Physical intervention to manage aggression in older adults: how often is it employed?

Physical intervention to manage aggression in older adults: how often is it employed?

JONATHAN FOSTER,1,2,3,4 HAMID SOHRABI,1,2,3,5 GIUSEPPE VERDILE1,2,3 AND RALPH MARTINS1,2,3 1Alzheimer’s and Ageing, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia 2Sir James McCusker Alzheimer’s Disease Research Unit, Hollywood Private Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia 3Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Care, Western Australia; CSIRO Australian Imaging, Biomark...

cpr training for nurses: how often is it necessary?

Physical Activity; Older Adults A Physical-Cognitive Intervention to Enhance Gait Speed in Older Mexican Adults

Purpose. To test the effects of a physical-cognitive exercise intervention on gait parameters under dualtask conditions in community-dwelling older adults. Design. A repeated-measures quasi-experimental design, with control and exercise groups, was used. Setting. Study participants consist of a convenience sample recruited from senior citizens’ centers in Monterrey, Mexico. Subjects. A total of...

Wound Exudate: What It Is and How to Manage It

In normal wound healing, exudate volume will decrease as healing occurs. However, exudate can cause problems if the quantity means that it is difficult to prevent dressing leakage or if there is swelling (oedema). Dressing leakage (known as strike-through) may increase the risk of infection since dressings that are moist or wet on the outside are more attractive to microbes and more easily pene...

Osteoarticular tuberculosis: how often is it missed?

This study was carried out to analyze the clinical presentations and outcomes of osteoarticular tuberculosis (OAT) at a university hospital in AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia. A prospective observational study was carried out between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2007. Patients demographic characteristics were recorded, including age, gender, nationality, clinical manifestation, delay in diagnosis, lab...