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Abstract Most cancers occur in older people and the burden in this age group is increasing. Over the past two decades the evidence on how best to treat this population has increased rapidly. However, implementation of ne...

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

Abstract BackgroundNursing home (NH) residents have a high burden of multimorbidity and disability and are frequently hospitalized. Comprehensive geriatric assessment might reduce hospitalization. However, fe...

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Materias / palabras clave: geriatrics, gerontology, aging, care homes; Medicine: Nursing; Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine

Materias / palabras clave: geriatric care, geriatrics, elderly; Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics

Materias / palabras clave: geriatric biology, geriatric surgery, geriatric psychology, geriatric rehabilitation, geriatric medicine; Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics

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

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 Introduction Late-life depression (LLD) is common, but remains underdiagnosed. Validated screening tools for use with the oldest-old in clinical practice are still lacking, particularly in developing countries....

Abstract Background Ageism among healthcare professionals can undermine the quality of care for older adults, particularly those with high support needs in long-term care. Undergraduate dental curricula often provide lim...

INTRODUCTION: Degenerative lumbar spine surgery is increasingly common, but osteoporosis and the need for long-segment fixation negatively impact implant stability. In our study, we investigated the effect of osteoporosi...

Background: Patient positioning for proximal femoral nailing (PFN) in unstable intertrochanteric fractures remains controversial and may influence operative efficiency, radiation exposure, and reduction quality. This stu...

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 Background The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) is a simple index for evaluating malnutrition, but whether it contributes to the development of prosthesis aseptic loosening (PAL) after total joint arthrop...

Over the past few decades a process of construction and deconstruction of the concept of old age has been noticed in the western societies, a theme which has proved to be an object of further investigation and reflection...

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 ...

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

Materias / palabras clave: aging-in-place; AI; fall prevention; geriatric care; strategies

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

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 Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is a phosphaturic hormone that is increased in azotemic cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and predictive of the onset of azotemia in older cats. The introducti...

The article presents the functional factors of geriatric hospitals and their influence on the fulfillment of the patients’ social needs. It has been assumed that there exist a number of spatial determinants that may ...