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Comprehensive Geriatric Care in Older Hospitalized Patients with Depressive Symptoms

, 2023
Background/Objectives: Depressive symptoms (DS) may interfere with comprehensive geriatric care (CGC), the specific multimodal treatment for older patients.
Mahmoud Farzat, Josef Rosenbauer, Ulrich Niemöller, Thomas Stein, Martin Juenemann, Damir Erkapic, Karel Kostev, Andreas Arnold, Christian Tanislav, Marco Meyer   +9 more
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Antidepressant prescription patterns and associated factors among the elderly with psychiatric illnesses

Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry, 2019
Objectives: The prevalence of antidepressant prescriptions for elder patients with psychiatric illnesses is increasing over the world. No studies exist to focus on the prescription patterns and trend of antidepressant use for the elderly in psychiatric ...
Shu-Wen Cheng, Hung-Yu Chan
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MOTIVATION OF NURSES TO WORK WITH HOSPITALIZED GERIATRIC PATIENTS [PDF]

Journal of IMAB, 2019
Background: Motivation in the broadest sense is what affects the challenge, direction and maintenance of human behaviour. It has a leading role with healthcare professionals in carrying out their professional duties.
Diana Paskaleva, Stoilka Tufkova
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Instruments for measuring self-management and self-care in geriatric patients – a scoping review

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionWith demographic changes, prioritizing effective care for geriatric patients to maintain functionality, independence, and quality of life is crucial.
Rebecca Wientzek, Rosa Marie Brückner, Aline Schönenberg, Tino Prell, Tino Prell   +4 more
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Hypothermia in the elderly: The syndrome you least expect

South African Family Practice, 1982
No abstract available.
R.E. Carlson, P.J. Hering
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The Definition of the Term “Orthogeriatric Infection” for Periprosthetic Joint Infections

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2022
Introduction In the background of the aging population, an increase of geriatric patients with specific age-related co-morbidities has already been seen over the years for proximal femur fractures in orthopaedic surgery as well as other medical ...
Nike Walter MSc, Markus Rupp MD, Susanne Bärtl MD, Claus Uecker MD, Volker Alt PhD, MD   +4 more
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Epistaxis in geriatric patients

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 2014
Epistaxis is a common emergency in otolaryngology. The aim of this study is to analyze the etiology, management, and accompanying disorders of epistaxis in geriatric patients by reviewing the literatureData of 117 patients 65 years old and older who presented to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology with active epistaxis between 2004 and 2010 were ...
Alper, Yüksel, Hanifi, Kurtaran, Ekrem Said, Kankiliç, Nebil, Ark, Kadriye Serife, Uğur, Mehmet, Gündüz   +5 more
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Potential risk factors for adverse drug reactions in elderly patients : contribution to safer drug prescribing [PDF]

, 2007
Because of demographic aging the proportion of elderly persons in the population is increasing, especially in industrialized countries. Increasing age is associated with a higher prevalence of comorbidities possibly necessitating pharmacotherapy ...
Egger, Sabin Séverine
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Isolation of biofilm producing microorganisms isolated from urinary indwelling catheter in geriatric hospitalized patients

Microbiologia Medica, 2010
Introduction: In nature, bacterial cells can exist in two different states: individual (planktonic) cells, or biofilm. In biofilms, bacterial cells are adherent to a surface and contained in an extracellular matrix mainly composed of polysaccharides and ...
Sergio Frugoni, Andrea Anicito, Maria Aurora Burgio, Letizia Tagliabue, Paolo Landini, Agata Lanzafame, Roberto Mattina   +6 more
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Geriatric Oncology in Portugal: Where We Are and What Comes Next—A Survey of Healthcare Professionals

, 2022
In keeping with the trend worldwide, in Portugal, more than 60% of newly diagnosed patients with cancer are aged 65 years or older, which makes older adults the most common population seen in an oncology practice.
Joana Marinho, Marinho, Joana, Sandra Custódio, Custódio, Sandra   +3 more
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