Exposure to Passive Smoking and Impairment in Physical Function in Older People

Physical Function in Older People

Hearing impairment due to cigarette smoking and simultaneous exposure to occupational noise

  Abstract   Background : Noise is the most common hazard in the workplace and noise induced   hearing loss considered to be the most common occupational disease as well.   Cigarette smoking, in some studies, has been known to induce hearing loss. The purpose   of this study was to evaluate the effect of contemporary exposure to occupational   noise and cigarette smoking on hearing.   Methods :...

Passive smoking and cognitive impairment

Exposure to secondhand smoke is an established cause of coronary heart disease, lung cancer, and premature death.1 Mounting evidence also links such exposure to airway disease, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and impaired lung function.2‐4 On the basis of knowledge about these and other serious health effects, North America, Europe, and Australia have introduced smoke‐f...

Predictors of Upper-Extremity Physical Function in Older Adults

  Background: Little is known about the influence of habitual participation in physical exercise and diet on upper-extremity physical function in older adults. To assess the relationship of general physical exercise and diet to upper-extremity physical function and pain intensity in older adults.   Methods: A cohort of 111 patients 50 or older completed a sociodemographic survey, the Rapid Asse...

Cognitive impairment in older people

1. This study aimed to make projections, for the next 30 years, of future numbers of older people with cognitive impairment, their demand for long-term care services and the future costs of their care under a range of specified assumptions. Cognitive impairment is one of the manifestations of dementia. The most common dementia syndrome is Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), followed by vascular dementia ...