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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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Geriatric assessment for oncologists

Cancer Biology & Medicine, 2015
The world is experiencing aging of its population. Age-specific incidence rates of cancer are higher and cancer is now recognized as a part of aging. Treating older patients can be challenging.
Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, Holly M. Holmes, Armin Shahrokni   +2 more
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Clinical outcomes and cost-utility analysis of comprehensive geriatric assessment models in hospitalized frail older patients in Thailand [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background Frailty increases vulnerability to adverse outcomes and healthcare utilization. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) improves these outcomes in high-income countries, but evidence in resource-constrained settings is limited.
Patumporn Suraarunsumrit, Varalak Srinonprasert, Montarat Thavorncharoensap, Usa Chaikledkaew, Tanawan Kongmalai, Sutisa Pitiyarn, Ponnapa Petchthai, Kannika Tankayura, Chaninthorn Kliangda, Gareth McKay, Ammarin Thakkinstian   +10 more
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Rapid Geriatric Assessment [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2015
Since the article by Rubenstein and colleagues, in 19841 at the Sepulveda Veterans Affairs Medical Center, demonstrated the ability of a Comprehensive Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit (GEMU) to improve outcomes for frail older persons, numerous studies have duplicated these findings.2,3 Meta-analyses have confirmed the value of GEMUs.4 ...
John E, Morley, Erin V, Adams
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Aging-related changes in reward-based decision-making depend on punishment frequency: An fMRI study

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2023
IntroductionAging is often accompanied by significant cognitive decline and altered decision making. Previous studies have found that older adults have difficulty in processing reward/risk information, leading to suboptimal decision strategy. However, it
Ping Ren, Ping Ren, Guozhi Luo, Jiayin Huang, Jiayin Huang, Meiling Tan, Meiling Tan, Donghui Wu, Han Rong   +8 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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Perspectives and experiences of patients and healthcare professionals with geriatric assessment in chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study

BMC Nephrology, 2021
Background Older patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) often live with unidentified frailty and multimorbidity. Despite guideline recommendations, geriatric assessment is not part of standard clinical care, resulting in a missed opportunity to ...
Carlijn G. N. Voorend, Noeleen C. Berkhout-Byrne, Yvette Meuleman, Simon P. Mooijaart, Willem Jan W. Bos, Marjolijn van Buren   +5 more
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The prognostic role of functional dependency in older inpatients with COVID-19

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic infection with substantial risk of death, especially in elderly persons. Information about the prognostic significance of functional status in older patients with COVID-19 is scarce.
Galina Plotnikov, Efraim Waizman, Irma Tzur, Alexander Yusupov, Yonatan Shapira, Oleg Gorelik   +5 more
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POSTSCRIPTUM: Protocol of Geriatric Rehabilitation in Patients Aged 60 Years and Older Living in Moscow Boarding houses or Nursing homes. Protocol of Multicentral Prospective Study

Российский журнал гериатрической медицины, 2023
Background: GR  with implementation of  additional geriatric rehabilitation stage has been shown in  a number of  studies to  be efficient in  daily functional activities as  well as  in reducing hospital readmissions and mortality.
O. N. Tkacheva, N. K. Runikhina, I. P. Malaya, N. V. Sharashkina, V. S. Ostapenko, Yu. V. Kotovskaya, A. G. Melia, E. A. Mkhitaryan   +7 more
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Impact of the geriatric assessment on cancer-directed systemic therapy in older Indian persons with cancer: An observational study

Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment, 2022
Background: The geriatric assessment is a multidimensional evaluation of an older person. Globally, it is reported that geriatric assessments can lead to a change in the oncologic therapy decisions in approximately 28% of patients, but there are no ...
Vanita Noronha, Abhijith Rao, Shreya Gattani, Anant Ramaswamy, Anita Kumar, Sharath Kumar, Renita Castelino, Ratan Dhekale, Jyoti Krishnamurthy, Akash Pawar, Sarika Mahajan, Anuradha Daptardar, Lekhika Sonsukare, Jayita Deodhar, Nabila Ansari, Manjusha Vagal, Vikram Gota, Shripad Banavali, Kumar Prabhash, Rajendra Badwe   +19 more
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