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Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) of the Short Functional Geriatric Evaluation ...
Liotta, Giuseppe; Lorusso, Grazia; Madaro, Olga; Formosa, Valeria; Gialloreti, Leonardo Emberti; Donnoli, Clara; Riccardi, Fabio; Orlando, StefanoThe Short Functional Geriatric Evaluation (SFGE) is a multidimensional and short questionnaire to assess biopsychosocial frailty in older adults. This paper aims to clarify the latent factors of SFGE. Data were collected from January 2016 to December 2020 from 8800 community-dwelling older adults participating in the “Long Live the Elderly!” program. Social operators administered the questionnaire through phone...
Presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a syste...
García-Iglesias, Juan Jesús; Gómez-Salgado, Juan; Apostolo, Joao; Rodrigues, Rogério; Costa, Emília Isabel; Ruiz-Frutos, CarlosBackground: A large number of workers attend work despite being ill. Attending work during sickness can have a number of consequences for the worker (e.g., worsening of physical and mental condition), for co-workers, and for the company, and for service users. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the factors influencing presenteeism and mental health of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: ...
Creating a culture of health in planning and implementing innovative strategies...
Tziraki-Segal, Chariklia; De Luca, Vincenzo; Santana, Silvina; Romano, Rosa; Tramontano, Giovanni; Scattola, Paola; Celata, Corrado; Gelmi, GiusiOngoing demographic changes are challenging health systems worldwide especially in relation to increasing longevity and the resultant rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). To meet these challenges, a paradigm shift to a more proactive approach to health promotion, and maintenance is needed. This new paradigm focuses on creating and implementing an ecological model of the Culture of Health. The conceptualiza...
Creating a culture of health in planning and implementing innovative strategies...
Tziraki-Segal, Chariklia; De Luca, Vincenzo; Santana, Silvina; Romano, Rosa; Tramontano, Giovanni; Scattola, Paola; Celata, Corrado; Gelmi, GiusiOngoing demographic changes are challenging health systems worldwide especially in relation to increasing longevity and the resultant rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). To meet these challenges, a paradigm shift to a more proactive approach to health promotion, and maintenance is needed. This new paradigm focuses on creating and implementing an ecological model of the Culture of Health. The conceptualiza...
Tackling frailty and functional decline: Background of the action group A3 of t...
Cano, Antonio; Dargent, Guy; Carriazo, Ana; Lopez-Samaniego, Luz; Apostolo, Joao; Campos, Elzbieta; Holland, Carol; Varela-Nieto, IsabelAgeing populations represent a challenge to the sustainability of current healthcare systems. The need to balance these demographic changes with gains in healthy life years and quality of life (QoL) constitutes an additional challenge. Aware of this, the European Commission (EC) launched the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIPonAHA) in 2012. The EIPonAHA is an interdisciplinary and...
Mild cognitive decline. A position statement of the Cognitive Decline Group of ...
Apostolo, Joao; Holland, Carol; O'Connell, Matthew D.L.; Feeney, Joanne; Tabares-Seisdedos, Rafael; Tadros, George; Campos, ElzbietaIntroduction: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a term used to describe a level of decline in cognition which is seen as an intermediate stage between normal ageing and dementia, and which many consider to be a prodromal stage of neurodegeneration that may become dementia. That is, it is perceived as a high risk level of cognitive change. The increasing burden of dementia in our society, but also our increasin...