Association between Multimorbidity and Risk of Falls and Fear of Falling among Older Adults: The Mediation Effect of Physical Function, Use of Sleeping Pills, and Pain Relievers.

Objective: Falls and fear of falling (FoF) are relevant contributors to disability and institutionalization among older adults. The aim was to examine the association between multimorbidity and falls/FoF among community-dwelling older adults, exploring the mediating effect of physical function and the use of sleeping pills and pain relievers.

Desing: Longitudinal analyses.

Nursing diagnoses and hospital readmission of patients with respiratory diseases: Findings from a case-control study.

Aim: The rate of readmission after hospitalisation for respiratory diseases has become a common and challenging clinical problem. Social and functional patient variables could help identify cases at high risk of readmission. The aim was to identify the nursing diagnoses that were associated with readmission after hospitalisation for respiratory disease in Spain.

Association Between Speech Reception Threshold in Noise and Multimorbidity: The UK Biobank Study.

Objective: To investigate the association between hearing function, as approached with the functional auditory capacity, and multimorbidity.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: The UK Biobank was established from 2006 to 2010 in the United Kingdom.

Prospective Association Between Plasma Concentrations of Fatty Acids and Other Lipids, and Multimorbidity in Older Adults.

Biological mechanisms that lead to multimorbidity are mostly unknown, and metabolomic profiles are promising to explain different pathways in the aging process. The aim of this study was to assess the prospective association between plasma fatty acids and other lipids, and multimorbidity in older adults. Data were obtained from the Spanish Seniors-ENRICA 2 cohort, comprising noninstitutionalized adults ≥65 years old.

Multimorbidity Patterns in Older Adults: the Role of Social Variables and Lifestyle Behaviors.

Introduction: While some condition clusters represent the chance co-occurrence of common individual conditions, others may represent shared causal factors. The aims of this study were to identify multimorbidity patterns in older adults and to explore the relationship between social variables, lifestyle behaviors, and the multimorbidity patterns identified.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional design.

Association between neighborhood physical characteristics and mental health among older adults in Spain.

The aim was to assess the impact of neighborhood physical environment on mental health among non-institutionalized older adults. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted over a representative sample of 5,071 people ≥65 years from the Spanish National Health Survey. The survey included nine items addressing the self-perceived degree of discomfort due to neighborhood physical problems.

Prospective Association Between Plasma Amino Acids and Multimorbidity in Older Adults.

Background: Some amino acids have been associated with aging-related disorders and risk of physical impairment. The aim of this study was to assess the association between plasma concentrations of 9 amino acids, including branched-chain and aromatic amino acids, and multimorbidity.

Methods: This research uses longitudinal data from the Seniors-ENRICA 2 study, a population-based cohort from Spain that comprises noninstitutionalized adults older than 65.

Prospective association between dietary magnesium intake and physical performance in older women and men.

Purpose: Magnesium is a profuse intracellular cation with a key role in muscle function and cellular senescence. The aim was to examine the prospective association between 5 year changes in dietary intake of magnesium and changes in physical performance among older men and women.

Methods: Prospective study conducted over 863 community-dwellers aged ≥ 65 years from the Seniors-ENRICA cohort (Spain).

Association of Zinc Intake With Risk of Impaired Physical Function and Frailty Among Older Adults.

Background: Zinc could be a target nutrient in the prevention of physical impairment and frailty in older adults due to its anti-inflammatory/antioxidant properties. However, prospective studies evaluating this inquiry are scarce. Thus, we aimed to assess the association between zinc intake and impaired lower-extremity function (ILEF) and frailty among community-dwelling older adults.

Sleep patterns and physical function in older adults attending primary health care.

Background: Sleep disturbances may contribute to physical function impairment among older adults.

Objective: To examine the associations between sleep quality and duration and impaired physical function among older adults.

Methods: Cross-sectional study involving 392 non-institutionalized adults aged ≥65 years, who were recruited from primary health care centres in Spain.

Habitual dietary fat intake and risk of muscle weakness and lower-extremity functional impairment in older adults: A prospective cohort study.

Background & Aims: Fatty acid supplementation increases muscle mass and function in older adults, but the effect of habitual dietary intake is uncertain. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the association between habitual dietary fat intake and risk of muscle weakness and lower-extremity functional impairment (LEFI) in older adults.

Methods: Prospective study with 1873 individuals aged ≥60 years from the Seniors-ENRICA cohort.

[Nut consumption and cognitive function: a systematic review].

Antioxidant-rich diet patterns could contribute to the prevention and treatment of early stages of dementia. Nuts have an appreciable antioxidant load and there is evidence of their positive effects on several chronic diseases incidence and death rates. Moreover, they are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, which might also play a positive role in neurogenesis.

Habitual Meat Consumption and Changes in Sleep Duration and Quality in Older Adults.

Dietary proteins are sources of some amino acid precursors of two neurotransmitters relevant for biological rhythms, serotonin and melatonin, which are involved in sleep and alertness. Meat is the main source of proteins in many countries. Furthermore, meat consumption is of special interest because it provides high-quality protein as well as saturated and fatty acids.

Prospective Association Between Nut Consumption and Physical Function in Older Men and Women.

Background: The beneficial effect of nut consumption preventing cardio-metabolic diseases and cancer suggests that nuts might also protect from physical function impairment in older people since aging-related functional decline shares biological pathways with these chronic diseases. The objective was to examine the association between nut consumption and impairment of physical function in older adults.

Methods: Prospective study with 3,289 individuals aged ≥60 years from the Seniors-ENRICA cohort.