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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, Aamodt, A, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Saltvedt, Ingvild, Magnussen, Jon, Aamodt, Arild, Johnsen, Roar, Thingstad Pernille, Magnussen Jon, Saltvedt, I, Prestmo, A, Sletvold Olav, Saltvedt Ingvild, Magnussen, J, Roar Johnsen, Helbostad, Jorunn L., Prestmo Anders, Johnsen, R, Johnsen Roar, Anders Prestmo, Aamodt Arild, Helbostad Jorunn L, Sletvold, Olav, Taraldsen, Kristin, Magnussen, Jon, Prof., Thingstad, Pernille, Kristin Taraldsen, Taraldsen, K, Sletvold, O, Lamb, Sarah, Jon Magnussen, Ingvild Saltvedt, Sarah E Lamb, Taraldsen Kristin, Lamb Sarah E, Pernille Thingstad, Helbostad, JL, Thingstad, P, Lamb, SE   +41 more
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Effectiveness of Information Sessions About COVID-19 Vaccines in Healthcare Professionals Working in Geriatrics

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Objectives: To determine change in (a) perceived knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines; (b) level of confidence in transmitting information about vaccines; and (c) intention to get vaccinated; among healthcare professionals (HCP) working in a Swiss academic ...
Hélène Girard RN, MSc, Wanda Bosshard MD, Hélène Krief MSc, Christophe J. Büla MD   +3 more
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Executive function and prospective falls: a 6-year longitudinal study in community-dwelling older adults

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Older people with impaired executive function (EF) might have an increased fall risk, but prospective studies with prolonged follow-up are scarce.
Cindi Smith, Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Brigitte Santos-Eggimann, Helene Krief, Christophe J. Bula   +4 more
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93세의 초고령 좌측 전대뇌동맥, 중대뇌동맥 뇌경색 환자에 대한 초기 집중재활치료의 성공적인 재활 결과: 증례 보고서 [PDF]

, 2023
As the geriatric population grows rapidly, the incidence of stroke is high in the elderly (age > 65 years) and peaks in the oldest old (age > 85 years).
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Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of PATH FOR timely transfer of geriatric HIP fracture patients from hospital to rehabilitation to home (PATH4HIP): a protocol for a mixed method study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022
Background Hip fractures in older adults are significant contributors to severe functional decline and disability as well as hospitalization and increased health care costs.
Chantal Backman, Anne Harley, Steve Papp, Colleen Webber, Stéphane Poitras, Randa Berdusco, Paul E. Beaulé, Veronique French-Merkley   +7 more
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Geriatric rehabilitation of stroke patients in nursing homes: a study protocol

BMC Geriatrics, 2010
Background Geriatric patients are typically underrepresented in studies on the functional outcome of rehabilitation after stroke. Moreover, most geriatric stroke patients do probably not participate in intensive rehabilitation programs as offered by ...
Geurts Alexander CH, Voncken Frans LM, Zuidema Sytse U, Buijck Bianca I, Spruit-van Eijk Monica, Koopmans Raymond TCM   +5 more
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Geriatric Rehabilitation Review

MedEdPORTAL, 2008
By 2020, about 20% of the population will be 65 years or older. Of this group, 80% will have musculoskeletal complaints, and 40%-60% will have significant osteoarthritis. The treatment of the pain or functional impairments of older individuals requires a
Heidi Klingbeil
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Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
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Can targeted cognitive intervention improve rehabilitation outcome in hip fracture patients: a randomized controlled trial

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus
Background: Hip fractures lead to disability, loss of independence, and a decline in quality of life. Rehabilitation success depends on various factors, such as, age, pre-fracture function, level of cognitive function, nutritional status, comorbidity ...
Yedida Borow, Renata Efrati, Noa Doron, Michal Tzin, Yaara Ginsburg, Daniela Gesner, Avital Hershkovitz   +6 more
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Acute care models for hip fracture treatment vs post-acute rehabilitation services in older adults after hip fracture: A comparative claims data analysis from Germany

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020
Objective: Acute geriatric care (geriatric early rehabilitative treatment) and sub-acute (inpatient) geriat-ric rehabilitation are delivered to geriatric patients in Germany after hip fracture.
Clemens Becker, Kilian Rapp, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Claudia Schulz, Hans-Helmut König, Gisela Büchele   +5 more
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