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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Care Model: An Integrated Model for Older Adults [PDF]

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Yinrun Wu, Lei Yang, Yanmei Sha, Yangxin An, Weijuan Li, Xueqin Hu, Gangyu Yang, Xiaoyun Chen Department of Geriatrics, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture People’s Hospital, Dali, Yunnan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xiaoyun Chen, Department of ...
Wu Y, Yang L, Sha Y, An Y, Li W, Hu X, Yang G, Chen X   +7 more
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Validation of “(fr)AGILE”: a quick tool to identify multidimensional frailty in the elderly

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Several tools have been proposed and validated to operationally define frailty. Recently, the Italian Frailty index (IFi), an Italian modified version of Frailty index, has been validated but its use in clinical practice is limited by long ...
Ilaria Liguori, Gennaro Russo, Giulia Bulli, Francesco Curcio, Veronica Flocco, Gianlugi Galizia, David Della-Morte, Gaetano Gargiulo, Gianluca Testa, Francesco Cacciatore, Domenico Bonaduce, Pasquale Abete   +11 more
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Validation of a frailty index in older cancer patients with solid tumours

BMC Cancer, 2018
Background Frailty is an indicator of physiological reserve in older people. In non-cancer settings, frailty indices are reliable predictors of adverse health outcomes.
A. L. McCarthy, N. M. Peel, K. M. Gillespie, R. Berry, E. Walpole, P. Yates, R. E. Hubbard   +6 more
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Effects of comprehensive geriatric care models on postoperative outcomes in geriatric surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Anesthesiology, 2021
Background The elderly population is highly susceptible to develop post-operative complications after major surgeries. It is not clear whether the comprehensive geriatric care models are effective in reducing adverse events.
Aparna Saripella, Sara Wasef, Mahesh Nagappa, Sheila Riazi, Marina Englesakis, Jean Wong, Frances Chung   +6 more
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Domain Evaluation of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) as Influencing Factors of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Elderly Patient Treated at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central General Hospital

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia, 2023
Introduction. Nosocomial pneumonia is a lung infection that occurs after the patient is hospitalized for more than 48 hours, without any signs of pulmonary infection at the time of treatment.
Hildebrand Hanoch Victor, Edy Rizal Wahyudi, C. Martin Rumende, C. H. Soejono, A. G. Rooshoeroe, Hamzah Shatri, Leonard Nainggolan, Cosphiadi Irawan   +7 more
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Initial experience of a geriatric oncology clinic in a tertiary cancer center in India

Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment, 2020
Background: Little is known about the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) profile of Indian patients. We aimed to describe the CGA results of the Indian geriatric oncology patients and identify the incidence of polypharmacy.
Vanita Noronha, Anant Ramaswamy, Ratan Dhekle, Vikas Talreja, Vikram Gota, Kalpita Gawit, Manjunath Krishnamurthy, Vijay Maruti Patil, Amit Joshi, Nandini Menon, Akhil Kapoor, Anbarasan Sekar, Darshit Shah, Vikas Ostwal, Shripad Banavali, Kumar Prabhash   +15 more
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Identification of comprehensive geriatric assessment‐based risk factors for insomnia in elderly Chinese hospitalized patients

Aging Medicine, 2021
Objective Insomnia is a common problem in older persons and is associated with poor prognosis from a functional or clinical perspective. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of insomnia and identify comprehensive geriatric ...
Rong Liu, Wenchao Shao, Jonathan King‐Lam Lai, Lingshan Zhou, Man Ren, Nianzhe Sun   +5 more
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The impact of early comprehensive geriatric screening on the readmission rate in an acute geriatric ward: a quasi-experimental study

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Unplanned readmission is an important healthcare quality issue. We studied the effect of a comprehensive geriatric screen (CGS) in the early admission course followed by a comprehensive geriatric assessment on readmission rates in elderly ...
Kun-Pei Lin, Jen-Hau Chen, Feng-Ping Lu, Chiung-Jung Wen, Ding-Cheng (Derrick) Chan   +4 more
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Is it time for comprehensive geriatric assessment to move beyond primary care? The case for targeting medical sub-specialty practice

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2017
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) as a consultative service for older adults with complex medical and psychosocial challenges has existed for decades.
Laura K. Byerly, G. Michael Harper
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Improving access to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment by improving flow through a Frailty Assessment Area—A QI project

Future Healthcare Journal
Early Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is a key component of the assessment of older adults presenting to hospital with frailty syndromes, often this is facilitated through Acute Frailty Units.
Alexander Bulcock, Andrew Weatherburn, Adedolapo Gbadebo, Monica De Sousa   +3 more
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