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Unites4Health: UNIversal solutions in TElemedicine Deployment for European HEALTH care. Deliverable D9.1 Intermediate Trial Report

This intermediate report presents the VigiSanté project, its evaluation protocol and preliminary results regarding the acceptability of the project by patients, doctors and companies. VigiSanté is a pilot project combining screening for hypertension in companies, supporting by a medicalised platform,

Variation in GP decisions on antihypertensive treatment in oldest-old and frail individuals across 29 countries.

In oldest-old patients (>80), few trials showed the efficacy of treating hypertension and they included mostly the healthiest elderly. The resulting lack of knowledge has led to inconsistent guidelines, mainly based on systolic blood pressure (SBP), cardiovascular disease (CVD) but

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in an elderly population in Greece

Hypertension is a major public health problem and its prevalence increases with age. Despite an aging population, only a limited number of population-based studies, and fewer Greek studies, have focused exclusively on the elderly. The objective of this study was

The Long-term adoption of a Mediterranean diet is associated with a better health status in older people, a cross-sectional survey in Cyprus

Background: There is increasing evidence that there are protective health effects from diets which are high in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains, and which include fish, nuts, and low-fat dairy products. We sought to investigate the association of Mediterranean

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with lower prevalence of obesity among older people living in Mediterranean islands: the MEDIS study.

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the relationships between sociodemographic, clinical, lifestyle and psychological characteristics and the presence of obesity, among older individuals without known cardiovascular disease. During 20052007, 553 older men and 637 older women from

Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Elderly Men and Women Living in Mediterranean Islands: The MEDIS Study

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Practical Guidelines for Hypertension 2008

Aν και όλες οι κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες για την υπέρταση βασίζονται στα ίδια δεδομένα, είναι ενδιαφέρον το ότι υπάρχουν διαφορές ανάμεσά τους. Οι διαφορές αυτές μπορούν να αποδοθούν όχι μόνο σε διαφορές στους προαναφερθέντες ιδιαίτερους χαρακτήρες κάθε περιοχής, αλλά και σε

The Effect of Spirituality on Mental Health Among Hypertensive Elderly People: A Cross-Sectional Community Based Study

Introduction: elderly suffering from hypertension may also experience other psychological disorders in their daily life, such as depression and anxiety. Moreover, they use spiritual practices to relieve symptoms or comorbidities of hypertension. all these practices produce a calming effect on

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in an elderly population in Greece

Introduction: Hypertension is a major public health problem and its prevalence increases with age. Despite an aging population, only a limited number of population-based studies, and fewer Greek studies, have focused exclusively on the elderly. The objective of this study