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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"geriatrics"”.
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Gentrifying geriatrics : challenging design paradigms for the aged and aging
Internationally the world is undergoing a grey revolution, with the average age of the human population being higher than it has ever been before. Within the U.S. context this trend is driven by the Baby Boomers, the 80 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964. As more Boomers enter into late …
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Acute Care Nurses' Perceptions of Barrier to End of Life Care in Geriatrics
<p>Approximately 50 to 60 percent of the elderly population is dying in a hospital or a long-term care facility. Many patients who are dying in the hospital setting have unmet needs. Nursing perception of the quality of end of life care was studied and revealed a basic social problem; while nurses …
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FACTORS INFLUENCING GERIATRIC SPECIALIZATION INTENTION. A CROSSSECTIONAL STUDY OF CLINICAL MEDICAL AND NURSING STUDENTS IN GHANA
… health providers’ consideration of a career in geriatrics and attitudes toward geriatric patients is also very limited. Aim: The overarching purpose of this dissertation was to closely examine the intrapersonal and interpersonal factors associated with intention to choose a geriatric -related …
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A Comparison of the Effects of A Structured Auditory Training Program Versus Unstructured Exposure to Amplified Sound on Audiologic Measures Obtained With Hearing-Impaired Geriatrics
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-14T05:26:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7524284.pdf: 2132235 bytes, checksum: 21358e0f0348fea9d188a4bcbd753a68 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1975
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The formulation and stability of dispersible or chewable tablets containing anti retroviral drugs
… cannot be easily administered to children and geriatrics due to the fact that they cannot swallow tablets. Oral solutions on the other hand can be easily administered to children and geriatrics but provides poor stability and shelf life especially in harsh African conditions. Thirdly, according …
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Healthcare Worker Factors Influencing Reports of Pain Judgments about Older Patients with Cancer and Delirium
… years of experience in palliative oncology or geriatrics, percentage of older patients cared for per month, and pain catastrophizing each contributed to at least one of the models for CPDS INT, DEL, HYPO, and HYPER. These results support the biopsychosocial model of pain and aging and highlight …
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Emulsão : uma revisão bibliográfica
… interesting in patient care from pediatric to geriatrics and are able to solve numerous pharmacotechnical pro blems, from the low solubility of certain drugs, until improve their bioavailability
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"Instant Aging"
… den Aging Semantic Differential (ASD) und den Geriatrics Attitude Survey (GAS). Beide Gruppen mussten in einer Abschluss-OSCE eine Anamnese bei einer seh- und hörbehinderten älteren Diabetikerin erheben.Ergebnisse. Nur die Experimentgruppe zeigte beim zweiten Messzeitpunkt eine signifikante …
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Development of a model for assessing the quality of an oral health program in long-term care facilities
… a theoretical framework appropriate to dental geriatrics. Secondly, I explored as an ethnographic case study a comprehensive oral healthcare program within a single administrative group of 5 LTC facilities in a large metropolis by interviewing 33 participants, including residents and their …
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How Can a Focus on the Ethical Notions of Dignity and Respect for Autonomy Help to Improve Healthcare for Elderly People in Islamic Countries?
… and preparation are all needed in the sphere of geriatrics to meet today's health challenges associated with the increasing of elderly population. A need for adopting a fresh perception on an analytical gerontology and a respected devoted approach that aims to comprehend ageing process and …
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The Development and Preliminary Evaluation of MOTIVATE: Moving to Improve Chronic Back Pain and Depression in Older Adults
… Input from stakeholder groups [experts in pain, geriatrics, geriatric psychology, primary care, behavioral interventions, among others (n=8), patients (n=5), and key clinical leaders (n=6)] was used to inform and refine content for this unique population. In Phase 2, we conducted a single-arm …
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Novel sustained release formulation of leveodopa-dendrimer conjugate
… Lew body has been ubiquitously reported in many geriatrics disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders. Therefore, any substance inhibiting or reducing fibrillation of alpha synuclein is expected to potentially alleviate these disease …
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Reconstructing the gamma-secretase complex using the MultiBac baculovirus system for expression of heterologous multi-protein complexes
A small 4 kDa peptide, referred to as β-amyloid (Aβ), which characteristically accumulates and is deposited in the Alzheimer‟s disease (AD) brain, is known to play a central role in the disease pathogenesis. The Aβ peptide is generated by proteolytic processing of its larger parent molecule, the …
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Utilization of a transitional care team for medication reconciliation in geriatric primary care
Background and Significance: According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), medication-related errors lead to mortality and adverse effects such as allergic reactions, avoidable side effects, drug interactions, and unnecessary cost (IOM, 2000). Even with the predominant use of computerized provider …
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INAPPROPRIATE ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION USE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
… were identified using revised 2012 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers criteria. Weighted descriptive statistics were used to estimate the prevalence of inappropriate anticholinergic medication use in the elderly and elderly dementia patients. Multiple logistic regression within the …
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Effects of yeast products on immune response and intestinal health of dogs and mice
… to gastrointestinal distress (e.g., weanlings, geriatrics), may be benefited the most from consumption of such products.
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Using fractal dimension analysis to improve clinical balance and mobility assessments for discriminating fallers from non-fallers : a cross-sectional analysis
Falling in the elderly involves high personal and financial costs. Traditional biomechanical assessment of gait and balance using variables such as centre of pressure (COP) is an active area of research that attempts to identify those characteristics associated with fallers. Non-traditional …
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A comparison between conventional and holistic exercise interventions on physiological function in the elderly
Aging is characterised by a decline in physiological function. The rate of this decline can depend on certain lifestyle factors, genetics, and the environment. Although life expectancy is slowly increasing, there is a need to reduce the time spent in debilitated, and non-independent states by …
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