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Geriatric Oncology in Portugal: Where We Are and What Comes Next—A Survey of Healthcare Professionals

Geriatrics, 2022
In keeping with the trend worldwide, in Portugal, more than 60% of newly diagnosed patients with cancer are aged 65 years or older, which makes older adults the most common population seen in an oncology practice.
Joana Marinho, Sandra Custódio
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GERIATRIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND HEARING LOSS

Наука и инновации в медицине, 2018
Aim - to examine the results of a comprehensive geriatric assessment depending on the degree of hearing loss. Material and methods. We examined 110 patients aged from 60 to 90 years with bilateral symmetrical impairment of the hearing function.
T Yu Vladimirova, L V Aizenshtadt
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'Online' geriatric assessment procedure for older adults referred for geriatric assessment during an acute care episode for consideration of reliability of triage decisions

BMC Geriatrics, 2012
Background Comprehensive geriatric assessment has been shown to improve patient outcomes, but the geriatricians who deliver it are in short-supply. A web-based method of comprehensive geriatric assessment has been developed with the potential to improve ...
Gray Len, Dakin Lucy, Counsell Steven, Edwards Helen, Wootton Richard, Martin-Khan Melinda   +5 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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Validation of the Turkish Version of Rapid Geriatric Assessment in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Preliminary Study [PDF]

Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing
AIM: Rapid Geriatric Assessment is a practical screening tool for common geriatric syndromes that can be administered in under five minutes, even by inexperienced healthcare professionals.
Sibel Çavdar, Fatma Özge Kayhan Koçak, Batuhan Çakmak, Mert Anıl Altun, Adil Bahadır, Sumru Savaş   +5 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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Geriatric Assessment in CKD Care: An Implementation Study [PDF]

Kidney Medicine
Rationale & Objective: Older people with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) have complex health care needs. Geriatric evaluation preceding decision making for kidney replacement is recommended in guidelines, but implementation is lacking in ...
Carlijn G.N. Voorend, Noeleen C. Berkhout-Byrne, Leti van Bodegom-Vos, Adry Diepenbroek, Casper F.M. Franssen, Hanneke Joosten, Simon P. Mooijaart, Willem Jan W. Bos, Marjolijn van Buren, Arjan van Alphen, Noeleen Berkhout-Byrne, Fenna van Breda, Marjolijn van Buren, Henk Boom, Willem Jan Bos, Adry Diepenbroek, Marielle Emmelot-Vonk, Casper Franssen, Carlo Gaillard, Nel Groeneweg-Peeters, Bettie Hoekstra, Nienke Hommes, Francoise Hoornaar, Hanneke Joosten, Joep Lagro, Elisabeth Litjens, Femke Molenaar, Simon Mooijaart, Aegida Neradova, Mike Peters, Michelle Troost, Wilma Veldman, Carlijn Voorend, Lidwien Westerbos, Carlijne Westerman-van der Wijden, Judith Wierdsma   +35 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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Comprehensive geriatric assessment in older people: an umbrella review of health outcomes [PDF]

, 2022
Background: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has been in use for the last three decades. However, some doubts remain regarding its clinical use.
Smith, Lee, Demurtas, Jacopo, Barbagallo, Mario, Barbagallo M, Maggi S, Special Interest Group in Systematic Reviews of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS), Aprile PL, Smith L, Cella, Alberto, Vanacore N, Pilotto, Alberto, Custodero C, Demurtas J, Ferrucci L, Pilotto A, Special Interest Group in Meta-analyses and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS), Veronese, Nicola, Aprile, Pierangelo Lora, Custodero, Carlo, Veronese N, Vanacore, Nicola, Maggi, Stefania, Ferrucci, Luigi, Cella A   +23 more
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