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  1. Advance directives or living wills: reflections of general practitioners and frail care coordinators in a small town in KwaZulu-Natal

    Advance directives or living wills: reflections of general practitioners and frail care coordinators in a small town in KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Bull --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, B Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care,
    Background: Living wills have long been associated with end-of-life care. This study explored the promotion of living wills by general practitioners (GPs) and frail care nursing coordinators who were directly involved in the care of the elderly in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal...
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  2. Factors associated with osteoporosis among older patients at the Geriatric Centre in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

    Factors associated with osteoporosis among older patients at the Geriatric Centre in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: TO Alonge --- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Nigeria LA Adebusoye --- Chief Tony Anenih Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Nigeria AM Ogunbode --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria OO Olowookere --- Chief Tony Anenih Geriatric Centre, University College Hospital, Nigeria MM-A Ladipo --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria WO Balogun --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria V Okoje-Adesomoju --- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nigeria
    Background: Osteoporosis is a silent disabling clinical condition often attributed to ageing. It is of public health importance because of its complications and attendant morbidity and mortality.
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  3. The association between calf circumference and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index of black urban women in Tlokwe City

    The association between calf circumference and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index of black urban women in Tlokwe City

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: PO Ukegbu --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa HS Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa JD Meyer --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa C Nienaber-Rousseau --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa C Botha-Ravyse --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa SJ Moss --- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Sciences, South Africa MI Kruger --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa
    Background: Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and strength, is associated with adverse health outcomes. Calf circumference (CC) has been proposed as a surrogate measure of muscle mass in the elderly; however, ethnic/sex specific cut-off values remain to be established.
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  4. Psychosocial variables of the interactive mobile interface for geriatric persons in a Kenyan setting: An exploratory study

    Psychosocial variables of the interactive mobile interface for geriatric persons in a Kenyan setting: An exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Njeri Ngaruiya --- , Kenya Daniel Orwa Ochieng --- , Kenya Peter Waiganjo --- , Kenya
    We aimed to identify and explore the priority psychosocial considerations for the gerontechnology design for Kenyan geriatrics. Our informants were a convenience sample of eight older adults (female = 4, age range 65 years to 78 years; and males =...
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