JAMDA
March 15, 2022
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JAMDA
March 10, 2022
The Prevalence of Frailty Among Older Adults Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review
To investigate the prevalence of frailty in older adults living with dementia and explore the differences in medication use according to frailty status.
JAMDA
February 2, 2022
Frailty Assessment in the Emergency Department for Patients ≥80 Years Undergoing Urgent Major Surgical Procedures
To evaluate, in a cohort of adults ≥80 years old, the frailty status at the emergency department (ED) admission, for the in-hospital death risk stratification of patients needing major surgical procedures.
JAMDA
December 29, 2021
Generalist-Specialist Collaboration in Primary Care for Frail Older Persons: A Promising Model for the Future
The complex care needs of frail older persons living at home is a major challenge for health care systems worldwide. One possible solution is to employ a primary care physician (PCP) with additional geriatric expertise. In the Netherlands, elderly care physicians (ECPs), who traditionally work in nursing h...
JAMDA
December 27, 2021
Perceptions of Medical and Surgical Health Care Providers Toward Orthogeriatric Care Delivery: An Exploratory Survey
JAMDA
December 15, 2021
COVID-19, Vulnerability, and Long-Term Mortality in Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Older Persons
Studies suggesting that vulnerability increased short-term mortality in older patients with COVID-19 enrolled hospitalized patients and lacked COVID-negative comparators. Aim of this study was to examine the relationship between frailty and 1-year mortality in older patients with and without COVID-19, hosp...
JAMDA
November 27, 2021
Health Services Use and Functional Recovery Following Blunt Trauma in Older Persons – A National Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study
Frailty is associated with morbidity and mortality in older injured patients. However, for older blunt-trauma patients, increased frailty may not manifest in longer length of stay at index admission. We hypothesized that owing to time spent in hospital from readmissions, frailty would be associated with le...
JAMDA
October 20, 2021
Ability of 3 Frailty Measures to Predict Short-Term Outcomes in Older Patients Admitted for Post-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
To evaluate the ability of 3 commonly used frailty measures to predict short-term clinical outcomes in older patients admitted for post-acute inpatient rehabilitation.
JAMDA
October 6, 2021
Comparison of Frailty Index to Pneumonia Severity Measures in Older Patients With Pneumonia
Risk stratification tools are useful to provide appropriate clinical care for older patients with pneumonia. This study aimed to compare a Frailty Index (FI) with pneumonia severity measures, CURB-65, and the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), for predicting mortality and persistent disability after pneumonia...
JAMDA
September 21, 2021
Associations Between Active Mobility Index and Disability
To develop a questionnaire-based Active Mobility Index (AMI) to assess going-out behavior with physical and social activity among older adults, and to assess the criterion-related and predictive validity of the AMI.
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