INTRODUCTION Orphans like other vulnerable children face a number of challenges including limited or no access to basic health care including oral health care, which is one of their unmet health care needs. Neglected oral health care is associated with the development and progression of periodontal diseases among others. OBJECTIVE To determine the oral hygiene status of institution dwelling o...

BACKGROUND To better understand the contribution of frailty to health-related outcomes in elderly persons, it seems valuable to explore data from cohort studies across the world in an attempt to establish a comprehensive definition. The purpose of this report is to show the characteristics of frailty and observe its prognosis in a large sample of French community-dwelling elderly persons. MET...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To explain the variations in depressive symptomatology among primary caregivers of community dwelling activities of daily living disabled elderly and to evaluate the role of family and religiosity on the mental health consequences of caregiving in Spain. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING City of Leganés in the metropolitan area of Madrid, Spain. PARTICIPANTS All caregi...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to elucidate the influence of self-rated masticatory ability on independent living in community-dwelling older adults. Method: A total of 1,377 subjects aged 65 and over who lived in Kumamoto City, Japan were participated in a survey to investigate critical factors for self-reliance in older adults. In this study, we defined independent life in older ...

OBJECTIVE To identify sociodemographic factors associated with patterns of incidence, remission and stability of depressive symptoms in community-dwelling elderly individuals. METHODS prospective study was conducted, where 310 community-dwelling elderly individuals of the city of Juiz de Fora, Southeastern Brazil, were interviewed between 2002 and 2004. Follow-up (T2) was performed 15.7 month...

OBJECTIVE to determine whether depression is an important and independent predictor of falls in community-dwelling older people living in Taiwan. DESIGN longitudinal study. SETTING five randomly selected villages from Tainan city, Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS in total, 280 community-dwelling people not taking anti-depressant medication aged 65-91 years (mean age 74.9). Participants co...

The identification of the prevalence of cognitive impairment and associated factors among older adults is important in countries facing rapid demographic transition, given the significant implications for public policy and health planning. Objective To determine the prevalence of functional cognitive impairment (FCI) and associated factors in Brazilian community-dwelling older adults. Metho...

PURPOSE To evaluate the risk factors for overactive bladder (OAB) in a population aged 40 years and over in the community. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a community-based survey of OAB in a population aged 40 years and over in Guri City and Yangpyeong County, South Korea, by use of the overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS) questionnaire. A total of 926 subjects were included in the fi...