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Geriatric Care in Pakistan: Current Realities and Way Forward

Pakistan Journal of Public Health, 2022
Worldwide, the geriatric population rate is 690 million which is alarmingly high and calls for an increasing need for preventive and curative services.
Nadia Noreen, M. Abdullah, N. Lalani
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Effect of in-hospital comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in older people with hip fracture : the protocol of the Trondheim Hip Fracture Trial [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Hip fractures in older people are associated with high morbidity, mortality, disability and reduction in quality of life. Traditionally people with hip fracture are cared for in orthopaedic departments without additional geriatric ...
Prestmo, Anders, Jorunn L Helbostad, Arild Aamodt, Olav Sletvold, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Saltvedt, Ingvild, Magnussen, Jon, Aamodt, Arild, Johnsen, Roar, Thingstad Pernille, Magnussen Jon, Sletvold Olav, Saltvedt Ingvild, Roar Johnsen, Helbostad, Jorunn L., Prestmo Anders, Johnsen Roar, Anders Prestmo, Aamodt Arild, Helbostad Jorunn L, Sletvold, Olav, Taraldsen, Kristin, Magnussen, Jon, Prof., Thingstad, Pernille, Kristin Taraldsen, Jon Magnussen, Ingvild Saltvedt, Sarah E Lamb, Taraldsen Kristin, Lamb Sarah E, Pernille Thingstad, Lamb, SE   +31 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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Reflection on High-Quality Development of Smart Health Data [PDF]

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, Shaomei Shang, Zhiwen Wang, Luxia Zhang, Lin Ma, Na Li, Junhui Wu, Xu Zhang, Lan Li, Qimin Zhan   +9 more
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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
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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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Comparison of intravenous sedation using midazolam versus dexmedetomidine in elderly patients with dementia: a randomized cross-over trial

Scientific 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, Megumi Hayashi, Yuki Yao, Hitomi Nishizaki, Hidechika Ishii, Lou Mikuzuki, Kouji Hara   +6 more
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Implementation and evaluation of a geriatric-oncology model of care for older adults with lung cancer

, 2023
Care of the older cancer population is complex and challenging. Older adults are underrepresented in clinical trials, which drive oncology treatment.
Bray, Victoria J. (R21151), Campisi, Josephine, Cara Gollon, Katherine Bell, Abhijit Pal, Elise Tcharkhedian, Shalini Vinod, Bell, Katherine, Josephine Campisi, Sau Kwan Seto, Megan Berry, Victoria Bray, Ahmed, Elhassan, Khoo, Angela, Seto, Sau K., Elhassan Ahmed, Berry, Megan, Pal, Abhijit, Angela Khoo, Tcharkhedian, Elise, Thomas Tran, Gollon, Cara, Vinod, Shalini K., Tran, Thomas   +23 more
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Recent hospitalization and risk of antidepressant initiation in people with Parkinson’s disease

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are more likely to be hospitalized and initiate antidepressant use compared to people without PD. It is not known if hospitalization increases the risk of antidepressant initiation.
Iida Hämäläinen, Miia Tiihonen, Sirpa Hartikainen, Anna-Maija Tolppanen   +3 more
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Survey and Interview Findings of an Environmental Scan of Perioperative Geriatric Models of Care in Canada*

Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2023
Background Best practice recommendations support the implementation of perioperative geriatric care models that tailor to the specific needs of older adults undergoing surgery.
Mubeena Mistry, Camilla L. Wong, Sarah Wei-Ping Chan, Daniel I. McIsaac, Rachel G. Khadaroo, Bonnie Chan   +5 more
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