Browsing Medical Gerontology by Title
Now showing items 114-133 of 372
-
Earlier physical therapy input is associated with a reduced length of hospital stay and reduced care needs on discharge in frail older inpatients: an observational study
(2019)Background and purpose: Pressures on hospital bed occupancy in the English National Health Service have focused attention on enhanced service delivery models and methods by which physical therapists might contribute to ... -
Editorial: low population mortality from COVID-19 in countries south of latitude 35 degrees North supports vitamin D as a factor determining severity
(2020)The excellent review by Al-Ani et al reflects a consensus approach to management of inflammatory bowel disease during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that has been established remarkably rapidly by very effective international ... -
The Effect of Combined Sensory and Semantic Components on Audio Visual Speech Perception in Older Adults
(2011)Previous studies have found that perception in older people benefits from multisensory over unisensory information. As normal speech recognition is affected by both the auditory input and the visual lip movements of the ... -
Effect of immunology biomarkers associated with hip fracture and fracture risk in older adults
(2023)Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease that can increase the risk of fractures, leading to adverse health and socioeconomic consequences. However, current clinical methods have limitations in accurately estimating fracture ... -
The effect of multiple chronic conditions on self-rated health, disability and quality of life among the older populations of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: a comparison of two nationally representative cross-sectional surveys.
(2013)OBJECTIVES: Multimorbidity is common in the older population, but the impact of combinations of chronic conditions on disability and quality of life (QoL) is not well known. This analysis explores the effect of specific ... -
The effect of pregnancy intention on maternal prenatal behaviours and parent and child health: results of an Irish cohort study
(2013)Background: Unintended pregnancy is associated with increased risk for adverse neonatal and early childhood outcomes spanning an array of indicators, but it remains unclear whether these risks hold independent of other ... -
The Effects of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Cognitive Performance in Mild Cognitive Impairment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. CentreFor Medical Gerontology, 2019)Introduction: Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin that supports neural survival, growth and synaptic plasticity and is upregulated through exercise. While the exact neuronal mechanisms underlying the ... -
Effects of fear of falling and activity restriction on normal and dual task walking in community dwelling older adults
(2013)Fear of falling (FOF) is associated with poor physical and psychosocial health and can have debilitating consequences especially when it leads to activity restriction. This study examined whether normal and dual task gait ... -
Eight orthostatic haemodynamic patterns in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA): stability and clinical associations after 4 years
(2021)Previous research cross-sectionally characterised eight morphological systolic blood pres-sure (SBP) active stand (AS) patterns using a clinical clustering approach at Wave 1 (W1) of the IrishLongitudinal Study on Ageing. ... -
Eight-year longitudinal falls trajectories and associations with modifiable risk factors: evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2023)Background: The label 'faller' and the associated stigma may reduce healthcare-seeking behaviours. However, falls are not inevitably progressive and many drivers are modifiable. This observational study described the 8-year ... -
Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Survey of Irish General Prectitioners
(2013)The objective of this study was to survey general practitioners (GPs) in Ireland regarding their experience with elder abuse. A random sample of 800 GPs were mailed a survey in March 2010, with a reminder in May 2010, ... -
Epidemiology of Syncope/Collapse in Younger and Older Western Patient Populations.
(2013)Syncope is a common problem which can be remarkably debilitating and associated with high health care costs; its true incidence is difficult to estimate due to variation in definition, differences in population prevalence ... -
EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research
(2019)Falls are a major public health concern in the older population, and certain medication classes are a significant risk factor for falls. However, knowledge is lacking among both physicians and older people, including ... -
EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research
(2019)Falls are a major public health concern in the older population, and certain medication classes are a significant risk factor for falls. However, knowledge is lacking among both physicians and older people, including ... -
European multicentre double-blind placebo-controlled trial of Nilvadipine in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease - The substudy protocols: NILVAD frailty; NILVAD blood and genetic biomarkers; NILVAD cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers; NILVAD cerebral blood flow
(2016)Introduction In conjunction with the NILVAD trial, a European Multicentre Double-Blind Placebo Controlled trial of Nilvadipine in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), there are four NILVAD substudies in which eligible ... -
Evaluation of a 3-Item Health Index in Predicting Mortality Risk: A 12-Year Follow-Up Study
(2023)This study was carried out using a large cohort (N = 4265; 416 deceased) of older, community-dwelling adults from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). The study compared the performance of a new 3-item health ... -
Evaluation of the Timed Up and Go test for screening vulnerability and frailty in older cancer patients
(2023)Introduction. The need for comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in older adults with cancer is increasing, which makes it necessary to have a screening instrument to identify those who would benefit from this ...
