International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
The Effect of Diet and Regular Exercise on Psychological Resilience in Obese or Overweight Women.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of diet and regular exercise on resilience in obese or overweight women. ⋯ We found that diet and exercise practices increased psychological endurance in obese or overweight women. In addition, positive improvements were also detected in psychological resilience subgroups such as perseverance and personal competence, tolerance to negative events and spiritual disposition.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Chinese Older Outpatients in tertiary hospitals according to Beers Criteria: A Cross-sectional Study.
Multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults always increase the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and affect the quality of life of older adults. Currently, the data of PIMs on Chinese geriatric outpatients based on Beers criteria 2015 and 2019 have not been studied. The purposes of this study were aimed to investigate the prevalence of PIMs prescription and the most frequent PIMs amongst outpatients according to the two criteria and to explore related risk factors for PIMs. ⋯ The results showed a high prevalence of PIMs amongst geriatric outpatients in China. The Beers criteria 2019 had a higher detection rate of PIMs, and it was more sensitive to assess the Chinese geriatric population.