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The impact of hearing loss on language performance in older adults with different stages of cognitive function
(Dove Press, 2015-04-09)
[Abstract] Purpose. The possible relationship between audiometric hearing thresholds and cognitive performance on language tests was analyzed in a cross-sectional cohort of older adults aged ≥65 years (N=98) with different ...
Optimal nonpharmacological management of agitation in Alzheimer’s disease: challenges and solutions
(Dove Press, 2016-02-22)
[Abstract] Many patients with Alzheimer’s disease will develop agitation at later stages of
the disease, which constitutes one of the most challenging and distressing aspects of dementia.
Recently, nonpharmacological ...
Efectos del programa educativo gero-health sobre el nivel de interiorización de conocimientos de prevención y promoción de la salud en personas mayores
(Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2013-03-20)
[Resumen] El objetivo de este artículo fue evaluar la dimensión teórico-práctica de los conocimientos adquiridos por personas mayores de 65 años, en función del sexo y el nivel educativo, durante un programa de educación ...
Enfermedad tromboembólica venosa en personas mayores: revisión de la literatura
(Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y Geroncológica, 2014-09)
[Resumen] La trombosis venosa profunda y el tromboembolismo pulmonar
son dos presentaciones de la misma enfermedad, la enfermedad
tromboembólica venosa. Su alta incidencia entre la población anciana
junto con numerosos ...
Predictores de mala salud autopercibida en una población de personas mayores
(Elsevier, 2013-09-14)
[Resumen] nIntroducción: La salud autopercibida forma parte del concepto global de «calidad de vida», además deser una medida válida para conocer el estado de salud. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es evaluarel efecto ...
Caregiver's distress related to the patient's neuropsychiatric symptoms as a function of the care-setting
(Elsevier, 2016-09-09)
[Abstract] Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and correlation between its intensity and caregiver distress were evaluated as a function of the care-setting in a cross-sectional study including 72 patient-caregiver ...
Preserved suppression of salient irrelevant stimuli during visual search in age-associated memory impairment
(Frontiers, 2016-01-12)
[Abstract] Previous studies have suggested that older adults with age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) may show a significant decline in attentional resource capacity and inhibitory processes in addition to memory ...
Caracterización de un colectivo de cuidadores informales de acuerdo a su percepción de la salud
(Aposta, 2014-07)
[Resumen] La salud autopercibida es un elemento clave a la hora de minimizar el impacto
socioeconómico generado por el cuidado de personas mayores con dependencia. En este
estudio, se pretende caracterizar a un colectivo ...
Health determinants of nutritional status in community-dwelling older population: the VERISAÚDE study
(Cambridge, 2016-03-15)
[Abstract] Objective Malnutrition is a common and relevant syndrome in elderly people due to its influence on quality of life. The main aim of the present study was to identify health determinants of malnutrition or risk ...
Effects of degree of urbanization and lifetime longest-held occupation on cognitive impairment prevalence in an older spanish population
(Frontiers, 2017-02-13)
[Abstract] Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of cognitive impairment in rural and urban elderly populations and to examine the relationship between lifetime occupation and general cognitive performance. A cross-sectional ...