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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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Unresolved inflammation during hospitalization is associated with post-discharge institutionalization and mortality in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients:The RESORT cohort

, 2021
Background: Inflammation contributes to adverse health outcomes in community-dwelling populations. Little is known about inflammation in hospitalized older adults and its association with adverse outcomes.
Reijnierse, E.M., Tuttle, Camilla S. L., Guan, L., Tuttle, C.S.L., Reijnierse, Esmee M., Lim, Wen Kwang, Maier, Andrea B., Maier, A.B.; id_orcid, Lim, W.K., Guan, Lihuan, Maier, A.B.   +10 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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Best Practice Recommendations for Geriatric Dysphagia Management with 5 Ws and 1H

, 2022
Background: Dysphagia is a geriatric syndrome. Changes in the whole body that occur with aging also affect swallowing functions and cause presbyphagia. This condition may progress to oropharyngeal and/or esophageal dysphagia in the presence of secondary ...
Bahat, Gulistan, Unlu, Zeliha, Umay, Ebru, Halil, Meltem, Eyigor, Sibel, Giray, Esra, Unsal, Pelin   +6 more
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Geriatric home‐based rehabilitation in Australia: Preliminary data from an inpatient bed‐substitution model

, 2022
BACKGROUND: The REStORing health of acutely unwell adulTs (RESORT) is an observational longitudinal cohort, including geriatric rehabilitation inpatients aged ≥65 years admitted to a geriatrician‐led rehabilitation service at a tertiary hospital. The aim
Reijnierse, Esmee M, Island, Louis, Reijnierse, Esmee M., Lim, Wen Kwang, Loveland, Paula M, Maier, Andrea B., Maier, Andrea B, Loveland, Paula M., Maier, Andrea B.; id_orcid   +8 more
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Effectiveness of a Day Rehabilitation Program in Improving Functional Outcome and Reducing Mortality and Readmission of Elderly Patients With Fragility Hip Fractures [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: The incidence of hip fracture is projected to increase in the next 25 years as the world population ages. Hip fracture is often associated with subsequent readmission and mortality. Nevertheless, elderly patients often may not achieve the
Wong, TM, Chan, HWF, Lau, TW, Wu, J, Leung, FKL, Fang, CX   +5 more
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Orthostatic hypotension assessed by active standing is associated with worse cognition in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients, RESORT

, 2021
Purpose: Geriatric rehabilitation inpatients who suffer from acute and chronic diseases that aggravate blood pressure (BP) dysregulation, may be particularly susceptible to orthostatic hypotension (OH).
Reijnierse, E.M., Reijnierse, EM, Hillebrand, S.L., Maier, Andrea B., Meskers, CGM, Maier, A.B., Meskers, Carel G. M., Hillebrand, SL, Reijnierse, Esmee M., Maier, A.B.; id_orcid, Hillebrand, Sarah L., Meskers, C.G.M., Maier, AB   +12 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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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Coexistence of Malnutrition and Sarcopenia in Geriatric Rehabilitation

, 2021
Malnutrition and sarcopenia often coexist in rehabilitation patients, although they are often overlooked and undertreated in clinical practice. This cross-sectional study aimed to clarify the prevalence of the coexistence of malnutrition and sarcopenia ...
Shinta Nishioka, Tatsuya Matsushita, Kana Oishi, Natsumi Mori, Emi Nishioka, Yoshiharu Tokunaga, Anna Yamanouchi, Yuka Okazaki, Shinya Onizuka   +8 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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