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Prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia symptoms in community-dwelling older adults: A community survey
BackgroundDysphagia is a common clinical condition in older adults with significant implications for health and quality of life (QOL). However, its...
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Map** implementation strategies to reach community-dwelling older adults in Northwest Switzerland
BackgroundIn Northwestern Switzerland, recent legislation tackles the needs of community-dwelling older adults by creating Information and Advice...
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Association between sleep problems and functional disability in community-dwelling older adults
BackgroundSleep problems are frequently observed in older adults. They can lead to changes in the individual’s physical, occupational, cognitive, and...
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Cognitive frailty and its association with disability among Chinese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundThere are a variety of determinants that are key to functional disability of older adults. However, little is known regarding the...
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Relationship between Social Support, Sarcopenia, and Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
BackgroundCognitive impairment and sarcopenia have become important challenges for the growing aging population. Social support has been shown to...
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Associations between anxiety, depression, and personal mastery in community-dwelling older adults: a network-based analysis
BackgroundIn China, about 18.70% of the population aged 60 years and older are at risk of low personal mastery as well as anxiety and depression for...
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Determinants of physical activity in community-dwelling older adults: an umbrella review
IntroductionPhysical activity (PA) is critical for disease prevention and maintaining functional ability with aging. Despite this, as many as 50% of...
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Promoting the empowerment and emancipation of community-dwelling older adults with chronic multimorbidity through a home visiting programme: a hermeneutical study
IntroductionNurse-led preventive home visiting programmes can improve health-related outcomes in community-dwelling older adults, but they have not...
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Prevalence and determinants of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults in Ireland
BackgroundData on the prevalence of sarcopenia among older adults in Ireland are lacking.
AimsTo assess the prevalence and determinants of...
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Association between community-level health literacy and frailty in community-dwelling older adults
AimsWe aimed to investigate whether high community-level health literacy, beyond individual-level health literacy, is associated with a low...
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The influence of assistive technology and home modifications on falls in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review protocol
BackgroundFall-related injuries can reduce older adults’ independence and result in economic burdens. The assistive technologies and home...
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Context of walking and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundOlder adults are more likely to experience loneliness than younger people. Moreover, greater loneliness in older adults is associated with...
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Association between dietary diversity and chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling older adults
ObjectiveThe present study examined whether dietary diversity is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in community-dwelling older Japanese...
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Development of the Self-efficacy for Social Participation scale (SOSA) for community-dwelling older adults
BackgroundSocial participation is important for the health of older adults and super-aging societies. However, relatively few independent older...
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Serum Creatinine–Cystatin C Based Screening of Sarcopenia in Community Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
ObjectivesTo compare the discriminative capabilities for the manifestation of sarcopenia or physical frailty between serum creatinine- and cystatin...
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Global Prevalence and Factors Associated with Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
BackgroundFrailty may increase the risk of adverse outcomes and the presence of comorbidities in hypertension. Understanding the prevalence of...
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The relationship between social frailty and loneliness in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundSocial frailty (SF) is associated with multiple adverse health outcomes, yet there has been an inadequate focus on social frailty. The...
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Effects of home visiting programmes on community-dwelling older adults with chronic multimorbidity: a sco** review
BackgroundChronic ultimorbidity is the most frequent and serious health problem in older adults. Home visiting programmes could be a strategy with...
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Psychometric validation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in community-dwelling older adults
ObjectivesThe Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is commonly used to measure anxiety and depression, but the number of studies validating...
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Community-dwelling older adults’ perspectives on health risks: a qualitative study exploring anxieties, priorities, and expectations in ageing
BackgroundWith the conflict between the promise of ageing in health and longevity and the limited availability of health resources and social...