April 2025 - 28 articles
Background: Aging is a lifelong process, and many chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes are influenced by lifestyle factors. For active aging and maintaining functional capacity facilitate health, there are essential aspects in geriatric care. Our...
Background: Chinese Americans, the largest Asian American subgroup in the U.S., face linguistic, cultural, and socio-economic barriers to dementia prevention. To promote brain health in this population, a culturally tailored community approach is ess...
Aim/Objectives: To investigate whether frailty predicts adherence to psychotropic drug treatment or adverse drug reactions, within 6 months after treatment initiation. Methods: A prospective cohort study including 77 patients over the age of 65, trea...
Background/Objectives: Cancer remains a significant global health issue in the 21st century, accounting for 16.8% of all deaths and 22.8% of noncommunicable disease (NCD) deaths globally. This study investigated the impact of a novel integrated rehab...
Introduction: This study aimed to develop a service model for daycare centers for the elderly through community participation using participatory action research methods. The objectives were threefold: (1) to investigate the current situation of the...
Background: The one-year mortality risk for elderly patients undergoing proximal femur fracture repair surgery is three to four times higher compared to the general population. Other than time to surgery, risk factors for postoperative morbidity and...
Background/Objectives: Dysphagia, a prevalent condition among older adults, poses significant health risks if not accurately assessed and managed. Instrumental assessments (IAs) like videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) and fiberoptic endoscopic...
Background/Objectives: Inflammatory sarcopenia, characterized by muscle weakness exacerbated by chronic systemic inflammation, has emerged as a critical factor in fall risk among older adults. While previous studies have examined sarcopenia and infla...
Background: Motor impairments following stroke contribute to deficits in functional mobility. Traditionally, these impairments are quantified by mean-level motor performance. However, this mean-level approach neglects the well-established fact that m...
Allergic rhinitis (AR), traditionally considered as a childhood condition, is increasingly recognized among older adults, driven by rising life expectancy and environmental factors. Although allergic sensitization declines with age, AR prevalence in...
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