Abstract:Background: Though a variety of eHealth/mHealth dietary solutions exist, many are ill-adapted to the target population and local eating habits. A specific need exists for the elderly, a growing vulnerable population with limited digital ...
Abstract: Benzodiazepines (BZD) and Z-drugs (ZD) are often prescribed to treat psychiatric disorders. Despite the risk of dependency and serious adverse events, they are increasingly prescribed to outpatients. Yet little is known about the ...
Abstract: This study examined the importance of striving for personal goals in accounting for older adults' subjective well-being. In a sample of 62 elders, it was found that self- assessments of the attainability of personal goals were significantly ...
Summary: In this paper results are reported on the relationship between perceived parental rearing and subjective somatic complaints, interpersonal problems and life satisfaction in a representative sample of 766 subjects in the age of 60 years or more. ...
Summary: The ageing of the body is not only functionally relevant, but also determines the self-image of elderly people. By means of the «Fragebogen zur Beurteilung des eigenen Körpers FBeK» (Strauß & Richter-Appelt, 1995), the body experience of elderly ...
Summary: Epidemiological studies of alcohol consumption and misuse among the elderly reveal inconsistent results. In a representative sample of community and residential residents (75+) the pattern of alcohol consumption related to sociodemographic ...
The objective of this study was to investigate whether the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations in winter are associated with the BMD in elderly Japanese women. The subjects were 117 healthy elderly Japanese women. Serum 25(OH)D ...
Vitamin B-12 deficiency is prevalent among the elderly population but it is often unrecognized because the clinical manifestations are not present.
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a nutritional supplement fortified with vitamin B-12 on well ...
Adequate protein intake and the maintenance of nitrogen equilibrium are of particular importance in the elderly because this age group is at increased risk of illness and malnutrition. The current recommendation for protein intake of healthy elderly ...
Background: Cobalamin deficiency is a common problem in the elderly. There is no consensus about adequate doses for supplementation. Subjects/Methods: We performed an intervention study in order to establish the efficacy of a supplement providing 500 µg ...
Raising numbers of elderly lead to a dramatic shift in demographics, accompanied by an increase in non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and dementia. All these conditions are thought to be modifiable by diet to some degree and ...
Abstract. Elderly individuals are susceptible to develop infectious diseases; promoting innate immunity to prevent infections is a key issue. Human β-defensin-2 (hBD-2) is an antimicrobial peptide with antimicrobial and ...
Abstract. Worldwide the pandemic of COVID-19 spreads rapidly and has had an enormous public health impact with substantial morbidity and mortality especially in high-risk groups, such as older people and patients with comorbidities like ...
Die Anzahl alter Menschen nimmt proportional zu den Krebsfällen in der Geriatrie zu. Es ist entsprechend notwendig, eine Brücke zwischen diesen scheinbar divergenten Welten zu schaffen. Dies soll ermöglichen, eine ältere Person mit Krebs mit den Augen des ...
Das demographische Wachstum der älteren Population auf der ganzen Welt bringt der Gesundheitspolitik neue Herausforderungen. Die Mehrzahl der Pathologien des älteren Menschen haben eigene Charakteristika, welche die Betreuung verändern. In diesem Sinn ...
Abstract.Aim: To examine in subjects aged > = 55 years the association between preceding mental disorders (MD), gender, and partnership and past 12-month problematic alcohol use (PAU; daily drinking, binge drinking,...
Abstract.Background: The number of older adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) is expected to rise. Adapted treatments for this group are lacking and information on AUD features in treatment seeking older adults ...
The Intercultural Measuring of Quality of Life in the Elderly: The WHOQOL-OLD ProjectAbstract: The WHOQOL-OLD is an international cooperation of 22 research centres under the sponsorship of the WHO for the development of an intercultural instrument for ...
Suicide Among the Elderly in Italy: An Epidemiological Focus in the Light of International TrendsAbstract: Suicide rates of the elderly in Italy have remained high but stable over preceding decades. A steady increase has been observed among elderly ...
Care of the Suicidal Elderly in SwitzerlandAbstract: Although the living conditions of the elderly in Switzerland seem to be favourable, they do not prevent them from having a high rate of suicide. There is observed a progressive increase between in the ...
Assessment of Depressive Disorders in the ElderlyAbstract: Depressive disorders are counted among the most frequently emerging mental disorders and it is known that non treated depression has a negative impact on the course of depression and somatic ...
Assessment of Resources in the ElderlyAbstract: The assessment and utilization of strengths, competences and resources of a person draws more and more attention to itself, supplementing the psychopathological oriented assessment in psychotherapy. This ...
Self-Reported Cognitive Functioning and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Mild Cognitive ImpairmentAbstract: In a surveillance study, 2001 patients with clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment were examined before and into 12 weeks of ...
Diagnostics of Alcohol-Related Disorders in the ElderlyAbstract: An overview is given with respect to diagnostic procedures for problematic drinking in the elderly. Screening instruments are evaluated according to their applicability in older age groups ...
«For Better or for Worse ...» Differences and Similarities of Caring Spouses and Other Family Caregivers in the German Survey of the Project EUROFAMCAREThe vast majority of older people in need for care are cared-for by their relatives, mostly children ...
Aufgrund der zunehmend älter werdenden Bevölkerung werden ältere Menschen in der psychiatrischen und psychosozialen Versorgung eine immer größere Rolle spielen. Da für Demenzen und Depressionen die umfassendsten Daten vorliegen, berücksichtigt der ...
Die Behandlung psychisch kranker älterer Menschen stellt uns immer wieder vor große Herausforderungen. Multimorbidität, kognitive Beeinträchtigungen und nicht selten eine unkritische, nebenwirkungsreiche medikamentöse Polypragmasie erschweren eine ...
Die Entscheidung, die vertraute Wohnform zugunsten einer institutionalisierten Wohnumgebung des Seniorenheims aufzugeben, ist für Senioren und Angehörige oftmals mit erheblichen Schwierigkeiten verbunden. Zahlreiche Studien belegen, dass eine ungeplante ...
Tobacco Dependence and Smoking Cessation in the ElderlyOlder adults suffer a large proportion of the health consequences from smoking. But until recently there has been little attention paid in health policy and practice to older people who smoke. This ...
Knowledge levels and attitudes of nursing trainees regarding sexuality in old age – An explorative quantitative surveyAbstract.Background: In professional geriatric nursing, sexuality in old age is often tabooed – in spite ...
Körperliche Beschwerden sind bei Älteren weit verbreitet; diese sind bei Migranten bislang in Deutschland und international noch wenig untersucht. Unsere multizentrische Querschnittstudie erfasste körperliche Beschwerden bei Menschen im Alter zwischen 60 ...