Older patients
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This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess mobility and related factors among older people with osteoporosis treated at the National Geriatric Hospital. Mobility was assessed using the Time Up and Go test (TUG test).
8p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This study was conducted to identify factors related to fall risk among older post-stroke patients. A crosssectional study was conducted on 107 post-stroke patients aged ≥ 60 years old treated at the National Geriatric Hospital.
7p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This study aimed to assess lower limb strength and some related factors among older people with dementia examined and treated at the National Geriatric Hospital. Three-quarters of older dementia patients have impaired lower limb strength. Our results highlighted that diabetes, and geriatric syndromes such as malnutrition, high fall risk, dependence, and partial dependence were significantly associated with lower limb strength in older patients with dementia.
9p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This study was conducted to assess factors related to the nutrition status among older patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in 2023. A cross-sectional study was conducted on participants aged over 60 years old having PD at the National Geriatric Hospital from February 2023 to October 2023.
10p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This can be particularly useful for older, frail patients to better tolerate surgery. The aim of this study was to identify what barriers and facilitators healthcare professionals in Germany experienced in the implementation and delivery of the multimodal prehabilitation programme “PRAEP-GO” for (pre-) frail adults aged 70 years and older to inform the implementation of prehabilitation into standard care.
12p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This study focuses on the geographical areas of the four communities where RaDAR memory clinics were first developed and implemented and describes the services and supports available to older adults including memory clinic patients and families living in these areas.
13p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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The growing number of older adults with chronic diseases challenges already strained healthcare systems. Fragmented systems make transitions between healthcare settings demanding, posing risks during transitions from in-patient care to home. Despite efforts to make healthcare person-centered during care transitions, previous research indicates that these ambitions are not yet achieved.
10p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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It is unclear whether hepatectomy, which ranges in invasiveness from partial to major hepatectomy, is safe and feasible for older adult patients. Therefore, we compared its postoperative complications and long-term outcomes between younger and older adult patients.
13p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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In the time that has elapsed since the publication of the first edition, significant advances have altered the way we care for surgical patients. Continuing progress in surgical critical care enables us to operate an older and sicker patients. More effective means of maintaining adequate circulation and oxygenation in the face of sepsis and other complications continue to reduce surgical mortality.
901p vimeyers 29-05-2024 3 2 Download
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Hypertension is prevalent in the elderly, affecting two-thirds of individuals aged 60 years and older. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) is recommended for diagnosing and managing hypertension in this population. This study aimed to characterize 24-hour ABPM profiles and their association with cardiovascular risk factors in older adults with high-risk hypertension.
10p viambani 21-05-2024 3 2 Download
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Community-acquired pneumonia is a notable contributor to mortality from infectious diseases on a worldwide scale, especially in the older population. Staphylococcus aureus is a prevalent infection known to cause severe pneumonia, often leading to a high incidence of complications and fatality.
7p vicarlos 16-05-2024 0 0 Download
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To evaluate some common geriatric syndromes and their associations with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 184 older patients with knee OA treated at National Geriatric Hospital from May to August 2022. HRQoL was assessed using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire.
12p vijaychest 16-05-2024 2 1 Download
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To identify factors related to fatigue status in elderly post-stroke patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study on 157 patients those ages >= 60, diagnosed with stroke (according to the World Health Organization - WHO) and examined or treated as inpatients and outpatients at the National Geriatric Hospital, from July to November 2021.
12p vijaychest 16-05-2024 4 1 Download
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This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 137 post-stroke patients aged ≥ 60 years old treated at the National Geriatric Hospital to explore some factors related to domains of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA).
7p vilarry 12-03-2024 7 2 Download
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Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint disorders of older individuals. It is a painful and disabling disease characterized by pain, stiffness. However, in Vietnam, the number of studies on this issue is still very limited, especially those on physical function. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate physical function in 178 elderly patients with knee OA. A cross-sectional study was utilized.
9p vilarry 12-03-2024 4 2 Download
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Part 1 book "Medical surgical nursing - Assessment and management of clinical problems" includes content: Professional nursing practice; health disparities and culturally competent care; health history and physical examination; patient and caregiver teaching; chronic illness and older adults; complementary and alternative therapies; stress and stress management; sleep and sleep disorders; pain,... and other contents.
222p muasambanhan08 01-03-2024 1 0 Download
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Part 2 book "Oxford handbook of emergency nursing" includes content: Ophthalmological emergencies, ENT emergencies, major trauma, endocrine and metabolic emergencies, haematological emergencies, overdose and poisoning, mental health emergencies, emergencies in older patients, skills reminder.
382p muasambanhan08 01-03-2024 3 0 Download
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Part 3 book "Brocklehurst’s textbook of geriatric medicine and gerontology" includes content: Skin and special senses, prevention and health promotion, geriatric syndromes and other unique problems of the geriatric patient, managing frailty, geriatric emergency and prehospital care, acute hospital care for frail older adults, intensive care medicine in older adults, geriatric medicine in europe, geriatric medicine in north america,... and other contents.
540p muasambanhan08 23-02-2024 2 1 Download
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Ebook Hutchison’s Clinical methods: An integrated approach to clinical practice (24th Edition): Part 1 includes contents: Ethical considerations, patients in pain, patients in pain, psychiatric assessment, older people, patients with a fever, general patient examination and differential diagnosis,... and other contents.
182p longtimenosee03 30-01-2024 7 2 Download
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Current guidelines for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) recommend that each tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is indicated even for driver mutation-positive patients with a poor performance status (PS). In previous studies, most patients had a PS of 2–3, but those with a PS of 4 were very few. Therefore, the efcacy of TKIs in patients with NSCLC with a PS of 4 remains unclear.
9p vitiki 30-01-2024 2 2 Download