The three words-three shapes test is a brief bedside technique for assessment of learning and memory using verbal and non-verbal material. To the best of our knowledge, performance of Brazilian elderly on this test has not yet been reported. Objective To evaluate the performance of normal Brazilian elderly on the three words-three shapes test. Method A total of 50 adult patients, 25 males a...

BACKGROUND There are just a few epidemiological studies on sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in the elderly, and the results are inconsistent. STUDY OBJECTIVES We sought to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for SDB in a representative elderly population with the use of attended nocturnal polysomnography (NPSG). METHODS Among 6,959 individuals aged ≥ 60 years living in Yongin Cit...

This study aims to classify the characteristics of Culture-Bound Syndrome in Acehnese speakers from perspective Socio-Psycholinguistics, particularly Aceh Besar, Pidie, and Utara by comparing gender, age, education level patient. The researchers chose use a case approach conduct data be able provide an overview behaviour displayed. In analysing data, researcher refers Spradley Theory who said t...

A 33% of elderly people in the world are at risk of zinc deficiency.1 Reports from different countries have shown prevalence of zinc deficiency among old people.2-4 Diet surveys indicate that zinc intake in the elderly are often inadequate. Several factors may contribute to poor zinc nutrition among the elderly. These include reduction in food intake due to reduced mobility or depression, and p...

OBJECTIVE To determine the nutrition and oral health status of elderly persons in Nairobi, Kenya. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Households in Dagoretti Division of Nairobi. SUBJECTS Two hundred and eighty nine persons (29.8% males and 70.2% females) aged 45 years and above were assessed. RESULTS The level of malnutrition using the mid upper arm circumference was 18.8% while by...

PURPOSE To evaluate the restriction of participation in activities of daily living and cognitive processes in older adults, according to gender and age, before and after rehabilitation. METHODS The study included 50 individuals, 23 females and 27 males. The elderly were divided into two groups: Group 1 to 24 individuals aged between 60 and 74 years (11 females and 13 males), Group 2 - 26 elde...

BACKGROUND Falls are a common public health problem amongst the elderly in many communities. There is a need for information on the causes as well as the impact of this preventable risk on health among the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence and factors associated with falls among a population of elderly persons in Nigeria. METHODS A multi-stage stratified sam...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to survey the prevalence rate of cognitive impairments and to identify the factors influencing cognitive impairment in the elderly in rural communities of Jeju Province. METHODS 590 elderly in 6 rural communities of Jeju Province were interviewed, using a questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic characteristics, health behavior, quality of life, and M...

BACKGROUND Ethnic health inequalities for males and females among the elderly have not yet been verified in multicultural societies in developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the extent of disparities in health expectancy among the elderly from different ethnic groups using quality-adjusted life expectancy. DESIGN A cross-sectional community-based survey was conducted. A tot...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The effects of age and sex on apixaban pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics were studied. METHODS This was an open-label, single-dose, 2 × 2 factorial study. Healthy young (aged 18-40 years) and elderly (aged ≥ 65 years) male and female subjects received a single oral 20 mg dose of apixaban. Blood and urine samples were collected for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodyna...