Abilities and activities that are often simultaneously valued may not be simultaneously achievable for older adults with multi-complexity. Because of this, the Geriatrics 5M's framework prio...
The traditional model of emergency care may not be sufficient to address the complex care needs of older adults, who present to the emergency department with multiple comorbidities, geriatri...
To test the correlation of helper T lymphocytes (CD3+/CD4+), and cytokeratin 18 fragment (CK-18) with glucose and lipid metabolism in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) an...
Global pandemic due to corona virus disease (COVID-19) has exposed vulnerabilities of the geriatric population all over the world. India has been adding progressively increasing number of el...
“Although a growing body of research suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, yet undiagnosed, risk factor for cognition impairment in older adults, few studies have examin...
the Geriatric Perioperative Care clinic at North Bristol NHS Trust was suspended in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. A virtual clinic was piloted to deliver preoperative health optim...
Deprescribing is a strategy intended to reduce harms associated with potentially inappropriate medications. Reflective of the growing interest in deprescribing, there has been an increase in...
To determine the unexpected return rate to the Primary Care Emergency Service of elderly patients over 65 years old within the following 72h of a previous visit, as well as to determine the ...
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Many countries face major challenges to ensure that their health and social care systems are ready for the growing numbers of older people (OP). As a way of realising ageing in place, assist...
Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has begun to infect people. The virus first occurred in Wuhan, China, but the who...
Nursing homes have suffered in a particularly pronounced way from the effects of COVID-19 so it is very convenient to know the evolution in them of the disease and the impact of SARS-CoV2 va...
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The increasing number of persons > 65 years of age form a special population at risk for nosocomial and other health care-associated infections. Nosocomial infections are major problems i...
Acute cholangitis (AC) is a disease spectrum with varying extent of severity. Age ≥ 75 years forms part of the criteria for moderate (Grade II) severity in both the Tokyo Guidelines (TG13 ...
Limited knowledge exists regarding sex differences in prescribing potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for various multimorbidity patterns. This study sought to determine sex differe...
This study aims to evaluate the association of serum vitamin D level with proximal muscle strength, tone, elasticity, and stiffness in elderly.Between September 2017 and January 2018, a tota...
The aim of this study was to examine the ability of a group-based multi-component psycho-educational intervention (GMC-PEI) to reduce depression, and improve caregiving appraisals, coping sk...
The main objective was to assess the feasibility of the trigger tool method for the retrospective detection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the Rennes University Hospital. The secondary ...
The El Khomri report, submitted in October 2019, states in its findings "unattractive elderly professions that need to be upgraded". The objective of this study was to determine in the Geria...
Residents of long-term care (LTC) homes have suffered disproportionately during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the virus itself and often from the imposition of lockdown measures. Provincial Ge...
Older adults commonly face challenges in understanding, obtaining, administering, and monitoring medication regimens after hospitalization. These difficulties can lead to avoidable morbidity...
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