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This study investigates the relative contributions of auditory and cognitive factors to the common finding that an increase in speech rate affects elderly listeners more than young listeners. Since a ...
Angiotensin I converting enzyme gene polymorphism and exercise trainability in elderly women: An electrocardiological approach
Electrophysiology exercise genes
2015/4/1
Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) gene Insertion / Deletion (I/D) polymorphism is associated with exercise trainability
and exercise induced left ventricular hypertrophy. However, it is
unclea...
Discriminating factors in treatment decisions for chemotherapy in elderly patients with colorectal cancer
Discriminating factors treatment decisions
2015/3/26
Chemotherapy is underutilised in patients over the age of 70 and good arguments exist to support active treatment in this group. We examined patient and disease factors in colorectal cancer patients a...
Current cancer care, especially rectal cancer, requires the use of a multidisciplinary team approach, including a surgeon, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist and several other allied health spec...
Non-small cell lung cancer in the elderly - systemic therapy
Non-small cell lung cancer elderly - systemic therapy
2015/3/26
Elderly patients represent a significant and rising proportion of patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and historically they have been under-treated and under-represented in clinical trials. Incre...
Although it is generally accepted that renal function declines with increasing age, this should not be assumed in all cases. The estimation of renal function on an individual patient basis is therefor...
Chemotherapy in the elderly
Chemotherapy elderly
2015/3/25
The number of elderly patients with malignancy is growing and is likely to have a major impact on resources, quality of care, health economics and treatment options. Decisions regarding treatment opti...
The population segment that is seeing the most growth is the geriatric population. Oncologists are increasingly facing the problem of how best to treat an elderly patient with cancer. Treatment decisi...
The Effect of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance on Mortality ofthe Elderly: Revisited
universal health insurance mortality elderly Taiwan
2015/1/22
While it is well-accepted that expanding insurance coverage leads to greater health care utilization, it is less clear that health improves as a result. A recent paper by Chen et al. (2007) examined t...
Coverage Matters: Impacts ofNational Health Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Mortality ofthe Previously Uninsured Elderly in Taiwan
National Health Insurance Health Care Utilization the Previously Uninsured Elderly in Taiwan
2015/1/22
On March 1 1995, Taiwan initiated its National Health Insurance (NHI) program that mandated insurance coverage to its 21 million citizens including 8 million previously uninsured. The mandate generate...
Cocoa flavanol consumption improves cognitive function, blood pressure control, and metabolic profile in elderly subjects: the Cocoa, Cognition, and Aging (CoCoA) Study—a randomized controlled trial
blood pressure cocoa flavanols cognitive function insulin resistance lipid peroxidation
2018/12/24
Background: Recent evidence has indicated that flavanol consumption may have many health benefits in humans, including improved cognitive activities.
Education, Elderly Health, and Differential Population Aging in South Korea: A Demographic Approach
education elderly health population aging South Korea
2014/11/26
Background: Population aging proceeds with other socioeconomic developments, including educational expansion. Improvements in educational attainment lead to changes in demographic behaviors such as as...
Using a DNP-Led Transitional Care Program to Prevent Rehospitalization in Elderly Patients with Heart Failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
rehospitalization readmission heart failure COPD
2014/10/22
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 has put a spotlight on ensuring safe patient transfers between health care settings to prevent rehospitalization. Hospital readmissions are often influenced by a lack o...
Coenzyme Q10 Administration in Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Elderly
Coenzyme Q10 Elderly Pneumonia
2015/10/16
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is generally considered a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly.
The Association of Health-Promoting Lifestyle With Quality of Life Among the Iranian Elderly
Quality of Life Health-Promoting Lifestyle
2015/10/14
Background: As individuals live a longer life, health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) becomes even more essential, particularly with regard to maintaining functional independence and improving quality of li...