Comparison of Public and Private Home Care Services for Elderly in Gothenburg Region, Sweden 2013 by Iwona Sobis

“…The study is based on an analysis of state regulation, policy documents and semi-structured interviews with the chief responsible for public and private home care services for elderly at the municipal level. This study reveals that the delegation of care for elderly to the municipalities faced some serious problems not to be solved until 2013 and surprisingly that these problems are especially seen where the recipients of such care don’t have a choice on their service provider. …”
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Pharmacological and Pharmacodynamic Implications of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Therapy in Elderly Arthritic Patients by W Watson Buchanan

“…There is no satisfactory definition of the elderly. Although age 65 is widely accepted as a chronological definition, many elderly persons remain healthy until the age of 75, and furthermore, healthy elderly subjects differ little from healthy young persons. lt is with the frail elderly, ie, those with multiple diseases and multiple drug therapies, that problems of medication occur. …”
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Assessment of the living standard of elderly people and their well-being in a changing social environment by R. M. Sadykov

“…The current scientific article presents the results of assessing the living standard of elderly people, their well-being, livelihoods in conditions of economic instability and changing social space. …”
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Satisfaction with Nighttime Outdoor Activity Environment Among Elderly Residents in Old Gated Communities by Fang Wen, Liang Peng, Bo Zhang, Yan Zhang, Yuyang Zhang

“…However, the conditions of nighttime activity places in old gated communities often do not meet the activity needs of the elderly, and there are problems such as low lighting and poor accessibility. …”
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Research on Behavior Monitoring of Elderly Living Alone Based on Wearable Devices and Sensing Technology by Mulin Yin

“…Since the energy consumption of sensor networks is a bottleneck problem that limits its development, this paper designs a multimodal collaborative sensing method for the application scenarios of elderly people living alone to reduce energy consumption in the process of daily behavior perception of the elderly. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Gender Differences in Elderly People: a Cross-Sectional Study by Pegah Bahrami Taghanaki, Ehsan Mosa Farkhani, Sima Nourbakhsh, Maryam Srakhosh

“…Therefore, this study aims to investigate the state of health-related quality of life and its gender-related discrepancies in the elderly population in Mashhad, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 elderly population in Mashhad, Iran. …”
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Estimation of the Centre of Mass From Motion Capture and Force Plate Recordings: A Study on the Elderly by S. Cotton, M. Vanoncini, P. Fraisse, N. Ramdani, E. Demircan, A. P. Murray, T. Keller

“…This method can potentially introduce errors in studies involving elderly people, since the ageing process is typically associated with a modification of the distribution of the body mass. …”
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Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Handgrip Strength and Blood Glucose Levels in Young Adults and the Elderly by Lekan Sheriff Ojulari, Swabirah Eniamire Sulaiman, Olayide Sulaiman Agodirin, Mohammed Amali

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Effects of a 12-Week Exercise Training Program on Physical Function in Institutionalized Frail Elderly by Cristiane Batisti Ferreira, Pâmela dos Santos Teixeira, Geiane Alves dos Santos, Athila Teles Dantas Maya, Paula Americano do Brasil, Vinícius Carolino Souza, Cláudio Córdova, Aparecido Pimentel Ferreira, Ricardo Moreno Lima, Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega

“…With the increase in life expectancy, the Brazilian elderly population has risen considerably. However, longevity is usually accompanied by problems such as the loss of functional capacity, cognitive decline, frailty syndrome, and deterioration in anthropometric parameters, particularly among those living in long-term care facilities. …”
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Prevalence of Obesity and Its Association with Socioeconomic Factors in Elderly Iranians from Razavi-Khorasan Province by Mohsen Nematy, Ali Sakhdari, Parnian Ahmadi-Moghaddam, Maliheh Aliabadi, M. Kimiagar, A. A. Ilaty, M. Azimi-Nezhad, M. T. Shakeri, M. Ghayour-Mobarhan, A. Sahebkar, G. Ferns

“…This study showed that 40.6% of elderly subjects were overweight or obese. Results reinforce the need to plan strategies for primary prevention of this fast-growing public health problem.…”
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Training Program to Modify Manual Wheelchairs to Simplified Power Wheelchairs for Community Dwelling Elderly People and Caregivers by Suchitporn Lersilp, Supawadee Putthinoi, Theeratorn Lersilp, Kewalin Panyo, Autchariya Punyakaew

“…Mobility aids, particularly power wheelchairs, are necessary for elderly individuals who have health problems and disabilities. …”
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Geriatric Chest Imaging: When and How to Image the Elderly Lung, Age-Related Changes, and Common Pathologies by J. Gossner, R. Nau

“…Pathologies with a special relevance for the elderly patient are discussed in detail: pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the problem of overlapping heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary drug toxicity, incidental pulmonary embolism pulmonary nodules, and thoracic trauma.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Psychophysiological and Health Indicators of Aged, Elderly and Long-Lived from Different Mountainous Districts of Azerbaijan by Karamova Natavan, Primkulova Sitora, Meyliyev Bakhtiyor

“…The influence of natural complex terrain on life expectancy is one of the most urgent problems in the scientific literature. The observational studies involved the aged (65-74 years old), the elderly (75-89 years old) and long-lived (90 years and older) from Kalbajar, Lachin and Zangilan districts, which are mountainous territories of Azerbaijan. …”
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Patient participation in free cataract surgery: a cross-sectional study of the low-income elderly in urban China by Bo Qu, Hui Chen, Xuhua Tan, Xiaohang Wu, Haotian Lin, Zhenzhen Liu, Lixia Luo, Bo Zhang, Erping Long, Duoru Lin, Weirong Chen, Yizhi Liu, Haofeng Jiang, Jingjing Chen, Zhuoling Lin, Xiaoyan Li, Jinzhu Tang, Yingfen Lin

“…Objectives To explore the characteristics of the low-income elderly who underwent free cataract surgery and to determine the degree of patient satisfaction with the free cataract surgery programme in urban China.Methods A free cataract surgery management workflow was designed as a poverty relief project in Guangzhou. …”
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Results of Cultural Adaptation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) for Elderly and Old Age People with Cognitive Impairment in Russia by A.A. Shvedovskaya, I.F. Roshchina, M.V. Kalantarova, A.I. Khromov

“…</strong> In Russia, the problem of maintaining cognitive well-being at a later age and helping elderly patients with dementia is an urgent task in the areas of healthcare and social protection of the population. …”
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Development of a Comprehensive Fall Risk Assessment Tool for Older People in Elderly Care Institutions and Its Test by LUO Yuan, ZHANG Hua, WANG Sanxiang, ZHANG Mengxi, DENG Yuqian, RAN Haiye, LIU Jiaxin, ZHANG Yi, CHEN Xi, WU Yibo, ZHAO Liping

“…However, falls among residents are a recurring problem, and the current assessment tools have shown limited effectiveness. …”
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SOMATIC AND PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY OF ELDERLY DRIVERS KILLED IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN FINLAND DURING 22-YEAR FOLLOW-UP by JENNY TYNI, PIRKKO RIIPINEN, HELINÄ HAKKO, NIINA SIHVOLA, LIISA KANTOJÄRVI

“…The increased risk has been associated with health problems such as cardiovascular disease and a decline in other key factors related to safe driving that also affect healthy elderly drivers. …”
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Evolutionary game model for the behavior of private sectors in elderly healthcare public–private partnership under the condition of information asymmetry by Xianghua Yue, Shahzad Khan Durrani, Runfa Li, Wenling Liu, Shahid Manzoor, Muhammad Khalid Anser

“…Abstract Chinese elderly healthcare services face problems of poor service quality, difficulty in eliminating hidden quality risks, and inadequate government supervision, primarily due to information asymmetry and insufficient supervision among providers, users, and regulatory bodies. …”
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Pharmacist interventions for older adults with polypharmacy in an ambulatory geriatric clinic by Antonietta Paneccasio, Anna Bondar, Emily Fargo, Marcie Parker, Ardeshir Hashmi, Kenneth Koncilja, Gina Elder

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Relationship of Knowledge, Energy Intake and Family Income with Nutritional Status of the Elderly in Lambara Village, Tawaeli District, Palu City by Moh. Andika Candra, Abdul Hakim Laenggeng, Ayu Lestari

“…The nutritional problem that can arise after the disaster is the worsening nutritional status of community groups, especially for the elderly group. …”
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