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Antihypertensive Agents in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
(Oxford University Press, 2019)
BACKGROUND: This systematic review summarizes the benefits of treating blood pressure (BP) in individuals 65 years and older. METHODS: We included randomized trials that evaluated BP-lowering medications or BP targets in ...
Factors associated with food insecurity in older adults in Ecuador
(2022)
The objective was to determine the relationship between various factors and food insecurity, using a cross-sectional analyti-cal study of 400 older adults living in rural and urban areas of the Azuay province in Southern ...
Object attachment as we grow older
Extreme object attachment in adults can form as a way to compensate for a lack of
interpersonal attachment or as a symptom of hoarding disorder; however, normative levels of
object attachment also exist across the lifespan. ...
Is it possible to predict falls in older adults using gait kinematics?
(2018-11-01)
Background: Gait kinematic parameters have been reported as an important clinical tool to assess the risk of falls in older adults. However, the ability of these parameters to predict falls in the older population is still ...
Task difficulty has no effect on haptic anchoring during tandem walking in young and older adults
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-02-14)
This study assessed the contribution of the anchor system's haptic information to balance control during walking at two levels of difficulty. Seventeen young adults and seventeen older adults performed 20 randomized trials ...
The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Enhancing Self-Compassion among Older Adults
(Universidad del Zulia, 2019)
Technologies for Managing the Health of Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Literature Review
(2023)
Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions in a person, whether physical, mental or long-term infectious diseases. This is especially common in older populations, affecting their ...
Task demand effects on postural control in older adults
(Elsevier B.V., 2006-06-01)
The literature shows conflicting results regarding older adults' (OA) postural control performance. Differing task demands amongst scientific studies may contribute to such ambiguous results. Therefore, the purpose of this ...