Diabetes control in Swedish community dwelling elderly: more often tight than poor

Nutritional Status of the Community-dwelling Elderly in Tabriz, Iran

Introduction: Nutrition is an important determinant of health in the elderly. Older people are more susceptible to malnutrition that leaves adverse effects on their health. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of the community-dwelling elderly in Tabriz City.   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among non- institutionalized older people in Tabriz, Iran. A to...

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prevalence of depression among community dwelling elderly in karachi, pakistan

objective: the objectives of the study were to find out the prevalence of depression and to identify associated risk factors among community dwelling elderly in karachi. methods: it was a cross-sectional, descriptive study involving 284 community-dwelling elderly residing in karachi, pakistan. a non-probability convenience sampling was done. the geriatric depression scale (gds-15) was used to a...

Do cancer patients with a poor prognosis use complementary and alternative medicine more often than others?

INTRODUCTION One reason for patients with cancer to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is that their cancer cannot be cured by conventional therapy. The aim of the present study is to explore whether use of CAM is associated with survival prognosis in long-term survivors of cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cancer patients who were alive 5 years or more after diagnosis were chosen t...

Consequences of Stroke in Community-Dwelling Elderly

Background and Purpose—Stroke survivors are at risk of developing comorbidities that further reduce their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk of developing a secondary health problem after stroke. Methods—We performed a case–control analysis using 6 biennial interview waves (1998 to 2008) of the Health and Retirement Study. We compared 631 noninstitutionalized i...