Purpose: The goal of this study is to identify the characteristics and common problems of geriatric patients with infectious spondylitis and to explore possible solutions for them. Methods: This is a case series presentation with retrospective comparative study. Out of 26 patients with infectious spondylitis who were treated as inpatients, 18 geriatric patients aged 70 or older were studied in ...

In the juridical and ethical literature on patient selection criteria it is an unargued premise that those who are most urgently in need of treatment or care will be given priority. The aim of this study is to gain insight into the medical practice of waiting list problems and patient selection at the microlevel, especially with respect to urgency. Thus, the study intends to contribute to the m...

There has been a significant increase in the number of frail older patients diagnosed with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) over the past thirty years. These elderly patients have high levels of comorbidity, and as a consequence the face of renal medicine is changing-There is an increasing need to focus on traditionally geriatric areas of expertise such as falls prevention and rehabilitati...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this article was to identify the best predictors of distress suffered by family carers (FCs) of geriatric patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 100 FC-geriatric patient dyads was conducted. The negative impact of care (NIoC) subscale of the COPE index was dichotomized to identify lower stress (score of ≤15 on the scale) and higher stress (score of ≥16 on the scale...

Purpose: Initiation of an multimodal, customer focused service network across the service sectors for multimorbid patients: for example the hard-of-hearing. Context: The lack in accessibility of services, flexibility of appointments and handicap-oriented communication skills often prevents the geriatric patient from partaking in the medical services offered. The geriatric hearcare service and i...

The mnemonic DEEP-IN stands for a series of easy-to-administer, office-based screening tests designed to streamline initial assessment of the geriatric patient. These screens can quickly identify signs of delirium, dementia, depression, and adverse drug effects; vision and hearing deficits; risk for future impairments in activities of daily living; incontinence, and malnutrition. The author dev...

Purpose: Evaluation of a customer-designed dental service network across the service sectors for geriatric patients. Context: The lack in accessibility of dental services and the non-awareness of possible dental causes to medical problems by clinicians often prevents the geriatric patient from receiving the dental care needed. In cooperation with the Dental Board a geriatric dentist was appoint...

BACKGROUND The clinical frailty scale (CFS) was validated as a predictor of adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people. In our hospital, the use of the CFS in emergency admissions of people aged ≥ 75 years was introduced under the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation payment framework. AIM We retrospectively studied the association of the CFS with patient characteristics and outc...

Geriatric fractures refer to that occur in older people, typically resulting from low-energy trauma and accompanied by osteoporosis. The bone remodelling process imbalance significantly contributes age-related loss geriatric, which reduces mass, making them more susceptible fractures. Managing geriatric poses unique challenges due the presence of other comorbid conditions can interfere with hea...