High rates of vulnerability on a geriatric assessment were identified in a cohort of fit patients aged 60 years or older with acute myeloid leukemia.

Provision of walking aids and related training for older adults in the emergency department may improve mobility and reduce ...

The study aims to examine the prevalence of functional urinary incontinence (FUI) and its comparative frequency with other types of incontinence. Moreover, this study also aims to explore its ...

Telehealth geriatric assessment significantly improved short-term outcomes for older adults with advanced cancers. Brazilian study showed better physical function, psychological status, and quality of ...

pThe Columbia Aging Center and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA Population ageing is a global occurrence.

The geriatric depression scale is a self-reported screening survey to help detect depression in older adults. There’s a short version with 15 questions and a long version with 30. The geriatric ...

Dr. Cris Bergerot and Dr. Enrique Soto join the podcast to discuss the new global guideline on geriatric assessment. This guideline provides evidence-based, resource-stratified recommendations across ...

The increasing life expectancy of the world population elicited the increasing numbers of elderly patients starting hemodialysis (HD). Therefore, nephrologists should have detailed knowledge about ...

Older individuals generally place high value on 'aging in place' – maintaining independence and remaining in their own home. [1] If maintaining this function is the focus of care for the older patient ...

Early geriatric assessments in older adults with hip fractures are strongly associated with improved recovery, reduced hospital stays, and lower complication rates, according to a new systematic ...

Establishing an efficient and accurate frailty measure in older women with bothersome urinary incontinence (UI) is necessary because frailty increases the risk of UI treatment failure and ...