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Geriatric Depression in Primary Care [PDF]

open access: yesPsychiatric Clinics of North America, 2011
Primary care settings present important opportunities for the detection and management of depression in older adults. In this article, the authors review the common barriers to effective treatment of geriatric depression, identify treatment strategies that can substantially improve the effectiveness of treatment in this setting, and highlight the ...
Mijung Park
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Geriatric Care Models [PDF]

open access: yesGeriatrics, 2021
This Special Issue on geriatric care models features 18 papers highlighting the evolving nature of healthcare delivery and the leadership and quality enhancement research provided by geriatric care models [...]
openaire   +3 more sources

Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with septic shock and a multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

open access: yesGeriatric Care, 2023
Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) can sometimes occur without definite disseminated intravascular coagulation. The differential diagnosis comprises the exclusion of many non-infectious diseases and the effort to isolate the microbic agent in the ...
Giovanni Carbone   +8 more
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Comparison of the Effect of Education Using Team-based Learning Method and Lecture Method on Controlling Diabetes in the Elderly: A Quasi-Experimental Study [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 2023
Background: Patient education is considered as an essential part of diabetes control. This researchis conducted to compare the effect of education using team-based learning (TBL) method and lecturemethod on blood pressure (BP), serum levels of fasting ...
Tayebeh Mirzaei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preventive steps implemented on geriatric services in the primary health care centers during COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesJournal of Public Health Research, 2021
Background: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the delivery of medical care across the world.  The objective of the study is to understand and document the preventive steps implemented on geriatric services in the primary health care ...
Anood Alshaali   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rate-control vs rhythm-control of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients. From new, age-oriented outcomes to a more complex management strategy

open access: yesMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2018
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia in elderly people. Findings derived from clinical trials seem to demonstrate that a rate-control strategy of AF in aged patients improves prognosis if compared to a rhythm-control one.
Stefano Fumagalli   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesSouth 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
doaj   +1 more source

Development and evaluation of a self-administered on-line test of memory and attention for middle-aged and older adults

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2014
There is a need for rapid and reliable Internet-based screening tools for cognitive assessment in middle-aged and older adults. We report the psychometric properties of an on-line tool designed to screen for cognitive deficits that require further ...
Angela K. Troyer   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reflection on High-Quality Development of Smart Health Data [PDF]

open access: yes中国工程科学
China's aging population is large in size and is growing rapidly, causing a huge gap in the geriatric care resources. The smart geriatric care service based on health data has become an effective means to solve the geriatric care problem in China.
Weixuan Wang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of intravenous sedation using midazolam versus dexmedetomidine in elderly patients with dementia: a randomized cross-over trial

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Differences between the effects of intravenous sedation with midazolam (MID) and dexmedetomidine (DEX) on the cerebral function of elderly patients with severe dementia are unclear. This study aimed to compare the effects of intravenous sedation with MID
Yoshinari Morimoto   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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