Tag: geriatric medicine

Comparison of the long-term prognostic value of different frailty instruments in older inpatients: a 5-year prospective cohort study 1. Frailty ...

1. Geriatric patients with ocular trauma had higher mortality rates within 5 years, particularly within the first year post-injury. Evidence ...

1. In this cohort of older adults, the overall incidence of dementia decreased from 2015 to 2021, however, the prevalence ...

1. In this retrospective cohort of individuals with dementia, there was no statistically significant difference between donepezil or memantine compared ...

1. Polypharmacy was associated with a greater risk of mortality and hospitalizations at one and five years.  Evidence Rating Level: ...

1. In this randomized controlled trial, in older adults with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), invasive treatment did not significantly ...

Identifying individuals at high risk for dementia in primary care: Development and validation of the DemRisk risk prediction model using ...

1. In this cross-sectional study, community-dwelling adults over the age of sixty-five averaged nearly twenty-one “health care contact days” per ...

1. In this randomized controlled trial, universal decolonization with topical antiseptics significantly reduced the risks of hospitalization due to infection ...

1. A supervised walking program was associated with reduced discharge rates to skilled-nursing facilities (SNF) from a Veterans Affairs (VA) ...