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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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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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Neurochemical Endpoints to Inform Early‐Stage Trials of Spinocerebellar Ataxia 2 and 3 in a Multisite Setting

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Neurochemical levels measured by brain MR spectroscopy (MRS) have been proposed as endpoints for clinical trials in early‐stage spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) trials. We tested their trial‐readiness by quantifying neurochemicals in three affected brain regions in early‐stage cohorts of SCA2 and SCA3, examining their reproducibility in ...
James M. Joers, Yaqiao Wei, Dinesh K. Deelchand, Adam Berrington, Young Woo Park, Guita Banan, Michal Povazan, Jens T. Rosenberg, André J. W. van der Kouwe, Tetsuo Ashizawa, Khalaf O. Bushara, Chiadi U. Onyike, Sub H. Subramony, Jeremy D. Schmahmann, Brian J. Soher, Peter B. Barker, Thomas H. Mareci, Eva‐Maria Ratai, Lynn E. Eberly, Gülin Öz   +19 more
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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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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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Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles, Hannah F. Brubeck, Adrienne D. Tanus, Courtney N. Loecker, Punyasha Roul, Bryant R. England, Elizabeth R. Wahl, James S. Andrews, Namrata Singh, Joshua F. Baker, Patricia P. Katz, Dolores M. Shoback, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
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Geriatric oncology: a clinical approach to the older patient with cancer

, 2003
Due to the ageing of the population and the sharp increase in life expectancy, cancer in the older person has become an increasingly common problem in the Western world.
GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY A. CLINICAL APPROACH TO, GIANNI W, PIETROPAOLO M., REPETTO L, SERRAINO D, FRATINO L, TROISI, Giovanni, VENTURINO A   +7 more
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Aaron Baraff, Myra S. Schmaderer, Lani Zimmerman, Kaleb Michaud, Namrata Singh, Grant W. Cannon, Gary Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 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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