INTRODUCTION hip fracture is expensive in terms of mortality, hospital length of stay (LOS) and consequences for independence. Poor outcome reflects the vulnerability of patients who typically sustain this injury, but the impact of different comorbidities and impairments is complex to understand. We consider this in a prospective cohort study designed to examine how a patients' frailty index (F...

BACKGROUND Comprehensive geriatric assessment including cognitive assessment results in better outcomes and quality of life through facilitating access to support and further care. The National Audit of Dementia Care revealed too few patients were being assessed for cognition and therefore failing to receive adequate care. METHODS This was a retrospective clinical audit in a district general ...

BACKGROUND unplanned hospital admissions of older patients continue to attract the attention of UK policymakers, advisors and media. Reducing the number and length of stay (LOS) of these admissions has the potential to save NHS substantial costs while reducing iatrogenic risks. Some NHS trusts have introduced geriatric admission-avoidance systems, but evidence of their effectiveness is lacking....

In addition to medical diseases, psychological, social, cognitive, and functional issues influence the health of older persons. Therefore, the traditional medical assessment alone is often not enough to evaluate the older population with multiple comorbidities. Out of this recognized need, the geriatric assessment has been developed, which emphasizes a broader approach to evaluating contributor...

BACKGROUND The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is an analytical tool increasingly implemented in clinical practice. Breast cancer is primarily a disease of older people; however, most evidence-based research is aimed at younger patients. METHODS A systematic review of literature was carried out to assess the use of CGA in older breast cancer patients for clinical decision making. The...

Kaehr, E., Abele, P., & Little, M. (2016). Utility of the Easy-Care Standard 2010 in the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment of Adults Aging with Developmental Disabilities. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17(12), 1159–1160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.08.024 Utility of the Easy-Care Standard 2010 in the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment of Adults Aging with Deve...

INTRODUCTION The number of older patients with cancer is increasing. Standard clinical evaluation of these patients may not be sufficient to determine individual treatment strategies and therefore Geriatric Assessment (GA) may be of clinical value. In this review, we summarize current literature that is available on GA in elderly patients with solid malignancies who receive chemotherapy. We foc...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of pet therapy on geriatric psychiatry inpatients. A demonstrable impact could lead to more widespread or targeted use of animal companionship programs for hospitalized older persons. METHOD The study design was a randomized, parallel-group control treatment trial with pretreatment and posttreatment measures. Fifty-eight subjects...