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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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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Cancer Control, 2003
As an adjunct to the general and cancer-specific clinical and diagnostic examinations, comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is an integral tool that examines factors affecting the course of disease and the outcome of treatment. The principal areas of focus of the CGA include the patient's functional, physical, mental, emotional, pharmacotherapeutic,
Darryl, Wieland, Victor, Hirth
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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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Autonomous Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment [PDF]

, 2017
This paper presents the MARIO’s CGA (Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment) module for the Kompai platform that aims at autonomously performing and managing the execution of specific tests required in the CGA process. The application relies on the CGA ontology, which is part of the Mario Ontology Network (MON)4, as a support to the execution of the ...
Asprino Luigi, Gangemi Aldo, Nuzzolese Andrea Giovanni, Presutti Valentina, Recupero Diego Reforgiato, Russo Alessandro   +5 more
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New Horizons in comprehensive geriatric Assessment [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 2017
In this article, we discuss the emergence of new models for delivery of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in the acute hospital setting. CGA is the core technology of Geriatric Medicine and for hospital inpatients it improves key outcomes such as survival, time spent at home and institutionalisation.
S. G. Parker, A. McLeod, P. McCue, K. Phelps, M. Bardsley, H. C. Roberts, S. P. Conroy   +6 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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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Continuing Medical Education, 2009
Epidemiological studies show us that the aging population, which is well known to clinicians and healthcare planners, will continue to increase in number. With increasing age, the development of cancer becomes more likely, and many older individuals will be diagnosed with a malignancy in later life or may survive from a younger age with such a ...
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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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