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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Aged 75 and over"”.
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Effet des statines sur les maladies cardiovasculaires chez les personnes âgées de 75 ans et plus
… increasing. Compared to younger, people aged 75 and over are three times more susceptible to cardiovascular complications. According to Canadian guidelines statins are recommended for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. However, the effects of statins in preventing cardiovascular …
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Knowledge of consumer rights and unfair and deceptive practices: a comparison of older and younger consumers
The problem of this study was to measure older and younger consumers' knowledge or awareness of selected consumer rights and legal protections, and their perceptions of and experience with unfair and deceptive business practices. A 34-item instrument was developed and administered by telephone to a …
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Urinary and faecal incontinence among older women and men in relation to other health complaints, quality of life and dependency
… of this thesis was to investigate type, degree and patterns of health complaints, need for help and health-related quality of life across gender among persons aged 75?105 as well as to identify how patterns of health complaints, gender, age and socio-economic factors related to need for help …
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Oldest-old partner’s experiences of providing end-of-life care: a narrative study
… requiring end-of-life care across the globe. Governments have responded by promoting end-of-life in the community. Partly as a consequence, older partners are frequently providing for their partner’s end-of-life care at home, despite potentially facing their own health issues. Little is known …
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Are assistive technologies an enhancement to the present health, care, and support mechanisms
The present health, care and support mechanisms are unable to truly meet the demands made upon it. Between 1992 and 1996 the total number of home care hours increased by 50% while the number of households receiving the service declined by around 7%. A more intensive service is being delivered to a …