Immersive virtual reality for older adults with mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or cognitive frailty: a systematic review and narrative synthesis (2019–2025) [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground Immersive virtual reality (VR) is increasingly used to support cognition, mobility, and emotional well‑being in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, or frailty.
Kazumi Kubota +6 more
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Predicting long-term hospital outcomes in older adults with the hospital frailty risk score: a nationwide study of repeated readmissions [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) is a widely used frailty detection score. High values of the score are associated with mortality and prolonged length of stay in geriatric patients.
Jan Chrusciel +3 more
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Challenges to timely identify and treat anorexia in aging in the context of the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) Program [PDF]
JAR LifeFrailty and sarcopenia represent harm to good longevity and are often related to inadequate dietary intake and to a decrease in appetite over the years, which are characteristics of a complex process also known as anorexia in aging.
Kelly Virecoulon Giudici
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An intradialytic aerobic exercise program ameliorates frailty and improves dialysis adequacy and quality of life among hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2022 Background Hemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease exhibit impaired exercise tolerance and functional decline. Despite the life-saving benefits of adequate dialysis, those declines translate into frailty and deteriorating quality of life (QoL).
Sunki Kim, Hye-Ja Park, Dong-Ho Yang
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Frailty Network in an Acute Care Setting: The New Perspective for Frail Older People
Diagnostics, 2022 The incidence of elderly patients who come to the emergency room is progressively increasing. The specialization of the physician units might not be adequate for the evaluation of this complexity.
Sara Salini +9 more
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What do Brazilian health professionals know about the frailty syndrome? A cross-sectional study
BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background The growing care demand for frail older adults and those at risk of frailty in primary health care (PHC) requires professionals trained in the subject to promote adequate care.
Wesley dos Reis Mesquita +1 more
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Randomization-Based Confidence Intervals for Cluster Randomized Trials [PDF]
, 2020 In a cluster randomized trial (CRT), groups of people are randomly assigned to different interventions. Existing parametric and semiparametric methods for CRTs rely on distributional assumptions or a large number of clusters to maintain nominal ...
Rabideau, Dustin J, Wang, Rui
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Frailty as a growing challenge for anesthesiologists – results of a Dutch national survey
BMC Anesthesiology, 2021 Background Frailty is a multidimensional condition characterized by loss of functional reserve, which results in increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes following surgery. Anesthesiologists can reduce adverse outcomes when risk factors are recognized
A. Bouwhuis +3 more
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Treatment adherence and frailty syndrome in hypertensive older adults
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2020 Objective: To analyze the association between adherence to antihypertensive treatment and frailty syndrome in hypertensive older adults. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach with older adults.
Luípa Michele Silva +3 more
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The frail patient undergoing cardiac surgery: lessons learned and future perspectives
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 Frailty is a geriatric condition characterized by the reduction of the individual's homeostatic reserves. It determines an increased vulnerability to endogenous and exogenous stressors and can lead to poor outcomes.
Matteo Pozzi +13 more
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