JAMDA
October 23, 2014
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JAMDA
February 26, 2019
Fourteen-Year Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Medications, Opioids, and Other Sedatives Among Institutionalized Older People in Helsinki, Finland
The use of psychotropic drugs in long-term care (LTC) is very common, despite their known adverse effects. The prevalence of opioid use is growing among older adults. This study aimed to investigate trends in the prevalence of psychotropics, opioids, and sedative load in a LTC setting over a 14-year period...
Caring for the Ages
April 26, 2023
Fracture Care Pathway Allows Patients to Remain in Facilities
JAMDA
May 25, 2018
Frail Elderly, Inconspicuous Finance System, Complex Healthcare: Are We Realists or Optimists?
Caring for the Ages
November 23, 2015
Frail Elders at High Mortality Risk in the Year Following Surgery
JAMDA
January 3, 2025
Frail Older Adults with High Anticholinergic Burden are at Risk of Orthostatic Hypotension
Frailty has been shown to be linked with orthostatic hypotension (OH) in older adults, but the role of anticholinergic drugs in this relationship never has been explored. The purpose of this was to examine the relationship between anticholinergic burden (ACB) and OH in frail older adults living in the comm...
JAMDA
August 31, 2017
FRAIL Questionnaire Screening Tool and Short-Term Outcomes in Geriatric Fracture Patients
There are limited screening tools to predict adverse postoperative outcomes for the geriatric surgical fracture population. Frailty is increasingly recognized as a risk assessment to capture complexity. The goal of this study was to use a short screening tool, the FRAIL scale, to categorize the level of fr...
JAMDA
November 26, 2019
FRAIL Scale also Predicts Long-Term Outcomes in Older Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
No previous studies have assessed the role of the FRAIL scale in predicting long-term outcomes in older patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
Caring for the Ages
December 1, 2016
FRAIL Scale Predicted 1-Year Functional Status of Geriatric Trauma Patients
JAMDA
February 25, 2016
FRAIL-NH Predicts Outcomes in Long-Term Care
