scholarly journals Predictive Factors for Pressure Ulcers in an Older Adult Population Hospitalized for Hip Fractures: A Prognostic Cohort Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. e0169909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Chiari ◽  
Cristiana Forni ◽  
Monica Guberti ◽  
Domenica Gazineo ◽  
Sabrina Ronzoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Hip Fractures ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Older Adult Population

Pressure injuries in the ageing population

2017 ◽  
pp. 401-408
Author(s):  
Cindy Kiely ◽  
Magdalena Pupiales
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Population Pressure ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Bony Prominence ◽  
Older Adult Population ◽  
The Impact

The prevalence of pressure ulcers has been reported to range from 4.1 to 32.2% in the older adult population. Pressure ulcers, also known as decubitus ulcers, bedsores, and pressure sores, are defined as localized injury to the skin and/or underlying structures, usually over a bony prominence as result of pressure or pressure in combination with shear. Within the geriatric population, prevalence and incidence rates tend to be high due to multifactorial risk factors such as comorbidities, changes in functional status, nutritional habits, medications affecting the skin, and physiological changes. The impact of pressure ulcers spans physical, emotional, social, and economic dimensions, and is of concern throughout the healthcare continuum. The aim of this chapter is to illustrate the aetiologic complexity of pressure ulcers in the geriatric population and summarize a comprehensive approach to prevention and management of pressure ulcers.

scholarly journals Association of Hypothyroidism With All-Cause Mortality: A Cohort Study in an Older Adult Population

2018 ◽  
Vol 103 (9) ◽  
pp. 3310-3318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huei-Kai Huang ◽  
Jen-Hung Wang ◽  
Sheng-Lun Kao
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Older Adult Population

Statin discontinuation and mortality in an older adult population with traumatic brain injury: A four-year, multi-centre, observational cohort study

Injury ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1040-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Orlando ◽  
Christine Thomas ◽  
Matthew Carrick ◽  
D. Sue Slone ◽  
Charles W. Mains ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Observational Cohort Study ◽  
Observational Cohort ◽  
Older Adult Population

scholarly journals Examining Health Service Rates Among Residents of Retirement Homes and Other Older Adult Populations in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek R Manis ◽  
Jeffrey W Poss ◽  
Aaron Jones ◽  
Paula A Rochon ◽  
Susan E Bronskill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Service Rates ◽  
Older Adult Population

Background: There are no standardized reporting systems or assessments specific to residents of retirement homes in North America. As such, little is known about these older adults as a distinct population. We created a new population-level cohort of residents of retirement homes and examined their health service rates relative to other older adult populations. Methods: We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada in 2018. The postal codes of all licensed retirement homes (n = 757) were classified and linked to individual-level health system administrative data to derive a cohort of residents of retirement homes. A generalized linear model with a gamma distribution and log link function was used to model rates of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, alternate levels of care (ALC) days, primary care visits, and specialist physician visits. Results: Residents of retirement homes comprised two percent of the older adult population in Ontario (n = 54,773; 2.3%). After adjustment for relevant characteristics, residents of retirement homes had 10 times the rate of emergency department visits (Relative Rate [RR] 10.02, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 9.83 to 10.21), 20 times the rate of hospitalizations (RR 20.43, 95% CI 20.08 to 20.78), and 44 times the rate ALC days (RR 43.91, 95% CI 43.28 to 44.54) compared to community-dwelling older adults. Interpretation: Residents of retirement homes are a distinct older adult population with high rates of hospital-based care. Our findings contribute to policy debates about the provision of health care in privately operated congregate care settings for older adults.  

Dental fear and anxiety in an older adult population

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Locker ◽  
Andree Liddell ◽  
David Burman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
Older Adult Population

scholarly journals Is there a worthwhile value in personalizing radiation therapy for breast cancer patients? Time for a new paradigm in the older adult population

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Viola Salvestrini ◽  
Matteo Mariotti ◽  
Marco Banini ◽  
Carlotta Becherini ◽  
Luca Visani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Older Adult Population

scholarly journals Seasonal Synchronization of Influenza in the United States Older Adult Population

PLoS ONE ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. e10187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia B. Wenger ◽  
Elena N. Naumova
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Seasonal Synchronization ◽  
Older Adult Population

scholarly journals Hospitalizations due to selected infections caused by opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPP) and reported drug resistance in the United States older adult population in 1991–2006

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena N. Naumova ◽  
Alexander Liss ◽  
Jyotsna S. Jagai ◽  
Irmgard Behlau ◽  
Jeffrey K. Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Premise Plumbing ◽  
Older Adult Population

Prevalence and determinants of uncorrected refractive error among a socially vulnerable older adult population living in Armenia

Public Health ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
A. Giloyan ◽  
V. Khachadourian ◽  
V. Petrosyan ◽  
T. Harutyunyan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Uncorrected Refractive Error ◽  
Older Adult Population
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