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Factors related to medical students’ and doctors’ attitudes towards older patients: A systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 Background:Studies have sought to identify the possible determinants of medical students’ and doctors’ attitudes towards older patients by examining relationships with a variety of factors: demographic; educational/training; exposure to older people ...
Adam Lee Gordon +35 more
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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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Pancreatic resection in very elderly patients: A critical analysis of existing evidence [PDF]
, 2017 The aging of the population results in a rise of number of elderly patients (aged 80 years and older) with pancreatic or periampullary cancer, and more pancreatectomies could eventually be performed in such complex patients.
Moletta, Lucia +2 more
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Deprescribing for older patients [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2014 The principles that guide optimal prescribing for older patients[1][1],[2][2] ([Box 1][3]) include deprescribing medications that are no longer indicated, appropriate or aligned with evolving goals of care.
Christopher, Frank, Erica, Weir
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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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Frailty and elderly in urology: Is there an impact on post-operative complications? [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Frailty used as predictive tool is still not carried out in daily practice, although many studies confirm the great clinical importance of the frailty syndrome in surgical outcomes.
Barbieri, Lisa +4 more
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The influence of patient's age on clinical decision-making about coronary heart disease in the USA and the UK [PDF]
, 2006 This paper examines UK and US primary care doctors' decision-making about older (aged 75 years) and midlife (aged 55 years) patients presenting with coronary heart disease (CHD).
Adams, Ann +5 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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Hypertension Management in Older and Frail Older Patients [PDF]
Circulation Research, 2019 The prevalence of arterial hypertension, particularly systolic hypertension, is constantly rising worldwide. This is mainly the clinical expression of arterial stiffening as a result of the population’s aging. Chronic elevation in blood pressure represents a major risk factor not only for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality but also for cognitive ...
Benetos, Athanase +2 more
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