BACKGROUND Hip fracture is common in elderly patients. However, few effective studies had linked cognitive impairment to patient clinical outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 244 elderly hip fracture patients were prospectively followed up for 12 months. At 30 days, 6 months, and 1 year after hip repair surgery, patients and/or primary caregivers were interviewed by phone by trained, blin...

OBJECTIVE Hyponatremia occurs not infrequently in hypopituitarism. Arginine vasopressin (AVP)-induced impaired water excretion is found in patients with hypopituitarism and experimental models of glucocorticoid deficiency. DESIGN The present study was undertaken to determine whether augmented release of AVP is involved in the development of hyponatremia in elderly subjects with secondary adre...

According to WHO, the number of people over 60 years of age is set to rise to 2 billion by 2050. Dysbiosis of microbial composition and impaired immune function have been observed in elderly persons compared to younger adults. As a result, the aging population has a higher disease risk than other age groups. In addition, high fat intakes have been observed to exert negative effects on microbial...

In this paper we introduce an in-hospital navigation system suitable for motor impaired, visually impaired and elderly people. GPS localisation and Wi-Fi triangulation are often not suitable in indoor environments due to poor signal or complicated calibration. We present a navigation system that does not depend on precise electronic localisation aids. User interfaces used are automatically accu...

Background. The incidence of carbohydrate metabolism disorders increases with age, resulting in a significantly increased risk cardiovascular disease. Hypoxia plays an important role the pathogenesis disorders. aim – to establish features hypoxia elderly impaired tolerance.
 Materials and methods. 20 people glucose tolerance 23 preserved were examined. Determined concentration insulin bloo...

This work deals with the problem of personal localization and guidance for impaired people. The authors analyze the user’s requirements of two groups: elderly and visually impaired people. The goal is to provide users with the most accurate and reliable technology depending on users’ profile, adapting the information’s contents to their specific needs. Location based services, integrated in a m...

Demographers are calling it the “Silver Tsunami”. Dramatic world-wide increases in lifespan over the last 60 years coupled with seriously declining birthrates have created a brave new world wherein a growing number of older people are being supported by a shrinking number of younger workers. This is creating a strain on economies, on government resources and on the families and friends of older...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Warfarin is an effective drug for the prevention of thromboembolism in the elderly. The major risk for patients taking warfarin is bleeding. We aimed to assess the impact of psychosocial factors, including mood, cognition, social isolation, and health literacy on warfarin instability among community-based elderly patients. METHODS A case-control study was conducted betw...