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Geriatrics, Volume 8, Issue 5

October 2023 - 23 articles

Cover Story: Frailty assessment in elderly orthogeriatric patients is fraught with subjectivity and limitations. Our research project introduces data-driven models, independent of mobility data. We harnessed sixty-seven non-mobility parameters, utilizing six feature selection algorithms and four machine learning models, with a focus on predicting TUG test time. The results spotlight the random forest algorithm, with a mean absolute error of just 2.7 seconds. Even the least precise model displayed a modest 7.8-second error. This innovative approach holds potential for more objective, efficient frailty assessment and automating risk identification in orthogeriatric patients, significantly enhancing patient care and treatment planning. View this paper

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12 Citations

4,656 Views

18 Pages

Virtual Dementia-Friendly Communities (Verily Connect) Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial: Improving Dementia Caregiver Wellbeing in Rural Australia

Irene Blackberry,
Tshepo Rasekaba,
Debra Morgan,
Kayla Royals,
Jennene Greenhill,
David Perkins,
Megan O’Connell,
Mohammad Hamiduzzaman,
Margaret Winbolt and
Ainsley Robinson
+ 2 authors

Geriatrics2023, 8(5), 85;https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8050085

25 August 2023

Caring for people living with dementia often leads to social isolation and decreased support for caregivers. This study investigated the effect of a Virtual Dementia-Friendly Rural Communities (Verily Connect) model on social support and demand for c...

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Identification of Drugs Acting as Perpetrators in Common Drug Interactions in a Cohort of Geriatric Patients from Southern Italy and Analysis of the Gene Polymorphisms That Affect Their Interacting Potential

Mauro Cataldi,
Camilla Celentano,
Leonardo Bencivenga,
Michele Arcopinto,
Chiara Resnati,
Annalaura Manes,
Loreta Dodani,
Lucia Comnes,
Robert Vander Stichele and
Dipak Kalra
+ 6 authors

Geriatrics2023, 8(5), 84;https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8050084

24 August 2023

Background: Pharmacogenomic factors affect the susceptibility to drug–drug interactions (DDI). We identified drug interaction perpetrators among the drugs prescribed to a cohort of 290 older adults and analysed the prevalence of gene polymorphi...

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9 Citations

5,078 Views

13 Pages

Functional Training and Dual-Task Training Improve the Executive Function of Older Women

Alan Pantoja-Cardoso,
Jose Carlos Aragão-Santos,
Poliana de Jesus Santos,
Ana Carolina Dos-Santos,
Salviano Resende Silva,
Newton Benites Carvalho Lima,
Alan Bruno Silva Vasconcelos,
Leonardo de Sousa Fortes and
Marzo Edir Da Silva-Grigoletto

Geriatrics2023, 8(5), 83;https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8050083

22 August 2023

Functional training (FT) is a type of multicomponent training with emphasis on activities of daily living that stimulate different physical capacities in only one session. Dual-task training (DTT) is a type of training that simultaneously applies cog...

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