Browsing by Subject "Aged"
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Alluvial visualization and computation of probabilities of transitions in frailty index states over an 8-year period using multi-state Markov models
(2021)The Frailty Index (FI) is an operationalization of frailty in older adults based on the accumulation of health deficits. FI cut-offs define the non-frail, prefrail and frail states. We described longitudinal transitions ... -
Functional Mobility Trajectories of Hospitalized Older Adults Admitted to the Acute Geriatric Wards: A Retrospective Observational Study in an English University Hospital
(2019)Aim: The mobility trajectories of hospitalized older people are heterogeneous, and there is a need to understand patient groups with similar trajectories. Our aims were to identify mobility trajectories of older patients ... -
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older people in Ireland: mental health issues.
(2013)International policy initiatives have highlighted the need to include older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in the provision of appropriate health and social care. However, empirical studies in the ... -
Older Hospitalised Patients' Reported Confidence in Managing Discharge Needs: a Retrospective Observational Study
(2023)Objectives: To evaluate the introduction of a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) of self-confidence in managing discharge needs in an acutely hospitalised older adult population. Methods: A retrospective service evaluation ... -
Potential for alcohol and drug interactions in older adults: evidence from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing
(2014)Background Older adults are susceptible to adverse effects from the concomitant use of prescription medications and alcohol. This study estimates the prevalence of exposure to alcohol interactive (AI) medications and ... -
Predictors of physical activity in older adults early in an emergency hospital admission: a prospective cohort study
(2020)Background: Reduced mobility may be responsible for functional decline and acute sarcopenia in older hospitalised patients. The drivers of reduced in-hospital mobility are poorly understood, especially during the early ... -
Transitions in frailty phenotype states and components over 8 years: evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
(2021)Aim: Fried's frailty phenotype (FP) is defined by exhaustion (EX), unexplained weight loss (WL), weakness (WK), slowness (SL) and low physical activity (LA). Three or more components define the frail state, and one or two ...
