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FUNCTIONAL DECLINE [6 records]

Record 1 2018-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Sociology of Old Age
CONT

Functional decline is a new loss of independence in self-care capabilities and is typically associated with deterioration in mobility and in the performance of activities of daily living(ADLs) such as dressing, toileting, and bathing. When older adults are hospitalized, the medical illness causing hospitalization can cause a decline in functional status. Functional decline can also be caused by other factors related to hospitalization such as extended bed rest, reduced daily participation in ADLs, and inappropriate use of mobility-restricting devices such as indwelling catheters and intravenous lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
CONT

Le déclin fonctionnel, c'est une nouvelle diminution dans la capacité à effectuer ses soins personnels. Il est habituellement associé à une détérioration de la mobilité et de la capacité à accomplir les activités de la vie quotidienne, comme s'habiller, faire sa toilette et se laver. Lorsque des adultes plus âgés sont hospitalisés, le trouble médical occasionnant l'hospitalisation peut entraîner un déclin de l'état fonctionnel. Toutefois, le déclin fonctionnel peut également être causé par d'autres facteurs liés à l'hospitalisation, comme un alitement prolongé, une participation réduite aux activités de la vie quotidienne et un usage inapproprié d'appareils entravant la mobilité, par exemple des sondes à demeure et des lignes intraveineuses.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

The loss of skeletal muscle mass and quality, which accelerates with aging and is associated with functional decline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

[...] syndrome gériatrique caractérisé par une perte musculaire [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Dietetics
CONT

Halo Foods, with its extensive experience in developing nutritionally enhanced snacks, is perfectly placed to work with specialist ingredients or nutraceutical companies to deliver functional benefits in this way. Halo Foods’ development team is frequently exploring new projects with prospective customers and we would be delighted to incorporate your specific ingredient into a tasty snack bar. We work with customers to develop good tasting functional bars - from nutraceutical bars to energy snack bars.

CONT

Two companies, one based in Germany, the other in California, have together released a "functional bar"(supposedly a healthy candy bar) called IQ Boost... IQ Boost can "improve child's cognitive development" as well as that of adults who suffer from "mental decline and would like to stimulate their cognitive functioning. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Diététique
OBS

Barre servant à l'amélioration des fonctions cognitives.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
CONT

The palliative performance scale is a reliable and valid tool used for palliative care patients. Developed by Victoria Hospice Society, British Columbia, the PPS guides the assessment of a patient's functional performance. The PPS is divided into 11 categories that are measured in 10% decremental stages(100% to 0%). There are five observable parameters included in the functional assessment : 1) Degree of ambulation 2) Ability to do activities 3) Ability to do self-care 4) Intake 5) Level of consciousness. The PPS provides a framework for measuring progressive decline over the course of illness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
OBS

échelle de performance pour soins palliatifs; PPS; échelle PPS : termes et abréviation retenus par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Biotechnology
CONT

Such errors would give rise to faulty enzyme molecules and lead to a decline in the functional abilities of the cell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Ces erreurs aboutiraient à des molécules enzymatiques défectueuses et provoqueraient le déclin des capacités fonctionnelles de la cellule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Biotecnología
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Record 6 1987-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

In October 1985, the London Metal Exchange(LME) was thrown into crisis when the International Tin Council(ITC) informed the LME that it could not pay its debt. The crisis, the largest in LME's history, was part structural and part functional and caused large losses to be sustained by LME members, a decline in trading volume of 50%, and a drop in the number of ring-dealers from 29 to 23.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Bourse

Spanish

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