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November 12, 2015
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November 11, 2015
Gait Variability Related to Muscle Quality and Muscle Power Output in Frail Nonagenarian Older Adults
Frailty has become the center of attention of basic, clinical, and demographic research because of its incidence level and the gravity of adverse outcomes with age. Moreover, with advanced age, motor variability increases, particularly in gait. Muscle quality and muscle power seem to be closely associated ...
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November 3, 2015
Aging Successfully: The Key to Aging in Place
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November 2, 2015
The Effect of an Online Cognitive Training Package in Healthy Older Adults: An Online Randomized Controlled Trial
Cognitive training (CT) offers a potential approach for dementia prevention and maintenance of cognitive function in older adults. Online delivery provides a cost-effective means of implementing CT compared with in-person interventions, with the potential of providing an effective public health interventio...
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November 2, 2015
The Case for Stage-Specific Frailty Interventions Spanning Community Aging to Cognitive Impairment
To explore factors associated with frailty across the continuum of healthy aging to cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment [MCI], mild and moderate Alzheimer disease [AD]).
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November 2, 2015
Clinical Update on Nursing Home Medicine: 2015
This is the ninth yearly update on clinical care in the nursing home. Topics covered this year are disease management in frail elders, heart failure, pneumonia, mild cognitive impairment, meaningful activities in the nursing home, atrial fibrillation, and anticoagulation.
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October 30, 2015
Clinical and Safety Outcomes of Oral Antithrombotics for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) expanded the options for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF). Earlier studies comparing their relative effectiveness and safety typically do not incorporate age-related differences or postmarketing studies. This study aimed to summarize and compare clinical and s...
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October 29, 2015
Lessons to Exchange: A Comparison of Long-Term Care Between Two Cultures: Uganda and Singapore
Today, both the developed and developing world are facing fast-aging populations. Projections show that by 2050, 80% of the world's older persons will live in low and middle-income countries. As developed countries look to institutionalization as one of the means to cope with the challenges of long-te...
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October 28, 2015
Prescribed Doses of Opioids in Long-Term Care Facilities
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October 24, 2015