Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics
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Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi · Jan 2021
[Relationship between the swallowing function, nutritional status, and sarcopenia in elderly outpatients].
It is important to prevent sarcopenia in community-dwelling elderly adults. Thus, we investigated the relationship between the swallowing function, nutritional status, and physical function in elderly outpatients. ⋯ Because elderly outpatients have a decreased oral function, including chewing, they are at an increased risk of dysphagia. This study suggested that the swallowing function in elderly outpatients is related to the chewing ability, nutritional status, and sarcopenia. The swallowing function can thus be used to detect sarcopenia in elderly outpatients at an early stage and is important for preventing dysphagia.
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Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi · Jan 2021
[The role of advance care planning and palliative care in new york city during COVID-19 pandemic].
New York City faced an explosive spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), causing the city's death toll to spike owing to the high virulence of COVID-19. The health care system was on the verge of collapse. ⋯ The importance of these strategies was revisited. Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, it is anticipated that several approaches such as ACP and palliative intervention may attract more attention and become increasingly essential to the healthcare system in Japan.
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Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi · Jan 2018
[Development of a Japanese Version of the Short-Form FAMCARE Scale for family caregivers of terminal cancer patients at home in Japan].
To develop a Japanese version of the short-form FAMCARE Scale (Ornstein, 2015) for family caregivers of terminal cancer patients at home. ⋯ The Japanese version of the 10-item and 5-item short-form FAMCARE Scale was found to have sufficient reliability and validity for assessing family satisfaction with terminal cancer patient at home in Japan.
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Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi · Jan 2016
Case ReportsThe implantation of a loop recorder to detect the cause of pre-syncope in an 85-year-old man.
The patient was an-85-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. The patient had a history of faintness on standing. He visited our hospital after experiencing chest oppression and pre-syncope in 2015. ⋯ His symptoms completely disappeared after the implantation of a permanent pacemaker. Although faintness is not rare in elderly people, it can be difficult to diagnose. An implantable loop recorder was useful for diagnosing pre-syncope; however, in the present case, it was difficult for the elderly patient and his wife to perform telemetry monitoring.
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Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi · Jan 2013
[Construction of a scale of attitude toward death in the middle-aged and elderly and its validity and reliability].
The purpose of this study was to construct a scale that measures multidimensional attitudes regarding death in the middle-aged and elderly, using scale items for adolescents, and to examine its reliability and validity. ⋯ This study suggested that the ATDS-A was reliable and valid, and was useful for the measurement of death attitudes in the middle-aged and elderly.