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A survey on the availability of geriatric-friendly protocols, equipment and physical environment across emergency departments in Flanders, Belgium

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background The acquisition of geriatric-friendly resources is an important part of adapting emergency department (ED) care to the needs of vulnerable older patients.
Pieter Heeren, Lotte Lombaert, Petra Janssens, Farah Islam, Johan Flamaing, Marc Sabbe, Koen Milisen   +6 more
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The effect of primary nursing care on the patients’ ‎perception of nursing care behavior after coronary ‎angioplasty

حیات, 2020
Background & Aim: Cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary artery disease, are one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Recently, coronary intervention through the skin has been used for treatment, which has significantly reduced mortality ...
Shahnaz Tabiei, Seyyed Ali Moezi, Gholamreza Sharifzadeh, Bahare Zarei, Fatemeh Kobra Shafiei   +4 more
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The compound role of a coordinator for home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background As the number of persons with dementia is increasing, there has been a call for establishing sustainable clinical pathways for coordinating care and support for this group.
Stein Erik Fæø, Oscar Tranvåg, Rune Samdal, Bettina S. Husebo, Frøydis K. Bruvik   +4 more
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Structure and processes of emergency observation units with a geriatric focus: a scoping review

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Combining observation principles and geriatric care concepts is considered a promising strategy for risk-stratification of older patients with emergency care needs.
Pieter Heeren, Annabelle Hendrikx, Janne Ceyssens, Els Devriendt, Mieke Deschodt, Didier Desruelles, Johan Flamaing, Marc Sabbe, Koen Milisen   +8 more
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The longitudinal association between the use of antihypertensive medications and 24-hour sleep in nursing homes: results from the randomized controlled COSMOS trial

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Antihypertensive medication use and sleep problems are highly prevalent in nursing home patients. While it is hypothesized that blood pressure and antihypertensive medication use can affect sleep, this has not been investigated in depth in ...
Elisabeth Flo-Groeneboom, Tony Elvegaard, Christine Gulla, Bettina S Husebo   +3 more
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Predicting adverse outcomes in adults with a community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection: a protocol for the development and validation of two prediction models for (i) all-cause hospitalisation and mortality and (ii) cardiovascular outcomes

Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 2023
Background Community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are common in primary care and patients at particular risk of adverse outcomes, e.g., hospitalisation and mortality, are challenging to identify.
Merijn H. Rijk, Tamara N. Platteel, Geert-Jan Geersing, Monika Hollander, Bert L. G. P. Dalmolen, Paul Little, Frans H. Rutten, Maarten van Smeden, Roderick P. Venekamp   +8 more
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Methological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on acupuncture for stroke: a review of review [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: To assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding acupuncture intervention for stroke and the primary studies within them.
Chen, Xin-Lin, Gao, Ri-Yang, Hu, Yue, Li, Xian-Tao, Lu, Li-ya, Mo, Chuan-Wei, Wu, Min-Feng, Xu, Qian, Zhou, Qian-Yi, Zhou, Xuan   +9 more
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Effect of an interactive E-learning tool for delirium on patient and nursing outcomes in a geriatric hospital setting: findings of a before-after study

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Education of healthcare workers is a core element of multicomponent delirium strategies to improve delirium care and, consequently, patient outcomes. However, traditional educational strategies are notoriously difficult to implement.
Elke Detroyer, Fabienne Dobbels, Andrew Teodorczuk, Mieke Deschodt, Yves Depaifve, Etienne Joosten, Koen Milisen   +6 more
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An occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke related disabilities in UK care homes (OTCH): cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of an established programme of occupational therapy in maintaining functional activity and reducing further health risks from inactivity in care home residents living with stroke sequelae.
Barton, Garry, Burton, C. R., Burton, Christopher R., Fletcher-Smith, J., Fletcher-Smith, Joanna, Irvine, L., Irvine, Lisa, Lett, K., Mant, J., Mant, Jonathan, Masterson-Algar, Patricia, Peryer, G., Peryer, Guy, Rashid, Farzana, Roalfe, A. K., Roalfe, Andrea K., Sackley, Catherine M., Sharp, L., Sharp, Leslie, Sheehan, B., Sheehan, Bart, Stant, K. E., Stant, Katie E., Steel, Kerry, Steele, K., Walker, M. F., Walker, Marion F., Watkins, C. L., Watkins, Caroline L., Wheatley, K., Wheatley, Keith, Wilde, K., Wilde, Kate, Williams, Jane   +33 more
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The effectiveness of trauma care systems at different stages of development in reducing mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2021
Background Traumatic injury remains the leading cause of death, with more than five million deaths every year. Little is known about the comparative effectiveness in reducing mortality of trauma care systems at different stages of development.
Rayan Jafnan Alharbi, Sumina Shrestha, Virginia Lewis, Charne Miller   +3 more
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