Fatigue in an older population
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A cross-sectional interviewer-assisted survey into fatigue relative to demographic and medical characteristics in a long-term care setting has been carried out. This common symptom has not been well studied in older people. Fatigue was found to occur often in the residential facility population and is probably undertreated. There are important implications for quality of life.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2000
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The Geriatric Pain Measure: validity, reliability and factor analysis
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A series of steps in instrument development and evaluation have been undertaken for a multidimensional pain assessment instrument for older persons, The Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM). The resulting instrument is a 24-item questionnaire with significant validity and reliability for older persons with multiple medical problems, and it is easy to administer. The subjects numbered 176, 64% female, 73% with history of chronic pain.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2000
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The life cycle of bruises in older adults
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A study of the accidentally acquired bruises in elderly persons is presented. The study documents the occurrence, progression and cure of such bruises. The study is to be used to compare such cycle with that of other type of bruises on elderly persons.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
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