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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Functional limitation"”.
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FACETS OF SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION AND THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION IN MEXICO
… education is reported to increase the onset of functional limitation while lower income predicts functional deterioration. I apply this framework to a developing country, Mexico, to determine, by birth cohort, how measures of socioeconomic position throughout the life-course affect the onset and …
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Arthritis impact on the physical function, disability, and health-related quality of life among older Mexican-Americans
… impairment (pain and poor muscle strength), functional limitation, disability (ADL and IADL), and physical HRQoL across time; and 2) a significant association between impairment, functional limitation, and IADL limitation with physical and mental HRQoL across time. Conclusions: In older …
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Pain, Disablement Process and Frailty among Older Adults in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study
… 2) the effect of pain on upper-lower extremity functional limitation and disability; and 3) the effect of pain on frailty over 6-years pf follow-up among older adults. Design: Longitudinal study. Subjects: 5,716 participants aged 65 years and older from the National Health and Aging Trends Study …
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Mapping Ultrasound Features of Hand Osteoarthritis: Links to Classifications, Clinical Signs, and Self-Reported Outcomes
… measured using visual analogue scales (VAS), and functional limitation using the Functional Index of Hand Osteoarthritis (FIHOA). Participants were classified according to erosive, nodal, radiographic, and symptom status. Joint-level frequencies were estimated. Associations between US features and …
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Temporomandibular Disorder Related Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes in Oromandibular Dystonia Patients in Two Different Clinical Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study
… available such as TMD Screener, EQ-5D-5L, jaw functional limitation scale, and global rating of change scale. Results: Of 53 eligible patients; 31 responded to the survey for a 59% response rate. 48% patients in MD clinic and 60% patients in OFP clinic reported experiencing jaw pain along with …
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The effect of spironolactone on exercise capacity in functionally impaired older people without heart failure
… trial 120 participants, aged >65 years with functional impairment were randomized to receive 25mg spironolactone or placebo for 20 weeks. The primary outcome was the change in six-minute walking distance over 20 weeks. Secondary outcomes were change in Timed-Get-Up and Go test, Incremental …
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Estado nutricional, sarcopenia e funcionalidade em idosas residentes na comunidade
… and function (sarcopenia), which contributes to functional limitation as well as obesity, which is also one of the risk factors related to the development of diseases that limit functionality. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between functional capacity, sarcopenia and the nutritional …
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Vision Impairment and Depression in the Older Adult
… leads to an impairment which results in a functional limitation and finally a social disability. This secondary analysis used a multinomial logistic regression for both the whole sample as well as separately for each gender. For the whole sample the results indicate that a typical profile …
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The development of an English Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measure for very young children, to be completed by proxy
… A common metric used to measure morbidity and functional limitation is the quality adjusted life year or QALY, which incorporates time spent in a health condition and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) into the measure. This is of increasing importance in Low Income Countries (LIC) where …
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Stress Proliferation and Disability over the Life Course
… paid to hearing impairment, a highly prevalent functional limitation that has significant implications for the quality of life of older adults. Hearing impairment is common at older ages (reported by 27.3% of those aged 65-74 and 45.1% of those aged 75 and older) and has negative consequences …
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Exploration and Development of Methodology for Accessibility Assessments: Based on the Notion of Person-Environment Fit
… for all people including those with reduced functional capacity. The overarching objective of this thesis was to explore and further develop methodology for accessibility assessments based on the notion of person-environment fit. Type profiles that represent groups characterized by their …