Assessment and management of dysphagia in acute stroke: an initial service review of international practice [PDF]
, 2020 The international approach to the assessment and management of dysphagia in the acute phase post stroke is little studied. A questionnaire was sent to clinicians in stroke services that explored the current practice in dysphagia screening, assessment ...
Fairfield, Carol A., Smithard, David G.
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Outlier admissions of medical patients: Prognostic implications of outlying patients. The experience of the Hospital of Mestre [PDF]
, 2015 The admission of a patient in wards other than the appropriate ones, known as the patient outlying phenomenon, involves both Medicine and Geriatric Units of many Hospitals.
Aprile, Anna +5 more
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Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2015 Geriatrics is a medical practice that addresses the complex needs of older patients and emphasizes maintaining functional independence even in the presence of chronic disease. Treatment of geriatric patients requires a different strategy and is very complex.
Dhan Prakash, Charu Gupta
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Provider Perspectives on the Influence of Family on Nursing Home Resident Transfers to the Emergency Department: Crises at the End of Life. [PDF]
, 2015 Background. Nursing home (NH) residents often experience burdensome and unnecessary care transitions, especially towards the end of life. This paper explores provider perspectives on the role that families play in the decision to transfer NH residents to
Bui, Nhat +6 more
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Geriatrics Attitudes and Knowledge Among Surgical and Medical Subspecialty House Officers [PDF]
, 2007 To examine geriatrics knowledge and attitudes of non-primary care house officers (HOs) before and after a multidisciplinary faculty development program. DESIGN : Serial cross-sectional surveys. PARTICIPANTS : HOs.
Fitzgerald, J. Thomas +3 more
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American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench-to-Bedside conference: sensory impairment and cognitive decline in older adults [PDF]
, 2018 This article summarizes the presentations and recommendations of the tenth annual American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench‐to‐Bedside research conference, “Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline,” on October 2–3, 2017, in ...
Cronin-Golomb, Alice +10 more
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Postgraduate Medicine, 2019 Anxiety is a common psychiatric condition in older people, at a prevalence up to 15% [1,2]. With a lifetime prevalence of 29%, anxiety usually presents initially during youth [3].
Riley Sumner +3 more
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Educational Games in Geriatric Medicine Education: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the medical literature to assess the effect of geriatric educational games on the satisfaction, knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors of health care professionals.
Akl, Elie A. +2 more
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Geriatrics and gerontology in Malta [PDF]
, 2013 Malta has been in the forefront of both Geriatrics and Gerontology since 1988 with the establishment of the International Institute on Ageing. Definitions of Geriatric medicine and gerontology are described, as well as under/postgraduate training ...
Ferry, Peter
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Understanding and Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Skin Cancer: Mechanisms and Strategies
Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.This narrative review explores the mechanisms driving immunotherapy resistance in skin cancer, including tumor microenvironment factors, genetic mutations, and immune evasion strategies. It highlights potential strategies to overcome resistance, offering insights for improving therapeutic outcomes and guiding future research in personalized ...
Shreya Singh Beniwal +8 more
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