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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
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Geriatric assessment to predict survival in older allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients

Haematologica, 2014
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is increasingly utilized in older adults. This study prospectively evaluated the prognostic utility of geriatric assessment domains prior to allogeneic transplantation in recipients aged 50 years and over ...
Lori S. Muffly, Masha Kocherginsky, Wendy Stock, Quynh Chu, Michael R. Bishop, Lucy A. Godley, Justin Kline, Hongtao Liu, Olatoyosi M. Odenike, Richard A. Larson, Koen van Besien, Andrew S. Artz   +11 more
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The Association of Physical Function With Psychosocial Patient‐Reported Outcomes in People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate how modifiable psychosocial factors and fatigue relate to physical functioning in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods In this cross‐sectional study of two demographically distinct cohorts (Approaches to Positive, Patient‐Centered Experiences of Aging with Lupus [APPEAL] and California Lupus Epidemiology Study
Mrinalini Dey, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Maria Dall'Era, Charmayne Dunlop‐Thomas, Courtney Hoge, S. Sam Lim, Patricia P. Katz, Jinoos Yazdany, Laura C. Plantinga   +8 more
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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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Comprehensive geriatric assessment in cardiovascular disease

, 2018
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is an efficient and effective way for evaluating complex elderly patients and for planning improved care based on CGA findings.
Andreas W. Schoenenberger, Schoenenberger, Andreas W.   +1 more
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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Short‐Term Functional Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can accumulate functional status (FS) impairment. We evaluated the association between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, as measured by the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and FS in a national SLE sample.
Baljeet Rai, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Jing Li, Eric Roberts, Patricia Katz, Laura Plantinga, Gabriela Schmajuk, Jinoos Yazdany   +7 more
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Comrehensive Geriatric Assessment.

Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics, 1998
高齢者では多臓器に慢性疾患が併発し, 痴呆, 移動障害, 失禁, コミュニケーション障害, 転倒, うつ状態, 廃用性萎縮などを来して要介護となる. こうした生活機能障害に対しては身体的, 精神的, 社会的に総合評価し, これを適切な医療ケアにつなげることが必要である. その手法が総合的機能評価 comrehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) である. それは医学的診断治療に加えて, 日常生活動作ADL, 痴呆とうつ状態のスクリーニング, 必要な介護などの社会的な側面等の, 生活機能を包括的に評価するものである.CGAは記述的な内容をスコアで表現する.
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Frailty Predicts Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of frailty and osteoporosis, but the relationship between frailty and incident osteoporotic fractures in RA is underexplored. Methods Data were from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. Frailty was measured using the VA Frailty Index (VAFI).
Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah F. Brubeck, Aaron Baraff, Punyasha Roul, Namrata Singh, James S. Andrews, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England, Dolores M. Shoback, Patricia P. Katz, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preparing medical graduates to care for geriatric patients: A case study of the undergraduate medical curriculum at a South African university

South African Family Practice, 2020
Background: Medical schools in South Africa must be responsive to the health needs of the rapidly ageing population. Reports of the poor quality of care received by elderly patients raises concerns about the training of medical students.
Keshena Naidoo, Jacqueline van Wyk
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Clinical Characteristics and Concordance of Anti‐MDA5 Antibodies: A Multicenter Australian Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective In Australia, anti‐MDA5 antibodies are exclusively tested by a line immunoblot assay (LIA). The clinical concordance of an LIA‐positive anti‐MDA5 result is unclear. We aimed to describe the clinical features and determine the clinical concordance of patients with anti‐MDA5 antibodies. Methods Electronic records of a multisite cohort (patients
Syed B. Ali, Thomas Khoo, Keeran Shivakumar, Adam Caroll, Lauren Hender, Dimitra Beroukas, Kim Griggs, Celina Jin, Theo De Malmanche, Jessica Day, Gabor Major, Vidya Limaye   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source