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Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics

Abstract Background Polypharmacy and pharmacokinetic alterations expose elderly patients to an increased risk of iatrogenic events, hospitalisation, and healthcare costs. Therapeutic optimisation is based on identifying ...

Abstract Background The exponential rise in colorectal cancer surgeries among older adults combined with 30-day readmission rates as high as 25% highlights the crucial need to optimize post-discharge care. While geriatri...

Abstract Background Population ageing presents increasing challenges for health systems. Identifying complex needs and planning individualized care through Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), promoting intergenerat...

Abstract Backgrounds Malnutrition is common among hospitalised older adults, and weight may continue to decline after discharge without nutritional support. Post-discharge home visit programmes by dieticians show positiv...

Abstract Background Fall risk perception (FRP) plays a crucial role in preventing secondary falls in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. Different patient groups may perceive environmental fall risk differe...

Abstract Background Subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment represent critical windows for intervention as early stages of dementia progression. Although digital health interventions have shown potenti...

Abstract Background Life expectancy increases, leading to growth in an older population where frailty and comorbidities are more prevalent. Subsequent increased intensive care unit (ICU) treatment results in prolonged re...

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) significantly affects the quality of life of older adults. The growing impact of this chronic condition poses significant challenges for healthcare systems...

Abstract Background Hypertension is highly prevalent among elderly surgical patients and is associated with impaired intraoperative hemodynamic stability and an elevated risk of postoperative complications. Although mean...

Abstract Background To protect older adults and their rights, social distancing, isolation and quarantine were the key measures put in place to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Yet several studies have highlighted the i...

Abstract Introduction As the population ages, non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in the oldest-old poses unique management challenges, yet this group remains underrepresented in clinical trials. He...

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, approximately 20,000 older adults sustain a hip fracture every year. Most of these patients are frail, institutionalised, have limited postoperative mobility and a high mortality r...

Abstract Background Our objective is to investigate the association between prospectively-reported and retrospectively-reported falls data and the likelihood of subsequent falls in a cohort of patients with and without v...

Abstract Background The increasing demand for geriatric health services, particularly in rehabilitation, has led to significant delays in the delivery of care across many regions of Germany. In response, Germany has intr...

Abstract Objective This study aimed to explore self-perceptions and embodied experiences of different dimensions of frailty among older adults with hip fracture, to complement objective frailty assessment and inform the ...

Abstract Background Older people with dementia are regularly excluded from decision-making processes and their wishes and preferences for care are often not respected. The aim of this study was to analyze whether the use...

Abstract Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are highly prevalent in nursing home residents. The main aims of this study were to examine whether music-based care (MBC) had sustained effects on NPS in nursing home ...

Abstract Background Sarcopenia, altered bone and systemic metabolism, physical frailty and cognitive decline are age-dependent and interrelated phenomena. Sleep disorders which are erroneously considered as part of the a...

Con el fin de evaluar el consumo de medicamentos en adultos mayores institucionalizados, se realizó un estudio de utilización de medicamentos observacional, descriptivo y transversal en Geriátricos de Olavarría, Ar...

The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) developed a practical clinical definition and consensus diagnostic criteria for age-related sarcopenia. EWGSOP included representatives from four particip...

OBJECTIVES: To develop a 10-minute cognitive screening tool (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA) to assist first-line physicians in detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a clinical state that often progresses to...

This study evaluated a modified, timed version of the "Get-Up and Go" Test (Mathias et al, 1986) in 60 patients referred to a Geriatric Day Hospital (mean age 79.5 years). The patient is observed and timed while he rises...

Materias / palabras clave: internal medicine, acute medicine, acute medical care, geriatrics, clinical pharmacology, health policy; Medicine