[HTML][HTML] Identifying frail patients by using electronic health records in primary care: current status and future directions

J Luo, X Liao, C Zou, Q Zhao, Y Yao, X Fang… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the rapidly aging population, frailty, characterized by an increased risk of adverse
outcomes, has become a major public health problem globally. Several frailty guidelines or …

Prescription patterns of cardiovascular-and kidney-protective therapies among patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease

JA Lamprea-Montealegre, E Madden… - Diabetes …, 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence and correlates of prescription of sodium–glucose
cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and/or glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1 …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 mRNA vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation and death in veterans according to frailty status during the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B. 1.617. 2) …

F Tang, IS Hammel, MK Andrew… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Studies have shown that COVID-19 vaccination is effective at preventing
infection and death in older populations. However, whether vaccination effectiveness is …

Higher dietary diversity and better healthy aging: A 4-year study of community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study of Aging

FY Hsiao, LN Peng, WJ Lee, LK Chen - Experimental Gerontology, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the relationship between dietary diversity and healthy aging (in
terms of mobility performance, physical functions, cognitive functions, and depressive …

Clinical outcomes of intensive inpatient blood pressure management in hospitalized older adults

TS Anderson, SJ Herzig, B Jing… - JAMA Internal …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Asymptomatic blood pressure (BP) elevations are common in hospitalized older
adults, and widespread heterogeneity in the clinical management of elevated inpatient BPs …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the current health of Gulf War veterans with the veterans affairs frailty index

LL Chao - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic, multisymptom (eg, fatigue, muscle/joint pain,
memory and concentration difficulties) condition estimated to affect 25–32% of Gulf War …

Development of frailty index using ICD-10 codes to predict mortality and rehospitalization of older adults: An update of the multimorbidity frailty index

HY Lai, ST Huang, LK Chen, FY Hsiao - Archives of Gerontology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective This study aims to develop an updated mFI (multimorbidity frailty index) using ICD-
10-CM codes and to examine the association between frailty and all-cause mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic frailty risk assessment among older adults with multiple myeloma: A population-based cohort study

H Mian, TM Wildes, R Vij, MJ Pianko, A Major… - Blood cancer …, 2023 - nature.com
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of older adults and those who are more frail are at high
risk of poor outcomes. Current tools for identifying and categorizing frail patients are often …

More intensive therapy has a better effect for frail parents with multiple myeloma

C DuMontier, J La, J Bihn, J Corrigan… - Blood …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Although randomized controlled trial data suggest that the more intensive triplet bortezomib-
lenalidomide-dexamethasone (VRd) is superior to the less intensive doublet lenalidomide …

Population‐based discovery and Mendelian randomization analysis identify telmisartan as a candidate medicine for Alzheimer's disease in African Americans

P Zhang, Y Hou, W Tu, N Campbell… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction African Americans (AAs) and European Americans (EAs) differ in
Alzheimer's disease (AD) prevalence, risk factors, and symptomatic presentation and AAs …