Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510030
Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) can be Used to Predict Hospital Outcomes in Older Adults
Kilby P Osborn IV, Stephanie Nothelle, James E Slaven, KiannaMontz, SiuL Hui and Alexia M Torke
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 12, 2017
When older adults are hospitalized they have an increased risk of adverse outcomes and high healthcare utilization. In 2010 adults aged 65 and older made up 73% of hospital deaths compared to 27% for those less than 65 years of age. In 2007 the average Length of Stay (LOS) for patients 65 and older was 5.6 days compared to 5.1 days for those 45 to 64....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510029
Association between Extreme Cold Weather Temperatures and Mortality in Greece
Tania Amorim, Leonidas G Ioannou, FaniSpapi and Andreas D Flouris
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 09, 2017
Climate change is estimated to affect global temperature, leading to an increased number of extreme weather events across the globe. Mortality during these extreme events has been shown to be increased. Indeed, the association between extremely low or high ambient temperatures and daily deaths across several regions of the world has been extensively reported....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510028
The Effects of Imidapril Hydrochloride on Aspiration and Velopharyngeal Regurgitation
Mitsuhiro Kamimura, Atsuto Mouri, Tatsuya Ibe, Munehisa Hukusumi and Yoichiro Hamamoto
Article Type: Letter to Editor | First Published: June 02, 2017
Aspiration is the main cause of pneumonia in the elderly, especially in those with cerebrovascular disease. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are known to prevent aspiration, especially in Asian populations, and their suggested mechanism of action involves the promotion of the release of substance P from the glossopharyngeal and vagal nerves, resulting in an improvement in impaired swallowing processes and the cough reflex....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510027
The Relationship between Self-Treatment and Outpatient Visits: Findings from a National Survey in China
Jianfeng Luo, Hanzhang Xu, Ye Zhang, Naiqing Zhao and Bei Wu
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 21, 2017
Emerging large number of patients with chronic diseases, present special challenges for modern health system. Self-treatment may be an alternative approach to meet the healthcare demand, and currently of great interest in many countries. However, whether self-treatment can decrease the use of formal health care, especially outpatient visits, is still not clear. No empirical study has been conducted to examine the relationship between self-treatment and outpatient visits of individuals with chron...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510025
Improvement in Pensioners Quality of Life after Treatment with Mineral-Rich Medicinal Waters
Ma Teresa Ortega Majan, Diego Judez Legaristi and Antonio Hernandez Torres
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 21, 2017
Because there are mineral-rich medicinal waters in natural thermal spas. Their mechanical, thermal and psychotropic properties should be harnessed and the transmineralisation resulting from absorption through the skin of the ions they contain is fundamental. The main objective of this study was to determine whether the possible improvement in quality of life following balneotherapy can be maintained for at least two months after undergoing various thermal treatments....
