OBJECTIVE To characterize the common injuries incurred by elderly trauma victims and to identify the most frequent complications and outcomes. METHODS We undertook a retrospective descriptive chart review of 125 consecutive patients who were over age 65 years and who were admitted to an academic hospital in Kingston, Ontario, over a 3-year period with an injury severity score (ISS) > 12. Comp...

We evaluated the effects of supplementation with DHEA (in elderly men and women) and testosterone (in elderly men) on postprandial or iv insulin suppression of lipolysis. We found no effect of these hormones on systemic lipolysis.

Predictions about one's own action capabilities as well as the action capabilities of others are thought to be based on a simulation process involving linked perceptual and motor networks. Given the central role of motor experience in the formation of these networks, one's present motor capabilities are thought to be the basis of their perceptual judgments about actions. However, it remains unk...

Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence and determinants of the use of dietary supplements and non-prescription medicines by older adults in Taiwan. Methods: Data are from the 1999 Survey of Health and Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan. The survey involved a national random sample of 2360 men and 2080 women, 53 years or older. Results: Overall, 32.4% of elderly men and 42.7% of ...

The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of hyperlipidemics elderly. A cross sectional study was undertaken in 4 big cities in Indonesia using multistage random sampling. The respondents were 656 hyperlipidemics and non hyperlipidemics elderly who were the subsample of 1261 sample of a larger population study. Data were collected through anthropometric measurements and b...

objective: the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and type ii diabetes in elderly iranianresidents of the kahrizak charity foundation(kcf). materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, a total of two hundred sixty eight men and women ≥60 years were studied. the data were collected during annual health examination of the elderly residents in kcf. ...

BACKGROUND There is a growing incidence of depression in the elderly, and this impairment interferes directly in the reduction of motor skills. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine the association between depressive symptoms and motor performance in community-dwelling elderly. METHOD This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed data from 316 elders of a home and population-based epidemiolo...

This paper proposes and implements an open framework of active auditory learning for a home service robot to serve the elderly living alone at home. The framework was developed to realize the various auditory perception capabilities while enabling a remote human operator to involve in the sound event recognition process for elderly care. The home service robot is able to estimate the sound sour...