To evaluate the difference in resilience across frailty status by measuring the impact of unplanned hospitalization across people with different frailty condition on (1) 2-year changes in lean mass, physical performance, and quality of life, and (2) subsequent hospitalization.
Concern about the lack of human rights afforded to persons living with dementia has emerged in recent years. Although the literature addresses certain rights, it does not include a holistic framework of rights in terms of the lived experience of older persons with cognitive impairment. Inspired by the 20 r...
In the Netherlands, the use of continuous deep sedation at the end of life has sharply increased from 8.2% of all deaths in 2005 to 12.3% in 2010 to 18.3 % in 2015. We describe its clinical characteristics in 2015 and compare it with 2010 and 2005.
Previous epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between appendectomy and Parkinson's disease. The aim of the current study was to examine the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of dementia following appendicitis or appendectomy for appendicitis.
Hospital admissions due to traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in older persons are increasing. Falls are the leading mechanism of injury in this age group. TBIs are associated with unfavorable outcomes such as mortality and institutionalization.