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Preface
The inevitable degeneration of multiple organ systems comes along with aging. In the past disease-oriented medical system, functional degeneration caused by aging was mostly regarded as a normal biolo...
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Ching-Yu Chen
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Predictors of functional recovery (FR) for elderly hospitalized patients in a geriatric evaluation and management unit (GEMU) in Taiwan
Abstract: Elderly patients who are hospitalized with acute illnesses frequently have adverse outcomes. To maintain functional independence, the geriatric evaluation and management unit (GEMU) was esta...
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Yi-Ming Chen,
Ya-Wen Chuang,
Szu-Chia Liao,
Chu-Sheng Lin,
Shu-Hui Yang,
Yih-Jing Tang,
Jaw-Ji Tsai,
Jong-Liang Lan,
Der-Yuan Chen
et al.
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S1-S5
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Diabetes mellitus and functional impairment in Taiwanese older men and women
Abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is strongly related to many kinds of functional impairment, even after adjusting for demographic and comorbid conditions. The current study examined sex differences ...
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Chih-Hsun Wu,
Ching-Yu Chen,
Yin-Chang Wu,
Li-Jen Weng,
Hurng Baai-Shyun
et al.
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S6-S10
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Factors affecting the use of health examinations by the elderly in Taiwan
Abstract: This study evaluated the factors associated with use of health examinations by the elderly. Data were obtained from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in Taiwan for 2,482 indiv...
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Wen-Chiung Chang,
Tsuo-Hung Lan,
Wen-Chao Ho,
Tzuo-Yun Lan
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S11-S16
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Vitamin D insufficiency and frailty syndrome in older adults living in a Northern Taiwan community
Abstract: This study explored the association between vitamin D insufficiency and frailty syndrome defined by the Fried Frailty Index (FFI) and the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) in a northern Taiwan comm...
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Ching-I Chang,
Ding-Cheng (Derrick) Chan,
Ken-N Kuo,
Chao Agnes Hsiung,
Ching-Yu Chen
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S17-S21
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A hospital-based multidisciplinary approach improves nutritional status of the elderly living in long-term care facilities in middle Taiwan
Abstract: Improvement in nutritional status using two different care models was assessed in 374 elderly people (mean ± S.D. age = 78.8±7.2 years) living in eight long-term care facilities in middle Ta...
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Wen-Yuan Lin,
Hui-Ying Huang,
Chiu-Shong Liu,
Chia-Ing Li,
Shyh-Dye Lee,
Cheng-Chieh Lin,
Kuo-Chin Huang
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S22-S26
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Evaluating probability of cancer among older people with unexplained, unintentional weight loss
Abstract: Unexplained, unintentional weight loss (UUWL) in older people is usually multi-factorial and poses a diagnostic challenge, with cancer being the major concern. The main purpose of this study...
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Shih-Ping Chen,
Li-Ning Peng,
Ming-Hsien Lin,
Hsiu-Yun Lai,
Shinn-Jang Hwang,
Liang-Kung Chen
et al.
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S27-S29
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Outcomes of hospitalized elderly patients with geriatric syndrome: report of a community hospital reform plan in Taiwan
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of elderly inpatients with geriatric syndromes. A prospective study involving patients aged 65 years and older in 12 community hospital...
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Hao-Hsiang Chang,
Shih-Li Tsai,
Ching-Yu Chen,
Wen-Jing Liu
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S30-S33
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Health, financial stresses, and life satisfaction affecting late-life depression among older adults: a nationwide, longitudinal survey in Taiwan
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of depression in late life and to explore associated risk factors among Taiwanese elderly. The analyses were based on nationally repr...
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Bee-Horng Lue,
Liang-Ju Chen,
Shwu-Chong Wu
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S34-S38
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The effectiveness of a comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention program for frailty in community-dwelling older people: a randomized, controlled trial
Abstract: This randomized, controlled trial assessed the effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and subsequent intervention in pre-frail and frail community-dwelling elderly based o...
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Chia-Ming Li,
Chin-Ying Chen,
Chun-Yi Li,
Wei-Dean Wang,
Shwu-Chong Wu
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S39-S42
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The prevalence of subjective frailty and factors associated with frailty in Taiwan
Abstract: This study estimated the prevalence of frailty and identified the factors associated with frailty in Taiwan using data from the Survey of Health and Living Status of the Elderly. A nationwid...
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Chin-Ying Chen,
Shwu-Chong Wu,
Liang-Ju Chen,
Bee-Horng Lue
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S43-S47
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Body mass index (BMI) at an early age and the risk of dementia
Abstract: BMI change and BMI at an early age have not been investigated as risks for dementia. This case-control study included 286 dementia patients and 268 controls from two medical centers between ...
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Yen-Ching Chen,
Ta-Fu Chen,
Ping-Keung Yip,
Chi-Yin Hu,
Yi-Min Chu,
Jen-Hau Chen
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S48-S52
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Determinants of cognitive impairment over time among the elderly in Taiwan: results of the national longitudinal study
Abstract: This study aimed to identify the risk factors for cognitive impairment among the elderly population in Taiwan. Data were drawn from three waves of the “Survey of Health and Living Status of ...
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Chi-Hua Yen,
Chih-Jung Yeh,
Cheng-Ching Wang,
Wen-Chun Liao,
Shuan-Chih Chen,
Chun-Chieh Chen,
Jersey Liang,
Te-Jen Lai,
Hui-Sheng Lin,
Shu-Hsin Lee,
Meng-Chih Lee
et al.
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S53-S57
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