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An IoMT-based geriatric care management system for achieving smart health in nursing homes

Industrial management & data systems, 2019
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an Internet of medical things (IoMT)-based geriatric care management system (I-GCMS), integrating IoMT and case-based reasoning (CBR) in order to deal with the global concerns of the increasing demand for ...
V. Tang, K. Choy, G. T. Ho, Hoi-Yan Lam, Yung-Po Tsang   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dementia in home geriatric care program

, 2020
Introduction: Life expectancy in Spain is the highest in the European Union, standing at 83.4 years (European average 80.9 years). Data published by the WHO shows that there are 50 million people worldwide with dementia.
Balea Fernandez, Francisco Javier, Cazorla-Guillén, Cristina, Chinnadurai, Rajkumar, Solano-Benítez, Antonia Jesús   +3 more
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Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy of Plasma Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers With Objective and Subjective Cognitive Screening

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blood‐based biomarkers are increasingly used to identify Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology and may play an important role in early disease screening and participant selection for clinical trials. However, their performance across stages of cognitive impairment remains unclear. This study examined whether plasma biomarkers differ in
Maryam Abdolmaleki, Leslie S. Gaynor, Dandan Liu, Timothy J. Hohman, Katherine A. Gifford, Henrik Zetterberg, Angela L. Jefferson, Corey J. Bolton   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Investigating the Weaning Process From Mechanical Ventilation in Elderly Patients With Dementia

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Background Limited data is available regarding the weaning techniques employed for mechanical ventilation (MV) in elderly patients with dementia in China. Objective The primary objective of this study is to investigate diverse weaning methods in relation
Jian‐Feng Liang, Zhi‐Yong Li, Hai‐Shan Dong, Chang Xu, Chao‐Qun Yin   +4 more
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‘It's not magic’: A qualitative analysis of geriatric physicians' explanations of cardio‐pulmonary resuscitation in hospital admissions

Health Expectations, 2021
Background Discussing patient preferences for cardio‐pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is routine in hospital admission for older people. The way the conversation is conducted plays an important role for patient comprehension and the ethics of decision ...
Anca‐Cristina Sterie, Laura Jones, Ralf J. Jox, Eve Rubli Truchard   +3 more
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Parkinson Disease Subtype Stability and Eventual Convergence

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Previous research identified distinct Parkinson disease (PD) clinical subtypes of “Motor Only,” “Psychiatric & Motor,” and “Cognitive & Motor” based on comprehensive, multidomain classification. Whether these subtypes reflect distinct trajectories or progressive disease stages remains unknown.
Laura M. Rosok, Christina N. Lessov‐Schlaggar, Abdulmunaim M. Eid, Erin R. Foster, Baijayanta Maiti, Hailee Domash, Helen Hwang, Richard J. Perrin, Paul T. Kotzbauer, Joel S. Perlmutter, Meghan C. Campbell   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehensive geriatric care in hospitals : the role of inpatient geriatric consultation teams – Synthesis

, 2015
23 p.Ill.,FOREWORD 1-- ABSTRACT 2-- SYNTHESIS 3-- 1. BACKGROUND 4-- 1.1. AN AGEING (HOSPITAL) POPULATION 4-- 1.2. THE GERIATRIC CARE CONCEPT 4-- 1.3. OBJECTIVE 5-- 2. THE ORGANISATION OF HOSPITAL CARE FOR GERIATRIC PATIENTS IN BELGIUM 6-- 3.
Deschodt, Mieke
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Serostatus‐Specific Prognostic Profiles and Phenotype‐Dependent Therapeutic Windows in Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While autoimmune encephalitis (AE) outcomes vary, serostatus‐specific prognostic determinants and institutional clustering effects remain poorly characterized. We aimed to delineate the distinct prognostic architecture of AE, identifying serostatus‐specific risk factors and potential therapeutic windows.
Xiaohong Tang, Jingxian Wang, Kaixin Zhu, Zhen Zhang, Liao Wu, Wei Wang, Chang Li, Qingyun Li, Hao Li, Jinghua Chen, Zhangxu Lian, Bin Liu, Tengfei Liu, Chunmei Wen, Nuan Wang, Sen Qun, Lishun Xiao, Qingwei Lai   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

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