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ABSTRACT Most visits to the emergency department (ED) by persons living with dementia (PLWD) who are then discharged back into the community are preventable. However, care partners and other caregivers of the over 6 million PLWD residing in the United States lack the supports, services and timely access to clinical care to address many common needs in ...
Valerie T. Cotter +58 more
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Iatrogenesis, earlier considered to be an unfavorable effect of the word on the patient has acquired a new essence. Iatrogenesis means an unintentional and often inevitable complication resulting from contact with the patients, the influence upon him or due to inaction of medical personnel during prophylactic, diagnostic and curative procedures.
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Current considerations on iatrogenesis
Iatrogenesis is the damage caused by the health professional to patients, families or other people, in non intentional way, that can cause either a slight emotional distress or death.
Yoandra Domecq Gómez +3 more
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Although the current medical literature is limited, hydropneumothorax was described as far back as the 5th century BC. It is characterized by the presence of air and fluid in the pleural cavity and is an infrequent finding.
Geetha Girithari +5 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Practitioners implementing Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) and Clinical Feedback Systems (CFS) in counselling and psychotherapy commonly encounter challenges due to the complex nature of therapeutic practice contexts. Healthcare systems have increasingly adopted ROM driven by policy demands for accountability, quality improvement ...
Lei Sorvisto +5 more
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Examining HbA1c in Frail Older Adults: A Linked Data Cohort Study
ABSTRACT Objective Diabetes and frailty pose a significant issue for society. Previous research has shown a mixed relationship between diabetes and frailty in older people, indicating a complex interrelationship. The aim of this study was to examine the association between routinely collected HbA1c testing data and frailty in a large cohort from ...
Gideon Meyerowitz‐Katz +8 more
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Dengue in an elderly patient Dengue em paciente idosa
Although elderly populations are more exposed to the risk of getting dengue, the clinical peculiarities of this disease in this age range are not well known.
Milton Luiz Gorzoni +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Disorders of Gut‐Brain Interaction (DGBI) impact as many as one in three individuals at some stage of their lives. Clinically, patients with DGBI may present with meal‐related symptoms that progressively lead to altered food intake behaviors, resulting in subsequent weight loss and nutritional deficiencies.
Ayesha Shah +24 more
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ABSTRACT Aim To investigate the relationship between cortical activation and motor performance in older women with different levels of fear of falling (FoF) and fall history. Methods Fifty‐five participants were evaluated, including 40 older adults divided into four groups (NotFall‐LFoF, NotFall‐HFoF, Fall‐LFoF, Fall‐HFoF) and 15 younger controls ...
Guilherme Augusto Santos Bueno +6 more
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Factors related to the occurrence of iatrogenesis in elderly patients hospitalized in a geriatric ward: a prospective study [PDF]
Objective: The proliferation of drugs, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures in the modern medical practice leads to an increased incidence of iatrogenesis especially among the elderly population.
Claudia Szlejf +4 more
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