykov, N. L. Bolshakova

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Marginalisation and stereotypes relating to the elderly in the context of social changes and family problems.... by Bartosz Łukaszewski, Leon Szot, Mirosław Kalinowski, Iwona Niewiadomska

“…Objectives The general aim of the present study is the sociological conceptualization of the problem of social marginalization and stereotypes relating to old people by the analysis of the “generation gap”, its factors and indicators as well as presentation of methods which may help counteract the exclusion and perception of such people under false, widely-held opinions. …”
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Male Osteoporosis in the Elderly by Patrizia D’Amelio, Giovanni Carlo Isaia

“…Osteoporosis is now recognized as an important public health problem in elderly men as fragility fractures are complicated by increased morbidity, mortality, and social costs. …”
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DESCRIPTION OF ELDERLY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ELDERLY POSYANDU IN TUMENGGUNG BARU TUMENGGUNGAN VILLAGE, LAMONGAN DISTRICT by Ali Sairozi, Rohmad Nur Hariyanto

“…From the initial survey of 25 elderly in Tumenggung, Lamongan Subdistrict, Lamongan Regency, there were problems regarding the decline of Tumenggung elderly Posyandu visits in 2010. …”
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Constipations in elderly: diagnostics and treatment approach by Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…Disorder of emptying of intestine in elderly age is a common problem which can significantly aggravate general state of the patient and sometimes result in lethal complications. …”
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Dental prosthesis and buccal lesions in the elderly by Beatriz García Alpizar, Mikhail Benet Rodíguez, Eduardo Enrique Castillo Betancourt

“…<strong>Fundament</strong>: Buccal lesions in the elderly are very frequent and they constitute a problem of health due to the consequences that cause. …”
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Prevention of domestic violence against the elderly by O. O. Volodina, T. M. Malynovska

“…As a rule, women, children and the elderly suffer the most from domestic violence. …”
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Gallstones in Elderly Patients: Impact of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by A Montori, M Boscaini, M Gasparrini, G Miscusi, L Masoni, M Onorato, J Montori

“…The use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in elderly patients may pose problems because of their poor general condition, especially of cardiopulmonary function. …”
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Digitalisation Profile of the Elderly and ‘Grey Digital Violence’ by Hatice Oğuz Özgür

“…The studies reporting similar findings indicate that digital violence, which is characterised as today’s one of the important problems, threatens the digital security of not only young people but also the elderly.…”
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Clinical-epidemiological Characterization of Suicide in Elder Adults by Wilfredo Valiente Morejón, Bárbara Junco Sena, Yoel Padrón Vega, Yisel de la Caridad Ramos Águila, Alina Rodríguez Méndez

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize elderly people dead due to suicide in Consolación del Sur between 2000 and 2015. …”
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Modeling Hospitalization Decision and Utilization for the Elderly in China by Xin Xu, Dongxiao Chu

“…Getting medical services has become more difficult and expensive in China, which led to a problem of illness not being treated and a large number of zeros in the statistics of being hospitalized for the elderly. …”
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Healthy Living for Elders: High Blood Pressure by Leigh Ann Martin

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Healthy Living for Elders: High Blood Pressure by Leigh Ann Martin

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Bronchial asthma in elderlies: an approach to this issue in Cuba by Marisela Pérez Pacaréu, Alina de la Caridad González Paredes, Julio Romero Cabrera, Nivia Ramirez López, Idalis Álvarez Toledo, Vivian Macías Carrera

“…In elderlies it is an underdiagnosed and undertreated disease often confused with chronic lung disease, so it is very important to able to evaluate the specific characteristics it presents in elderlies in order to attack the disease effectively, and promote the life quality of asthmatic elderlies.…”
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Mistreatment or not the best treatment to the elder. Reality and challenge by Miguel Angel Serra Valdés, Girelda Cordero López, Marleny Viera García

“…There is inconsistency in the definition and understanding of abuse to the elder. An appropriate and unified definition is presented by the World Health Organization. …”
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Psychological Health Factors in Young and Elderly People by T.N. Reznikova, I.V. Chikhachev, S.E. Abbasova, N.A. Seliverstova

“… <p>The article examines the problem of preserving and maintaining human health from the standpoint of the biopsychosocial approach, the theory of functional systems by P.K. …”
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