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Comprehensive geriatric assessment and palliative care [PDF]

Aging Medicine
The geriatric vision of palliative care is based on a multidisciplinary, patient‐centered approach, looking for a balance between human dignity and medical treatments with a particular focus on the social and ethical aspects. In order to develop the best
Alberto Castagna, Vincenzo Militano, Carmen Ruberto, Ciro Manzo, Giovanni Ruotolo   +4 more
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Management of an elderly patient with senile asthenia syndrome in the practice of a geriatrician. Clinical case

Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2022
The management of geriatric patients should be based on a comprehensive assessment of their needs realized through a comprehensive geriatric assessment, identification and correction of existing geriatric syndromes.
Maria I. Leonova, Evgeny L. Davydov , Roman A. Yaskevich   +2 more
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COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT IN PRACTICE: WHAT DO PATIENTS SAY?

İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022
Objective: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is one of the cornerstones of geriatric medicine. In this study, we aimed to find out how satisfied patients aged 60 and over with the application of CGA and whether they would express these complaints ...
Tuğba Erdoğan, Birkan İlhan, Aslı Tufan Çinçin, Gülistan Bahat Öztürk, Mehmet Akif Karan   +4 more
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Geriatric syndromes: A therapeutic challenge

Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics, 2022
Aging is a natural phenomenon that is irrevocable. The older adult population is increasing rapidly in India, projected to increase from 6% to nearly 20% in 2050.
Vandna Pandey, Nancy Kurien, Remiya Mohan   +2 more
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Development of Korean Frailty Index for Primary Care (KFI-PC) and Its Criterion Validity [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2020
Background The objective of this study was to develop and validate the Korean Frailty Index for Primary Care (KFI-PC) based on a comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Chang Won Won, Yunhwan Lee, Seoyoon Lee, Miji Kim   +3 more
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Prevalence and the factors associated with malnutrition risk in elderly Chinese inpatients

Aging Medicine, 2021
Background Malnutrition is an under recognized, but common issue in elderly patients. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of poor nutritional status and identify comprehensive geriatric assessment‐based clinical factors associated with ...
Rong Liu, Wenchao Shao, Nianzhe Sun, Jonathan King‐Lam Lai, Lingshan Zhou, Man Ren, Chendong Qiao   +6 more
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Serum sodium improvement: change in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment parameters in geriatric patients with hyponatremia

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Hyponatremia presents with symptoms considered age-associated in the elderly. We assess the change in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) parameters after hyponatremia improvement in hospitalized geriatric patients.
M. Kapoor, M. Pathania, M. Dhar
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Risk factors for falls among elderly patients admitted to Colombo North Teaching Hospital- Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2023
Introduction and Objectives: Falls among the elderly lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Information on risk factors for falls among the elderly is lacking in Sri Lanka.
D. A. Wijerathna, I. E. Gunaratna, S. M. Weerarathne, S. T. De Silva   +3 more
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Evaluation of a Combined HIV and Geriatrics Clinic for Older People Living with HIV: The Silver Clinic in Brighton, UK

Geriatrics, 2020
As life expectancy in people living with HIV (PLWH) has increased, the focus of management has shifted to preventing and treating chronic illnesses, but few services exist for the assessment and management of these individuals.
Tom Levett, Katie Alford, Jonathan Roberts, Zoe Adler, Juliet Wright, Jaime H. Vera   +5 more
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The relationship between Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment parameters and depression in elderly patients

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
BackgroundDepression is common and serious among elderly patients. The treatment of elderly depression is often delayed owing to insufficient diagnosis, which eventually leads to adverse consequences.AimsTo explore the association between the parameters ...
Yanmin Ju, Ting Liu, Kexin Zhang, Xiaoye Lin, Enlai Zheng, Jiyan Leng   +5 more
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