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Asangaedem Akpan

Geriatrician, Bunbury Regional Hospital, Bunbury, WA 6230
Verified email at liverpool.ac.uk
Cited by 1775

[HTML][HTML] Standard set of health outcome measures for older persons

A Akpan, C Roberts, K Bandeen-Roche, B Batty… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) was
founded in 2012 to propose consensus-based measurement tools and documentation for …

Exercise and nutritional interventions on sarcopenia and frailty in heart failure: a narrative review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses

K Prokopidis, M Isanejad, A Akpan, M Stefil… - ESC heart …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this review is to describe the present evidence for exercise and nutritional
interventions as potential contributors in the treatment of sarcopenia and frailty (ie muscle …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of frailty and comorbidities on heart failure outcomes

…, H Essa, B Tajik, M Isanejad, A Akpan… - Cardiac failure …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Frailty is a multisystemic process leading to reduction of physiological reserve and a reduction
in physical activity. Heart failure (HF) is recognised as a global cause of morbidity and …

Treatment priorities and regret in older adults with head and neck cancer: A systematic review

…, MG Cherry, S Rogers, A Akpan… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The majority of head and neck cancer (HNC) diagnoses are seen in people
aged 70 and older; these numbers are set to increase. Greater understanding of treatment …

Effect of perindopril or leucine on physical performance in older people with sarcopenia: the LACE randomized controlled trial

…, M Achison, S Adamson, A Akpan… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background This trial aimed to determine the efficacy of leucine and/or perindopril in improving
physical function in older people with sarcopenia. Methods Placebo‐controlled, parallel …

[HTML][HTML] Managing patients with comorbidities: future models of care

G Rayman, A Akpan, M Cowie, R Evans… - Future Healthcare …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
One in four adults in the UK have two or more medical conditions. One in three adults admitted
to hospital in the UK have five or more conditions. People with multimorbidity have poorer …

[HTML][HTML] Minimal shoes improve stability and mobility in persons with a history of falls

T Cudejko, J Gardiner, A Akpan, K D'Août - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Postural and walking instabilities contribute to falls in older adults. Given that shoes affect
human locomotor stability and that visual, cognitive and somatosensory systems deteriorate …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing hospital admissions in older care home residents: a 4-year evaluation of the care home innovation Programme (CHIP)

C Giebel, D Harvey, A Akpan… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Older care home residents frequently attend emergency departments with a
high conversion to admissions. For this purpose, a novel Care Home Innovation Programme (…

[HTML][HTML] Minimal footwear improves stability and physical function in middle-aged and older people compared to conventional shoes

T Cudejko, J Gardiner, A Akpan, K D'Août - Clinical biomechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Effects of minimal shoes on stability and physical function in older people are
under-researched. No studies have systematically explored effects of a range of minimal …

Social and spatial inequalities in healthcare use among people living with dementia in England (2002–2016)

…, C Giebel, F Darlington-Pollock, A Akpan - Aging & Mental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Healthcare services for people living with dementia (PLWD) are stretched, and
government promises of increased funding remain undelivered. With the UK dementia …