community
Overview page. Subjects: Social Sciences — Arts and Humanities.
Many sociological and anthropological definitions exist, but most tend to privilege some combination of small-scale, relative boundedness, strong affective ties, traditionalism, and...
Community outreach rehabilitation
in Age and Ageing
August 2001; p ublished online August 2001 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 0 words.
Objective: to review controlled studies evaluating the effectiveness of community rehabilitation schemes developed to facilitate effective discharge from hospital.
To...
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Dementia in the community
in Dementia Care
October 2008; p ublished online November 2012 .
Chapter. Subjects: Neurology; Geriatric Medicine; Community Medical Services. 7966 words.
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Community hospitals and older people
in Age and Ageing
August 2001; p ublished online August 2001 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 0 words.
Recent health care policy has promoted the community hospital as one remedy for the contracted district general hospital. Unfortunately, a literature review reveals a weak evidence‐base to...
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More attention to pain management in community-dwelling older persons with chronic musculoskeletal pain
in Age and Ageing
November 2014; p ublished online May 2014 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 3404 words.
Background: persistent pain is a major problem in older people, but little is known about older persons' opinion about the treatment of persistent pain.
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The Gerontological Imagination at Work in Scientific Communities
in The Gerontological Imagination
December 2017; p ublished online December 2017 .
Chapter. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 7935 words.
Specified in six axioms, the gerontological imagination enables scholars from a variety of fields to comprehend core concepts and ideas in the study of aging. This chapter highlights the...
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Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention in the Community
in Age and Ageing
July 1996; p ublished online July 1996 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 0 words.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important and independent risk factor for stroke, particularly in elderly people. The efficacy of treatment with warfarin and aspirin in primary and secondary...
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Community hospitals
in Age and Ageing
May 1998; p ublished online May 1998 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 0 words.
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Probing the Audience of Seniors’ Online Communities
in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
September 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Psychology; Gerontology and Ageing; Geriatric Medicine. 7611 words.
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Participation in online communities that are dedicated to older adults is a significant trend in elders’ use of the Internet. The present study...
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Nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in active, independent, community seniors.
in Age and Ageing
March 1999; p ublished online March 1999 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 0 words.
OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the prevalence of nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus (SA) in active, independent community seniors and old people in a nursing home. DESIGN:...
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Seniors’ Online Communities: A Quantitative Content Analysis
in The Gerontologist
June 2010; p ublished online November 2009 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Gerontology and Ageing; Psychology; Geriatric Medicine; Biological Sciences. 5640 words.
Purpose: To examine the contents and characteristics of seniors’ online communities and to explore their potential benefits to older adults. null...
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Implementing a University–Community–Retail Partnership Model to Facilitate Community Education on Universal Design
in The Gerontologist
October 2004; p ublished online October 2004 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine; Biological Sciences; Psychology; Gerontology and Ageing. 3827 words.
Purpose: A collaborative partnership model was used to develop and implement a state-wide community education program on universal design. null...
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The Fun Culture in Seniors’ Online Communities
in The Gerontologist
April 2011; p ublished online October 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine; Biological Sciences; Psychology; Gerontology and Ageing. 7166 words.
Purpose of the study: Previous research found that “fun on line” is the most dominant content in seniors’ online communities. The present study...
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Hearing loss impacts on the use of community and informal supports
in Age and Ageing
July 2010; p ublished online June 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 4554 words.
Objective: the aim of this study is to estimate the cross-sectional and longitudinal impact of hearing loss on use of community support services and reliance on non-spouse...
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Medication use and falls in community-dwelling older persons
in Age and Ageing
September 2003; p ublished online September 2003 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 0 words.
Background: the association between injurious falls requiring a visit to the emergency department and various classes of medications was examined in a case-control study of...
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Adherence to recommendations of community-based comprehensive geriatric assessment programmes.
in Age and Ageing
September 2000; p ublished online September 2000 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 0 words.
BACKGROUND: non-adherence to the recommendations of short-term community-based consultative comprehensive geriatric assessment programmes is a threat to the effectiveness of these...
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Activity Levels and Cognitive Functioning in an Elderly Community Sample
in Age and Ageing
January 1996; p ublished online January 1996 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 0 words.
The influence of self-reported and informant-reported activity levels on Crystallized Intelligence, Fluid Intelligence, Memory and the Mini-Mental State Examination was investigated in a...
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Occupational therapy for community dwelling elderly people: a systematic review
in Age and Ageing
September 2004; p ublished online September 2004 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 0 words.
Objective: occupational therapy might play an important role in maintaining independent living for community dwelling elderly people. The aim of this systematic review is to...
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Community Social Characteristics and Health at Older Ages: Evidence From 156 Religious Communities
in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
October 2018; p ublished online August 2016 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine; Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Gerontology and Ageing. 6822 words.
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Previous studies have found that individuals’ health is associated with the social...
Frailty and use of health and community services by community-dwelling older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project
in Age and Ageing
March 2010; p ublished online January 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine. 4063 words.
Background: frailty is a concept used to describe older people at high risk of adverse outcomes, including falls, functional decline, hospital or nursing home admission and...
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Social Participation and Cognitive Decline Among Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Community-based Longitudinal Study
in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
June 2018; p ublished online May 2016 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Geriatric Medicine; Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Gerontology and Ageing. 5493 words.
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To examine whether social participation (SP) by older individuals is associated with cognitive...
