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Multidisciplinary Geriatric Rehabilitation Program for Patients with COPD-Induced Malnutrition and Muscle Wasting: A Case Series

COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) induced malnutrition is a common and serious problem resulting in a higher risk of complications, exacerbations, and hospitalization.
Judith Ballemans, Marieke Geerars-van der Veen, Haniyeh Shoughiniya, Anouk van Loon, Ewout B. Smit   +4 more
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Care for Older People

Internal Medicine, 2003
Aging is often seen as disadvantageous in human history. However, longevity reduces medical costs of the whole life compared with that of short life. Therefore, in order to reduce medical cost, we have to take care of the elderly in order to promote health and longevity.
OHRUI, Takashi, KUBO, Hiroshi, SASAKI, Hidetada   +2 more
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Long-term health conditions and their impact on people with sleep disturbances and dementia

BMC Geriatrics
Background Sleep disturbances are common for people with dementia and can be distressing for them and their family. People with dementia live with an average of five other long-term conditions (LTCs).
Penny Rapaport, Ankita Bhojwani, Lucy Webster, Sarah Amador, Malvika Muralidhar, Gill Livingston   +5 more
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Unraveling impaired awareness: experiences of people with dementia, Huntington’s disease and Korsakoff’s syndrome, and their informal caregivers

BMC Geriatrics
Background Impaired awareness occurs in people with dementia (DEM; Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including mixed AD/vascular), Huntington’s disease (HD) and Korsakoff’s syndrome (KS). We explored the experiences of these people and their informal caregivers,
Hester Fidder, Esther de Groot, Marike E. de Boer, Marina R. Ekkel, Ruth B. Veenhuizen, Martin Smalbrugge, Anouk M. van Loon   +6 more
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Audit and group feedback in nursing home physician groups: lessons learned from a qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research
Background Audit and group feedback (A&F) is an instrument used to encourage healthcare professionals to improve the quality of care. Clinical practice was audited against a set of criteria and fed back to a group by a facilitator.
Gary Y. C. Yeung, Charlotte A. W. Albers, Martin Smalbrugge, Martine C. de Bruijne, Patricia Jepma, Karlijn J. Joling   +5 more
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Psychological Impact of Hospital Discharge on the Older Person: A Systematic Review

Geriatrics
Introduction: Hospitalisation and prolonged length of stay is associated with deconditioning that risks adverse outcomes after discharge. Less is known about the psychological impact on older people after hospital discharge.
Yasmin Hussein, Sarah Edwards, Harnish P Patel   +2 more
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Adapting a digital monitoring system for self-management to geriatric COPD rehabilitation: A participatory mixed method study

Digital Health
Introduction Self-management for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is essential in preventing relapse and rehospitalization. This study aimed to adapt a self-management-supporting digital monitoring system that was designed for ...
Suzanne M Debeij, Eléonore F van Dam van Isselt, Marise J Kasteleyn, Heleen V Krabben, Petra Siemonsma, Wilco P Achterberg, Miriam L Haaksma   +6 more
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Giant Primary Cutaneous Nodular Melanoma of the Forehead: A Case Report

Geriatrics
Background: The incidence of melanoma is increasing globally. The estimated worldwide incidence is projected to increase from 324,635 cases in 2020 to 510,000 in 2040. In the UK, melanoma accounts for 4% of all new cases of cancer. Melanomas occurring in
Samantha Montandon, Charles Jefferson-Loveday, Matthew Sommerlad, Harnish P. Patel   +3 more
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Risk of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in older in-patients with mental illness: systematic review

BJPsych Bulletin
Aims and method Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a fatal condition affecting older people. This study aims to identify specific risk factors for VTE in older psychiatric in-patients within mental hospital settings.
Damodar Chari, Tamara Chithiramohan, Ina Sawhney, Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska, Lucy Beishon, Hari Subramaniam   +5 more
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A qualitative focus group study on legal experts’ views regarding euthanasia requests based on an advance euthanasia directive

BMC Medical Ethics
Background The Dutch Euthanasia law permits euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia lacking decisional capacity based on advance euthanasia directives.
D. O. Coers, S. H. Scholten, M. E. de Boer, E. M. Sizoo, M. A. J. M. Buijsen, B. J. M. Frederiks, C. J. W. Leget, C. M. P. M. Hertogh   +7 more
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