Functional status in older patients with lung cancer: an observational cohort study
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Non-operative treatment or volar locking plate fixation for dorsally displaced distal radius fractures in patients over ...
Published in BMC musculoskeletal disorders
Surgical treatment of displaced distal radius fractures (DRF) in older patients has increased, despite lacking evidence of its superiority over non-operative treatment. How treatment choice affects these patients after the initial 12-month period remains unknown. This study presents a clinical and radiographic follow up at an average of 3 years aft...
Examining the Impact of the Golden Compass Clinical Care Program for Older People with HIV: A Qualitative Study.
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The combined burden of geriatric conditions, comorbidities, and HIV requires a model of HIV care that offers a comprehensive clinical approach with people 50 years or older with HIV. Golden Compass is an outpatient, multidisciplinary HIV-geriatrics program with an onsite HIV geriatrician, cardiologist, pharmacist, and social worker, offering specia...
[What academic training for pharmacy students for clinical pharmacy? Example of shared medication report].
Published in Annales pharmaceutiques francaises
In 2018, the implementation of shared medication reports in pharmacy encourages pharmacists to cooperate with other healthcare professionals. This job allows a decrease of medication errors in elderly. This requires a reorganization of the training offered by universities (initial and continuing training). The aim is to present the results of this ...
Dose-dependent association between xerostomia and number of medications among older adults.
To investigate factors associated with self-reported dry mouth (xerostomia) among older adults seeking dental care at a University clinic. A query was performed in the electronic records database and de-identified data were collected from patients aged 65 + recorded on the date that the initial health history was entered. Among these patients, data...
Health outcomes and implementation barriers and facilitators of comprehensive geriatric assessment in community settings...
Published in BMC geriatrics
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) addresses the bio-psycho-social needs of older adults through multidimensional assessments and management. Synthesising evidence on quantitative health outcomes and implementation barriers and facilitators would inform practice and policy on CGA for community-dwelling older adults. We systematically searched...
Effect of lipid-lowering medications in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting surgery outcomes.
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BackgroundIncreased life expectancy and improved medical technology allow increasing numbers of elderly patients to undergo cardiac surgery. Elderly patients may be at greater risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Complications can lead to worsened quality of life, shortened life expectancy and higher healthcare costs. Reducing perioperati...
Prefrontal Cortical Connectivity Mediates Locus Coeruleus Noradrenergic Regulation of Inhibitory Control in Older Adults...
Response inhibition is a core executive function enabling adaptive behavior in dynamic environments. Human and animal models indicate that inhibitory control and control networks are modulated by noradrenaline, arising from the locus coeruleus. The integrity (i.e., cellular density) of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system can be estimated from ...
Tale of two countries: attitudes towards older persons in Italy and Israel during the COVID-19 pandemic as seen through ...
Published in Journal of medical ethics
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the many challenges and difficulties of healthcare systems caring for older frail people. This public health crisis has indeed jeopardised the concept of the welfare state, in particular the right of older people to uncompromised healthcare. Together with the clinical challenges facing the geriatric patient and the...
Trajectories of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling Korean older adults: findings from the Korean longitudinal ...
Published in BMC psychiatry
Depression among older adults is an important public health concern associated with increased risk of suicide and decreased physical, cognitive, and social functioning. This study identified trajectories of depressive symptoms and investigated predictive variables of group-based trajectory modeling among Korean community-dwelling older adults. Part...
