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Geriatrics Evaluation and Management in the Veterans Administration—An Historical Perspective

Geriatrics, 2018
Comprehensive geriatric assessment, defined as an interdisciplinary assessment and development of an overall plan of treatment and follow-up, has become a fundamental part of clinical geriatric care. Since the 1970s, the US Department of Veterans Affairs
James S. Powers, Kathryn J. Eubank
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Identification of depressive disorder among older people in care homes – a feasibility study [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Depression is common among older people but more common among those living in care homes. Depression is not easily detected among older adults because of the presentation, and the tendency for older people not to complain of depression ...
Shaik, K, Stephenson, John, C. Jane Morrell, Kauserjan Shaik, Muthukrishnan, Venkatesh, Curran, Stephen, Curran, S, Morrell, C. Jane, Venkatesh Muthukrishnan, Topping, Annie, Annie Topping, Morrell, CJ, Topping, A; id_orcid, John Stephenson, Muthukrishnan, V, Stephenson, J, Shaik, Kauserjan, Stephen Curran   +17 more
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What Does “Patient-Centered” Mean? Qualitative Perspectives from Older Adults and Family Caregivers

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2021
This study aimed to (1) examine what patient-centeredness means for older adults and family caregivers, and (2) assess circumstances underlying their preference for geriatric care.
Minakshi Raj PhD, Jodyn E. Platt PhD, Denise Anthony PhD, James T. Fitzgerald PhD, Shoou-Yih Daniel Lee PhD   +4 more
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Postoperative Care In Geriatrics

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2017
Ulenberg Grzegorz, Ulenberg Agata, Grabowska-Gaweł Anna, Czapiewski Łukasz, Dąbrowska Maria, Postoperative care in geriatrics. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2017;7(8):1228-1240. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1042032 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5012 The journal has had 7 points ...
Grzegorz Ulenberg, Agata Ulenberg, Anna Grabowska-Gaweł, Łukasz Czapiewski, Maria Dąbrowska   +4 more
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Analysis on participation willingness and influencing factors of "1+X (geriatric care)" training in higher vocational nursing students

Huli yanjiu, 2021
ObjectiveTo understand the status quo of willingness of high vocational nursing students to participate in vocational skill training of geriatric care under the "1+X" certification system，and to analyze its influencing factors.MethodsTotally 2 611 high ...
ZHAO Guangfang, XING Aihong, ZHANG Shuxiang, DAI Lingyu, YAN Chunmei   +4 more
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Decision-making ethics in regards to life-sustaining interventions: when physicians refer to what other patients decide

BMC Medical Ethics, 2022
Background Health decisions occur in a context with omnipresent social influences. Information concerning what other patients decide may present certain interventions as more desirable than others. Objectives To explore how physicians refer to what other
Anca-Cristina Sterie, Ralf J. Jox, Eve Rubli Truchard   +2 more
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The need for home-based geriatric care and physical, mental, and social functioning of seniors of over 65 years of age

Studia Medyczne, 2017
Introduction: The increased percentage of seniors observed within society establishes new challenges for healthcare systems. Aim of the research : To estimate the need for geriatric, home-based care for people over 65 years of age living in rural ...
Małgorzata Dziechciaż, Izabela M. Wróblewska, Dorota Talarska, Jarosław Chmielewski, Rafał Filip, Monika Szpringer   +5 more
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The complex interaction between atrial fibrillation and heart failure in elderly patients

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2019
Heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coexist. Subjects with permanent AF show the highest prevalence of HF. Patients with incident AF have HF in a great number of cases and, reciprocally, in patients with incident HF, an AF can be ...
Stefano Fumagalli, Giulia Pelagalli, Marta Migliorini, Serena Boni, Francesca Nigro, Irene Marozzi, Simone Pupo, Niccolò Marchionni   +7 more
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Care of the Geriatric Rabbit

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2010
The average life span reported in laboratory and lay literature for the domestic rabbit is 5 to 10 years. The author and other veterinarians are now regularly seeing rabbits living to 9 or 10 years, the oldest reported in the author's practice being 14 years. Rabbits are herbivorous prey species with continually growing (elodont) teeth.
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The role of digital mobile technology in elderly health management among health care workers in Indonesia: Analysis of knowledge, attitudes, and practice

Digital Health, 2022
Background Technology, including information and communication technology (ICT), plays a significant role in the quality of health services. However, its application in elderly health services is still lacking.
Anastasia A. Dinakrisma, Purwita Wijaya Laksmi, Teofilus Abdiel, Johannes P. Fernandez, Nuri Indahwati, Anindya Pradipta Susanto, Arya Ananda Indrajaya Lukmana, Prasandhya Astagiri Yusuf   +7 more
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