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HEALTH is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in human health. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for physicians, health researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in health related problems. All manuscripts mu…
José Angelo Barela, Giovanna Gracioli Genoves, Bruno Alleoni, Ana Maria Forti Barela
Postural control is based upon the fusion of sensory cues coming from multiple sources requiring continuously adaptation that may be altered due to aging, leading to the poor pos tural equilibrium in older adults. Therefore, the pur pose of this study was to…
Sirpa Pietilä Rosendahl, Pia Bülow, Anita Björklund
What it is like when a lifelong twin relationship ends through death in later life is the focus of this study. It draws on interview data from seven twins who are part of a longitudinal Swedish twin study (SATSA) and who lost their co-twins in old age. Data w…
Takuo Nomura, Yoshiteru Akezaki, Kohei Mori, Emi Nakamata, Fuminari Asada, Yoshiaki Mori, Satoru Kai, Masahito Watanabe
The purpose of this study was to examine the circulatory-respiratory dynamics in elderly people during Tai Chi Yuttari-exercise. The subjects were females with an average age of 74 years who had been continuously practicing Tai Chi Yuttari-exercise for at lea…
Iara Guimarães Rodrigues, Margareth Guimarães Lima, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros
Falls are accidental events and harmful to the healthy elderly. Its consequence can lead to the disability and the death. Accordingly, it becomes important to assess the relation between falls and quality of life. This theme is little studied in Brazil and in…
Afsoon Hassani Mehraban, Lynette Mackenzie, Julie Byles, Richard Gibson, Cassie Curryer
Purpose: To evaluate the relevance and accuracy of determining and predicting risk factors for falls in older women using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Methods: We tested the accuracy of the ICF against risk of…
Jangho Yoon, Stephanie L. Bernell
The focus of this paper is to investigate the role self-employment conceptualized as a lifestyle factor on health, access to health care, and health behaviors. We analyze rich data on 13,435 working adults in the US, who are either selfemployed or salaried wo…
Fereshteh Farzianpour, Searajadein Gray, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Mohammad Arab, Shadi Hosseini
Background: Standards of Joint Commission International emphasize on the organizational performance level in basic functional domains including patient right, patient care, medical safety and infection control. These standards are focused on two principles: e…
H. Hazrin, Y. Fadhli, A. Tahir, J. Safurah, M. N. Kamaliah, M. Y. Noraini
Background: This manuscript aimed to map the spatial distributions of health clinics for public and private sectors in Malaysia. It would assist the stakeholders and responsible authorities in the planning for health service delivery. Methods: Data related to…
Takayoshi Yamada, Shinichi Demura, Kenji Takahashi
This study examines the difference of the center of gravity (CG) velocity during sit-to-stand (STS) movement between the elderly with and without fall experience. Fifteen elderly without fall experience (age: 75.7 ± 4.8 yr), with one fall experience (age: 75.…
Bassam Mahboub, Basil Safarainni, Hassan Alhariri, Mayank Vats
PURPOSE : United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of the GCC countries and ranks 18 on 2007 WHO list of the fattest countries with 68.3% of its citizens with an unhealthy weight. The WHO data in 2008 state that the prevalence of overweight in UAE is 71%, while it…
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