it is important to avoid exacerbating healthcare disparities for vulnerable populations such as older adults, who traditionally have more technological literacy barriers.5 6Our aim was to explore dermatologists' experiences of using telehealth with older adults, in order to identify and summarise recomme...
Unwanted weight loss can cause health problems, or worsen health problems you already have. You can also become dehydrated if you do not drink enough liquid.What causes anorexia in older adults?Decreased sense of taste and smell Living alone Change in environment, such as moving to a nursing ...
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GENERAL PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the assessment and management of risk factors for falls in older adults. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. LEARNING ...
Pain is a well-documented public health problem among older adults in China [1,2,3,4,5]. It is defined as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience correlated with actual or potential issue damage or described in terms of such damage” [6]. Previous studies in China have shown appr...
The unadjusted analyses showed that older asthmatics have an odds ratio (OR) of 3.83 (95 CI: 2.95; 4.97) for severe asthma as compared to PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133490 July 22, 2015 4 / 13 Asthma Is More Severe in Older Adults Fig 1. The probability of severe asthma ...
2,3 Many different specific cognitive domains have been suggested to be associated with physical activity, but the evidence is inconsistent.4,5 Despite the optimism surrounding physical activity as a means to preserve or improve cognition, many recent high-quality interventional studies urge caution ...
18 The prevalence of cataracts increases sharply with age; an estimated 50% of US adults 75 years or older have cataracts.19 The prevalence of AMD is 6.5% in adults 40 years or older and increases with age (2.8% in adults aged 40 to 59 years and 13.4% in those 60 years or older)....
Information about the vitamin D status of older adult Canadians of diverse ancestry is limited. Available studies have focused on European populations [13, 17, 18] or older adults of European ancestry [19, 20], and to lesser extent African ancestry [21] residing in North America. Detailed des...
Both CLHLS and NHANES presented that the older adults who were very bad at self-rated health had lower serum 25(OH)D level. Lower 25(OH)D level is related to bad health conditions. Prior studies have found a strong association between 25(OH)D and several health conditions, including deliri...