We reviewed current knowledge about the interaction between stroke and vascular risk
factors and the development of cognitive impairment and dementia. Stroke is increasingly …

Purpose Delirium has negative consequences such as increased mortality, hospital
expenses and decreased cognitive and functional status. This research aims to determine …

Background Acute hospital services account for the largest proportion of health care system
budgets, and older adults are the most frequent users. As a result, older people who have …

The dramatic demographic changes that are occurring in the third millennium are modifying
the mission of generalist professionals such as primary care physicians and internists …

Importance Low levels of physical activity during hospitalization are thought to contribute to
a range of poor outcomes for patients. Using wearable activity trackers during hospitalization …

As a consequence of population aging, we have witnessed in internal medicine hospital
wards a progressive shift from a population of in-patients relatively young and mainly …

Developing holistic predictive modeling solutions for risk prediction is extremely challenging
in healthcare informatics. Risk prediction involves integration of clinical factors with socio …

Background Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are known to
affect several negative outcomes in older patients. However, studies comparatively …

Objective To analyze the impact of the number of hospital readmissions on the risks of
further hospital readmission and death after adjustment for a range of risk factors. Methods …

Aims Our aim was to assess the number of medications prescribed to people with Type 1 or
Type 2 diabetes mellitus and to compare these to recommendations by guidelines. Patients …