Geriatrics: Medicine of the 21st Century ?
Medicina, 2017 Study model: an analytical study on progress in the area of Brazilian Geriatrics in the period between the end of the 20th century and the present moment.
Milton Luiz Gorzoni
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Geriatrics 5Ms for Primary Care Workshop
MedEdPORTAL, 2019 Introduction The Geriatrics 5Ms provide a novel framework for caring for older adults that directly maps to the current Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies in geriatrics for internal and family medicine ...
Sarah C. Phillips +3 more
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Reduced level of arousal and increased mortality in adult acute medical admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Background Reduced level of arousal is commonly observed in medical admissions and may predict in-hospital mortality. Delirium and reduced level of arousal are closely related.
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Cross-sectional associations between personality traits and device-based measures of step count and sedentary behaviour in older age: the Lothian birth cohort 1936 [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: While the associations between personality traits and self-reported physical activity are well replicated, few studies have examined the associations between personality and device-based measures of both physical activity and sedentary ...
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Unmet Needs for Geriatric Medicine and Care of the Elderly Physicians Work Force in Canada
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2021 Although the current low workforce availability of care of the elderly (COE) physicians, geriatric medicine specialists, and geriatric psychiatrists is undeniable, the ongoing demographic shift means this situation will only worsen. This evolving crisis
Kenneth Madden +3 more
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“Listen Carefully:” A Study of Ageist Stereotypes and Undergraduates’ Desire to Work with Elders [PDF]
, 2013 “Listen Carefully:” A Study of Ageist Stereotypes and Undergraduates’ Desire to Work with Elders identifies and assesses how prior experience with elders and ageist stereotypes informs the degree to which undergraduates are inclined (or disinclined) to ...
Ilg, Genevieve
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'Across the pond'—a response to the NICE guidelines for management of multi-morbidity in older people [PDF]
, 2017 No abstract ...
Stott, David J., Young, John
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Translational cancer research and its implementation through competitively selected Comprehensive Cancer Centers across Europe should be the primary policy focus for addressing the increasing cancer burden in Europe and counteract the present main strategy to convert cancer to a chronic disease.
Manuel Heitor +2 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.
Charu Gupta, Dhan Prakash
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