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Mashup Score: 0Centrally Acting ACE Inhibitor Use and Physical Performance in Older Adults - The Journal of Frailty & Aging - 11 month(s) ago
Background There is conflicting evidence regarding the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and physical function. While some studies show improvements in muscle strength and physical function, others show no significant difference or decreased performance. This ambiguity could be due to differential effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor subtypes which can be categorized…
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Mashup Score: 0Subjective Hand Squeeze: A Practical Solution to Assessing Handgrip Strength Without Equipment? - The Journal of Frailty & Aging - 11 month(s) ago
The Journal of Frailty & Aging –
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McGrath, R., Tomkinson, G.R., Kieser, J. et al. Subjective Hand Squeeze: A Practical Solution to Assessing Handgrip Strength Without Equipment?. J Frailty Aging 12, 109–110 (2023). https://t.co/A0sdQYB7o4
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Mashup Score: 1Optimizing the Aging Brain: The BEAD Study on the Ethics of Dementia Prevention - The Journal of Frailty & Aging - 11 month(s) ago
Dementia has lately undergone a profound reconceptualization. Long conceived of as an unpreventable process of mental deterioration, current evidence shows that it can be prevented in at least one in three cases intervening on a specified set of factors. Issues of justice and equity loom large on the implementation of dementia prevention, from a global health perspective. Our project thus…
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Andreoletti, M., Lazzaroni, C., Petersen, N. et al. Optimizing the Aging Brain: The BEAD Study on the Ethics of Dementia Prevention. J Frailty Aging 12, 111–116 (2023). https://t.co/XDVfoGDP7B
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Mashup Score: 6GSA Summer Policy Internships - 11 month(s) ago
The Gerontological Society of America
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GSA welcomes three new policy interns: Alisha Thompson, Bailee Brekke, and Christina Mu will spend eight weeks in Washington, DC, to gain more experience with aging-related policy. Thank you to the donors who make this program possible! https://t.co/Wd4Vs8jCAT https://t.co/G2IyQClpJC
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Mashup Score: 4What does the Deputy Honorary Secretary actually do? The 5 Ps | British Geriatrics Society - 11 month(s) ago
For the last 18 months I have been the Deputy Honorary Secretary of the British Geriatrics Society, supporting Professor Anne Hendry in her Honorary Secretary role. The title is a bit of a mouthful and I am regularly asked ‘what is that thing that you do for BGS?’
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Did you see this blog from @Ruth_E_Law about the Dep Hon Secretary role? If you are interested in influencing UK policy on older people's healthcare and contributing to @gerisoc strategy, please consider applying. Deadline 26 June. https://t.co/HeF3b5jXC7
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Mashup Score: 0Working for the Workforce: Older Adults for Hire - 11 month(s) ago
Stories from the field: One occupational medicine PA on getting people back to work, or not.
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‘I need to break the hard news: he did not pass his medical physical today.’ Lisa McLean negotiates tough situations with grace and seems to excel at her job in #GenerationsToday: https://t.co/O1NSFiTlfK
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Background The Physical Resilience Instrument for Older Adults (PRIFOR) is a questionnaire for assessing physical resilience in older adults suffering from acute health stressors. Prior psychometric evidence of the PRIFOR showed that it has good criterion-related validity, known-group validity, predictive validity, and internal consistency. However, it is unclear whether the PRIFOR can be…
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Lin, CY., Ou, CH., Chang, CM. et al. The Physical Resilience Instrument for Older Adults (PRIFOR) in Surgical Inpatients: Further Evidence for Its Factor Structure and Validity. J Frailty Aging 12, 91–96 (2023). https://t.co/QZFmpkPQHr
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Mashup Score: 0Frailty in Chile: Development of a Frailty Index Score Using the Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017 - The Journal of Frailty & Aging - 11 month(s) ago
Background The Frailty Index (FI) is used to quantify and summarize vulnerability status in people. In Chile, no development and assessment of a FI have been explored. Objective To develop and evaluate a FI using representative data from Chilean adults aged 40 years and older stratified by sex. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting National representative data from the Chilean National Health…
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Diaz-Toro, F., Petermann-Rocha, F., Lynskey, N. et al. Frailty in Chile: Development of a Frailty Index Score Using the Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017. J Frailty Aging 12, 97–102 (2023). https://t.co/PB3pjeAScD
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Delirium is a transient neurocognitive disorder. Nonpharmacological measures can be efficient in reducing the incidence and intensity of delirium, but there is a paucity of evidence when using a physical exercise program exclusively. This was a secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial that provided evidence on the functional and cognitive benefits of an individualised exercise…
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Martinez Velilla, N., Lozano-Vicario, L., Sáez de Asteasu, M.L. et al. Could a Tailored Exercise Intervention for Hospitalised Older Adults Have a Role in the Resolution of Delirium? . J Frailty Aging 12, 84–85 (2023). https://t.co/Hg0pstLDhl
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Background Prolonged self-restraining behaviors induced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic’s containment measures can limit various positive health behaviors. Objective We examined the decline in going-out and certain other positive health behaviors and investigated the relationship between excessive decreases in going-out frequency and declining engagement in positive health…
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Tanaka, T., Son, BK. & Iijima, K. Poor Health Behaviors among Housebound Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults Due to Prolonged Self-Restraint during the First COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey. J Frailty Aging 12, 86–90 (2023). https://t.co/TXVsuTj122
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George, C.J., Hall, C.B., Weiss, E.F. et al. Centrally Acting ACE Inhibitor Use and Physical Performance in Older Adults. J Frailty Aging 12, 103–108 (2023). https://t.co/bpB4sNCHt8