Publications by authors named "Catherine Mcveigh"
Incidence of fragility hip fracture across the Asia-pacific region: A systematic review.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr
August 2024
Purpose: This systematic review aimed to update fragility hip fracture incidences in the Asia Pacific, and compare rates between countries/regions.
Method: A systematic search was conducted in four electronic databases. Studies reporting data between 2010 and 2023 on the geographical incidences of hip fractures in individuals aged ≥50 were included.
Background: Dizziness is common among older people and is associated with a cascade of debilitating symptoms, such as reduced quality of life, depression, and falls. The multifactorial aetiology of dizziness is a major barrier to establishing a clear diagnosis and offering effective therapeutic interventions. Only a few multidisciplinary interventions of dizziness have been conducted to date, all of a pilot nature and none tailoring the intervention to the specific causes of dizziness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: Delirium and the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele are risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD), but the connection is unclear. We looked for an association.
Methods: Inpatients with delirium ( = 18) were compared with LOAD outpatients ( = 19), assaying blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) using multiplex ELISA.
Background: Dizziness is a frequently reported symptom in older people that can markedly impair quality of life. This manuscript presents the protocol for a randomised controlled trial, which has the main objective of determining the impact of comprehensive assessment followed by a tailored multifaceted intervention in reducing dizziness episodes and symptoms, improving associated impairments to balance and gait and enhancing quality of life in older people with self-reported significant dizziness.
Methods: Three hundred people aged 50 years or older, reporting significant dizziness in the past year will be recruited to participate in the trial.
Objective: Delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) is frequently not diagnosed, at great cost. Both delirium and dementia are associated with cerebral hypoperfusion. A switch to anaerobic glycolysis in the central nervous system during delirium compared to Alzheimer's dementia (AD) suggests greater hypoperfusion in DSD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To conduct a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to evaluate studies that have addressed depressive symptoms as a risk factor for falls in older people.
Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis.
Setting: Community and residential care.
Article Synopsis
- This research examines trends in C1 and C2 cervical vertebra fractures in New South Wales, Australia, focusing on differences between younger individuals (15-64 years) and older individuals (65+ years).
- A retrospective analysis from 1998 to 2010 reveals an increasing rate of these fractures, particularly affecting older adults, with road trauma being the main cause for younger individuals, while falls are predominant in older adults.
- The study highlights the need for targeted injury prevention strategies, especially fall prevention for older individuals, given the significant mortality rates associated with these fractures in that age group.
Background: Vascular dementia (VaD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, second only to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Between 1% and 4% of people of 65 years of age suffer from VaD and the prevalence appears to double every 5-10 years after the age of 65.
Summary: Prevention aims to reduce the disease by eliminating its cause or main risk factors, particularly hypertension as well as diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, smoking, lipid abnormalities, and hyperhomocystinemia.