Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality in very old patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Spain

JM Ramos-Rincon, V Buonaiuto, M Ricci… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Advanced age is a well-known risk factor for poor prognosis in COVID-19.
However, few studies have specifically focused on very old inpatients with COVID-19. This …

[HTML][HTML] Projection of the number of elderly in different health states in Thailand in the next ten years, 2020–2030

P Tantirat, R Suphanchaimat… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study is to predict the volume of the elderly in different health status
categories in Thailand in the next ten years (2020–2030). Multistate modelling was …

The Barthel index as an indicator of hospital outcomes: A retrospective cross‐sectional study with healthcare data from older people

H Ocagli, N Cella, L Stivanello… - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The assessment of functional status is a more appropriate measure in the older people
than traditional healthcare outcomes. The present study aimed to analyse the association …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of coupled inhibitory-facilitatory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on shaping early reorganization of the motor network after stroke

Q Chen, W Shen, H Sun, H Zhang, C Liu, Z Chen, L Yu… - Brain Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Neural plasticity is a major factor driving cortical reorganization after stroke. This study
aimed to evaluate functional connectivity (FC) changes in the cortical motor network after …

Frailty is associated with hospital readmission in geriatric patients: a prognostic study

M Gregersen, TK Hansen, BB Jørgensen… - European geriatric …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Targeting health care interventions requires valid measurements when predicting
unplanned hospital readmission. The Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) based on …

Attitudes towards deprescribing: the perspectives of geriatric patients and nursing home residents

C Lundby, P Glans, T Simonsen… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background/Objectives Successful deprescribing requires insight into patients'
thoughts about deprescribing. We described attitudes towards deprescribing in a large …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of diabetes mellitus and its comorbidities on elderly patients hospitalized in internal medicine wards: data from the RePoSi registry

C Argano, G Natoli, S Mularo, A Nobili, ML Monaco… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Currently, diabetes represents the seventh leading cause of death worldwide,
with a significant economic burden. The number and severity of comorbidities increase with …

Clinical Frailty Score vs Hospital Frailty Risk Score for predicting mortality and other adverse outcome in hospitalised patients with COVID‐19: Spanish case series

JM Ramos‐Rincon, O Moreno‐Perez… - … journal of clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Frailty can be used as a predictor of adverse outcomes in people with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). The aim of the study was to analyse the prognostic …

Association between number of medications and mortality in geriatric inpatients: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study

KK Brockhattingen, PL Anru, T Masud… - European Geriatric …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To explore the association between the number of medications and mortality in
geriatric inpatients taking activities of daily living and comorbidities into account. Methods A …

Comparison of platelet‐rich plasma GEL in the care of the pressure ulcers with the dressing with serum physiology in terms of healing process and dressing costs

Ö Uçar, S Çelik - International Wound Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This research was carried out with the aim of comparing the effects of platelet‐rich plasma
(PRP) gel and gas dressing with serum physiologic applied to stage II pressure ulcer in …