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Exercise and Nutrition Prehabilitation Program During Preoperative Chemotherapy Followed by Esophagectomy in Older Patients With Esophageal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This prospective randomized trial evaluated whether prehabilitation, exercise and nutrition intervention, enhance skeletal muscle mass during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in older patients with esophageal cancer undergoing esophagectomy. We also investigated whether exercise alone was sufficient to increase skeletal muscle mass, and whether nutritional ...
Keijiro Sugimura, Takashi Kanemura, Tomohira Takeoka, Takahito Sugase, Norihiro Matsuura, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiko Yano, Hiroshi Miyata   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aging Gracefully: The PACE Approach to Caring for Frail Elders in the Community [PDF]

, 2016
Mountain Empire is one of the newest of more than 100 independent PACE organizations across the nation that serve both as health plans and as medical and long-term service providers to elders—offering meals, checkups, rehabilitation services, home visits,
Douglas McCarthy, Martha Hostetter, Sarah Klein   +2 more
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Investigation on the frailty status of the elderly inpatients in Shanghai using the FRAIL (fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness, and loss) questionnaire

, 2018
Wei Yin, Yanpei Cao, Yang Xiao-li, Yan Xu   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Developing an assessment based on physical fitness age to evaluate motor function in frail and healthy elderly women

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2018
Masaki Nakagaichi,1 Yuya Anan,2 Yuto Hikiji,3 Sou Uratani4 1Sports and Life Sciences, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA, Kanoya, Japan; 2Department of Nutritional Health, Kwassui Women’s University, Nagasaki, Japan; 3Department of
Nakagaichi M, Anan Y, Hikiji Y, Uratani S   +3 more
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Profile in frail older people over 60 years of age in five Colombian cities, 2021

Medicina U.P.B.
Objective: To establish the frailty profile of older people living in the urban areas of Bucaramanga, Medellín, Pereira, Popayán and Santa Marta in Colombia, as frail people aged 60 or over are increasingly important in primary care due to demographic ...
Víctor H. Arboleda, Diana Isabel Muñoz-Rodríguez, Alejandra Segura, Angela Segura Cardona, Carlos Arturo Robledo Marín, Doris Cardona, Erika Alejandra Giraldo Gallo, Sebastian Bedoya Mejia   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psoas Muscle Volume as a Predictor of Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery for Strangulated Small Bowel Obstruction: A Retrospective Single‐Center Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study identified low preoperative psoas muscle volume, measured by computed tomography, as an independent predictor of postoperative complications in patients undergoing emergency surgery for strangulated small bowel obstruction. Low psoas muscle volume, particularly in older adults, was associated with cardiopulmonary and systemic ...
Takuya Shiraishi, Chika Katayama, Yuta Shibasaki, Chika Komine, Takuhisa Okada, Akihiko Sano, Makoto Sakai, Hiroomi Ogawa, Ken Shirabe, Hiroshi Saeki   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nationwide Real‐World Modeling of Surgical Outcomes in Elderly Patients: Incorporating Geriatric‐Specific Risk Factors Into Prediction of Mortality and Morbidity

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
A reliable and effective risk prediction model for mortality and morbidity in elderly patients undergoing gastroenterological surgeries was developed and validated. Geriatric‐specific risk factors, including the newly added variables in the NCD registry, along with age, were identified as significant contributors to the model. ABSTRACT Aim As the aging
Naoya Sato, Hiraku Kumamaru, Mitsukazu Gotoh, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yuko Kitagawa, Yasuyuki Seto, Hiromi Rakugi, Masahiro Akishita, Kazue Nakajima, Arata Takahashi, Hiroaki Miyata, Shigeru Marubashi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A 3 Week Geriatric Education Program for 4th Year Medical Students at Dalhousie University [PDF]

, 2003
Purpose -Population demographics are shifting towards an increased average age. Yet, many medical schools still do not have mandatory comprehensive education in Geriatric Medicine.
Freter , M.D., FRCPC, Susan, Gordon , M.D., FRCPC, Janet, Mallery , M.D, FRCPC,, Laurie   +2 more
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Reaching the Frail Elderly for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation-REAFEL. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
Bamberg C, Ladegaard CT, Aalling M, Jensen DM, Madsen CL, Kamil S, Gudbergsen H, Saxild T, Schiøtz ML, Grew J, Castillo LS, Tousgaard I, Johansen RLR, Bardram JE, Frølich A, Domínguez H.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Care Management of Patients With Complex Health Care Needs [PDF]

, 2009
Explores how patients' complexity of healthcare needs, vulnerability, and age affect the cost and quality of their health care. Examines the potential for care management to improve quality of care and reduce costs, elements of success, and ...
Rachel Berry-Millett, Thomas Bodenheimer
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