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A Psychometric Properties Evaluation of the Italian Version of the Geriatric Depression Scale [PDF]

, 2018
Objective. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is an evaluation tool to diagnose older adult's depression. This questionnaire was defined by Yesavage and Brink in 1982; it was designed expressly for the older person and defines his/her degree of ...
Bruni, Valentina, Colucci, Mariele, De Santis, Rita, Galeoto, Giovanni, Sansoni, Julita, Scuccimarri, Michela, Tofani, Marco, Valente, Donatella   +7 more
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Drug shortages in China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Drug shortages significantly threaten public health and medical service provision worldwide. Research evidence on the complete picture of drug shortages is currently scant in China.
Yinyin Song, Jianchun Li, Fei Zhao, Pengfei Jin   +3 more
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Malnutrition in geriatric rehabilitation: Prevalence, patient outcomes, and criterion validity of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment and the Mini Nutritional Assessment [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Accurate identification and management of malnutrition is essential so that patient outcomes can be improved and resources used efficaciously.
Bauer, Judith, Isenring, Elizabeth, Marshall, Skye, Young, Adrienne   +3 more
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TLR3 Deficiency Leads to a Dysregulation in the Global Gene-Expression Profile in Murine Oviduct Epithelial Cells Infected with Chlamydia muridarum [PDF]

, 2019
OBJECTIVE Describe the implementation and effects of Mobile Acute Care for Elders (MACE) consultation at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). DESIGN Retrospective cohort analysis.
Derbigny, Wilbert A, Kumar, Ramesh
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Closing the Osteoporosis Care Gap in Hip Fracture Patients: An Opportunity to Decrease Recurrent Fractures and Hospital Admissions

Journal of Osteoporosis, 2011
Background. Falls and hip fractures are an increasing health threat to older people who often never return to independent living. This study examines the management of bone health in an acute care setting following a hip fracture in patients over age 65.
Anna Byszewski, Genevieve Lemay, Frank Molnar, Nahid Azad, Seanna E. McMartin   +4 more
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Spectrum of cardiovascular diseases with increasing age and its association with geriatric syndromes

Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics, 2022
Objective: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is highest among the older adults, who are often carriers of various geriatric syndromes. Studies evaluating CVDs among the old adults in the low- and middle-income countries are limited. This study
Pramod Kumar, Bhrigu Jain, Nidhi Soni, S N Dwivedi, Aparajit Ballav Dey, Prashun Chatterjee, Avinash Chakrawarty   +6 more
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Poor nutritional status is associated with other geriatric domain impairments and adverse postoperative outcomes in onco-geriatric surgical patients – a multicentre cohort study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Nutritional status (NS), though frequently affected in onco-geriatric patients, is no standard part of a geriatric assessment. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between a preoperatively impaired NS and geriatric domain ...
A. Vigano, Aaldriks, Aapro, B.L. van Leeuwen, B.L. van Leeuwen, B.T. Veering, Baek, Balducci, Blanc-Bisson, Bozzetti, Bozzetti, Bozzetti, Brouquet, Bu, C. Stabilini, Clavien, Clegg, De Martinis, E. Farinella, Elia, Fearon, Feng, Folstein, Fontana, Fox-Wasylyshyn, G. Stanojevic, G. Ugolini, G. Ugolini, G. Veronese, G. Veronese, G.H. de Bock, G.H. de Bock, German, Gillis, Hubbard, Huisman, Huisman, Huisman, I. Montroni, I. Montroni, J. Spiliotis, Kanapuru, Katz, Kenig, Kiecolt-Glaser, Kiecolt-Glaser, Kondrup, L. Gilbert, Lawton, M.G. Huisman, M.G. Huisman, M.W. Reed, Mendoza, Monson, N. de Liguori Carino, Oken, Oresanya, Owens, P.S. Somasundar, Paillaud, Pawa, Podsiadlo, R.A. Audisio, R.A. Audisio, Ramjaun, Saka, Sanford, Schrader, Sorensen, van Stijn, Vellas, Wang, Wie, Yesavage   +73 more
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Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients. [PDF]

, 2018
In December 2017, the National Academy of Neuropsychology convened an interorganizational Summit on Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients in Denver, Colorado. The Summit brought together representatives of a
Adler, Deb, Alban, Christopher, Bondi, Mark, Braun, Michelle, Cagigas, Xavier, Daven, Morgan, Denney, Robert L, Drozdick, Lisa, Foster, Norman L, Golden, Tamara, Hwang, Ula, Iverson, Grant, Ivey, Laurie, Kramer, Joel, Lacritz, Laura, Lantz, Melinda, Latts, Lisa, Ling, Shari M, Malone, Michael, Maria Lopez, Ana, Martin-Plank, Lori, Maslow, Katie, McConnel, Charles E, Melady, Don, Messer, Melissa, Meyers, John, Most, Randi, Norris, Margaret P, Perry, William, Pliskin, Neil, Roebuck-Spencer, Tresa, Shafer, David, Silver, Cheryl, Silverberg, Nina, Thomas, Colin M, Thornhill, Laura, Tsai, Jean, Vakharia, Nirav, Waters, Martin   +38 more
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GERIATRIC PRINCIPLES FOR PATIENTS WITH CANCER

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2021
Cancer is primarily a disease of older persons. Given the heterogeneity of aging, physiological age, rather than chronological age, better expresses the cumulative effect of environmental, medical, and psychosocial stressors, which modifies life ...
Ana Patricia Navarrete-Reyes, Karla Animas-Mijangos, Jimena Gómez-Camacho, Yoselin Juárez-Carrillo, Ana Cristina Torres-Pérez, Daniela Josefina Cataneo-Piña, Juan Pablo Negrete-Najar, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis   +7 more
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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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