A case of a woman who is among the longest surviving people with Down syndrome was described. The life expectancy of persons with Down syndrome has increased more than six-fold to 56 years since the turn of the century. The literature regarding life expectancy for persons with Down syndrome was reviewed, and the implications regarding Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease were discussed.

BACKGROUND The aim of the project was to develop an instrument for the assessment of subjective quality of life specific to schizophrenic persons on the basis of patients' views on their own life and on sound psychometric principles. METHODS The project applied a six-step multiphase development process with six distinct studies. (1) The elicitation of schizophrenic persons' views on their qua...

BACKGROUND The sustained health-related quality-of-life of patients surviving community-acquired pneumonia has not been accurately quantified. The aim of the current study was to quantify differences in health-related quality-of-life of community-dwelling elderly with and without community-acquired pneumonia during a 12-month follow-up period. METHODS In a matched cohort study design, nested ...

This research examines ethnography of communication in Jakarta Dog Lovers can be divided into three main problems: first is a form activities undertaken the community, second components that make up activities, and third competencies community members while performing activity.
 study was studied by looking at theory method from Dell Hymes. The one some qualitative researchstudies (interpr...

a blocked nose when you did not have a cold or the flu? They respond yes in the 43% (108 persons). To the third question: in the past 12 months, has this nose problem been accompanied by itchy-watery eyes? They respond yes in the 56.5% (83 persons). The months more prevalent were February 11.5% (17 persons); June 18% (27 persons); July 16% (24 persons) and august 20% (29 persons). Interference ...

Disability is a burden to individuals and society. Population ageing, combined with the fact that disability is most common among the elderly, has focused attention on trends in old-age disability. This study estimates trends in functioning and disability among Japanese elderly from 1993 to 2002 and contrasts the patterns with those found in the USA. Japan is an especially interesting country b...