Adherence to an online exercise program for COPD patients in the home environment- a pilot study
In: Health and Technology, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 259-268
ISSN: 2190-7196
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In: Health and Technology, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 259-268
ISSN: 2190-7196
Frailty is an age-related state of high vulnerability to adverse health outcomes after a stressor event, predisposing individuals to progressive decline in different functional domains. A scoping search identified a large number of relevant systematic reviews (SRs) on predictive ability of frailty measures in older adults. Aiming to summarise this set of evidence an overview of reviews, based on the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology, was conducted. This project "664367/FOCUS" was funded under the European Union's Health Programme (2014–2020). The studies considered as eligible for inclusion were quantitative SRs including older adults aged 60 years or more, recruited from any type of setting. Timeframe for searching was from January 2001 to October 2015. Of 420 records identified through searching in databases, 20 full-texts were assessed for inclusion criteria and 10 were included. Then 10 were assessed for risk of bias, using JBI critical appraisal checklist for systematic reviews and research synthesis. From those, three SRs conducted in community and emergency department settings and describing eight screening tools and eight frailty indicators were included. Between frailty measures applied to community dwelling older people, Frailty Index, gait speed and physical activity were shown to be the most powerful predictors of future adverse health outcomes. No suitable tool for assessing frailty appropriately in emergency departments was identified. Future research is required to investigate whether psychometric properties of available frailty measures are generalizable to health care settings other than primary care. There is a need for tools for use in emergency departments.
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In: Gerontechnology: international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society, Band 7, Heft 2
ISSN: 1569-111X
Seventy four Reference Sites of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) have been recognised by the European Commission in 2016 for their commitment to excellence in investing and scaling up innovative solutions for active and healthy ageing. The Reference Site Collaborative Network (RSCN) brings together the EIP on AHA Reference Sites awarded by the European Commission, and Candidate Reference Sites into a single forum. The overarching goals are to promote cooperation, share and transfer good practice and solutions in the development and scaling up of health and care strategies, policies and service delivery models, while at the same time supporting the action groups in their work. The RSCN aspires to be recognized by the EU Commission as the principal forum and authority representing all EIP on AHA Reference Sites. The RSCN will contribute to achieve the goals of the EIP on AHA by improving health and care outcomes for citizens across Europe, and the development of sustainable economic growth and the creation of jobs.
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