Articles: middle-aged.
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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.
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Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig · Jan 2012
[Physical activity of elderly people living in district Koprzywnica (Poland)].
Physical activity has good influence on health. The physical activity of elderly people may decrease, because of the health problems or think that with aging sport activity should be reduced. ⋯ In case of older persons the duration of physical activity was shorter and the active energy expenditure was lower than in case of younger persons. Both groups had the sedentary energy expenditure and the lying duration at the same level. Elderly people with higher BMI had lower total energy expenditure and lower intensity and shorter physical activity duration than elderly people with lower BMI.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Apr 2010
Impact of the post-World War II generation on intensive care needs in Norway.
A high birth rate during the first two decades following World War II has increased the proportion of elderly people in present-day society and, consequently, the demand for health-care services. The impact on intensive care services may become dramatic because the age distribution of critically ill patients is skewed towards the elderly. We have used registry data and population statistics to forecast the demand for intensive care services in Norway up until the year 2025. ⋯ The demand for intensive care beds will increase markedly in Norwegian hospitals in the near future. This will have serious implications for the planning of infrastructure, education of health care personnel, as well as financing of our health care system.
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J Dev Behav Pediatr · Apr 2010
Chronic hip pain in a boy with mental retardation and cerebral palsy.
Jonny is a 13 year old boy with spastic quadriparesis and severe mental retardation following Haemophilus influenza type B (HIB) meningitis at 2-months of age. Signs of meningitis started on the evening of his 2-month immunizations that included the HIB vaccine. He presented to his pediatrician with left hip pain that occurred intermittently for a few years and more frequently in the past six months. ⋯ The pediatrician called the medical director at the Shriner's Hospital to discuss Jonny's case, but 2 months after the initial visit, the parents had not arranged for an appointment at the Shriner's Hospital. Jonny's hip pain persisted. The pediatrician now wonders how he can more effectively address Jonny's current problems and improve overall care for him and his family.
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Journal of neurosurgery · May 2008
Natural history of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: probability of and risk factors for aneurysm rupture.
The authors conducted a study to investigate the long-term natural history of unruptured intracranial aneurysms and the predictive risk factors determining subsequent rupture in a patient population in which surgical selection of cases was not performed. ⋯ Cigarette smoking, size of the unruptured intracranial aneurysm, and age, inversely, are important factors determining risk for subsequent aneurysm rupture. The authors conclude that such unruptured aneurysms should be surgically treated regardless of their size and of a patient's smoking status, especially in young and middle-aged adults, if this is technically possible and if the patient's concurrent diseases are not contraindications. Cessation of smoking may also be a good alternative to surgery in older patients with small-sized aneurysms.