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Assessment and management of older people with sarcopenia

30 May 2014

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

Sarcopenia, the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with age, is common in older people. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and a greater...

Let’s get physical

17 March 2009

Nursing Standard

Feature

Taking a lead from the airline industry, one hospital provides video exercise programmes for inpatients.

A calming influence

24 August 2010

Nursing Standard

Feature

Yoga can improve the lives of children with special needs and their parents, say its advocates.

A rude awakening

21 May 2008

Nursing Standard

General article

A recent film highlighted the possibility of awareness under anaesthetic. While a rare occurrence, it is invariably distressing.

Teamworking post-polio

28 May 2008

Nursing Standard

Feature

People with post-polio syndrome are used to getting on with their lives, but healthcare staff can identify their needs by careful assessment.

Stress urinary incontinence

01 May 2003

Primary Health Care

CPD

Stress urinary incontinence is a condition largely affecting the female population, with one in five women over the age of 40 being affected several times every...

Diagnosis and management of myasthenia gravis

21 June 2017

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

Myasthenia gravis is a rare long-term neurological condition that is characterised by fluctuating skeletal muscle weakness and fatigue, as well as respiratory...

Overactive bladder in women

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

Overactive bladder in women is a common chronic condition of urinary storage, affecting a significant proportion of the population. It is defined as a symptom...

02 April 2024 / Vol 36 issue 2

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