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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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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 assessment in older patients with a hematologic malignancy: a systematic review

Haematologica, 2020
The aim of this systematic review is to give an update of all currently available evidence on the relevance of a geriatric assessment in the treatment of older patients with hematologic malignancies.
Ellen R.M. Scheepers, Ariel M. Vondeling, Noortje Thielen, René van der Griend, Reinhard Stauder, Marije E. Hamaker   +5 more
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The relationship between Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment parameters and depression in elderly patients

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
BackgroundDepression is common and serious among elderly patients. The treatment of elderly depression is often delayed owing to insufficient diagnosis, which eventually leads to adverse consequences.AimsTo explore the association between the parameters ...
Yanmin Ju, Ting Liu, Kexin Zhang, Xiaoye Lin, Enlai Zheng, Jiyan Leng   +5 more
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Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in geriatric oncology. [PDF]

, 2016
Polypharmacy is a highly prevalent problem in older persons, and is challenging to assess and improve due to variations in definitions of the problem and the heterogeneous methods of medication review and reduction.
Aparicio, Appleton, Badgwell, Balducci, Budnitz, Bushardt, Caillet, Currow, de Glas, Dimitrow, Elliot, Fede, Freyer, Fried, Gajra, Gillette, Gnjidic, Gu, Guaraldo, Guthrie, Gómez, Hajjar, Hamaker, Hanigan, Hanlon, Hilmer, Horgan, Hovstadius, Huiart, Hurria, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Identifying Priority Areas for Quality Improvement, Iyer, Jolly, Kalsi, Kanesvaran, Kantor, Kierner, Kim, Klepin, Kohn, Kohn, Korc-Grodzicki, Kouladjian, Lees, Maggiore, Maggiore, Nightingale, O'Mahony, Palumbo, Panel, Parks, Patterson, Payne, Prithviraj, Riechelmann, Saarelainen, Samsa, Scott, Sehgal, Shah, Todd, Todd, Turner, Turner, Woopen, Şenel   +65 more
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Improving end-of-life care in acute geriatric hospital wards using the Care Programme for the Last Days of Life : study protocol for a phase 3 cluster randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The Care Programme for the Last Days of Life has been developed to improve the quality of end-of-life care in acute geriatric hospital wards.
Cohen, Joachim, Costantini, Massimo, Deliens, Luc, Smets, Tinne, Van Den Noortgate, Nele, Verhofstede, Rebecca   +5 more
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Geriatrics Evaluation and Management in the Veterans Administration—An Historical Perspective

Geriatrics, 2018
Comprehensive geriatric assessment, defined as an interdisciplinary assessment and development of an overall plan of treatment and follow-up, has become a fundamental part of clinical geriatric care. Since the 1970s, the US Department of Veterans Affairs
James S. Powers, Kathryn J. Eubank
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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Cancer Control, 2003
As an adjunct to the general and cancer-specific clinical and diagnostic examinations, comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is an integral tool that examines factors affecting the course of disease and the outcome of treatment. The principal areas of focus of the CGA include the patient's functional, physical, mental, emotional, pharmacotherapeutic,
Darryl, Wieland, Victor, Hirth
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A posterior variant of corticobasal syndrome: Evidence from a longitudinal study of cognitive and functional status in a single case

Cogent Psychology, 2018
We describe a patient (CG) suffering from early onset dementia who presented with corticobasal syndrome (CBS). The aims of the study were as follows: (i) a detailed description of the cognitive phenotype; (ii) a comprehensive, longitudinal evaluation of ...
Carlo Abbate, Pietro Davide Trimarchi, Laura Manzoni, Anna Maria Quarenghi, Gian Pietro Salvi, Silvia Inglese, Fabrizio Giunco, Renzo Bagarolo, Daniela Mari, Beatrice Arosio   +9 more
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Association of Physical Activity with Co-morbid Conditions in Geriatric Population [PDF]

, 2016
To find out association of physical activity with co-morbid conditions in geriatric population, a cross-sectional study was conducted in different cties of Pakistan in 2015.
Hisam, A. (Aliya), Ilyas, S. (Sundus), Jabbar, A. (Anosha), Kazmi, S. A. (Syed), Khan, R. (Rimsha), Mushtaq, U. (Umer), Rahman, M. U. (Mahmood)   +6 more
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