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Exploring the effect of professional experience on knowledge towards geriatric care among nurses working in adult care units

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background The elder population suffered from social, economic, and health (which includes physical) related problems. Thus, these problems are complex and interrelated, thereby requiring specific knowledge and expertise to meet them. However, there were
E. Amsalu, T. Messele, Metadel Adane
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Exploration of Geriatric Care Competencies in Registered Nurses in Hospitals

Journal of Nursing Research, 2021
Background Older adults occupy one third of acute care hospital beds, and the regular duties of many nurses include caring for older patients. A working knowledge of geriatric care competencies is necessary for nurses to provide high-quality care to ...
Fang‐Wen Hu, Huan-Fang Lee, Yueh-Ping Li   +2 more
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Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in a patient with septic shock and a multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

Geriatric 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, Immacolata Sepe, Maria Rosaria Fiorentino, Elisa Salsano, Federico Ruggiero, Michele Schiavone, Dalila Bruno, Filomena Micillo, Nicola Vargas   +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]

International 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, Ali Ravari, Fatemeh Hosseini, Elham Hassanshahi   +3 more
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High Sarcopenia Awareness Contrasts a Lack of Clinical Implementation Among Geriatric Rehabilitation Health Care Professionals in the Netherlands: EMPOWER-GR

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 2023
Background and Purpose: Despite being associated with serious adverse outcomes, such as mortality, sarcopenia remains largely undiagnosed in older individuals.
L. Verstraeten, J. V. van Wijngaarden, C. Meskers, A. Maier   +3 more
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Preventive steps implemented on geriatric services in the primary health care centers during COVID-19 pandemic

Journal 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, Soha Abd ElAziz , Amal Aljaziri, Tamer Farid, Mona Sobhy   +4 more
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Rate-control vs rhythm-control of atrial fibrillation in elderly patients. From new, age-oriented outcomes to a more complex management strategy

Monaldi 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, Serena Boni, Simone Pupo, Marta Migliorini, Irene Marozzi, Eleonora Barghini, Flavia Sacco, Niccolò Marchionni   +7 more
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Age, Frailty, and Comorbidity as Prognostic Factors for Short-Term Outcomes in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Geriatric Care

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2020
Objectives To analyze whether frailty and comorbidities are associated with in-hospital mortality and discharge to home in older adults hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Design Single-center observational study.
S. Hägg, J. Jylhävä, Yunzhang Wang, Hong Xu, C. Metzner, M. Annetorp, S. García-Ptacek, M. Khedri, A. Boström, A. Kadir, A. Johansson, M. Kivipelto, M. Eriksdotter, T. Cederholm, D. Religa   +14 more
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Development and evaluation of a self-administered on-line test of memory and attention for middle-aged and older adults

Frontiers 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, Angela K. Troyer, Gillian eRowe, Gillian eRowe, Kelly eMurphy, Kelly eMurphy, Brian eLevine, Brian eLevine, Larry eLeach, Lynn eHasher, Lynn eHasher   +10 more
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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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