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牙科,口腔外科和医学
皮肤病学
急诊医学
内分泌学和新陈代谢
肠胃学和肝脏学
老人病学和老年医学
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abstract:BACKGROUND:A validated evidence-based guideline was developed to reduce physical restraint use in home care. However, the implementation of guidelines in home care is challenging. Therefore, this study aims to systematically develop and evaluate a multicomponent program for the implementation of the guideline for reduc...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01946-5
更新日期:2021-01-25 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The "Program of Research on the Integration of Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy" (PRISMA-7) and "Emergency room evaluation and recommendations" (ER2) are both clinical tools used in Québec Emergency Departments (EDs) for screening of older ED users at higher risk of poor outcomes, such as prolonged l...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01999-6
更新日期:2021-01-22 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Balance control, and specifically balance reactive responses that contribute to maintaining balance when balance is lost unexpectedly, is impaired in older people. This leads to an increased fall risk and injurious falls. Improving balance reactive responses is one of the goals in fall-prevention training pr...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-021-02015-1
更新日期:2021-01-21 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:It is well known that females generally live longer than males, but women tend to suffer from more illnesses and limitations than men do, also for dementia. However, limited empirical evidence is available why this 'male-female health-survival paradox' is observed. This study aimed to investigate factors whi...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01990-1
更新日期:2021-01-10 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The development of ambulatory emergency care services, now called 'Same Day Emergency Care' (SDEC) has been advocated to provide sustainable high quality healthcare in an ageing population. However, there are few data on SDEC and the factors associated with successful ambulatory care in frail older people. W...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01942-9
更新日期:2021-01-06 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Sarcopenia often accompanies osteoarthritis (OA), which is managed by total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the late stage. Recent studies have suggested a higher risk of post-operative complications after TKA in sarcopenic OA subjects, but whether TKA can benefit them similar to non-sarcopenic subjects remains u...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01929-6
更新日期:2021-01-04 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a worldwide pandemic and precise fatality data by age group is needed urgently. This study to delineate the clinical characteristics and outcome of COVID-19 patients aged ≥75 years and identify the risk factors of in-hospital death. METHODS:A total of 141...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01921-0
更新日期:2020-11-30 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Increasing viscosity can reduce the risk of aspiration into the airway, but excessively thickened food may require more force and effort. We assumed that semi-solid foods with similar viscosities will behave differently in the oropharynx and there might exist the possibility that properties other than viscos...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01890-4
更新日期:2020-11-23 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A dearth of differential research exists regarding the determinants of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and moderate cognitive impairment or dementia among nursing home residents. This study aimed to identify and examine the association between medical factors (number of comorbidities, hospitalization, disabi...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01875-3
更新日期:2020-11-18 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Reablement is a philosophy of change in long-term care (LTC). Assessing the knowledge and competence of LTC professionals who provide reablement services is vital in LTC research. This study aimed to develop a scale for the assessment of long-term care reablement literacy (LTCRL) and employ this scale to ass...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01854-8
更新日期:2020-11-04 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that diminishes potential functional recovery after any surgical procedure. Preoperative surgical risk assessment is crucial to calibrate the risk and benefit of cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to test usefulness of FRAIL Scale and other surgical-risk-scales and ind...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01716-3
更新日期:2020-10-27 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:With the ageing population, the number of older trauma patients has increased. The aim of this study was to assess non-surgical health care costs of older trauma patients and to identify which characteristics of older trauma patients were associated with high health care costs. METHODS:Trauma patients aged ...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01825-z
更新日期:2020-10-21 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There is a need for more observational studies across different clinical settings to better understand the epidemiology of the novel COVID-19 infection. Evidence on clinical characteristics of COVID-19 infection is scarce in secondary care settings in Western populations. METHODS:We describe the clinical ch...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01803-5
更新日期:2020-10-16 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Nursing homes accommodate a large number of people with severe dementia. More than 80% of residents with dementia suffer from behavioural and psychological symptoms, that can have consequences on the perceived burden of the formal caregivers. Internationally, the number of studies on non-pharmacological inte...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01807-1
更新日期:2020-10-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD), low serum albumin, and anemia are known risk factors for cognitive decline in older people. We investigated the association between kidney function and cognitive impairment severity in oldest-old people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS:A cross-sectional stu...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01789-0
更新日期:2020-10-07 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Frailty, which is defined as aging-related multisystem impairments, can lead to adverse health outcomes. However, evidence for such a connection in Chinese older adults remains lacking. This study examined the association between frailty and future falls and disability among community-dwelling Chinese older ...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01798-z
更新日期:2020-10-06 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Frailty is frequently found to be associated with increased healthcare utilisation in western countries, but little is known in Asian population. This study was conducted to investigate the association between frailty and healthcare utilisation in different care settings among community-dwelling older adults...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01800-8
更新日期:2020-10-06 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Nursing home elders experience many problems that may influence their quality of life, in example of cognitive, mental, nutritional and physical disabilities. Concerning about elders' wellbeing may help them living with dignity. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with Health-Related Quality o...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01791-6
更新日期:2020-10-06 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Increasingly, older Chinese adults from rural areas are moving to urban areas to live with their children who have already migrated to these areas. However, few studies have examined this pattern of migration and its effects on cognitive function. We aimed to investigate the association between domestic rura...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01772-9
更新日期:2020-09-21 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Singing is a multimodal activity that requires physical, cognitive and psychosocial performance, with benefits to various domains of well-being and health in older adults. In recent years, research has increasingly studied group singing as an important cost-effective intervention to promote active and health...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01686-6
更新日期:2020-09-18 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The lockdown imposed in the UK on the 23rd of March and associated public health measures of social distancing are likely to have had a great impact on care provision. The aim of this study was to explore the decision-making processes of continued paid home care support for dementia in the time of COVID-19. ...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01719-0
更新日期:2020-09-09 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A qualitative, interview-based study was embedded in a randomized intervention trial, the Older People Exercise and Nutrition (OPEN) study. Participants in the OPEN study were encouraged to conduct sessions of sit-to-stand (STS) exercises combined with Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) intake. The aim was t...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01731-4
更新日期:2020-09-04 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Previous literature has reported that loneliness is a strong predictor of frailty risk. However, less is known about the role of loneliness in frailty transition types. This study aimed to examine whether and how loneliness are related to frailty transition among older Chinese people. METHODS:Our study used...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01714-5
更新日期:2020-08-24 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Dementia is a care intensive disease, especially in the later stages, implying in many cases a substantial carer burden. This study assesses the use of formal and informal care resources among persons with dementia during the last month before nursing home admission. It also describes main providers of infor...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01703-8
更新日期:2020-08-18 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the history of late-life falling and the development of Parkinson's disease (PD) and investigate whether depressive symptoms interact with falling to increase PD risk. METHODS:We identified 1,223,726 subjects without PD who underwent the National Screeni...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01691-9
更新日期:2020-08-10 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:As part of a nursing home intervention study, the aim of this paper was 1) to evaluate the effects of a staff education programme about person-centred care and promotion of thriving on relatives' satisfaction with quality of care and their perceptions of the person-centredness of the environment, and 2) to o...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01677-7
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Anticholinergic medication use is linked with increased cognitive decline, dementia, falls and mortality, and their use should be limited in older people. Here we estimate the prevalence of anticholinergic use in England's older population in 1991 and 2011, and describe changes in use by participant's age, s...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01657-x
更新日期:2020-07-31 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The dose response relationship of nine-year cumulative anticholinergic exposure and dementia onset was investigated using the Korean version anticholinergic burden scale (KABS) in comparison with the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB). We also examined the effect of weak anticholinergics in the pre...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01671-z
更新日期:2020-07-29 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Dementia is an increasing public health threat worldwide. The pathogenesis of dementia has not been fully elucidated yet. Inflammatory processes are hypothesized to play an important role as a driver for cognitive decline but the origin of inflammation is not clear. We hypothesize that disturbances in gut mi...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01644-2
更新日期:2020-07-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Existing group exercise programmes, or other services offered to maintain physical activity levels, are typically not developed specifically for older adults with dementia. The aim of this study was to gain knowledge about perceptions of a newly developed volunteer supported group exercise programme for olde...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01632-6
更新日期:2020-07-08 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Nearly one in every seven Americans is 65 years and older, facing day-to-day challenge of aging. Although interest in healthy aging is growing, most of the efforts are directed towards understanding the perceptions of older adults. Little is known about the perspectives of community-based practitioners who w...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01611-x
更新日期:2020-06-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Frailty and hemoglobin concentration, above what would be considered clinical anemia, are two common findings in older patients that lead to an increased risk of negative health outcomes. The objective of this study is to evaluate whether hemoglobin concentration is an independent predictor of frailty and in...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01597-6
更新日期:2020-06-11 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Many health and social needs can be assessed and met in community settings, where lower-cost, person-centered, preventative and proactive services predominate. This study reports on the development and implementation of a person-centered care model integrating dental, social, and health services for low-inco...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-1502-7
更新日期:2020-06-05 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:External housing-related control beliefs (HCB) and general self-efficacy (GSE) influence different health outcomes in the general ageing population, but there is no information of their role in people ageing with Parkinson's disease (PD). This study aimed to longitudinally assess the role of external HCB and...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01574-z
更新日期:2020-05-25 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In this paper, we analyse the economic burden of elder care in the Czech Republic by assessing how family members of senior citizens engage in caregiving. To do this, we examined the time and cost associated with caregiving as a function of age, gender, and income of the caregiver. METHODS:A questionnaire c...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01571-2
更新日期:2020-05-11 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The European population is rapidly ageing. There is an urgent need for innovative solutions to reduce fall risk in older adults. Perturbation-based gait training is a promising new method to improve reactive balance responses. Whereas positive effects on task-specific dynamic balance recovery during gait hav...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01566-z
更新日期:2020-05-07 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Frailty is a highly recognized geriatric syndrome resulting in decline in reserve across multiple physiological systems. Impaired physical function is one of the major indicators of frailty. The goal of this study was to evaluate an algorithm that discriminates between frailty groups (non-frail and pre-frail...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01572-1
更新日期:2020-05-06 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Geriatric assessment upon admission may reveal factors that contribute to adverse outcomes in hospitalized older patients. The purposes of this study were to derive a Frailty Index (FI-PAC) from the interRAI Post-Acute Care instrument (interRAI-PAC) and to analyse the predictive ability of the FI-PAC and int...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01550-7
更新日期:2020-05-05 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This study investigated the association between non-exercise based estimation of cardiorespiratory fitness (eCRF) and metabolic syndrome (Mets) in Korean adults aged 18 years and older (13,400 women and 9885 men). METHODS:Data from the 2008 and 2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys IV...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01558-z
更新日期:2020-04-19 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:An increasingly high number of patients admitted to hospital have dementia. Hospital environments can be particularly confusing and challenging for people living with dementia (Plwd) impacting their wellbeing and the ability to optimize their care. Improving the experience of care in hospital has been recogn...
journal_title:BMC geriatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01534-7
更新日期:2020-04-10 00:00:00