Cognitive assessment is a cornerstone of geriatric care. Cognitive impairment has the potential to significantly impact multiple phases of a person’s cancer care experience. Accurately identifying this vulnerability is a challenge for many cancer car...
In keeping with the trend worldwide, in Portugal, more than 60% of newly diagnosed patients with cancer are aged 65 years or older, which makes older adults the most common population seen in an oncology practice. This study’s objectives were t...
(1) Background: Internal medicine (IM) resident physicians need to be trained to care for older adults and transition them safely across care settings. Objective: The study purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of a curriculum in geriatrics assessment...
The identification of geriatric depression and anxiety is important because such conditions are the most common comorbid mood problems that occur in older adults. The goal of this study was to build a machine learning framework that identifies geriat...
The use of artificial intelligence in geriatrics is very promising and relevant, as the diagnosis of a geriatric patient is a complex, experience-based, and time-consuming process that involves a variety of questionnaires and subjective and inaccurat...
Objective. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index is a simple nutritional screening method, and this study aimed to investigate the association between the initial Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and all-cause mortality in incident patients in the fir...
A variety of methods are described in the literature for sampling oral microbiota, including their advantages and disadvantages. The aim of this study was to assess which method (swab, paper point, and oral fluid collection) for sampling oral microbi...
Background/Objectives: Frailty in older adults is multidimensional, but the added value of routine blood-based inflammatory indices beyond comprehensive geriatric assessment is uncertain. In a hospital-based sample we examined how Clinical Frailty Sc...
(1) Background: Mobility assessment is a key component of the assessment of an older adult as a part of the Age-Friendly Health System (AFHS) “geriatric 4Ms” framework. Several validated tools for assessing mobility and estimating fall ri...
Background/Objectives: Osteoarthritis (OA) represents the most frequent chronic joint disease worldwide. Facing an aging population, resulting from the demographic change, the number of primary total hip arthroplasties (THA) will further increase. Al...
Background/Objectives: Sarcopenia frequently coexists with other geriatric syndromes, and its severity may influence their clinical manifestation. This study examines the prevalence of geriatric syndromes in older adults with non-severe and severe sa...
27 May 2023
Introduction: Clinical guidelines recommend comprehensive multifactorial assessment and intervention to prevent falls and fractures in older populations. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted by the Falls Study Group of the Spanish Geriatric Med...
Recent studies have noted an association between chewing difficulties and frailty. In a pilot survey of primary care needs of older people living in the community using automated methods, we examined the prevalence of chewing difficulties and the cro...
Background: More than 750,000 fragility fractures occur in Germany every year, with an expected increase in the following years. Interdisciplinary care pathways for geriatric patients are increasingly established to improve the treatment process and...
Background/Objectives: Mobility screening is standard practice in hospitalized geriatric patients, but clinical assessments alone may not fully capture functional capacity and related risks. This study aimed to describe the physical performance (gait...
(1) Background: The importance of having an appropriate admissions system for geriatric rehabilitation is on the increase. However, the process of admitting patients to inpatient rehabilitation is a complex process. This is yet to be standardised acr...
Background/Objective: The global burden of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers is rising sharply among the elderly, with a projected doubling of incidence and mortality by 2050. Given the heterogeneity of aging and the limitations of traditional performanc...
Background: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of malnutrition, frailty, and cachexia in patients with different cancer subtypes undergoing oncological treatment using various screening scales and to evaluate the distribution of the...
Background and aims. Bedside chest ultrasound has emerged as a versatile and accurate diagnostic tool for the management of respiratory conditions in several clinical settings, integrating traditional imaging. The current utilization of this techniqu...
Background/Objectives: With aging linked to increased oral health conditions, the communication skills of dental professionals are vital to ensure patient satisfaction and improve the quality of geriatric dental care. This cross-sectional study evalu...
Background: Expert groups have recommended incorporation of a geriatric assessment into clinical practice for older patients starting oncologic therapy. However, that practice is not standard primarily because of resource limitations. In the present...
Introduction: The number of older adults living with frailty undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery is increasing. To address the unique needs of the population, a whole pathway perioperative geriatrics strategy—PRIME—was developed to...
Background: Dementia is a common disease in the elderly, and its prevalence continues to increase worldwide. A significant proportion of patients with dementia are hospitalised due to comorbidities. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) reflects ove...
Introduction: Very few frailty scales are used by general practitioners as they are time consuming and cumbersome. We designed a new scale for the rapid detection of frailty. Methods: We developed a frailty screening tool for use in primary care, ref...
Hip fractures in elderly patients pose significant clinical challenges, confronting us with high morbidity and mortality rates. A comprehensive geriatric assessment plays an important role in determining prognosis as well as the indication for surger...
Due to multiple comorbid illnesses, polypharmacy, and age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in older adults, the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is high, which affects the quality of life of older adu...
Background/Objectives: Breast cancer (BCa) is a heterogeneous disease with molecular and genetic characteristics that significantly influence prognosis and treatment strategies. Age-related differences in tumor biology may impact therapeutic decision...
Background: While comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in older patients treated for cancer assesses several related domains, it does not include standardized biological tests. The present study aimed to: (1) assess the prognosis value of the B12...
Background: Describe the characteristics, patterns of care, and predictive geriatric factors of elderly patients with IDHm high-grade glioma (HGG) included in the French POLA network. Material and Methods: The characteristics of elderly (≥70 years...
Background: Critically ill geriatric patients represent a unique group with specific care needs due to the physiological and pathological changes associated with aging, which make them susceptible to adverse events and complications during their stay...
Background: Malnutrition is highly prevalent in older adults and is associated with functional decline, systemic inflammation, and increased mortality. However, its prognostic role in relation to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), particular...
(1) Background: The pandemic context has limited the social and family contacts of institutionalized older adults, and intervention is urgently needed. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the implementation of a “Geriatric Proximit...
Background/Objectives: In recent decades, the number of patients with chronic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has increased, and CVD survivors are more likely to be old and frail and to have multiple comorbidities. A better understanding of geriatric...
Background: The global population is rapidly aging, and an epidemic increase in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been reported. As the presence of malnutrition in elderly CKD patients can pose serious health problems, the aim of our study was to iden...
Background: Sarcopenia, which is characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and functionality, adversely affects cancer outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the development and progression of sarcopenia in patients with...
Background: The rapid ageing of the cardiovascular population has profoundly transformed clinical practice, with an increasing proportion of patients presenting advanced age, frailty, multimorbidity, and functional vulnerability. Conventional cardiol...
Background: The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) has proven to be a valuable tool for providing a more comprehensive health evaluation of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) recipients. Methods: We prospectively developed and test...
Background: With increased life expectancy, the coexistence of functional impairment and multimorbidity can negatively impact life quality and coherence in geriatric individuals. The self-report 10-item Internal Coherence (ICS) measures how individua...
28 February 2023
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of individual oral health care training (IndOHCT) on dental plaque removal and denture cleaning in hospitalized geriatric inpatients. Background: The literature reveals neglect of hygiene and oral care in p...
20 June 2024
Background. There is limited evidence on the complexity of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and geriatric syndromes in older patients with end-stage renal disease. Our aims were to (1) examine the prevalence of CVD in older patients on chronic hemodialys...
12 July 2022
(1) Background: The fear of falling (FOF) is a geriatric syndrome that causes a decrease in daily activities and personal autonomy. Its prevalence is highly variable as are the methodologies used to assess it. This study aimed at estimating the preva...
Primary care practices lack the time, expertise, and resources to perform traditional comprehensive geriatric assessment. In particular, they need methods to improve their capacity to identify and care for older adults with complex care needs, such a...
Background: Several studies have shown a significant relationship between depressive symptoms and wound healing, but these studies have not assessed the effects of depressive symptoms on diabetic foot prognosis. We specifically designed our study to...
Background: The number of older adults with cancer is increasing worldwide. The role of nurses in supporting patients’ decision-making is expanding, as this process is fraught with complexity and uncertainty due to comorbidities, frailty, cogni...
Therapeutic challenges regarding the population of elderly cancer patients and their heterogeneity lead to the need to implement person-centered approaches in order to optimize care strategies and adapt oncology treatments to each pattern of aging. T...
Background and Objectives: Anticholinergic drug use in the pharmacotherapy of elderly persons is common despite the increased risk of side effects. We examined the prevalence of anticholinergic drug use and total anticholinergic drug burden among pat...
The study aims to assess the performance of dual-task tests in the geriatric population and their association with the cognitive status of the patients. Methods: Patients admitted to the Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of the Ministry of Interior...
(1) Purpose: Comprehensive geriatric care (CGC) is a multidisciplinary treatment approach for elderly patients. We aimed to investigate outcomes in fracture patients who had been treated using this approach in a large geriatric unit. (2) Methods: Thi...
Introduction: Telemedicine is believed to be helpful in managing patients suffering from chronic diseases, in particular elderly patients with numerous accompanying conditions. This was the basis for the “GERIATRICS and e-Technology (GER-e-TEC)...
Background: Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder in older adults that can lead to poor clinical outcomes and increased mortality. This study aims to evaluate the interrelationship between hyponatremia and geriatric syndromes and drugs in old...
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