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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510157

The State of Frailty Research in Arabic-Speaking Countries: A Scoping Review

Amany Aly, Stephanie J. Kendall, Stefan S. Heinze, Chris MacKnight, Olga Theou, Susan Bowles and Scott A. Grandy

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2024/10/31

Frailty is an age-related decline in function and reserve in one or more physiological systems, which increases the risk of poor health outcomes, hospitalization, and death. Although frailty has been well studied in developed countries, little is known about the state of frailty research in Arabic-speaking countries (ASCs)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510156

Effectiveness of Bright Light Therapy in Managing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia for Patients with Dementia: An Integrative Literature Review

Chan Shi Qing Sharlotte and Tay Swee Cheng Rosy

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2024/07/14

A literature search was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Studies were included if they involved people with dementia of any type receiving BLT of any methods, forms, duration, intensity and frequency, and had outcomes measures including BPSDs such as sleep disturbance, cognition, depression, and/or agitation. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklists were used to evaluate the methodological quality of the studies. Seven studies were included in the final review...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510155

Clinical Characteristics for Identifying between Mixed Vascular-Alzheimer's Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease in Outpatient Geriatric Patients

Efraim Jaul and Oded Meiron

Article Type: Letter to Editor | First Published: 2024/07/13

The current study aimed to support vascular risk factors and clinical signs in distinguishing MVAD from AD. It is necessary to re-evaluate preceding cardio and cerebrovascular risk factors in elderly pre-dementia geriatric patients in order to to classify MVAD prodromal-dementia population from other neurodegenerative disorders that can be treated early to suppress syndrome-severity, or delay the onset of pervasive dementia symptoms....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510154

Older Adults Surviving Natural Disasters and Aging in Place: A Harsh Toll and the Possibility of a Path from Trauma to Resiliency

Fotini Debonera, MD, PhD and Sotiris Zarogiannis, PhD, MPH

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/05/16

Our world is changing. Globally the population of older people will account for 1.4 billion by 2030. In 2050 we are seeing the prevalence of disability in developing countries to increase by 400% due to aging population. At the same time, natural disasters have increased by 60% in the last decade and climate change is impacting natural disasters by increasing the frequency of flooding, landslides, drought. The population of older adults is amongst the groups of the most vulnerable to the negativ...

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