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Socioeconomic Status and Life-Space Mobility in Old Age.

2016

Life-space mobility describes the extent of community mobility of older persons. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and life-space mobility and to investigate whether associations might be explained by SES-related disparities in health and functioning. The participants (n = 848) were community-dwelling adults aged 75–90. Education and occupation were used to indicate SES. Life-space assessment (range 0–120) was used to indicate distance and frequency of moving and assistance needed in moving. People with low education had lower life-space mobility scores than those with intermediate or high education: marginal means 63.5,…

GerontologyMaleLow educationPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationOverweightsosioekonominen asemaBody Mass Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineCognitionActivities of Daily Livinglife-spacemedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineMobility LimitationOccupationsSocioeconomic statusAgedAged 80 and overagingRehabilitationHigh educationCognitionHealth Status DisparitiesHealth equityliikkuvuusCross-Sectional StudiesSocial ClassLife spaceEducational StatusFemaleIndependent LivingGeriatrics and Gerontologymedicine.symptomPsychologyGerontologyBody mass index030217 neurology & neurosurgeryJournal of aging and physical activity
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Normative scores for the Timed UpGo in a Spanish sample of community-dweller adults with preserved functionality.

2021

Our aim was to calculate the ‘Timed Up & Go’ (TUG) normative scores in a Spanish sample composed of functional older adults. The TUG test provides a measure of global ambulation skills and its total score has been successfully related with functionality and other important health variables in older adults. Reliable norms are needed for adults 50 years and older that allow the early identification and intervention in motor disturbances. The study was carried out with adults from Galicia and Valencia living in the community. A total of 314 Spanish community-living participants, aged from 50 to 90 years and functionality preserved were assessed through the implementation of a cross-sectional d…

GerontologyMaleMedicine (General)AgingPhysical activityEnvejecimientoContext (language use)Sample (statistics)ComorbidityWalkingRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineR5-920Risk FactorsmedicineNormative scoresCognitive statusHumans030212 general & internal medicineFunctionalityGeriatric AssessmentFuncionalidadTest Timed Up & GoAgedTest Timed Up & Go030505 public healthMotor disturbancesGeneral MedicineTimed-Up & Go testmedicine.diseaseComorbidityDeambulaciónTest (assessment)Cross-Sectional StudiesNormativeAmbulationPuntuaciones normativasFemaleOriginal Article0305 other medical scienceFamily PracticePsychologyhuman activitiesAtencion primaria
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Impact of sociodemographic characteristics on cognitive performance in an elderly Sicilian population.

2002

<i>Objective:</i> To assess cognitive levels in an elderly Sicilian population and to evaluate the role of education and other sociodemographic characteristics in cognitive performance. <i>Background:</i> The pattern of cognitive performance in the elderly has not been investigated extensively in well-defined Italian populations. This study was conducted as part of a door-to-door survey of common neurologic disorders (the Sicilian Neuro-Epidemiologic Study project). <i>Methods:</i> Thirteen physicians administered an Italian version of the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) to all subjects aged 50 years or older who, on November 1, 1987, r…

GerontologyMaleMental Status ScheduleMultivariate analysisPsychometricsPsychometricsCross-sectional studyEpidemiologyPopulationSociodemographic characteristicDoor-to-door surveyAlzheimer DiseaseRisk FactorsMedicineHumansEffects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performanceeducationSicilyAgedAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryCognitionMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseCognitive impairmentCross-Sectional StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsSicilian Neuro-Epidemiologic Study projectEducational StatusSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleNeurology (clinical)Alzheimer's diseasebusinessCognition DisordersMental Status ScheduleNeuroepidemiology
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Agreement between different versions of MNA.

2013

Malnutrition occurs frequently in the elderly with important clinical and functional consequences. Moreover, the treatment of malnutrition in the elderly may be effective if clinical and nutritional interventions are performed in the early stages. Therefore the early identification of the risk of malnutrition using validated and handy tools plays a pivotal role in terms of clinical outcome. Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) was validated for this purpose since many years but it is still ongoing the debate over whether the use of different items in certain clinical conditions can be effective without affecting the validity of the nutritional status evaluation. The aim of this study was to as…

GerontologyMaleMini nutritional assessmentMEDLINEMedicine (miscellaneous)Nutritional StatuselderlyRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificityBody Mass IndexNutritional InterventionsRisk FactorsSurveys and Questionnairesmedicine80 and overNutrition and DieteticPrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnaireHomes for the AgedHumanselderly; malnutrition; MNA; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Body Mass Index; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Italy; Male; Malnutrition; Nutritional Status; Prevalence; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Surveys and Questionnaires; Homes for the Aged; Nursing Homes; Nutrition Assessment; Medicine (miscellaneous); Nutrition and Dietetics; Geriatrics and GerontologyNutritional riskGeriatric AssessmentAgedAged 80 and overNutrition and Dieteticsbusiness.industryRisk FactorMalnutritionNutritional statusmedicine.diseaseNursing HomesMalnutritionNutritional StatuNursing HomeNutrition AssessmentMNAItalymna; elderly; malnutritionFemaleGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessRisk assessmentBody mass indexHumanThe journal of nutrition, healthaging
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Spatial analysis of the relationship between mortality from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease and drinking water hardness

2004

Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Reproduced with permission from Environmental Health Perspectives. Previously published scientific papers have reported a negative correlation between drinking water hardness and cardiovascular mortality. Some ecologic and case-control studies suggest the protective effect of calcium and magnesium concentration in drinking water. In this article we present an analysis of this protective relationship in 538 municipalities of Comunidad Valenciana (Spain) from 1991-1998. We used the Spanish version of the Rapid Inquiry Facility (RIF) developed under the European Environment and Health Information System (EUROHEIS) research project. The strateg…

GerontologyMaleMini-Monograph: Information SystemsHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisWater supply:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged [Medical Subject Headings]Disease:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Sanitation::Sanitary Engineering::Water Supply [Medical Subject Headings]Magnesio:Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]PreescolarMediana EdadReference ValuesExposición a Riesgos AmbientalesMedicineCluster AnalysisMagnesiumMasculinoChildEnfermedades Cardiovascularesgeographic information systems:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child::Child Preschool [Medical Subject Headings]:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Weights and Measures::Reference Values [Medical Subject Headings]AdultoAguaEpidemiologic SurveillanceEnvironmental exposureMiddle AgedHumanos:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Environmental Pollution::Environmental Exposure [Medical Subject Headings]Abastecimiento de aguarelative risk:Information Science::Information Science::Information Storage and Retrieval::Databases as Topic::Databases Factual::Geographic Information Systems [Medical Subject Headings]Cardiovascular DiseasesNiñoChild Preschool:Diseases::Nervous System Diseases::Central Nervous System Diseases::Brain Diseases::Cerebrovascular Disorders [Medical Subject Headings]Female:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant [Medical Subject Headings]Risk assessmentAdulthierarchical spatial modelsAdolescentAncianoSistemas de Información Geográfica:Check Tags::Male [Medical Subject Headings]:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Cluster Analysis [Medical Subject Headings]:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Infant::Infant Newborn [Medical Subject Headings]Risk AssessmentCalcioWater Supply:Chemicals and Drugs::Inorganic Chemicals::Metals::Metals Alkaline Earth::Calcium [Medical Subject Headings]Environmental health:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult [Medical Subject Headings]:Chemicals and Drugs::Inorganic Chemicals::Metals::Metals Light::Magnesium [Medical Subject Headings]Humans:Chemicals and Drugs::Inorganic Chemicals::Hydroxides::Water [Medical Subject Headings]:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Aged [Medical Subject Headings]:Diseases::Cardiovascular Diseases [Medical Subject Headings]Socioeconomic status:Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Child [Medical Subject Headings]Agedbusiness.industry:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Risk::Risk Assessment [Medical Subject Headings]Public Health Environmental and Occupational HealthInfant NewbornInfantWaterLactanteEnvironmental ExposureValores de ReferenciaAnálisis por ConglomeradosEstudios Epidemiológicosenvironmental epidemiologyCerebrovascular DisordersEpidemiologic StudiesTrastornos Cerebrovasculares:Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]Relative riskspatial smoothingCalciumbusinessMedición de Riesgo:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies [Medical Subject Headings]Environmental epidemiology
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Nutrition, physical activity, and other lifestyle factors in the prevention of cognitive decline and dementia

2021

Multiple factors combined are currently recognized as contributors to cognitive decline. The main independent risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia is advanced age followed by other determinants such as genetic, socioeconomic, and environmental factors, including nutrition and physical activity. In the next decades, a rise in dementia cases is expected due largely to the aging of the world population. There are no hitherto effective pharmaceutical therapies to treat age-associated cognitive impairment and dementia, which underscores the crucial role of prevention. A relationship among diet, physical activity, and other lifestyle factors with cognitive function has been intensive…

GerontologyMaleNutritional Statusphysical activityReviewRisk FactorsmedicineDementiaoxidative stressHumansTX341-641Cognitive DysfunctionRisk factorCognitive declinesleepSocioeconomic statusLife StyleAgedAged 80 and overoxidative streNutrition and Dieteticsexercisebusiness.industryNutrition. Foods and food supplySocializationagingsocializationCognitionWorld populationmedicine.diseaseSocial engagementcognitive declinenutritioninflammationElder Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaDietary SupplementsAlzheimerFemaleDiet Healthybusinessdietinflammation.Food Sciencedementia
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The Latvian version of the Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR).

2017

The Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR) is a new parent/patient reported outcome measure that enables a thorough assessment of the disease status in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We report the results of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the parent and patient versions of the JAMAR in the Latvian language. The reading comprehension of the questionnaire was tested in 10 JIA parents and patients. Each participating centre was asked to collect demographic, clinical data and the JAMAR in 100 consecutive JIA patients or all consecutive patients seen in a 6-month period and to administer the JAMAR to 100 healthy children and their paren…

GerontologyMaleParentsDisease statusHealth StatusHealth-related quality of lifeArthritisDisease status; Functional ability; Health-related quality of life; JAMAR; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Rheumatology; Immunology and Allergy; ImmunologyDisability Evaluation0302 clinical medicineImmunology and AllergyFunctional abilityAge of OnsetChildJAMARPrognosisChild PreschoollanguageFemalemedicine.medical_specialtyDisease statusAdolescentPatientsPsychometricsImmunologyMultidimensional assessment03 medical and health sciencesRheumatologyPredictive Value of Tests030225 pediatricsInternal medicinemedicineJuvenileHumansPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresValidation Studies030203 arthritis & rheumatologyHealth related quality of lifeCultural Characteristicsbusiness.industryLatvianReproducibility of ResultsTranslatingJuvenile idiopathic arthritismedicine.diseaseLatviaFunctional abilityRheumatologylanguage.human_languageArthritis JuvenileCase-Control StudiesQuality of LifebusinessRheumatology international
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The Italian version of the Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR)

2018

The Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR) is a new parent/patient reported outcome measure that enables a thorough assessment of the disease status in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We report the results of the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the parent and patient versions of the JAMAR in the Italian language. The reading comprehension of the questionnaire was tested in 10 JIA parents and patients. Each participating centre was asked to collect demographic, clinical data and the JAMAR in 100 consecutive JIA patients or all consecutive patients seen in a 6-month period and to administer the JAMAR to 100 healthy children and their paren…

GerontologyMaleParentsPatient Reported Outcome MeasurePsychometricsHealth StatusArthritisJuvenilePredictive Value of TestHealth StatuDisability Evaluation0302 clinical medicineMedicineImmunology and AllergyFunctional abilityAge of OnsetChildJAMARPatientPrognosisDisease status; Functional ability; Health Related Quality of Life; JAMAR; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Adolescent; Age of Onset; Arthritis Juvenile; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child Preschool; Cultural Characteristics; Female; Health Status; Humans; Italy; Male; Parents; Patients; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Psychometrics; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Rheumatology; Translating; Disability Evaluation; Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresCultural CharacteristicSettore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICAItalyChild PreschoolPredictive value of testsFemaleCase-Control StudiePsychometricHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyDisease statusAdolescentPatientsPsychometricsPrognosiImmunologyReproducibility of ResultDisease status; Functional ability; Health Related Quality of Life; JAMAR; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Rheumatology; Immunology and Allergy; Immunology03 medical and health sciencesJuvenile idiopathic arthritiQuality of life (healthcare)RheumatologyDisease status Functional ability Health Related Quality of Life JAMAR Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Adolescent Age of Onset Arthritis Juvenile Case-Control Studies Child Child Preschool Cultural Characteristics Female Health Status Humans Italy Male Parents Patients Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Psychometrics Quality of Life Reproducibility of Results Rheumatology Translating Disability Evaluation Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresPredictive Value of Tests030225 pediatricsInternal medicineJuvenileHumansValidation StudiesPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresDisease statuPreschool030203 arthritis & rheumatologyCultural Characteristicsbusiness.industryArthritisReproducibility of ResultsHealth Related Quality of LifeTranslatingJuvenile idiopathic arthritismedicine.diseaseFunctional abilityArthritis JuvenileRheumatologyParentCase-Control StudiesQuality of LifeAge of onsetbusiness
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Dental services utilization between 1977 and 1995 by Finnish adolescents of different socioeconomic levels.

1998

Equal distribution of health care services has long been a major goal of health policy in the Nordic countries. According to these guidelines, every child is expected to have an examination and treatment at least every second year. The aim of this study was to analyze the trends and, in particular, the socioeconomic differences in dental visits between 1977 and 1995. The data were collected as part of a nationwide research program, the Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey, which began in 1977. Every second year a self-administered questionnaire was mailed to a representative sample of 14-, 16- and 18-year-old Finns. The sample sizes in the surveys varied from 2422 to 9556, making a total …

GerontologyMaleParentsToothbrushingAdolescentHealth BehaviorOral HealthRural HealthSocial classCohort Studies03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesHealth careMedicineHumansSocial inequality030212 general & internal medicineOccupationsDental CareGeneral DentistrySocioeconomic statusLife StyleHealth policyFinlandLikelihood Functionsbusiness.industry4. EducationRural healthHealth PolicyPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthUrban Health030206 dentistry3. Good healthSocial ClassAdolescent BehaviorEducational StatusFemalebusinessCohort studyDemographyAdolescent healthCommunity dentistry and oral epidemiology
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Prospective relationship of change in ideal cardiovascular health status and arterial stiffness: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

2014

Background In 2010, the American Heart Association defined ideal cardiovascular health as the simultaneous presence of 4 favorable health behaviors (nonsmoking, ideal body mass index, physical activity at goal, and dietary pattern that promotes cardiovascular health) and 3 favorable health factors (ideal levels of total cholesterol, blood pressure, and fasting glucose). The association between a change in ideal cardiovascular health status and pulse wave velocity, a surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease, has not been reported. Methods and Results The study cohort consisted of 1143 white adults from the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study who were followed for 21 years since basel…

GerontologyMalePediatricsTime FactorsEpidemiologyHealth StatusHealth Behavior030204 cardiovascular system & hematology0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsEpidemiologyMedicine030212 general & internal medicineLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesYoung adultProspective cohort studyta315ChildPulse wave velocityFinlandOriginal Research2. Zero hungerAge FactorsMiddle AgedPrognosis3. Good healthCardiovascular DiseasesCohortFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentpulse wave velocityPulse Wave AnalysisRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultVascular Stiffnessideal cardiovascular healthHumansLife Stylebusiness.industryta3121medicine.diseaseMiddle ageArterial stiffnessbusinessBody mass indexRisk Reduction BehaviorJournal of the American Heart Association
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