This study aims to assess the acceptability of a fitness testing platform (iFit) for installation in an assisted living community with the aim of promoting fitness and slowing the onset of frailty. The iFit platform develops a means of testing Bureau of Health Promotion mandated health assessment items for the elderly (including flexibility tests, grip strength tests, balance tests, and reactio...

Depression is characterized by symptoms like disturbance in behavior, cognition and mood. This is commonly known to affect people aged 60 years and above especially those who are also afflicted with illnesses. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among the elderly in a tertiary care centre in Wilayah Persekutuan. A cross sectiona...

Large, longitudinal, multivariate population surveys are increasingly common. Many analytic methods inspect changing rates of individual outcomes but ignore heterogeneous subpopulations that may exist. In this document I propose two analytical methods which extend group-based trajectory models to multivariate outcomes. I use group-based longitudinal finite mixture models (i.e., developmental tr...

In recent years, with the current advancements in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), robots have potential to support field of healthcare. Robotic systems are often introduced care elderly, children, persons disabilities, hospitals, rehabilitation walking assistance, other healthcare situations. this survey paper, advances robotic technology applied domain discussed. The paper provides ...

This article introduces the second group in a series of articles in this journal on dental-medical collaborations to reduce oral health disparities. This group targets the needs of the elderly and individuals with mental retardation, developmental disabilities, and other special health problems. Five themes are common to these populations: the importance of oral-systemic interactions and need f...

BACKGROUND Elderly people (>60 years) in Chile represented 11.4% (n=1,717,478) of the total population in 2002. The group with disabilities or mental problems is increasing and there is no reliable information about the number of institutionalized elderly subjects. AIM To estimate the number of elderly people living in residences for long term care and their main characteristics. PATIENTS A...