Background:Frailty in older adults is linked to increased risks and lower quality of life.Pre-frailty,a condition preceding frailty,is intervenable,but its determinants and assessment are challenging.This study aims t...
Medical Science Foundation of Hebei University(2022X01)。
Objective:To investigate the current psychological well-being of older people in the community and analyze its influencing factors.Methods:A total of 265 community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and above in Baoding Ci...
Supported by the Major Public Health Special Project of Ministry of Finance(131091106000150003).
Summary What is already known about this topic?More than half of Chinese older adults over 60 are suffering from hearing loss(HL),which might increase the risk of depressive symptoms.What is added by this report?The r...
Supported by Major Public Health Special Project of Ministry of Finance(131091106000150003).
Summary What is already known about this topic?Many studies have shown that hearing loss(HL)is a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia,but there are still limited studies on this association among Chinese old...
The study received invaluable financial support from"The 90th Anniversary of the Chulalongkorn University Scholarship and the Ratchadapisek Somphot Fund(GCUGR1125652074D)."。
Background Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder affecting individuals globally,emphasising the significance of personal recovery in mental healthcare.Understanding the recovery stages and the associated factors ...
funded by Zhejiang Province Public Welfare Technology Application Research Project(LGF21G030003);Zhejiang Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Program Project(2023ZF034).
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Goal Attainment Scaling(GAS)in assessing an intervention for pre-frail senior citizens.Additionally,the study aimed to explain how the GAS goals were est...
Depression is a major health problem, especially for elderly people. According to the “homocysteine hypothesis of depression”, high homocysteine levels may cause depression of mood via cerebrovascular diseases. Whil...
OBJECTIVE To describe trends in antidiabetics drug prescription patterns in community-dwelling older adults with type 2 dia-betes mellitus(T2DM)and to evaluate the use of cardiovascular preventive medications among th...
Summary What is already known about this topic?Many of the current studies focusing on fall prevention interventions have been conducted in hospital settings within a select few urban areas in China,thus yielding limi...
supported by national funds through FCT-Fundaçao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia,I.P.,within CINTESIS R&D Unit(UIDB/4255/2020 and UIDP/4255/2020);within the scope of the project RISE(LA/P/0053/2020).
Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties(reliability and validity)of the Social Isolation Scale(SIS)in a sample of Portuguese community-dwelling older adults.Methods A transversal de...