Effect of Isometric Tongue Lifting Exercise on Oral Function, Physical Function, and Body Composition in Community-Dwelling Older Individuals: A Pilot Study
Conclusion: Isometric tongue lifting exercise can effectively improve oral function. Furthermore, it might affect physical function and body composition.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - September 1, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
COVID-19-Related French Lockdown: Impact on the Physical and Psychological Health of Older Adults
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Source: Gerontology - August 31, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The Effectiveness of Cannabis and Cannabis Derivatives in Treating Lower Back Pain in the Aged Population: A Systematic Review
Conclusions: Further research is needed to consider cannabis as an independent management option. There is a lack of evidence pertaining to the benefits of cannabis in an aged population, and thus, additional research is warranted to support its use in the aged population.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - August 26, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Physical Activity and Long-Term Mortality Risk in Older Adults with and without Cardiovascular Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Conclusions: In a nationwide cohort of older adults, nearly 70% did not meet the guideline for PA. PA engagement was inversely associated with long-term mortality risk, similarly in individuals with and without CVD. A maximum survival advantage was achieved at around 150 min of exercise per week.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - August 25, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Factors Associated with Nonattendance to a Geriatric Clinic among Mexican Older Adults
Conclusion: Identifying geriatric factors linked to an increased probability of NA may allow one to anticipate its likelihood and lead to the design and implementation of preventive strategies and to an optimization of the use of available health resources. The impact of these factors on adherence to clinical visits requires further investigation.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - August 18, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Development of Virtual Surveys for the COVID-19 Wave of the AGELESS Longitudinal Study in Malaysia
Conclusion: A virtual survey instrument was developed for the AGELESS longitudinal survey of aging which was vital for determining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our older population as well as sustaining research into aging despite barriers posed by the pandemic.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - August 17, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Personalized Exercise Programs Based upon Remote Assessment of Motor Fitness: A Pilot Study among Healthy People Aged 65 Years and Older
Discussion: These preliminary results provide a proof of concept, with high adherence and improved fitness confirming the benefits of remote fitness assessment for guiding home personalized exercise programs among healthy adults aged #x3e;65 years. Further examination of the application within a randomized control study is necessary, comparing the personalized exercise program to general guidelines among healthy older adults, as well as specific populations, such as those with frailty, deconditioning, cognitive, or functional impairment. The study tool offers the opportunity to collect big data, including additional variab...
Source: Gerontology - August 17, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
First-Dose Coronavirus 2019 Vaccination Coverage among the Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities in France
Conclusions: About 3 out of 10 residents remained unvaccinated, and half of the LTCFs had a coverage rate #x3c;70%. This suggests that COVID-19 will remain a threat to many LTCFs after the vaccination campaigns.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - August 11, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Does the Management of Visual and Audible Motion Information during an Immersive Virtual Reality Timed Up and Go Test Impact Locomotor Performance in the Elderly?
Conclusion: The use of a running virtual train to provide plausible movement is particularly distinguished from vestibular physiotherapy applications with first a fixed visual support partially obscuring the optical flow. This visual aid coupled with the attention dedicated to the task inhibits the effect of the moving environment on locomotion. However, the visual optical flow will potentially have an effect in people with fear of falling. Virtual reality shows great potential for the simulation of realistic environments for the assessment of the risk of falls and opens up avenues for the development of tests.Gerontology ...
Source: Gerontology - August 6, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
COVID-19 Infection in Octagenarian Patients: Imaging Aspects and Clinical Correlations
Conclusion: Our results show that patients ≥80 years old present tomographic manifestations similar to those described for the general population (ground-glass opacities and “crazy paving”) and that the extent of lung involvement is associated with the need for intensive care, invasive ventilation, and death. Although the literature de scribes an association between the stage of the disease and the appearance of consolidations and pleural effusion, this correlation was not observed in our study, which may suggest that this age-group is more predisposed to the appearance of such findings, typically described in the mo...
Source: Gerontology - August 5, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Elementary Laboratory Assays as Biomarkers of Ageing: Support for Treatment of COVID-19?
Youth, working age and the elderly: On a timeline, chronological age (CA) and biological age (BA) may dissociate; nosological entities manifest themselves at different BAs. In determining which disease corresponds to a given age decade, statistical registries of causes of death are unreliable and this does not change with SARS CoV-2 infection. Beyond adolescence, ageing metrics involve estimations of changes in fitness, including prediction models to estimate the number of remaining years left to live. A substantial disparity in biomarker levels and health status of ageing can be observed: the difference in CA and BA in th...
Source: Gerontology - August 2, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The Association between Sarcopenia as a Comorbid Disease and Incidence of Institutionalisation and Mortality in Geriatric Rehabilitation Inpatients: REStORing health of acutely unwell adulTs (RESORT)
Conclusion: Sarcopenia as a comorbid disease is associated with a higher incidence of institutionalisation and mortality in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients. This highlights the need for in-hospital sarcopenia diagnostics and interventions.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - August 2, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The Association between < b > < i > TREM2 < /i > < /b > Gene and Late-Onset Alzheimer ’s Disease in Chinese Han Population
Conclusions: The T allele of rs75932628 and the T allele of rs2234253 and interaction between rs75932628 and smoking were all correlated with increased risk of LOAD.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - August 2, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Epidemics and Forecasts of Life Expectancy
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Source: Gerontology - August 2, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Admission Hemoglobin Is Prognostic for In-Hospital Mortality in Oldest-Old Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conclusions: Increased severity of anemia may be an independent risk factor for increased in-hospital mortality and longer length of stay in oldest-old patients with acute ischemic stroke.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - July 29, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
