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Integrating an Interprofessional Geriatric Active Learning Workshop Into Undergraduate Medical Curriculum

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 2020
Purpose: The aging population in the United States poses a substantial challenge to our health care system, and particularly affects the training of physicians in geriatric care. To introduce undergraduate medical students to a variety of clinical skills
Wanda Jirau-Rosaly, Shilpa P Brown, Elena A Wood, Nicole Rockich-Winston   +3 more
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment: evidence

, 2017
The observations of high rates of institutionalization in the frail older population and the inadequacy of provision for readily recognizable and remedial problems in this high-risk group led to the development of one of the cornerstones of modern ...
Francesco Panza, Alberto Pilotto, A. Pilotto, F. Panza   +3 more
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Chronobiology of Cancer: How Aging Fuels Oncogenesis at the Molecular Level

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the key biological pathways linking aging with cancer development and progression. In the upper left, cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation, toxins, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes DNA damage and genomic instability, whereas age‐related decline in repair mechanisms, such as ATM/ATR, BER, and NER ...
Anu Singh, Aroonima Misra, Sufian Zaheer
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparative Evaluation of EASYCare Standard 2010 and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Detecting Geriatric Syndromes in Outpatient Settings

Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics
Introduction: Geriatric syndromes, such as cognitive impairment, depression, falls, and urinary incontinence, increase vulnerability among older adults.
Ambica Singh, Ayantika Haldar, Avinash Chakrawarty, Aparajit Ballav Dey   +3 more
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A Low Psoas Muscle Index Was Associated With a Poorer Overall Survival in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Nephrostomy

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
In patients with malignant ureteral obstruction undergoing percutaneous nephrostomy, sarcopenia defined by a low psoas muscle index was independently associated with poor overall survival on multivariate Cox regression analysis, suggesting that preoperative assessment of psoas muscle index may aid prognostic stratification in this population.
Kota Shimokihara, Takashi Kawahara, Kazuhide Makiyama, Hiroji Uemura   +3 more
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Mortality predictors six months after discharge from an Acute Geriatric Unit, 2016

Horizonte Médico, 2017
Objective: To determine the variables of the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), predictors of mortality six months after discharge of inpatients from the Acute Geriatric Unit (AGU) of the Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen. Materials
Juan Rodrigo Tuesta-Nole, Edwin César Cieza-Macedo   +1 more
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Assessment of Cognitive Status in Geriatric Neurology

, 2014
The elements of a comprehensive mental status examination include observational, cognitive, and neuropsychiatric assessments. Although each of these elements is presented separately in this chapter, they are inter‐related and collectively characterize ...
Thaipisuttikul, Papan, Donald J. Connor, James E. Galvin, Galvin, James E, Papan Thaipisuttikul, Norman, Marc A, Connor, Donald J, Marc A. Norman   +7 more
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Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of Accelerated Biological Aging in Survivors of Cancer: A Scoping Review

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Cancer treatment is associated with measurable acceleration of biological aging across epigenetic, telomere, senescence, and immune biomarkers. However, biomarker validation and interventional strategies remain limited, especially in hematologic malignancies, underscoring the need for standardized multi‐omic aging assessments and adequately powered ...
Moataz Ellithi, Emily Herdman, Danielle Westmark, Vijaya R. Bhatt   +3 more
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Construction and application of old platform based on patient report outcome

Huli yanjiu, 2023
ObjectiveTo construct old platform（OP） based on Patient Report Outcome（PRO） and study its application effectiveness.MethodsThe geriatric inpatients in the department of geriatrics of Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University were selected as research ...
LIU Xiaoyan, QIN Yi, ZHU Xiaoling, MAO Yuwei, SUN Chi   +4 more
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Brief assessments and screening for geriatric conditions in older primary care patients: a pragmatic approach

Public Health Reviews, 2018
This paper discusses the rationale behind performing a brief geriatric assessment as a first step in the management of older patients in primary care practice.
Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Christophe Büla   +1 more
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