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Publikováno v:
Internal medicine journal. 46(1)
Frailty is common in patients with atrial fibrillation and may impact on antithrombotic and anti-arrhythmic treatment.To describe differences in clinical characteristics, prescription of antithrombotic and anti-arrhythmic medications and incidence of
Statin utilisation patterns in older Australians living in residential care: 1-year prevalence study
Publikováno v:
Internal medicine journal. 45(1)
Despite controversy over the risks and benefits of statin therapy, statins continue to be commonly used medicines by older people. In a cohort study of participants aged ≥70 years (n = 540) living in residential care, Sydney, we found that the prop
Determinants of health-related quality of life in institutionalised older persons in northern Sydney
Autor:
Y Y, Sitoh, T C, Lau, J, Zochling, J, Schwarz, J S, Chen, L M, March, R G, Cumming, S R, Lord, P N, Sambrook, I D, Cameron
Publikováno v:
Internal medicine journal. 35(2)
It is recognised that the focus of health-care interventions for frail older persons should not be restricted to increasing longevity, but should encompass measures aimed at improving or maintaining the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of these
Publikováno v:
Internal medicine journal. 34(1-2)
Established renal failure is a known cause of anaemia. However, the association between more modest levels of renal impairment and anaemia is unclear.The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between mild renal impairment and an
Publikováno v:
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. (4)
Approximately 30 per cent of people over 65 years of age and living in the community fall each year; the number is higher in institutions. Although less than one fall in 10 results in a fracture, a fifth of fall incidents require medical attention.To
Publikováno v:
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. 84(6)
There is a close link between the embryological development of the musculoskeletal system and all other main organ systems. We report a prospective series of 202 patients with congenital vertebral abnormalities and document the associated abnormaliti
Publikováno v:
Diabetes care. 24(7)
To examine associations between measures of diabetes and risk of fracture in a population-based sample of older Australians.This was a prospective study of 3,654 subjects aged 49 years and older who were residents in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydne
Publikováno v:
Ophthalmology. 108(5)
Objective To compare the ability of tests of visual function to detect the presence of eye disease. Design Cross-sectional study. Participants Three thousand six hundred fifty-four of 4433 (82.4%) eligible residents of an area near Sydney aged 49 yea
Publikováno v:
American journal of epidemiology. 152(7)
As part of a case-control study, the Auckland Hip Fracture Study (1991-1994), the authors examined associations between impaired vision and risk of hip fracture. Subjects (911 cases and 910 controls aged 60 years or older) completed a questionnaire a
Publikováno v:
Ophthalmic epidemiology. 7(2)
To examine the relationship between diabetes and the presence of cortical, nuclear and posterior subcapsular (PSC) cataract in a defined older population, while controlling for known cataract risk factors.Slit-lamp and retroillumination lens photogra