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Improving Care Transitions for Hospitalized Veterans Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Focus on Polypharmacy and Geriatric Syndromes

Geriatrics, 2019
Geriatric syndromes and polypharmacy are common in older patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and increase 30-day readmission risk. In a U.S.A.
Amanda S. Mixon, Vivian M. Yeh, Sandra Simmons, James Powers, Eugene Wesley Ely, John Schnelle, Eduard E. Vasilevskis   +6 more
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The frequency and influencing factors of common geriatric syndromes in hospitalized patients

, 2020
Background: Geriatric syndromes affect the quality of life of older adults and pose a heavy burden on society and families. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multi-dimensional diagnotic process including medical assessment, physical function ...
Liu, Zuoyan, Ni, Biyu, Wang, Ying, Hu, Xiuying, Tan, Min, Pu, Lihui   +5 more
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Myelodysplastic syndromes: Aspects of current medical care and economic considerations in Germany [PDF]

, 2008
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous group of diseases mainly affecting older people. The use of an increasing number of therapeutic options depends on a systematic risk stratification of the patients.
Gattermann, Norbert, Karin Berger, Hofmann, Wolf-Karsten, Tsamaloukas, Anton, Wolf-Karsten Hofmann, Vollmer, Tanja, Plesnila-Frank, Carlotta, Berger, Karin, Wedding, Ulrich, Schramm, Wolfgang, Tanja Vollmer, Schmitz, Stephan, Wolfgang Schramm, Norbert Gattermann, Ulrich Wedding, Meeßen, Axel, Carlotta Plesnila-Frank, Stephan Schmitz, Axel Meessen, Anton Tsamaloukas   +19 more
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Geriatric syndromes; prevalence, associated factors and outcomes [PDF]

, 2020
The older population segment, i.e. those aged 65 years and older, is growing worldwide. Life expectancy is increasing, and older people are living longer with multiple and more complex health problems.
Rausch, Christian
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Association of geriatric syndromes in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Aging Medicine, 2022
Background Geriatric syndromes (GS) are multi‐factorial conditions that make older adults vulnerable to morbidities and poor outcomes. The main objective was to observe the frequency of GS in older patients with COPD.
Nidhi Soni, Joyita Banerjee, Venugopalan Gunasekaran, Mamta Saini, Vishwajeet Singh, Pramod Kumar, Avinash Chakrawarty, Prasun Chatterjee, Aparajit Ballav Dey   +8 more
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Factors Affecting Urinary Incontinence-related Quality of Life in Geriatric Patients: An observational Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Hospital Urology Clinic in Turkey

Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Geriatric syndromes are associated with morbidity and poor quality of life (QOL). Urinary incontinence (UI) is one of the most prevalent geriatric syndromes. However, there is little research on the association of UI and UI-related QOL with
Reha Girgin, Engin Denizhan Demirkıran
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Geriatric Syndromes in Older HIV-Infected Adults [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Geriatric syndromes such as falls, frailty, and functional impairment are multifactorial conditions used to identify vulnerable older adults.
Miao, Yinghui, Deeks, Steven G, Martin, Jeffrey, Greene, Meredith, Lampiris, Harry, Covinsky, Kenneth E, Valcour, Victor, Madamba, Joy, Cenzer, Irena Stijacic   +8 more
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Pre-surgical Geriatric Syndromes, Frailty, and Risks for Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery: Prevalence and Red Flags

, 2017
We sought to identify and evaluate red flags for pre-surgical geriatric conditions (geriatric syndromes, frailty, and risks for postoperative delirium) in older patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.
嚴崇仁;林明燦;陳佳慧;梁金銅, Chen, Cheryl Chia-Hui;Lin, Ming-Tsan;Liang, Jin-Tung;Chen, Chun-Min;Yen, Chung-Jen;Huang, Guan-Hua   +1 more
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Cognitive Impairment Is the Major Risk Factor for Development of Geriatric Syndromes during Hospitalization : Results from the GIFA Study

, 2005
Objective: To detect the main factors associated with the occurrence of specific geriatric syndromes (namely pressure sores, fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence and falls) in elderly patients during hospitalization. Design: Observational prospective
Ercolani, S, Mecocci, P,, Fratiglioni, L,, Mecocci, P, Senin, U, Winblad, B,, Mariani, E,, Ercolani, S,, von Strauss, Eva,, Senin, U,, von, Strauss E,, Cherubini, A, Cherubini, A,, Mariani, E   +13 more
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Prevalence of Geriatric Syndromes and the Need for Hospice Care in Older Patients of the Emergency Department: A Study in an Asian Medical Center

Emergency Medicine International, 2020
Background. The prevalence of geriatric syndromes and the need for hospice care in the emergency department (ED) in Asian populations remain unclear. This study was conducted to fill the data gap. Methods.
Ya-Ting Ke, An-Chi Peng, Yi-Min Shu, Min-Hsien Chung, Kang-Ting Tsai, Ping-Jen Chen, Tzu-Chieh Weng, Chien-Chin Hsu, Hung-Jung Lin, Chien-Cheng Huang   +9 more
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