Background fear of falling (FOF) is a major health problem among the elderly living in
communities, present in older people who have fallen but also in older people who have never …

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is done to detect vulnerability in elderly patients
with cancer so that treatment can be adjusted accordingly; however, this process is time-…

Aims and objectives. To determine a valid, reliable and clinical user‐friendly instrument,
based on predictors of functional decline, to identify older patients at risk for functional decline. …

Background To study the prevalence of eighteen geriatric conditions in older patients at
admission, their reporting rate in discharge summaries and the impact of these conditions on …

Objectives To determine whether the Charlson Comorbidity Index ( CCI ) predicts short‐ and
long‐term mortality. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting The medical department of …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Clear and detectable signs of deterioration have been
shown to be present in many patients multiple hours before undergoing a serious life-…

Transitional care interventions aim to improve care transitions from hospital to home and to
reduce hospital readmissions for chronically ill patients. The objective of our study was to …

Rationale: Delirium is often unrecognized in ICU patients and associated with poor outcome.
Screening for ICU delirium is recommended by several medical organizations to improve …

Background Inappropriate medication prescription is a common cause of preventable adverse
drug events among elderly persons in the primary care setting. Objective The aim of this …

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the expression patterns of pro- and anti-inflammatory
cytokines in elderly patients with and without delirium who were acutely admitted to the …