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Iatrogenesis, Frailty, and Geriatric Syndromes
Geriatric Nursing, 2010Older adults are at risk for iatrogenesis, especially if they are frail and have 1 or more geriatric syndromes. Iatrogenic events do not occur only in acute care; in nursing homes they affect 65% of residents annually. It is therefore likely that they are occurring in assisted living communities, though perhaps called by another name.
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[Geriatric maladaptation syndrome].
Vnitrni lekarstvi, 1994Geriatric maladaptation syndrome is a demonstration of adaptation failure, which is typical for higher age. This failure occurred on the basis of chronic stress caused usually by relevant psychosocial stimulus, with clinical manifestation mainly in cardiovascular or immune systems followed with serious threaten of health and life.
L, Hegyi, S, Cagán
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Conceptualizing geriatric syndromes
2017Abstract Geriatric syndromes, such as falling, delirium, and malnutrition, are common in older patients, and characterized by the presence of several disorders at the same time. These geriatric syndromes can be divided into acute (e.g. delirium) and non-acute (e.g. dizziness, falls) geriatric syndromes.
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Treatments of geriatric syndrome
Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2004Aging is often seen as disadvantageous in human history. However, longevity reduces medical costs of the whole life compared with that of short life. Therefore, in order to reduce medical costs, we have to take care of the elderly in order to promote health and longevity.
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Geriatric Syndromes: An Introduction
Psychiatric Services, 1995Psychiatrists who work with older adults often encounter diagnostic and therapeutic problems that are more complex than those faced in treating younger persons. The psychiatric symptoms of most elders do not fit easily into the diagnostic categories ofDSM-Ill-R or DSM-IV, because elderly people experience multiple symptoms that affect both physical and
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2007
Kenneth Rockwood, Arnold Mitnitski
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Kenneth Rockwood, Arnold Mitnitski
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2019
In recent years, clinicians and researchers have shown increasing interest in geriatric syndromes. Geriatric syndromes such as frailty, delirium, urinary incontinence, dizziness, falls, sleep problems, malnutrition, pain, self-neglect are multifactorial, and associated with substantial morbidity and poor outcomes in clinical practice.
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In recent years, clinicians and researchers have shown increasing interest in geriatric syndromes. Geriatric syndromes such as frailty, delirium, urinary incontinence, dizziness, falls, sleep problems, malnutrition, pain, self-neglect are multifactorial, and associated with substantial morbidity and poor outcomes in clinical practice.
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[Parkinson syndromes in geriatrics].
Revue medicale de Bruxelles, 2010Geriatric teams are more and more in front of patients presenting Parkinson syndromes. The frailty of the geriatric patient could be responsible of the non recognition of the diagnosis of the Parkinson and related diseases. A diagnostic approach is proposed in order to better define a care plan and to target the priorities.
S, De Breucker +3 more
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Oncologic emergencies and urgencies: A comprehensive review
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2022Bonnie Gould Rothberg +2 more
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