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Life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, and burden of disease in older people in the Americas, 1990-2019: a population-based study
CONCLUSION: The increase in life expectancy and decrease of DALYs indicate the positive effect of improvements in social conditions and health policies. However, the smaller increase in healthy life expectancy suggests that, despite living longer, people spend a substantial amount of time in their old age with disability and illness. Preventable and controllable diseases account for most of the disease burden in older adults in the Americas. Society-wide and life-course approaches, and adequate health services are needed to respond to the health needs of older people in the Region.PMID:34621302 | PMC:PMC8489742 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2021.114
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - October 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ramon Martinez Patricia Morsch Patricia Soliz Carolina Hommes Pedro Ordunez Enrique Vega Source Type: research

Virtual Reality in Today’s Healthcare Settings: An Analysis Using the Alberta Quality Matrix for Health
Virtual reality (VR) is emerging as a treatment modality across a variety of healthcare settings. Integrating a new technology as a form of therapy requires informed analysis to ensure that it is an effective, efficient, safe and valuable addition to the client experience. Using the Alberta Quality Matrix for Health as a framework, this detailed analysis examines the application of VR in pain management, mental health, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care. Through this multifocal lens, gaps are identified and a glimpse is provided into VR's potential for widespread adoption across healthcare settings.
Source: Healthcare Quarterly - July 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Prevalence of chronic diseases and ownership of health insurance among the elderly: comparison of data from the Brazilian National Health Survey of 2013 and 2019
This study aimed to estimate and compare the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly, according to the possession of a health plan in 2013 and 2019. This is a population-based cross-sectional study with data from elderly people (age ≥ 60 years) from the Brazilian National Health Survey (2013: n = 11,177; 2019: n = 22,728). The prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases and adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated, according to health plan ownership (medical and/or dental) and by year. In the period, increased prevalence was observed for hypertension (PR = 1.11; 95%CI: 1.06-1.16), diabetes (PR = 1.12; 95%CI: 1...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - September 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco Aldiane Gomes de Macedo Bacurau Daniela de Assump ção Source Type: research

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