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Structure of self-rated health among the oldest old: Analyses in the total population and those living with dementia
(2020)
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No previous study has explored the structure of self-rated health (SRH), a measure holding strong predictive value for future health events, in the oldest old or in individuals with dementia. The aim was to construct a ...
“These devices have not been made for older people's needs” – Older adults' perceptions of digital technologies in Finland and Ireland
(2020)
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This article examines how older adults use and perceive digital technologies in Finland and Ireland. These two countries are at different stages regarding two important global trends – demographic ageing and digitalization. ...
Not Only Virus Spread: The Diffusion of Ageism during the Outbreak of COVID-19
(2020-06)
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, we face an exacerbation of ageism as well as a flourish of intergenerational solidarity. The use of chronological age is an unjustified threshold for the creation of public policies to control ...
The availability of global guidance for the promotion of women’s, newborns’, children’s and adolescents’ health and nutrition in conflicts
(2020-11-22)
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Background Significant global gains in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (SRMNCAH&N) will be difficult unless conflict settings are adequately addressed. We aimed to determine ...
Sojourn-time-corrected receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) for prostate specific antigen (PSA) test in population-based prostate cancer screening
(2020-11)
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Evaluating the performance of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in population-based screening with receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve often neglects the time dimension. Asymptomatic cases with negative ...
Cumulative social disadvantage and hospitalisations due to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in Finland in 2011-2013 : A register study
(2020-08-26)
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Objectives To study the interplay between several indicators of social disadvantage and hospitalisations due to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSC) in 2011 2013. To evaluate whether the accumulation of preceding ...
Prevalence of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization and serotypes circulating in Cameroonian children after the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction
(2020-09)
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BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a major contributor to childhood infections and deaths globally. In Cameroon, the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was introduced in July 2011, using a 3-dose ...
Upper airways colonisation of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults aged 60 years and older : A systematic review of prevalence and individual participant data meta-analysis of risk factors
(2020-10)
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Background: Colonisation with Streptococcus pneumoniae can lead to invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia. Pneumococcal acquisition and prevalence of colonisation are high in children. In older adults, a population ...