Browsing Medical Gerontology by Author "Robinson, David"

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    • Discharge of patients to long-term care from a large acute hospital over a 12-year period. 

      Casey, Miriam; Coakley, Davis; Cunningham, Conal; Kenny, Rose; Robinson, David (2013)
      Abstract Background Several factors may be important in determining the discharge of patients to long-term care from the acute hospital. Aims We aimed to look at factors associated with discharge to long-term care from ...

    • Physical and Mental Health of Older People while Cocooning during the COVID-19 Pandemic 

      Romero-Ortuno, Roman; Ward, Mark; Cunningham, Conal; Kenny, Rose; Robinson, David; Mc Carroll, Kevin; Briggs, Robert (2021)
      Background: Cocooning or shielding, i.e. staying at home and reducing face-to-face interaction with other people, was an important part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic for older people. However, concerns exist ...

    • Vitamin D and orthostatic hypotension. 

      Kenny, Rose; Robinson, David; Cunningham, Conal; Mc Carroll, Kevin (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 ...