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Comparing the effects of multisensory stimulation and individualized music sessions on elderly people with severe dementia: a randomized controlled trial
(IOS Press, 2016-04-26)
[Abstract] The objective of this study was to compare the effects of a multisensory stimulation environment (MSSE) and individualized music sessions on agitation, emotional and cognitive status, and dementia severity in a ...
Exploring genetic outcomes as frailty biomakers
(Oxford, 2018-04-19)
[Abstract] Frailty has emerged as a reliable measure of the aging process. Because the early detection of frailty is crucial to prevent or even revert it, the use of biomarkers would allow an earlier and more objective ...
Changes in frailty status in a community-dwelling cohort of older adults: the VERISAÚDE study
(Elsevier, 2018-11-15)
[Abstract] Objectives: Greater understanding of changes in the degree of frailty is important for clarifying the natural history of frailty and may help clinical decision-making regarding preventive interventions. The ...
Cognitive frailty: a conceptual systematic review and an operational proposal for future research
(Elsevier, 2018-12-07)
[Abstract] Objective. To analyze the definition of “cognitive frailty” and to study the conceptual and operational definitions used and their implications for empirical research. The relationships between this concept and ...
Timed up and go test performance as an indicator of fall history in institutionalized elderly: a pilot study
(Wolters Kluer Health, 2017-10)
[Abstract]
Background: Ageing is associated with sensory and physical declines and falling risk.
Objective: To determine the association between 3 performance-based mobility tests and fall history.
Methods: Fifty ...
Multisensory stimulation for people with dementia: a review of the literature
(Sage, 2012-12-07)
[Abstract] The use of multisensory stimulation in people with dementia is becoming increasingly popular in the last decades. The aim of this
review is to analyze the therapeutic effectiveness of multisensory stimulation ...
Lymphocyte subsets in a population of nonfrail elderly individuals
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-07-13)
[Abstract] Age-related frailty is characterized by increased vulnerability to stress due to decline in homeostatic reserve, which results in increased risk of adverse health outcomes including disability, hospitalization, ...
Social factors and quality of life aspects on frailty syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the VERISAÚDE study
(BioMed Central, 2018-03-07)
[Abstract]
Background. Frailty is a multidimensional clinical geriatric syndrome that may be reversed in its early stages. Most studies have paid attention to its physical or phenotypic boundaries, however, little is ...
Frailty in older adults Is associated with plasma concentrations of inflammatory mediators but not with lymphocyte subpopulations
(Frontiers, 2018-05-16)
[Abstract] Frailty denotes a multidimensional syndrome that gives rise to vulnerability to stressors and leads to an increase of the age-related decline of different physiological systems and cognitive abilities. Aging-related ...