Complex interventions to improve physical function and maintain independent living in elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AD Beswick, K Rees, P Dieppe, S Ayis… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background In old age, reduction in physical function leads to loss of independence, the
need for hospital and long-term nursing-home care, and premature death. We did a …

[PDF][PDF] Junction tree algorithm

D Kahle, T Savitsky, S Schnelle, V Cevher - Stat, 2008 - cs.helsinki.fi
In the previous scribes, we introduced general objects used in graphical models as well
message passing schemes such as the sum-product algorithm and the max-sum algorithm …

Preventive home visits to home-dwelling older people and hospital admissions: a municipality-randomised intervention trial

M Vass, C Hendriksen, JL Thomsen, ET Parner… - European journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Preventive home visits to older home-dwelling people have been part of national policy in
Denmark since 1996. The aim was to evaluate whether education of home visitors and GPs …

Locomotor disability: meaning, causes and effects of interventions

S Ebrahim, J Adamson, S Ayis… - Journal of health …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper provides a synopsis of a long-term programme of MRC-funded work on
locomotor disability in older people. Specifically it describes the meaning and experience of …

Διατροφική κατάσταση ατόμων τρίτης ηλικίας και συσχέτιση της με τα επίπεδα μοναχικότητας των υπερηλίκων.

Ε Καραμάνου, Κ Στάλα - 2008 - apothesis.lib.hmu.gr
Η τρίτη ηλικία είναι μια πολύ ευαίσθητη ηλικιακή ομάδα, η οποία δυστυχώς δεν έχει μελετηθεί
επαρκώς. Οι άνθρωποι αυτής της ηλικίας ταλαιπωρούνται από πολλά προβλήματα υγείας. Οι …