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Comprehensive Pilot Analysis of Oral Hypofunction Among Swiss Adults

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dentistry
Conclusion: The findings suggest an influence of age in oral function, particularly in chewing and tongue-related activities, contributing to increased OHF in older adults.
Murali Srinivasan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Care Doctors' Attitudes Towards Geriatric Care in Malaysia:An Online Survey

open access: yesJournal of Health Research
Background: Primary care doctors play a pivotal role in an ageing society. They must possess appropriate attitudes about offering effective care to older people.
Azmi Mohd Ikhwan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perspectives and experiences of patients and healthcare professionals with geriatric assessment in chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Nephrology, 2021
Background Older patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) often live with unidentified frailty and multimorbidity. Despite guideline recommendations, geriatric assessment is not part of standard clinical care, resulting in a missed opportunity to ...
Carlijn G. N. Voorend   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geriatric Care in Its Infancy in Punjab: A Narrative Review

open access: yesJournal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics
Geriatric care, which encompasses medical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative support, is essential to ensure the dignity, independence, and well-being of older adults.
Jasmine Kaur   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Models of Care in Geriatric Oncology [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Geriatrics Reports, 2014
Cancer is common in older adults and the approach to cancer treatment and supportive measures in this age group is continuously evolving. Incorporating geriatric assessment (GA) into the care of the older patient with cancer has been shown to be feasible and predictive of outcomes, and there are unique aspects of the traditional geriatric domains that ...
A, Magnuson, W, Dale, S, Mohile
openaire   +2 more sources

Prevalence of geriatric conditions: A hospital-wide survey of 455 geriatric inpatients in a tertiary medical center

open access: yes, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of common geriatric conditions in a tertiary medical center. We conducted a cross- sectional, hospital-wide survey of 455 inpatients, aged 65 and older, from 24 medical and surgical units of a 2200 ...
Chen, C.C-H.; Yen, C.J.; Dai, Y.T.; Wang, Charlotte.; Huang, G.H   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Factors Determining Mortality in Geriatric Palliative Care Patients

open access: yes, 2020
Background: As life expectancy at birth increases, the elderly population is growing, both in Turkey and globally. the aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with 12-month mortality in patients receiving geriatric palliative care ...
Karasahin, Omer   +5 more
core   +1 more source

T cell-related diagnostic model and the underlying mechanism related to PRF1-mediated glycolysis in sepsis: evidences from single-cell, bulk transcriptomics, and experiment validation

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Medical Research
Aim Sepsis is a serious systemic inflammatory response. We aimed to construct a T cell-related diagnostic model for sepsis and uncover the underlying mechanisms. Methods Through downloading the single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) and RNA-seq data from
Fu Tian   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Central nervous system insulin signaling can influence the rate of insulin influx into brain

open access: yesFluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2023
Background Insulin transport across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly regulated, saturable process, known to be affected by many peripheral substrates including insulin itself and triglycerides.
Van Nguyen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A literature review to explore integrated care for older people [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Purpose: This paper reports on some of the findings of a literature review commissioned to explore integrated care for older people. Methods: The process of revising included finding and selecting literature from multidisciplinary sources, and ...
Sue Childs   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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