Alzheimer's Disease Association with Metals and Metalloids Concentration in Blood and Urine.

As there is some evidence that the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is partially attributable to environmental exposure to some metals and metalloids, we examined an association between AD and arsenic, chromium, and selenium in 53 AD patients and 217 controls. Urinary arsenic, blood chromium, and selenium were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Logistic regression models calculating odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to estimate AD association with arsenic, chromium, and selenium.

[Assessment of cognitive functions of the elderly in a hospital and long-term care institutions].

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to assess cognitive functions of the elderly in an acute care department and long-term care institutions.

Material And Methods: A total of 151 hospitalized patients and 111 residents in long-term care facilities participated in the study; in total, 262 respondents. The general items of the inter RAI Questionnaires (Acute Care and Long-Term Care Facilities) were used to evaluate and compare cognitive functions.

[Assessment of urinary incontinence in the elderly using the InterRAI-AC instrument].

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the prevalence of urinary incontinence and risk factors that influenced it among inpatients treated in the departments of internal medicine.

Material And Methods: A total of 151 inpatients were questioned using a standardized geriatric questionnaire (InterRAI-Acute Care). Inpatients aged 65 years and more and who gave written informed consent were enrolled into the study.