Psychosocial factors and caregiver burden among primary family caregivers of frail older adults with multimorbidity.

Background: Provision of care for frail older adults with multiple chronic diseases (multimorbidity) poses increasing challenge for family caregivers. Our study aims to evaluate to what extent caregiving competence, social support and positive aspects of caregiving can mitigate the effect of burden experienced by family caregivers of frail older adults with multimorbidity.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2 primary care clinics.

Factors associated with family caregiver burden among frail older persons with multimorbidity.

Introduction: Singapore is facing an ageing population and the care needs of the population will increase in tandem. A segment of this population would be living with multimorbidity and frailty. Frailty is defined as an age-related state characterised by reduced strength and physiologic malfunctioning.

Single-Ion Conducting Double-Network Hydrogel Electrolytes for Long Cycling Zinc-Ion Batteries.

As one of the promising alternatives of lithium-ion batteries, zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have received growing interest from researchers due to their good safety, eco-friendliness, and low cost. Nevertheless, aqueous ZIBs are still a step away from practical applications due to the nonuniform deposition of Zn and parasitic side reactions, which cause capacity fading and even short circuit. To tackle these problems, here we introduce a single-Zn-ion conducting hydrogel electrolyte (SIHE), P(ICZn-AAm), synthesized with iota carrageenan (IC) and acrylamide (AAm).

Durable Antimicrobial Behaviour from Silver-Graphene Coated Medical Textile Composites.

Silver nanoparticle (AgNP) and AgNP/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposite impregnated medical grade polyviscose textile pads were formed using a facile, surface-mediated wet chemical solution-dipping process, without further annealing. Surfaces were sequentially treated in situ with a sodium borohydride (NaBH) reducing agent, prior to formation, deposition, and fixation of Ag nanostructures and/or rGO nanosheets throughout porous non-woven (i.e.

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate blocks 3T3-L1 adipose conversion by inhibition of cell proliferation and suppression of adipose phenotype expression.

Aims: A major objective in the treatment of obese individuals is the development of agents that reduce body fat and improve metabolic homeostasis. Among a variety of biological effects, green tea exerts an anti-obesity effect; however, the mechanisms behind its activity on adipose tissue are uncertain. Tea contains high levels of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is one of its main bioactive substances.