A study was conducted to determine the nutritional status of the free-living elderly population in Vancouver. The response rate of the sample was low. Dietary information from 104 single men and women and 23 couples was collected by the 24-hour recall method. Biochemical tests in 56 single individuals and 13 ...

This article summarizes the various facilities available to the aged living in the community and some of the problems associated with providing accommodation for the elderly, and for the mentally frail person in particular. The importance of closer co-operation between the medical profession and voluntary welfare organizations is emphasized.

Seventy-two elderly adults were presented a concept problem which varied as a function of type of solution shift (reversal or nonreversal) and stimulus materials (compact designs, distributed designs, or distributed foods). Both trials to criterion and postshift error patterns were analyzed. Results indicated that stimulus materials affected postshift performance and ...

The elderly patient presents special problems to the clinician. Accurate diagnosis in the elderly requires an understanding of the interrelationship between mental and physical illness, the altered physiology of the aged and the realisation that multiple pathology is the rule rather than the exception. The onset of illness is frequently ...

After discussing the problems of elderly amputees with a peripheral vaxcular surgeon, some of the relevant literaure is surveyed, with views from different specialists, none of whom claim understanding nor consistent success in treatment of phantom limb complaints at present. Dorsal column stimulation has still to be evaluated. Psychological aspects ...

In a group of 64 patients (29 men and 35 women) all aged 65 or over referred for electrocardiography in this Department, there were 30 (16 men and 14 women) with no recorded clinical evidence of major cardiovascular disorders, past or present. Of these ;clinically negative' patients 19 (ten men ...

Fifteen patients who developed asthma after the age of 60 years are reported. Attention is drawn to apparent difficulties of diagnosis in this age group. A history of chronic bronchitis is common, and a change in symptoms, especially the abrupt onset of increased breathlessness, wheezing, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea, should ...

Thesis (M. Med. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002.

Falls are a common cause of admission to a geriatric unit, and yet the approach to the elderly faller remains unsatisfactory. This article outlines the epidemiology of falls, the age-related physiological changes that may contribute to the risk of falling and the classification and causes of falls, and discusses the ...