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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 BackgroundThe growing number of older and oldest-old patients often present in the emergency room (ER) with undiagnosed geriatric syndromes posing them at high risk for complications in acute care.ObjectiveTo develop and validate an ER screening tool ...
Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari +17 more
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Episode-of-Care Costs for Revision Total Joint Arthroplasties by Decadal Age Groups
Geriatrics, 2021 The demand for revision total joint arthroplasties (rTJAs) is expected to increase as the age of the population continues to rise. Accurate cost data regarding hospital expenses for differing age groups are needed to deliver optimal care within value ...
Christopher Fang +5 more
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Romanian Journal of Communications and Public Relations, 2018 An great body of research has been carried out to study physician-patient communication and its impact on quality of care, patient satisfaction, treatment and health. Good physician-patient communication is proved to increase patient’s health.
Corina Daba-Buzoianu +2 more
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Hematology Reports, 2023 Quality of life (QOL) must be carefully monitored in older patients with lymphoma who are suitable for chemotherapy, but few reports have assessed QOL in older patients who received reduced-intensity chemotherapy.
Satoshi Yamasaki
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Prevalence of frailty and its associated factors in older hospitalised patients in Vietnam
BMC Geriatrics, 2017 Background Frailty is an emerging issue in geriatrics and gerontology. The prevalence of frailty is increasing as the population ages. Like many developing countries, Vietnam has a rapidly ageing population.
Huyen Thi Thanh Vu +6 more
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Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 The medication regimen complexity index is widely used in clinical practice and many studies, to assess the complexity of medication regimens. The goal of this study is to validate the medication regimen complexity index-Arabic (MRCI-Arabic) version ...
Nilay Aksoy +3 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 The carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) poses a severe therapeutic challenge to global public health, and research on CR-hvKP in older patients remain limited.
Tian Wei +9 more
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Oropharyngeal Dysphagia as the Main Expression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Medicina, 2022 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of motor neuron disease. Only about 10% of ALS patients survive more than 10 years. Clinical studies show that multidisciplinary care statistically significantly improves survival compared to ...
Margarita Rugaitienė +3 more
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Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes of Older Patients with COVID-19: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]
Tuberculosis and Respiratory DiseasesThe consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are particularly severe in older adults with a disproportionate number of severe and fatal outcomes.
Jeong Eun Lee +4 more
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BMC GeriatricsBackground The benefits of physical activity for frail older acutely hospitalized adults are becoming increasingly clear. To enhance opportunities for physical activity on geriatric wards, it is essential to understand the older adult’s perspective.
Kristina Dalin Eriksson +3 more
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