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The use of an implantable loop recorder in the investigation of unexplained syncope in older people
(2003)Introduction: Reveal is a patient activated implantable loop recorder device with an 18 month battery life now available to assist in the diagnosis of suspected syncope or arrhythmias. We present our experience using this ... -
The Use of the World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management's Risk Stratification Algorithm in Predicting Falls in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2023)Background: the aim of this study was to retrospectively operationalise the World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management (WGFPM) falls risk stratification algorithm using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on ... -
Using Explainable AI (XAI) for the prediction of falls in the older population
(2022)The prevention of falls in older people requires the identification of the most important risk factors. Frailty is associated with risk of falls, but not all falls are of the same nature. In this work, we utilised data ... -
Validation of the self-reported hearing questions in the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing against the Whispered Voice Test.
(2014)BACKGROUND: Self report questions are often used in population studies to assess sensory efficacy and decline. These questions differ in their validity in assessing sensory impairment depending on the wording of the ... -
Variability and agreement of frailty measures and risk of falls, hospital admissions and mortality in TILDA
(2022)Little is known about the within-person variability of different frailty instruments, their agreement over time, and whether use of repeat assessments could improve the strength of associations with adverse health outcomes. ... -
Vascular gait dyspraxia
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Vasovagal Syncope in the older adult
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2013)Vasovagal Syncope (VVS) is a common form of neurally mediated syncope which affects at least one third of the population at least once in their lifetime. Commonly referred to as a “simple faint” and often described as ... -
Vitamin D and orthostatic hypotension.
(2012)Introduction: we aimed to investigate on the potential relationship between vitamin D and orthostatic hypotension (OH) in a case-control model in older adults. Methods: all participants were community-dwelling adults who ... -
Voluntary fortification is ineffective to maintain the vitamin B12 and folate status of older Irish adults: evidence from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).
(2018)Mandatory fortification of staple grains with folic acid and/or vitamin B12 (B12) is under debate in many countries including Ireland, which has a liberal, but voluntary, fortification policy. Older adults can be at risk ... -
Were Frailty Identification Criteria Created Equal? A Comparative Case Study on Continuous Non-Invasively Collected Neurocardiovascular Signals during an Active Standing Test in the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2024)Background: In this observational study, we compared continuous physiological signals during an active standing test in adults aged 50 years and over, characterised as frail by three different criteria, using data from ... -
What Explains Socioeconomic Differences in the Speed of Heart Rate Recovery to Postural Challenge?
(2017)Background: Much recent work has focused on the value of heart rate recovery (HRR) as a marker of cardiovascular health and a predictor of mortality. This article explores socioeconomic variation in HRR following exposure ...
