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Health-related quality of life in stroke survivors: a 5-year follow-up of The Fall Study of Gothenburg (FallsGOT)
There are limited data on long-term prevalence and predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in stroke survivors. Therefore, the aim was to describe the prevalence of impaired HRQoL, and to identify...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - September 22, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: M årten Segerdahl, Per-Olof Hansson, Carina M. Samuelsson and Carina U. Persson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Factors related to dietary quality among older stroke high-risk population in Tianjin community, China: a multicenter study
Stroke is a common and frequently-occurring disease in older people. It has the characteristics of high morbidity, high mortality, high recurrence rate and high disability rate. Most stroke risk studies are ba...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - August 22, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yumeng Gu, Decheng Gao, Xiaoshuang Xia, Juanjuan Xue, Dongliang Wang, Zhiqiang Wei, Xiaolin Tian and Xin Li Tags: Research Source Type: research
Moderate elevation of serum uric acid levels improves short-term functional outcomes of ischemic stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Serum uric acid (SUA), an end-product of purine catabolism diffused in the blood, is positively associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, in the T2DM population, the association of ...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - July 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yalun Dai, Yingyu Jiang, Luping Zhang, Xin Qiu, Hongqiu Gu, Yong Jiang, Xia Meng, Zixiao Li and Yongjun Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Elevated non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio increases the 1-year risk of recurrent stroke in older patients with non-disabling ischemic cerebrovascular events: results from the Xi ’an Stroke Registry Study of China
In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - July 5, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Zhongzhong Liu, Xuemei Lin, Lingxia Zeng, Huan Zhang, Weiyan Guo, Qingli Lu, Congli Huang, Jing Wang, Pei Liu, Qiaoqiao Chang, Mi Zhang, Yan Huo, Yan Wang, Fang Wang and Songdi Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Association of triglyceride-glucose index with myocardial injury post-stroke in older patients with first-ever ischemic stroke
Myocardial injury post-stroke is a common sequela of acute stroke. Triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index), a valuable surrogate indicator of insulin resistance, has been suggested to be closely related to card...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - June 8, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mu Niu, Zhikang Zhou, Long Wang, Jian Yang, Miao Sun, Xin Lv and Faqiang Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Neuron-specific enolase in hypertension patients with acute ischemic stroke and its value forecasting long-term functional outcomes
Neuron Specific Enolase (NSE), a neuro-biochemical protein marker, may correlate with the prognosis of stroke patients. Moreover, hypertension is the most common comorbidities in patients with acute ischemic s...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - May 15, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lingfei Gao, Jiali Xie, Haiqin Zhang, Hangqi Zheng, Wanjun Zheng, Chunyang Pang, Yunlei Cai and Binbin Deng Tags: Research Source Type: research
Handgrip strength is associated with risks of new-onset stroke and heart disease: results from 3 prospective cohorts
Stroke and heart disease are two major contributors to the global disease burden. We aimed to evaluate and compare the roles of different handgrip strength (HGS) expressions in predicting stroke and heart dise...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - May 4, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Guochen Li, Yanqiang Lu, Liping Shao, Luying Wu, Yanan Qiao, Yi Ding and Chaofu Ke Tags: Research Source Type: research
Relationships between stroke prevalence, health literacy, and oral health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older adults: a national survey study
Stroke may cause debilitating neurological deficiencies that result in motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits and poorer psychosocial functioning. Prior studies have provided some initial evidence for the sign...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - April 18, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Li-Chung Pien, Wan-Ju Cheng, Wen-Pei Chang, Su-Ru Chen, Kuei-Ru Chou and Chia-Hui Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: Persisting cognitive impairment predicts functional dependence at 1 year after stroke and transient ischemic attack: a longitudinal, cohort study
Source: BMC Geriatrics - March 30, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Xiaoling Liao, Lijun Zuo, Yanhong Dong, Yuesong Pan, Hongyi Yan, Xia Meng, Hao Li, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Jiong Shi and Yongjun Wang Tags: Correction Source Type: research
The relationship between the baseline geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and neurological function at the convalescence stage in patients with stroke: a cross-sectional study
Malnutrition is a common complication after stroke and may worsen neurological outcomes for patients. There are still no uniform tools for screening nutritional status for the patients with stroke. We aimed to...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - March 27, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lielie Zhu, Jianning Xia, Xiangzhi Shao, Xinyu Pu, Jiajun Chen, Jiacheng Zhang, Xinming Wu, Jinyihui Zheng, Dengchong Wu and Bing Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
The impact of stroke on the ability to live an independent life at old age: a community-based cohort study of Swedish men
Few studies with controls from the same cohort have investigated the impact of stroke on the ability to live an independent life at old age. We aimed to analyze how great an impact being a stroke survivor woul...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - March 6, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Elias Lindvall, Kristin Franzon, Erik Lundstr öm and Lena Kilander Tags: Research Source Type: research
Persisting cognitive impairment predicts functional dependence at 1 year after stroke and transient ischemic attack: a longitudinal, cohort study
Minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) usually have mild and nondisabling symptoms, and these functional deficits may recover fully e.g., TIA, however, part of them still suffer from cognitive impairm...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - December 31, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Xiaoling Liao, Lijun Zuo, Yanhong Dong, Yuesong Pan, Hongyi Yan, Xia Meng, Hao Li, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Jiong Shi and Yongjun Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Burdens on caregivers of patients with stroke during a pandemic: relationships with support satisfaction, psychological distress, and fear of COVID-19
Caregivers have faced unprecedented circumstances throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but previous research only minimally addresses the caregivers' burden. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relatio...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - December 13, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chieh-hsiu Liu, Yi-Jung Chen, Jung-Sheng Chen, Chia-Wei Fan, Meng-Tsang Hsieh, Chung-Ying Lin and Amir H. Pakpour Tags: Research Source Type: research
Association between cervical artery dissection and spinal manipulative therapy –a medicare claims analysis
Cervical artery dissection and subsequent ischemic stroke is the most serious safety concern associated with cervical spinal manipulation.
Source: BMC Geriatrics - November 29, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: James M Whedon, Curtis L Petersen, Zhongze Li, William J Schoelkopf, Scott Haldeman, Todd A MacKenzie and Jon D Lurie Tags: Research Source Type: research
Pressure pain threshold and somatosensory abnormalities in different ages and functional conditions of post-stroke elderly
Somatosensory deficits and abnormal pain sensitivity are highly prevalent among stroke survivors, which negatively impacts their quality of life and recovery process. However, the factors for pressure pain thr...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - October 28, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yong-Hui Zhang, Hao-Ran Xu, Yu-Chen Wang, Gong-Wei Hu, Xiao-Qin Ding, Xiao-Hua Shen, Hui Yang, Ji-Feng Rong and Xue-Qiang Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
