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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 and Objectives: Immunodeficiency associated with aging comorbidities increases the vulnerability of geriatric patients to sepsis. Early recognition and management of sepsis are essential in this population. This study evaluated the relatio...

The treatment choice for an older patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) depends on many other factors in addition to age, which alone does not reflect the complexity of the aging process. Functional features and comorbidity incidence dif...

One prominent factor associated with malnutrition is poor appetite. In Japan, the number of older adults living alone has increased annually. Those living alone tended to eat alone, which may lead to poor appetite. This study aimed to investigate the...

Along with the fact that classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) in older adults is frequently considered biologically different from cHL in younger patients, its most distinctive feature is its dismal clinical outcome due to the decreased effectiveness and...

This study determined the cut-off time for the one-leg standing test (OLST) to simply screen the severity of locomotive syndrome (LS). We conducted this cross-sectional study on 1860 community-dwelling residents (age, 70.5 ± 9.5 years old; mal...

Anorexia is a relevant geriatric syndrome because it accounts for most malnutrition in older adults. Constipation has been suggested as a risk factor for anorexia. This study aimed to examine the association between anorexia and functional constipati...

Diseases such as Alzheimer’s cause an alteration of cognitive functions, which can lead to increased daily risk-taking in older adults living at home. The assessment of decision-making abilities is primarily based on clinicians’ global an...

Background/Objectives: Reports on oral frailty as a risk factor for chronic constipation are scarce. In this study, we examined the relationship between Oral Frailty Index-8 (OFI-8) and constipation severity. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis in...

Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is associated with adverse outcomes in hemodialysis patients. This study compares the simplified creatinine index (SCI) and circulating inflammatory markers as nutritional screening tools for hemodialysis patients. Mainte...

The effect of inflammation on appetite and food intake has been rarely studied in humans. In this study, we examined the association of C-reactive protein (CRP), as an inflammatory marker, with appetite and food intake among older hospitalized patien...