malnutrition and depression are highly prevalent in the elderly and can lead to unfavorable outcomes. the aims of the current study were to determine the association between malnutrition and depression and also to find any correlation of depression with some anthropometric indices in free living elderly.in this cross-sectional study, 337 elderly subjects (193 females) were selected using cluste...

pneumonia is considered as the main cause of abdominal pain in children whereas it presents mostly by respiratory symptoms in adults. here we present a 71-year-old iranian female who complained specifically of abdominal pain on admission to our emergency department. we had found nothing as an etiology in our first evaluations. after several hours chest pain was added to the symptoms and the fol...

W hat is geriatric psychiatry? Simply put, it is the subspecialty dealing with the assessment and management of mental disorders occurring in late life—a period occasionally and somewhat arbitrarily defined as aged 65 years and over (1). This definition falsely simplifies what we do as geriatric psychiatrists and does not acknowledge the scope of practice and the specific skills requisite to th...

Background: A detailed gait analysis (e.g., measures related to speed, self-affinity, stability, and variability) can help to unravel the underlying causes of gait dysfunction, and identify cognitive impairment. However, because geriatric patients present with multiple conditions that also affect gait, results from healthy old adults cannot easily be extrapolated to geriatric patients. Hence, w...

BACKGROUND the debate about measures of chronic comorbidity in the elderly is mainly due to the lack of consensus on pathogenetic models. OBJECTIVE the aim of the present study was to compare the concurrent validity of a number of measures of chronic comorbidity assuming different pathogenic models, versus disability in elderly patients. SETTING the Geriatric Evaluation and Rehabilitation U...

BACKGROUND General practitioners (GPs) deal with the multiple health needs of older patients. During patient encounters GPs are often only able to manage a limited number of problems and tend to focus on single diseases resulting in fragmented and overloaded care. A systematic approach that considers multiple health problems simultaneously and sets priorities for treatment is necessary. AIM T...

KONSTANTINE K. ZAKZANIS, LARRY LEACH, and MORRIS MOSCOVITCH 1 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the Department of Psychology, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 Department of Psychology, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3 Rotman Research Institute of Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontari...

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the association of olfactory function and nutritional status in vital older adults and geriatric patients. Three hundred forty-five vital (mean age 67.1 years) and 138 geriatric older adults (mean age 80.9 years) were included. Nutritional status was assessed using the mini nutritional assessment-short form. The Sniffin' Sticks was used to mea...

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Background: In India, spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by healthcare professionals was initiated in 2010. The drug safety issues for geriatric population are critical due to age-related physiological changes, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics changes. Objective: Our objective was to assess the spontaneous reports of adverse drug reactions, observed in geriatric patient...