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Background: The population of older adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA)-related disabilities is increasing globally. However, studies regarding instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in older adults with knee OA are limited.
Objective: This study investigated the psychological factors associated with IADL disability in older adults with moderate to severe knee OA.
Frailty as a growing challenge for anesthesiologists - results of a Dutch national survey.
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Departments of Anesthesiology Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081, HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia - IGG, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS, Brazil; Núcleo Específico de Formação em Psiquiatria, Escola de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Electronic address:
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Low vitamin D status may be associated with depression. Few studies have examined vitamin D and depression in older adults living at northern latitudes. The present study cross-sectionally investigated serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status and depression among 5006 community-dwelling older persons (66-96 years) living in Iceland (latitudes 64-66°N).
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Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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