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Health-related behavior and
quality of life among the
elderly: a population-based
study
Comportamentos relacionados a
saúde ...
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health-
related behaviors have described a positive association
between quality of life and physical act...
... mental functioning, perceived
social handicap stands in the way of realizing quality of life
Symposium on Health Care Challenges for an Ageing Population:
Managing Health Care and End of Life ... Kingdom
New Zealand
United States
Australia
Canada
China
India
Thailand
South Korea
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysia
Singapore
Changing affluent lifestyles
and habits
Increased chro...
... performed the lite-
rature review, data analysis and drafting of the manus-
cript. M. B. A. Barros acted as adviser for the article pro-
posal, data analysis and drafting the manuscript. M. B.
A. Barros, ... to increase the number of years of a healthy
and quality life.
The concept of quality of life encompasses
satisfaction and wellbeing, containing...
... Rev Panam Salud Publica/Pan Am J Public Health 25(4), 2009
Impact of chronic disease on quality of life
among the elderly in the state of São Paulo,
Brazil: a population-based study
Margareth ... Original research
Lima MG, Barros MBA, César CLG, Goldbaum M, Carandina L, Ciconelli RM. Impact of chronic dis-
ease on quality of life among the elderly in the st...
...
2004;18(1):85-91
Impact of oral health on quality of life among the elderly
population of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Impacto da condição bucal na qualidade de vida dos
idosos de Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, ... health and the use of
either maxillary or mandibular prosthesis; there is
a relation between the need for prosthesis and the
OHIP, for both maxillary...
... Assessment of Quality of Life among Rural and Urban Elderly
Population of Wardha District, Maharashtra, India
Abhay Mudey
1
, Shrikant Ambekar
2
, Ramchandra C. Goyal
3
,
Sushil Agarekar
4
... district
Study Participants: Four hundred individu-
als aged 60 years and above selected each from
rural area of Seloo block and urban slum area of
Wardha city in Wardha dist...
... HEALTHY AGING
ImprovIng and
ExtEndIng QualIty
of lIfE among oldEr
amErIcans
AT A GLANCE
2009
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
IMPROVING HEALTH AND QUALITY ... because of the aging population.
Chronic diseases disproportionately a ect older adults and
are associated with disability, diminished quality of life, and
increas...
... transition
probabilities. Examples of these probabilities at
75 and 85 years of age are shown in Table 1. As the
table shows, the majority of persons at those ages
will be in the same state of health after ... categorized according to age, sex,
race, and type of transition. The expenditures asso-
ciated with a change in health status from the fall
of one year to t...
... quality of life of
elderly individuals as well as a clearer understanding of areas of investment for achieving better gains
in quality of life [6]. The aim of the present study was to test the ... dental care at the
teaching institution. The aim of the pilot study was to determine the adequacy of the work method, the
reaction of participan...
... cultivated.
(1) Coastal savannah zone. As the name suggests, the
coastal savannah zone includes a narrow belt of savannah
that runs along the coast, widening toward the east of the
country. Farmers ... Salaga Guinea savannah
Damongo Guinea savannah
Walewale Guinea savannah
Brong Ahafo Nkoranza Transition
Ashanti Sekyere West Transition
Adansi East Forest
Amansie West Forest
We...