Barthel Index Score Predicts Mortality in Elderly Heart Failure―A Goal of Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation―

S Katano, T Yano, K Ohori, H Kouzu, R Nagaoka… - Circulation …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: A strategy to predict mortality in elderly heart failure (HF) patients has not been
established. Methods and Results: We retrospectively enrolled 413 HF patients aged≥ 65 …

The prognostic value of the Barthel index for mortality in patients with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

E Wang, A Liu, Z Wang, X Shang, L Zhang… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aimed to analyze the association between the activity of daily living
(ADL), coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and the value of the Barthel Index in predicting the …

Use of drugs with anticholinergic properties at hospital admission associated with mortality in older patients: a danish nationwide register-based cohort study

SR Sørensen, JD Frederiksen, PL Anru… - Drugs-Real World …, 2022 - Springer
Background Use of drugs with anticholinergic properties (DAP) has a negative impact on
older people. Objective Our aim was to examine the association between DAP at hospital …

The impact of frailty on clinical outcomes of older patients undergoing enhanced recovery after lumbar fusion surgery: A prospective cohort study

SK Wang, QJ Wang, P Wang, XY Li, P Cui… - … Journal of Surgery, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Frailty is recognized as a surrogate for physiological age and has been
established as a valid and independent predictor of postoperative morbidity, mortality, and …

Prediction of Mortality in Older Hospitalized Patients after Discharge as Determined by Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

CH Su, SY Lin, CL Lee, CS Lin, PS Hsu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several dimensional impairments regarding Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
have been shown to be associated with the prognosis of older patients. The purpose of this …

Older patients acutely admitted and readmitted to the same geriatric department: a descriptive cohort study of primary diagnoses and health characteristics

AV Eriksen, MD Thrane, L Matzen, J Ryg… - European Geriatric …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Advancing age is associated with increased risk for acute admissions and
readmissions. The societal challenges of ageing populations have made the prevention of …

A Diagnostic Nomogram for Predicting Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Z Zhou, Y Wang, Y Wang, B Yang, C Xu… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To develop and validate a nomogram for assessing the risk of developing
hypercapnic respiratory failure (HRF) in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic …

Predictors of Survival Among the Oldest Old Following Acute Hospital Admission: Insights From Clinical and Biochemical Factors

B Painkra, M Anwar, AK Singh… - Gerontology and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding the factors influencing survival in oldest old population is crucial for providing
appropriate care and improving outcomes. This prospective observational study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] The joint association of malnutrition and activities of daily living dependence with adverse health outcomes among patients initiating maintenance dialysis

L Wei, F Gao, L Chen, J Li, X Zhao, N Qu, X Huang… - Clinical Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
Background While prior work has examined activities of daily living (ADL) dependence and
malnutrition separately, the additive effects of these conditions remain uncertain. Therefore …

Prediction model of all-cause death based on balance ability among middle-aged and older Chinese adults of overweight and obesity

K Xie, X Han, J Lu, X Xu, X Hu - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Advances in studies using body indicators to predict death risk. Estimating the
balance ability of death risk in middle-aged and older Chinese adults with overweight and …