BACKGROUND: Recognizing frailty had a great importance in countries with an increasing geriatric population. The study aims to evaluate the reliability and validation of the Gérontopôle frailty screening tool (GFST), which was developed to screen frailty in the community-dwelling older adults, for the Turkish population.
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Category: Geriatrics
Low handgrip strength is associated with diabetic foot disease in geriatric patients with type 2 diabetes by Eren İmre
BACKGROUND: This study aims to reveal the prevalence of low handgrip strength in older patients with type 2 diabetes who have diabetic foot disease and to assess the association of handgrip strength with diabetic foot disease in older patients with type 2 diabetes.
Interpretations of Management of Hip Fractures in Older Adults:Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline dopted by AAOS 2021 by You-Shui Gao
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) just released the up-to-date , which has become the principles to care hip fractures in the elderly. In comparison to the Guideline 2014, considerable changes are made in terms of guideline composition and focused items. The interval of 7 years yielded dramatic progress in the care of geriatric hip…
Ultrasonographic/regional muscle measurements for diagnosing sarcopenia in older adults with and without dementia by Zekeriya Ülger
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia and dementia are growing concerns among older adults that muscle and brain atrophy may cooccur. We aimed to compare the age-related loss of muscle mass by using ultrasound (US), and skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) by bioelectrical impedance analysis in older adults with and without dementia.
Geriatrics by Tomas L Griebling
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Construct validity of Movement-Evoked pain operational definitions in older adults with chronic low back pain by Patrick J Knox
CONCLUSIONS: Aggregate posttest MeP, but not MeP change scores, was linked to poorer health outcomes in older adults with chronic LBP. Future studies should consider that the construct validity of MeP paradigms partially depends on the chosen operational definition.
Characteristics and practice patterns of family physicians who provide home visits in Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional study by Christine Salahub
BACKGROUND: Physician home visits are essential for populations who cannot easily access office-based primary care. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics, practice patterns and physician-level patient characteristics of Ontario physicians who provide home visits.
Challenges with new treatments for Alzheimer disease: Accelerated approval of aducanumab in the United States raises questions by David Hogan
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Diagnosis and treatment of adult tumor patients with COVID-19 by Expert Committee of Geriatric Cancer Prevention and Treatment of Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology
After the first outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the end of 2019, it has caused multiple rounds of transmission in many countries around the world. Cancer patients are mainly elderly people, and the immunosuppression state caused by the tumor itself and anti-tumor treatment, more accompanying underlying diseases, and more hospital environmental exposure…
Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalised patients potentially receiving excessive treatment: Study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial by Dominique D Benoit
BACKGROUND: Fast medical progress poses a significant challenge to doctors, who are asked to find the right balance between life-prolonging and palliative care. Literature indicates room for enhancing openness to discuss ethical sensitive issues within and between teams, and improving decision-making for benefit of the patient at end-of-life.
Feasibility, Usability, and Acceptability of Online Mind-Body Exercise Programs for Older Adults: A Scoping Review by Janelle Gravesande
Objectives: Engaging in mind-body exercises (MBEs: e.g., Tai Chi and yoga) can have physical and mental health benefits particularly for older adults. Many MBEs require precise timing and coordination of complex body postures posing challenges for online instruction. Such challenges include difficulty viewing instructors as they demonstrate different movements and lack of feedback to participants.…
Applying QI-focused SPIDER approach to safer deprescribing for geriatric patients: Results of the Toronto Feasibility Study by Jianmin Wang
Context: More than 25% of Canadian seniors are prescribed 10+ different medications each year. There is a direct association between more medications and persistent high care needs/costs for seniors. Effective and appropriate deprescribing for seniors in primary care is needed. Objective: To present results of a feasibility study of the Structured Process Informed by Data,…
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