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Testing A Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older Veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABC) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine Veterans age 65‐89 with CLBP from 3 VA medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC or UC and 12 months follow ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brief geriatric assessments for older adults in the community in Singapore: a policy brief

Frontiers in Public Health
Early detection and assessment of geriatric syndromes and social issues is important to help older adults maintain health and functional ability. While comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is considered the gold standard, it is resource intensive to ...
Woan Shin Tan, Jonathan Gao, Ezra Ho, Lay Khoon Lau, Penny Lun, Yew Yoong Ding, Yew Yoong Ding   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is it time for comprehensive geriatric assessment to move beyond primary care? The case for targeting medical sub-specialty practice

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2017
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) as a consultative service for older adults with complex medical and psychosocial challenges has existed for decades.
Laura K. Byerly, G. Michael Harper
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Toward understanding ambulatory activity decline in Parkinson disease [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Declining ambulatory activity represents an important facet of disablement in Parkinson disease (PD). OBJECTIVE: The primary study aim was to compare the 2-year trajectory of ambulatory activity decline with concurrently evolving facets of ...
Cavanaugh, James T., Dibble, Leland E., Earhart, Gammon M., Ellis, Terry D., Ford, Matthew P., Foreman, K. Bo   +5 more
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Associations of Sleep and Shift Work with Osteoarthritis Risk

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Daily rhythms may be critical for maintaining homeostasis of joint tissues. We aimed to investigate the relationships between circadian clock disruption, sleep, and osteoarthritis (OA) risk in humans. Methods In the UK Biobank, a prospective 500,000‐person cohort, we evaluated associations between sleep duration, sleeplessness/insomnia, and ...
Elizabeth L. Yanik, Abigail Bridgeman, Erik D. Herzog, Vy Pham, Bradley A. Evanoff, Farshid Guilak   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Geriatric assessment].

Zeitschrift fur arztliche Fortbildung, 1996
The emerging procedures for geriatric assessments in various medical and therapeutical areas in Germany are still in an early phase. Tests for assessing elderly patients must be adopted mostly from the English literature; specific items and problem-orientated assessment contents have to be developed.
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FeDSNP‐Pa Nanoassemblies: A Triple‐Action Therapeutic Strategy Targeting Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Pyroptosis for Retinal Ganglion Cell Protection in Glaucoma

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
FeDSNP‐Pa, a metallized nanoparticle loaded with sodium pyruvate (Pa), exerts triple therapeutic effects by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS), suppressing inflammatory responses, and inhibiting pyroptosis signaling pathways. This multifunctional neuroprotective strategy protecting retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from elevated intraocular pressure ...
Yukun Wu, Xue Li, Tong Wu, Dan Ji, Yugang Bai, Xuezhi Zhou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Which Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) instruments are currently used in Germany: a survey

BMC Geriatrics
Background The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) records geriatric syndromes in a standardized manner, allowing individualized treatment tailored to the patient’s needs and resources. Its use has shown a beneficial effect on the functional outcome
Jennifer Kudelka, Malte Ollenschläger, Richard Dodel, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Markus A. Hobert, Klaus Jahn, Jochen Klucken, Bendix Labeit, M. Cristina Polidori, Tino Prell, Tobias Warnecke, Christine A. F. von Arnim, Walter Maetzler, Andreas H. Jacobs, for the DGG working group Neurology   +14 more
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Ultrasound Muscle Assessment and Nutritional Status in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Pilot Study [PDF]

, 2019
Muscle thickness, measured by ultrasonography, has been investigated for nutritional assessment in older adults, however the associations between muscle ultrasound parameters in the lower limb and nutritional status have not been studied.
Alejandro Galán-Mercant, Alvaro Mateos-Angulo, Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas, da Silva Soares, Fess, Ross   +5 more
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Practical Assessment and Management of Vulnerabilities in Older Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: ASCO Guideline for Geriatric Oncology.

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2018
Purpose To provide guidance regarding the practical assessment and management of vulnerabilities in older patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods An Expert Panel was convened to develop clinical practice guideline recommendations based on a systematic ...
S. Mohile, W. Dale, M. Somerfield, M. Schonberg, C. Boyd, P. Burhenn, B. Canin, H. Cohen, H. Holmes, J. Hopkins, M. Janelsins, A. Khorana, H. Klepin, S. Lichtman, K. Mustian, W. Tew, A. Hurria   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source