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...

The vitamin D status of 181 elderly Irish community-dwelling and institutionalized subjects was studied during Winter-Spring. The mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level was 10 nmol/L (95% range less than 5.0-59 nmol/L); values were below 25 nmol/L in 79 percent of subjects. A significant seasonal variation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels was noted in elderly community-dwelling subjects. The p...

This study examines the predictive ability of fall risks among community dwelling elderly using wearable wireless sensors. Forty-eight community-dwelling elderly (17 non-fallers and 31 fallers) participated in the study. Timed up and go test, sit-to-stand test and ten-meter walking test were carried out. Activitiesspecific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale was also obtained. The results showed fai...

This study examines the predictive ability of fall risks among community dwelling elderly using wearable wireless sensors. Forty-eight community-dwelling elderly (17 non-fallers and 31 fallers) participated in the study. Timed up and go test, sit-to-stand test and ten-meter walking test were carried out. Activitiesspecific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale was also obtained. The results showed fai...

There is a large evidence base for nutritional intervention in acutely ill and post-operative hospitalised patients, but the evidence base for nursing home (NH) residents is small. The prevalence of poor nutrition in NHs is high and baseline nutrition appears to be an important determinant of response to nutritional intervention. Residents with mininutritional assessment (MNA) scores above 23.5...

AIM to determine factors that independently predict health-related quality of life of Indonesian community-dwelling elderly and to obtain scoring system to predict their quality of life. METHODS this is a cross-sectional study covering a sample representative of the Indonesian community-dwelling elderly. The study was conducted among 487 elderly in 43 cities in Indonesia between November-Dece...

The literature shows an inconsistent relationship between lifestyle behaviors and metabolic syndrome (MetS), especially in the elderly. We designed this study to investigate the interrelationships among cigarette smoking, tea drinking and MetS, and to verify the factors associated with MetS in elderly males dwelling in rural community. In July 2010, with a whole community sampling method, 414 m...

BACKGROUND Fecal incontinence is a common problem that has been associated with anatomic, physiological, and medical conditions. There are very few data on the factors associated with fecal incontinence in elderly women. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the factors associated with fecal incontinence via a population-based survey in a large cohort of elderly Australian women. DESIGN AND SETT...

BACKGROUND In an ageing population, it is inevitable to improve the management of care for community-dwelling elderly with incontinence. A previous study showed that implementation of the Optimum Continence Service Specification (OCSS) for urinary incontinence in community-dwelling elderly with four or more chronic diseases results in a reduction of urinary incontinence, an improved quality of ...

The risk of protein calorie malnutrition among the community dwelling elderly is high. If undetected or untreated malnutrition can raise risks of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, improving screening, assessment and treatment of malnutrition, particularly in ambulatory settings that serve the elderly is imperative. The aim of this paper is to briefly detail the diagnostic criteria for protein...