This systematic review aimed to identify short-and long-term associated factors to functional
recovery of elderly hip fracture patients after discharge. We identified 43 studies reporting 74 …

Purpose. The PF-10 is a generic outcome measure designed to examine a person's
perceived limitation with physical functioning (1) and is a subscale within the Medical …

Abstract Objective Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living Scale (Katz ADL)
is a widely used tool to assess the level of independency in older adults. The objective of …

Abstract Background The Barthel Index is one of the most employed questionnaires for the
evaluation of functionality, but there is no information on its psychometric properties …

Background Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOP) are
key events in the natural history of the disease. Patients with more AECOPD have worse …

Objectives Long-term interventions aimed at analyzing the impact of physical exercise on
important health markers in institutionalized individuals with dementia are relatively scarce …

García-Pinillos, F, Laredo-Aguilera, JA, Muñoz-Jiménez, M, and Latorre-Román, PA. Effects
of 12-week concurrent high-intensity interval strength and endurance training program on …

Objective The aims of this study were to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing using
the Beers and STOPP criteria. The START criteria were applied to detect prescription …

Introduction The aim of this study was to determine the patient characteristics that predict 1-
year mortality after a hip fracture (HF). Methods All patients admitted consecutively with …

Background Dependence for basic activities of the daily living (ADL) relates to adverse
outcomes in elderly acute heart failure (AHF) patients. Methods We evaluated patients≥ 75 …