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Alan J. Sinclair

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Recommendations on Physical Activity and Exercise for Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Taskforce Report.

2016

A taskforce, under the auspices of The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics-Global Aging Research Network (IAGG-GARN) and the IAGG European Region Clinical Section, composed of experts from the fields of exercise science and geriatrics, met in Toulouse, in December 2015, with the aim of establishing recommendations of physical activity and exercise for older adults living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Due to the high heterogeneity in terms of functional ability and cognitive function that characterizes older adults living in LTCFs, taskforce members established 2 sets of recommendations: recommendations for reducing sedentary behaviors for all LTCF residents and r…

Malefunctional abilitymedicine.medical_specialtyAgingmedia_common.quotation_subjectAdvisory CommitteeselderlyAssisted Living FacilitiePleasure03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of life (healthcare)NursingAssisted Living FacilitiesHealth caremedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineFunctional abilityExerciseNursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous)General Nursingmedia_commonAgedAdvisory CommitteeGeriatricsMotivationEvidence-Based MedicinePhysical activitybusiness.industryHealth PolicySettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNACognitionGeneral MedicineEvidence-based medicineLong-Term Care3. Good healthnursing homeLong-term careFemaleGeriatrics and Gerontologybusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryHumanElderly; Exercise; Functional ability; Long-term care; Nursing home; Physical activity; Advisory Committees; Aged; Aging; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Humans; Long-Term Care; Male; Motivation; Assisted Living Facilities; Exercise; Nursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous); Health PolicyJournal of the American Medical Directors Association
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Prevention of Functional Decline by Reframing the Role of Nursing Homes?

2017

Institutionalization is generally a consequence of functional decline driven by physical limitations, cognitive impairments, and/or loss of social supports. At this stage, intervention to reverse functional losses is often too late. To be more effective, geriatric medicine must evolve to intervene at an earlier stage of the disability process. Could nursing homes (NHs) transform from settings in which many residents dwell to settings in which the NH residents and those living in neighboring communities benefit from staff expertise to enhance quality of life and maintain or slow functional decline? A task force of clinical researchers met in Toulouse on December 2, 2015, to address some of t…

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Searching for an Operational Definition of Frailty: A Delphi Method Based Consensus Statement. The Frailty Operative Definition-Consensus Conference …

2012

International audience; Abstract BACKGROUND: There is no consensus regarding the definition of frailty for clinical uses. METHODS: A modified Delphi process was used to attempt to achieve consensus definition. Experts were selected from different fields and organized into five Focus Groups. A questionnaire was developed and sent to experts in the area of frailty. Responses and comments were analyzed using a pre-established strategy. Statements with an agreement more than or equal to 80% were accepted. RESULTS: Overall, 44% of the statements regarding the concept of frailty and 18% of the statements regarding diagnostic criteria were accepted. There was consensus on the value of screening fo…

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