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Burden and impact of multifactorial geriatric syndromes in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for older adults. Blood Adv 2020; 3:12-20. [PMID: 30606722 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018028241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Multifactorial geriatric syndromes are highly prevalent in older patients with cancer. Because an increasing number of older patients undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT), we examined the incidence and impact of transplant-related geriatric syndromes using our institutional database and electronic medical records. We identified 527 patients age 60 years or older who had undergone first allo-HCT from 2001 to 2016 for hematologic malignancies. From the initiation of conditioning to 100 days posttransplant, new geriatric syndromes were predominantly delirium with a cumulative incidence of 21% (95% confidence interval [CI], 18%-25%) at day 100 followed by fall at 7% (95% CI, 5%-9%). In multivariable analyses of available pretransplant variables, fall within the last year, potentially inappropriate use of medication, thrombocytopenia, and reduced creatinine clearance were significantly associated with delirium; age older than 70 years and impaired activities of daily living were significantly associated with fall. In the 100-day landmark analysis, both delirium (hazard ratio [HR], 1.66; 95% CI, 1.09-2.52; P = .023) and fall (HR, 2.14; 95% CI, 1.16-3.95; P = .026) were significantly associated with increased nonrelapse mortality; moreover, fall (HR, 1.93; 95% CI, 1.18-3.14; P = .016), but not delirium, was significantly associated with reduced overall survival. Here, we establish baseline incidences and risk factors of common transplant-related geriatric syndromes. Importantly, we demonstrate significant associations of delirium and fall with inferior transplant outcomes. The burden and impact of transplant-related geriatric syndromes warrant the institution of patient-centered, preemptive, longitudinal, and multidisciplinary interventions to improve outcomes for older allo-HCT patients.
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Survival and life-expectancy in a young-onset dementia cohort with six years of follow-up: the NeedYD-study. Int Psychogeriatr 2019; 31:1781-1789. [PMID: 30915930 DOI: 10.1017/s1041610219000152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate survival time and life-expectancy in people with young-onset dementia (YOD) and to examine the relationship with age, sex, dementia subtype and comorbidity. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Survival was examined in 198 participants in the Needs in Young-onset Dementia study, including participants with Alzheimer's dementia (AD), vascular dementia (VaD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). MEASURES The primary outcomes were survival time after symptom onset and after date of diagnosis. Cox proportional hazards models were used to explore the relationship between survival and age, sex, dementia subtype and comorbidity. Additionally, the impact on remaining life expectancy was explored. RESULTS During the six-year follow-up, 77 of the participants died (38.9%), 78 participants survived (39.4%) and 43 were lost to follow-up (21.7%). The mean survival time after symptom onset and diagnosis was 209 months (95% CI 185-233) and 120 months (95% CI 110-130) respectively. Participants with AD had a statistically significant shorter survival compared with VaD participants, both regarding survival after symptom onset (p = 0.047) as well as regarding survival after diagnosis (p = 0.049). Younger age at symptom onset or at diagnosis was associated with longer survival times. The remaining life expectancy, after diagnosis, was reduced with 51% for males and 59% for females compared to the life expectancy of the general population in the same age groups. CONCLUSION/IMPLICATIONS It is important to consider the dementia subtype when persons with YOD and their families are informed about the prognosis of survival. Our study suggests longer survival times compared to other studies on YOD, and survival is prolonged compared to studies on LOD. Younger age at symptom onset or at diagnosis was positively related to survival but diagnosis at younger ages, nevertheless, still diminishes life expectancy dramatically.
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Social position and geriatric syndromes among Swedish older people: a population-based study. BMC Geriatr 2019; 19:267. [PMID: 31615441 PMCID: PMC6792184 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-019-1295-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Older people with a low social position are at higher risk of poor health outcomes compared to those with a higher social position. Whether lower social position also increases the risk of geriatric syndromes (GSs) remains to be determined. This study investigates the association of social position with GSs among older community-dwellers. Methods Three consecutive population-based health surveys in 2006, 2010 and 2014 among older community-dwellers (age 65–84 years) in Stockholm County were combined (n = 17,612) and linked with Swedish administrative registry information. Social position was assessed using registry information (i.e. education, country of origin and civil status) and by self-reports (i.e. type of housing and financial stress). GSs were assessed by self-reports of the following conditions: insomnia, urinary incontinence, functional decline, falls, depressive disorder, hearing or vision problems. Binomial logistic regression analyses were used to estimate the association between social position and GSs after adjusting for age, sex, health status, health behavior and social stress. Results The prevalence of GSs was 70.0%, but varied across GSs and ranged from 1.9% for depression to 39.1% for insomnia. Living in rented accommodation, being born outside the Nordic countries, being widowed or divorced were associated with GS presence. Financial stress was most strongly associated with GSs (adjusted odds ratio, 2.59; 95% CI, 2.13–3.15). Conclusion GSs are highly prevalent among older Swedish community-dwellers with wide variations across syndromes and strong association with all measures of social position, most strikingly that of experiencing financial stress.
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Lachmann R, Stelmach-Mardas M, Bergmann MM, Bernigau W, Weber D, Pischon T, Boeing H. The accumulation of deficits approach to describe frailty. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0223449. [PMID: 31613904 PMCID: PMC6793873 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The advancing age of the participants of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Potsdam study was the incentive to investigate frailty as a major parameter of ageing. The aim of this study was to develop a multidimensional tool to measure frailty in an ageing, free-living study population. The "accumulation of deficits approach" was used to develop a frailty index (FI) to characterize a sub-sample (N = 815) of the EPIC-Potsdam (EPIC-P) study population regarding the aging phenomenon. The EPIC-P frailty index (EPIC-P-FI) included 32 variables from the following domains: health, physical ability, psychosocial and physiological aspects. P-values were calculated for the linear trend between sociodemographic and life style variables and the EPIC-P-FI was calculated using regression analysis adjusted for age. The relationship between the EPIC-P-FI and age was investigated using fractional polynomials. Some characteristics such as age, education, time spent watching TV, cycling and a biomarker of inflammation (C-reactive protein) were associated with frailty in men and women. Interestingly, living alone, having no partner and smoking status were only associated with frailty in men, and alcohol use and physical fitness (VO2max) only in women. The generated, multidimensional FI, adapted to the EPIC-P study, showed that this cohort is a valuable source for further exploration of factors that promote healthy ageing.
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- Raskit Lachmann
- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Germany
- Department of Biophysics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Toxicology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Germany
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- Molecular Epidemiology Research Group, Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin-Buch, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Germany
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Thompson MQ, Theou O, Tucker GR, Adams RJ, Visvanathan R. Recurrent Measurement of Frailty Is Important for Mortality Prediction: Findings from the North West Adelaide Health Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2019; 67:2311-2317. [PMID: 31317527 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Frailty places individuals at greater risk of adverse health outcomes. However, it is a dynamic condition and may not always lead to decline. Our objective was to determine the relationship between frailty status (at baseline and follow-up) and mortality using both the frailty phenotype (FP) and frailty index (FI). DESIGN Population-based cohort. SETTING Community-dwelling older adults. PARTICIPANTS A total of 909 individuals aged 65 years or older (55% female), mean age 74.4 (SD 6.2) years, had frailty measurement at baseline. Overall, 549 participants had frailty measurement at two time points. MEASUREMENTS Frailty was measured using the FP and FI, with a mean 4.5 years between baseline and follow-up. Mortality was matched to official death records with a minimum of 10 years of follow-up. RESULTS For both measures, baseline frailty was a significant predictor of mortality up to 10 years, with initially good predictive ability (area under the curve [AUC] = .8-.9) decreasing over time. Repeated measurement at follow-up resulted in good prediction compared with lower (AUC = .6-.7) discrimination of equivalent baseline frailty status. In a multivariable model, frailty measurement at follow-up was a stronger predictor of mortality compared with baseline. Frailty change for the Continuous FI was a significant predictor of decreased or increased mortality risk based on corresponding improvement or worsening of score (hazard ratio = 1.04; 95% confidence interval = 1.02-1.07; P = .001). CONCLUSIONS Frailty measurement is a good predictor of mortality up to 10 years; however, recency of frailty measurement is important for improved prediction. A regular review of frailty status is required in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2311-2317, 2019.
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- Mark Q Thompson
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence: Frailty and Healthy Ageing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia.,Adelaide Geriatrics Training & Research with Aged Care (G-TRAC) Centre, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence: Frailty and Healthy Ageing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia.,Adelaide Geriatrics Training & Research with Aged Care (G-TRAC) Centre, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia.,Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Adelaide Geriatrics Training & Research with Aged Care (G-TRAC) Centre, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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- The Health Observatory, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence: Frailty and Healthy Ageing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia.,Adelaide Geriatrics Training & Research with Aged Care (G-TRAC) Centre, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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Richards SJG, D’Souza J, Pascoe R, Falloon M, Frizelle FA. Prevalence of frailty in a tertiary hospital: A point prevalence observational study. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219083. [PMID: 31260483 PMCID: PMC6602419 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Frailty is an important concept in modern healthcare due to its association with adverse outcomes. Its prevalence varies in the literature and there is a paucity of literature looking at the prevalence of frailty in an inpatient setting. Its significance lies on its impact on resource utilisation and costs. AIM To determine the prevalence of frailty in the adult population in a tertiary New Zealand hospital. METHODS Eligible patients aged 18 years and over were invited to participate, and frailty assessment was performed using the Reported Edmonton Frail Scale. A score of 8 or more was considered frail. Factors associated with frailty were assessed. RESULTS Of 640 occupied inpatient beds, 420 patients were assessed. 220 patients were excluded, of which 89 were absent from their bed-space, 73 declined and 41 were critically unwell. The overall prevalence of frailty across assessed patients was 48.8%. The prevalence of frailty increased significantly with age; patients aged 85 and over were significantly more likely to be frail compared to those aged under 65 (OR 6.25, 95% CI 3.17-12.7). Maori patients were significantly more likely to be frail (OR 4.0, 95% CI 1.45-11.9). When compared to those patients admitted to a medical specialty, patients admitted to surgical specialty were less likely to be frail (OR 0.52 95% CI 0.31-0.86) and those admitted for rehabilitation were more likely to be frail (OR 1.86 95% CI 1.03-3.41). Frail patients were more likely to come from a rest home (OR 2.81, 95% CI 1.38-6.14) or hospital level care (OR 9.62, 95% CI 2.68-61.6). CONCLUSION Frailty is highly prevalent in the hospital setting with 48.8% of all inpatients classified as frail. This high number of frail patients has significant resource implications and an increased understanding of the burden of frailty in this population may aid targeting of interventions towards this vulnerable population.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Wu S, Mulcahy J, Kasper JD, Kan HJ, Weiner JP. Comparing Survey-Based Frailty Assessment to Medicare Claims in Predicting Health Outcomes and Utilization in Medicare Beneficiaries. J Aging Health 2019; 32:764-777. [PMID: 31148491 DOI: 10.1177/0898264319851995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives: To assess two models for the prediction of health utilization and functions using standardized in-person assessments of frailty and administrative claims-based geriatric risk measures among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 65 years and above. Methods: Outcomes of hospitalizations, death, and functional help were investigated for participants in the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study. For each outcome, multivariable logistic regression model was used to investigate claims-based geriatric risk and survey-based frailty. Results: Both claims-based and survey-based models showed moderate discrimination. The c-statistic of the standardized frailty models ranged from 0.67 (for any hospitalization) to 0.84 (for any IADL [instrumental activities of daily living] help). Models using administrative data ranged from 0.71 (for any hospitalization) to 0.81 (for any IADL help). Discussion: Models based on existing administrative data appear to be as discriminate as survey-based models. Health care providers and insurance plans can effectively apply existing data resources to help identify high-risk individuals for potential care management interventions.
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- Shannon Wu
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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James LA, Levin MA, Lin HM, Deiner SG. Association of Preoperative Frailty With Intraoperative Hemodynamic Instability and Postoperative Mortality. Anesth Analg 2019; 128:1279-1285. [PMID: 31094800 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Frailty, a state of decreased physiological reserve, is strongly associated with perioperative mortality in older adults. However, the mechanism by which frailty is associated with mortality is not yet understood. Autonomic dysfunction in the form of decreased intraoperative hemodynamic variability has been shown to be associated with increased mortality. We aimed to see whether frail patients have less hemodynamic variability under anesthesia and whether variability mediates the relationship between frailty and 30-day mortality. METHODS We performed a single-center retrospective study of 1223 patients ≥65 years of age undergoing surgery between July 2008 and December 2012. We used markers of frailty: age >70, preoperative body mass index <18.5, hematocrit <35%, albumin <3.4 g/dL, and creatinine >2.0 mg/dL. We modeled the outcome of 30-day mortality with number of frailty conditions adjusting for gender, length of surgery, American Society of Anesthesiologists class, and need for transfusion. Intraoperative hemodynamic variability was defined as the count of episodes of absolute change >15% in fractional mean arterial pressure (MAP) between consecutive 5-minute intervals. We evaluated the role of intraoperative hemodynamic variability as a mediator (modifier) of the relationship between frailty and mortality, checking for 3 conditions: (1) frailty must affect episodes of absolute change >15% in fractional MAP; (2) episodes of absolute change >15% in fractional MAP must affect 30-day mortality; and (3) mediation effect is significant. We used the product method, in which the mediation effect was estimated as the product of the first 2 relationships. Then we applied the percentile bootstrap method to obtain the 95% CI for the estimate of mediation effect. RESULTS Number of frailty conditions and episodes of absolute change >15% in fractional MAP were inversely proportional. Presence of ≥4 frailty conditions was associated with >40% reduction of the number of episodes of absolute change >15% in fractional MAP. Regarding mortality, episodes of absolute change >15% in fractional MAP were protective. The addition of absolute change >15% in fractional MAP in the mortality model resulted in a decrease in the frailty odds ratio from 10.6 to 9.1 (4+ conditions), suggesting that episodes of absolute change >15% in fractional MAP are indeed a mediator. The mediation effect was modest; 5 episodes of absolute change >15% in fractional MAP was 5.2%, 6.4%, 6.9%, and 9.0% for frailty conditions from 1 to 4+, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Frailty is associated with less intraoperative blood pressure variation, and the relationship of frailty with 30-day mortality is partially mediated by episodes of absolute change >15% in fractional MAP. This suggests that autonomic dysregulation may be a modest part of the mechanism behind the association between frailty and perioperative mortality. Our finding is consistent with recent literature, suggesting that an intact autonomic nervous system confers lower perioperative mortality.
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- Leslie A James
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Galvin A, Helmer C, Coureau G, Amadeo B, Rainfray M, Soubeyran P, Dartigues JF, Pérès K, Bellera C, Delva F, Mathoulin-Pélissier S. Determinants of functional decline in older adults experiencing cancer (the INCAPAC study). J Geriatr Oncol 2019; 10:913-920. [PMID: 30902591 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have reported on the higher risk of functional decline among older patients with cancer. However, few have focused on factors of functional decline in older persons with cancer and are mainly hospital-based and focus on consequences of cancer treatment. The aim of the study was to identify determinants of functional decline in older subjects with cancer in a population-based study. METHODS Using cancer registries, we identified older subjects (age ≥ 65 years) with cancer in three prospective cohort studies from Gironde, a French department. Functional status was measured using the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) and the basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scales, and functional decline was measured between cancer pre- and post-diagnosis visits. Studied variables were demographic and socioeconomic (age at diagnosis, sex, living alone, education), cancer-related (stage at diagnosis, treatment received), smoking status, health-related (polypharmacy, depressive symptomatology), and geriatric-specific (cognitive impairment or dementia). Analyses were performed using logistic regression models. RESULTS Age (≥85 years), cognitive impairment or dementia, and advanced stage at diagnosis were associated with a higher risk of ADL limitations, whether considering death or not. Age (≥85 years), education and polypharmacy were associated with a higher risk of ADL and/or IADL limitations. CONCLUSIONS We identified factors that could impact on ADL and/or IADL limitations in older patients with cancer. The information on these determinants is useful in clinical settings to identify patients with cancer at high risk of functional decline.
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- Angéline Galvin
- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Epicene team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Leha team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Epicene team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Department of Public Health, Bordeaux University Hospital, F-3300 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Epicene team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Epicene team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Department of Clinical Gerontology, Bordeaux University Hospital, F-33604 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Vinco team, UMR 1218, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Department of Medical Oncology, SIRIC Bordeaux Research Integrate Oncology, Institut Bergonié, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Leha team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Sepia team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Epicene team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Clinical and Epidemiological Research Unit, INSERM CIC1401, Institut Bergonie, Comprehensive Cancer Center, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Epicene team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Department of Public Health, Bordeaux University Hospital, F-3300 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Epicene team, UMR 1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; Clinical and Epidemiological Research Unit, INSERM CIC1401, Institut Bergonie, Comprehensive Cancer Center, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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Vasilevskis EE, Shah AS, Hollingsworth EK, Shotwell MS, Mixon AS, Bell SP, Kripalani S, Schnelle JF, Simmons SF. A patient-centered deprescribing intervention for hospitalized older patients with polypharmacy: rationale and design of the Shed-MEDS randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:165. [PMID: 30871561 PMCID: PMC6416929 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-3995-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Polypharmacy is prevalent among hospitalized older adults, particularly those being discharged to a post-care care facility (PAC). The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to determine if a patient-centered deprescribing intervention initiated in the hospital and continued in the PAC setting reduces the total number of medications among older patients. METHODS The Shed-MEDS study is a 5-year, randomized controlled clinical intervention trial comparing a patient-centered describing intervention with usual care among older (≥50 years) hospitalized patients discharged to PAC, either a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IPR). Patient measurements occur at hospital enrollment, hospital discharge, within 7 days of PAC discharge, and at 60 and 90 days following PAC discharge. Patients are randomized in a permuted block fashion, with block sizes of two to four. The overall effectiveness of the intervention will be evaluated using total medication count as the primary outcome measure. We estimate that 576 patients will enroll in the study. Following attrition due to death or loss to follow-up, 420 patients will contribute measurements at 90 days, which provides 90% power to detect a 30% versus 25% reduction in total medications with an alpha error of 0.05. Secondary outcomes include the number of medications associated with geriatric syndromes, drug burden index, medication adherence, the prevalence and severity of geriatric syndromes and functional health status. DISCUSSION The Shed-MEDS trial aims to test the hypothesis that a patient-centered deprescribing intervention initiated in the hospital and continuing through the PAC stay will reduce the total number of medications 90 days following PAC discharge and result in improvements in geriatric syndromes and functional health status. The results of this trial will quantify the health outcomes associated with reducing medications for hospitalized older adults with polypharmacy who are discharged to post-acute care facilities. TRIAL REGISTRATION This trial was prospectively registered at clinicaltrials.gov ( NCT02979353 ). The trial was first registered on 12/1/2016, with an update on 09/28/17 and 10/12/2018.
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- Eduard E. Vasilevskis
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Quality Aging, Nashville, TN USA
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Section of Hospital Medicine, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, Nashville, TN USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Quality Aging, Nashville, TN USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Quality Aging, Nashville, TN USA
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Section of Hospital Medicine, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, Nashville, TN USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Quality Aging, Nashville, TN USA
- Division of Geriatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Section of Hospital Medicine, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, Nashville, TN USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Quality Aging, Nashville, TN USA
- Division of Geriatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, Nashville, TN USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Quality Aging, Nashville, TN USA
- Division of Geriatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, Nashville, TN USA
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Cook G, Royle KL, Pawlyn C, Hockaday A, Shah V, Kaiser MF, Brown SR, Gregory WM, Child JA, Davies FE, Morgan GJ, Cairns DA, Jackson GH. A clinical prediction model for outcome and therapy delivery in transplant-ineligible patients with myeloma (UK Myeloma Research Alliance Risk Profile): a development and validation study. Lancet Haematol 2019; 6:e154-e166. [PMID: 30738834 PMCID: PMC6391517 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(18)30220-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tolerability of treatments for multiple myeloma can depend on the characteristics of the patient being treated. We aimed to develop and validate a risk profile, using routinely collected data, that could predict overall survival in patients with multiple myeloma who were ineligible for stem-cell transplantation. METHODS We used patient data from two randomised controlled trials done in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who were ineligible for stem-cell transplantation (the NCRI Myeloma XI study [NCRI-XI, n=1852] and the MRC Myeloma IX study [MRC-IX, n=520]), to develop the UK Myeloma Research Alliance Risk Profile (MRP) for overall survival. We used multivariable Cox regression with a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator penalty term. Multiple imputation by chained equations was used to account for missing data in the development and internal validation of the model. The MRP was internally validated in NCRI-XI and externally validated in MRC-IX. The D-statistic was estimated in the developed model and used to internally and externally validate the model according to prespecified criteria. FINDINGS The MRP included WHO performance status, International Staging System, age, and C-reactive protein concentration as prognostic variables. The MRP was prognostic of overall survival and was successfully internally validated in NCRI-XI and externally validated in MRC-IX (D-statistic NCRI-XI: 0·840 [95% CI 0·718-0·963] and MRC-IX: 0·654 [0·497-0·811]). The MRP groups defining low-risk, medium-risk, and high-risk patients were associated with progression-free survival and early mortality. A decrease in the percentage of protocol dose delivered and quality of life at baseline were associated with increased risk. The MRP groups remained prognostic in patients exposed to different therapeutic combinations and in patients with genetic high-risk disease defined according to both the UK and International Myeloma Working Group definitions. INTERPRETATION We have developed and externally validated a risk profile for overall survival containing widely available clinical parameters. This risk profile could aid decision making in patients with multiple myeloma ineligible for stem-cell transplantation, but further external validation is required. FUNDING Medical Research Council, Novartis, Schering Health Care, Chugai, Pharmion, Celgene, Ortho Biotech, Cancer Research UK, Celgene, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and Amgen.
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Myeloma Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Myeloma Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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Chiu CJ, Cheng YY. Utility of Geriatric Syndrome Indicators for Predicting Subsequent Health Care Utilization in Older Adults in Taiwan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16030456. [PMID: 30720771 PMCID: PMC6388116 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16030456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The predictive utility of both individual and combined indicators of geriatric syndromes on subsequent emergency use and hospitalization is not clear. METHODS Nationally representative data on adults aged 65+ (N = 2345) (with 1148 male, 1197 female) in Taiwan were analyzed. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve examined the diagnostic accuracy of the combined effects of geriatric syndromes on predicting health care utilization in three years. Negative binomial regressions identified the individual effect of each indicator with the control of sociodemographic and baseline health status. RESULTS The combined indicators of geriatric syndromes predicted future hospitalization of old-old (75+ yrs) diabetes patients, with area under the curve (AUC) = 0.709, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.635⁻0.782, and young-old patients (65-74 yrs) with mild cognitive impairment (AUC = 0.727, 95% CI = 0.610⁻0.845 for hospitalization and AUC = 0.770, 95% CI = 0.664⁻0.877 for emergency visits). As for individual indicators, while incontinence was the indicator having the most influence on hospitalization (incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.21⁻2.72) and emergency visits (IRR = 1.78, 95% CI = 1.23⁻2.59) for general older adults (65+), and for old-old emergency visits, especially (IRR = 2.21, 95% CI = 1.39⁻3.49), falls was the most prominent indicator of hospitalization for young-old (65-74) adults (IRR = 1.61, 95% CI = 1.13⁻2.28). In addition, pain was another significant indicator for predicting future hospitalization of old-old diabetes patients (IRR = 1.61, 95% CI= 1.07⁻2.44). CONCLUSIONS Combined indicators of geriatric syndromes effectively predict hospitalization in old-old (75+ yrs) diabetes patients and hospitalization and emergency visits in young-old (65⁻74 yrs) patients with cognitive impairment. Incontinence, falls, and pain were the most predictive independent geriatric assessment indicators.
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- Ching-Ju Chiu
- Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
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Puzianowska-Kuznicka M, Kuryłowicz A, Walkiewicz D, Borkowska J, Owczarz M, Olszanecka-Glinianowicz M, Wieczorowska-Tobis K, Skalska A, Szybalska A, Mossakowska M. Obesity Paradox in Caucasian Seniors: Results of the PolSenior Study. J Nutr Health Aging 2019; 23:796-804. [PMID: 31641728 PMCID: PMC6800404 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-019-1257-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the influence of overweight and obesity on general performance and mortality in seniors. DESIGN Cross-sectional multidisciplinary study on ageing of the Polish population. SETTING Community-dwelling individuals aged 65 years or older, selected using three-stage stratified, proportional draw. PARTICIPANTS 4944 Polish Caucasian seniors, aged 65 years or older recruited between October 2007 and October 2010. MEASUREMENTS All study subjects underwent measurement of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and arm circumference (AC). The physical and cognitive performance was evaluated using the Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), respectively. Morbidity data were obtained from a medical questionnaire. Mortality data were obtained from the Population Register of Poland between October 2015 and October 2018. RESULTS Increasing age was associated with a decreased prevalence of obesity (all p<0.001). Higher BMI, WC and AC values were associated with higher ADL and MMSE scores (all p<0.001). On multivariate analysis, all three body measurements in women remained independent predictors of the ADL score (BMI p=0.002, WC p=0.005, AC p<0.001) and MMSE score (p<0.001, p=0.003, p<0.001). In men, physical functioning was associated with AC (p=0.003), and cognitive status was associated with AC (p<0.001) and BMI (p=0.013). There was no association between general obesity, abdominal obesity, or AC with several aging-related adverse conditions. Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that overweight and obesity were associated with the lowest mortality. On multivariate analysis, BMI and AC values remained independent predictors of mortality. In successfully aging individuals, neither BMI, WC, nor AC remained such predictors. CONCLUSIONS Overweight and obesity in Caucasian seniors are not associated with deterioration of physical and cognitive function or with increased mortality.
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- M Puzianowska-Kuznicka
- Monika Puzianowska-Kuznicka, MD, PhD, Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, PAS, Pawinskiego 5, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; phone/fax: +48 22 6086591;
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Sarcopenia and Low Serum Albumin Level Synergistically Increase the Risk of Incident Disability in Older Adults. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2019; 20:90-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Kim JS, Chung HS, Yu JM, Cho ST, Moon S, Yoo HJ. Analyzing the Factors Associated With Nocturia in Older People in the United States. Ann Geriatr Med Res 2018; 22:184-188. [PMID: 32743271 PMCID: PMC7387627 DOI: 10.4235/agmr.18.0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The risk factors of nocturia in older adults remain unclear. We aimed to investigate factors associated with nocturia using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. Methods Among 40,790 participants, 4,698 participants aged ≥65 years were included from the NHANES dataset between 2005 and 2012. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the odds ratio (OR) for nocturia. A subgroup analysis was conducted based on sex and underlying diseases. Results In the multivariate logistic regression model, obesity (OR, 1.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.28–1.68), hypertension (OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.07–1.52), and diabetes mellitus (DM) (OR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.11–1.45) were significantly associated with nocturia. These factors were associated with nocturia regardless of sex. In a subgroup of participants with hypertension, obesity (OR, 1.44; 95% CI, 1.25–1.67) and DM (OR, 1.26; 95% CI, 1.09–1.45) were associated with nocturia. In the additional analysis on patients with DM, nocturia was associated with obesity (OR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.06–1.67) and duration of DM (OR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.01–1.03). Conclusion This study demonstrated that hypertension, DM, and obesity were significantly associated with the prevalence of nocturia in older adult patients regardless of sex. In particular, obesity was associated with nocturia in every subgroup analysis.
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- Joo Seop Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CM Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Medication-Induced Xerostomia and Hyposalivation in the Elderly: Culprits, Complications, and Management. Drugs Aging 2018; 35:877-885. [PMID: 30187289 DOI: 10.1007/s40266-018-0588-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Medication-induced xerostomia and hyposalivation will increasingly become oral health issues for older and geriatric patients because of the likely high prevalence of medication intake and polypharmacy, with a complex negative impact on other symptoms such as dysphagia, caries incidence, malnutrition, and quality of life. All healthcare professionals are encouraged to investigate dry mouth symptoms among their patients, since diagnosis can easily be performed within daily clinical practice. This practical article also provides a review of available treatment options, which include medication changes towards products with fewer xerogenic side effects or dose reductions, if possible, as well as multidisciplinary, preventive care-oriented approaches that consider all influencing factors and treatment of the oral symptoms. In addition, several topical agents and saliva substitutes are discussed that may provide symptomatic relief but need to be carefully adapted to each patient's situation in terms of usability and practicability and in the knowledge that therapeutic success varies with each individual. Innovative methods such as intraoral electrostimulation or topical application of anticholinesterase on the oral mucosa are also discussed. The most commonly prescribed pharmaceutical treatment options for dry mouth are pilocarpine (a parasympathomimetic agent with potent muscarinic, cholinergic salivation-stimulating properties) and cevimeline (a quinuclidine analogue with therapeutic and side effects similar to those of pilocarpine). These pharmaceutic treatment options are described in the context of older patients, where the highly prevalent cholinergic side effects, which include nausea, emesis, bronchoconstriction, among others, need to be thoroughly supervised by the healthcare professionals involved. Providing these therapeutic options to patients with medication-induced dry mouth will help improve their oral health and therefore maintain a better quality of life, general health, and well-being.
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Complications after major surgery account for a disproportionate amount of in-hospital morbidity and mortality. Recent efforts have focused on preoperative optimization in an attempt to modify the risk associated with major surgery. Underaddressed, but important, modifiable risk factors are physical fitness and nutritional status. Surgical patients are particularly at risk of 3 related, but distinct, conditions: frailty, sarcopenia, and reduced physical fitness. Exercise-based prehabilitation strategies have shown promise in terms of improving aerobic fitness, although their impact on key clinical perioperative outcome measures have not been fully determined. Preoperative nutritional status also has a strong bearing on perioperative outcome.
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- John Whittle
- Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Health System, 5th Floor HAFS, DUMC 3094, 2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Perioperative Medicine, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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- Nutrition Support Service, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Hospital, Duke University School of Medicine, 2400 Pratt Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA
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- Critical Care Research Group, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Health System, 5th Floor HAFS, DUMC 3094, 2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Defining and Assessing Geriatric Risk Factors and Associated Health Care Utilization Among Older Adults Using Claims and Electronic Health Records. Med Care 2018; 56:233-239. [PMID: 29438193 DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Using electronic health records (EHRs), in addition to claims, to systematically identify patients with factors associated with adverse outcomes (geriatric risk) among older adults can prove beneficial for population health management and clinical service delivery. OBJECTIVE To define and compare geriatric risk factors derivable from claims, structured EHRs, and unstructured EHRs, and estimate the relationship between geriatric risk factors and health care utilization. RESEARCH DESIGN We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan from 2011 to 2013 using both administrative claims and EHRs. We defined 10 individual geriatric risk factors and a summary geriatric risk index based on diagnosed conditions and pattern matching techniques applied to EHR free text. The prevalence of geriatric risk factors was estimated using claims, structured EHRs, and structured and unstructured EHRs combined. The association of geriatric risk index with any occurrence of hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and nursing home visits were estimated using logistic regression adjusted for demographic and comorbidity covariates. RESULTS The prevalence of geriatric risk factors increased after adding unstructured EHR data to structured EHRs, compared with those derived from structured EHRs alone and claims alone. On the basis of claims, structured EHRs, and structured and unstructured EHRs combined, 12.9%, 15.0%, and 24.6% of the patients had 1 geriatric risk factor, respectively; 3.9%, 4.2%, and 15.8% had ≥2 geriatric risk factors, respectively. Statistically significant association between geriatric risk index and health care utilization was found independent of demographic and comorbidity covariates. For example, based on claims, estimated odds ratios for having 1 and ≥2 geriatric risk factors in year 1 were 1.49 (P<0.001) and 2.62 (P<0.001) in predicting any occurrence of hospitalizations in year 1, and 1.32 (P<0.001) and 1.34 (P=0.003) in predicting any occurrence of hospitalizations in year 2. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate the feasibility and potential of using EHRs and claims for collecting new types of geriatric risk information that could augment the more commonly collected disease information to identify and move upstream the management of high-risk cases among older patients.
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Bellelli G, Zambon A, Volpato S, Abete P, Bianchi L, Bo M, Cherubini A, Corica F, Di Bari M, Maggio M, Manca GM, Rizzo MR, Rossi A, Landi F, Brombo G, Ortolani B, Savino E, Maietti E, Fisichella A, Buttò V, Zamboni M, Caliari C, Ferrari E, Orso F, Sacco F, Di Meo ML, Pittella F, Motta M, Massariello F, Fusco S, Schepisi R, Ferro C, Marchese L, Agosta L, Basile C, Coppola C, Dalise AM, Fava I, Catte O, Orru M, Salaris P, Martone AM, Ortolani E, Salini S, dell'Aquila G, Carrieri B. The association between delirium and sarcopenia in older adult patients admitted to acute geriatrics units: Results from the GLISTEN multicenter observational study. Clin Nutr 2018; 37:1498-1504. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Kojima T. The Need for Actions Against Polypharmacy in Older People With Frailty. Ann Geriatr Med Res 2018; 22:111-116. [PMID: 32743259 PMCID: PMC7387586 DOI: 10.4235/agmr.2018.22.3.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2018] [Revised: 06/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Providing safe and effective drug therapy to older patients is challenging for physicians since there is not sufficient evidence to support the efficacy of these drugs and this population is susceptible to adverse drug reactions. Special consideration is needed when treating patients who require nursing care or who are at a stage prior to disability (i.e., frailty) because they may have limited life expectancies, complications, or organ dysfunction. Polypharmacy refers to the condition in which a patient is taking many drugs and, thus, is at an increased risk of adverse events. Although it is difficult to avoid polypharmacy in older people with frailty, the periodic review of drugs and reduction of dose or discontinuation of potentially inappropriate medications are needed to address this problem. This article reviews the association between frailty and polypharmacy and counteractions against polypharmacy in patients with frailty.
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- Taro Kojima
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Kim S, Park JH, Won CW. Combined effects of four major geriatric syndromes on adverse outcomes based on Korean National Health Insurance claims data. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18:1463-1468. [PMID: 30225961 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM Geriatric syndromes are common among older individuals, and can affect their health and quality of life. The present study aimed to determine if combinations of geriatric syndromes affected adverse outcomes among older Koreans. METHODS Korean national health insurance data were collected for a cohort of 5 058 720 individuals who were aged ≥65 years in 2008. The same data source was used to follow these individuals until 2015. Diagnostic codes were used to assess four major geriatric syndromes (delirium, fall-related fractures, incontinence and pressure ulcers) and adverse outcomes (mortality and nursing home institutionalization). RESULTS The prevalence of geriatric syndromes was 0.3% for delirium, 3.49% for fall-related fractures, 1.08% for incontinence and 0.82% for pressure ulcers. All four geriatric syndromes were associated with increased risks of institutionalization (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 2.18, 95% CI 2.08-2.17 for delirium; aHR 1.59, 95% CI 1.58-1.60 for fall-related fractures; aHR 1.43, 95% CI 1.41-1.44 for incontinence; and aHR 2.51, 95% CI 2.47-2.55 for pressure ulcers) and increased risks of mortality (aHR 2.13, 95% CI 2.08-2.17 for delirium; aHR 1.41, 95% CI 1.40-1.42 for fall-related fractures; aHR 1.09, 95% CI 1.07-1.10 for incontinence; and aHR 3.23, 95% CI 3.20-3.27 for pressure ulcers). The aHR for institutionalization were 1.64 (95% CI 1.63-1.65) for one geriatric syndrome, 2.40 (95% CI 2.35-2.44) for two coexisting geriatric syndromes and 2.56 (95% CI 2.35-2.74) for three coexisting geriatric syndromes. The aHR for mortality were 1.52 (95% CI 1.51-1.53) for one geriatric syndrome, 2.36 (95% CI 2.32-2.40) for two coexisting geriatric syndromes and 2.90 (95% CI 2.72-3.09) for three coexisting geriatric syndromes. CONCLUSIONS Delirium, fall-related fractures, incontinence and pressure ulcers were associated with increased risks of institutionalization and mortality. The magnitude of these risks increased with increasing numbers of coexisting geriatric syndromes. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 1463-1468.
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- Sunyoung Kim
- Department of Family Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Big Data Steering Department, National Health Insurance Service, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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Petersen AW, Shah AS, Simmons SF, Shotwell MS, Jacobsen JML, Myers AP, Mixon AS, Bell SP, Kripalani S, Schnelle JF, Vasilevskis EE. Shed-MEDS: pilot of a patient-centered deprescribing framework reduces medications in hospitalized older adults being transferred to inpatient postacute care. Ther Adv Drug Saf 2018; 9:523-533. [PMID: 30181860 PMCID: PMC6116773 DOI: 10.1177/2042098618781524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Polypharmacy is common in hospitalized older adults. Deprescribing interventions are not well described in the acute-care setting. The objective of this study was to describe a hospital-based, patient-centered deprescribing protocol (Shed-MEDS) and report pilot results. METHODS This was a pilot study set in one academic medical center in the United States. Participants consisted of a convenience sample of 40 Medicare-eligible, hospitalized patients with at least five prescribed medications. A deprescribing protocol (Shed-MEDS) was implemented among 20 intervention and 20 usual care control patients during their hospital stay. The primary outcome was the total number of medications deprescribed from hospital enrollment. Deprescribed was defined as medication termination or dose reduction. Enrollment medications reflected all prehospital medications and active in-hospital medications. Baseline characteristics and outcomes were compared between the intervention and usual care groups using simple logistic or linear regression for categorical and continuous measures, respectively. RESULTS There was no significant difference between groups in mean age, sex or Charlson comorbidity index. The intervention and control groups had a comparable number of medications at enrollment, 25.2 (±6.3) and 23.4 (±3.8), respectively. The number of prehospital medications in each group was 13.3 (±4.6) and 15.3 (±4.6), respectively. The Shed-MEDS protocol compared with usual care significantly increased the mean number of deprescribed medications at hospital discharge and reduced the total medication burden by 11.6 versus 9.1 (p = 0.032) medications. The deprescribing intervention was associated with a difference of 4.6 [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.5-6.7, p < 0.001] in deprescribed medications and a 0.5 point reduction (95% CI -0.01 to 1.1) in the drug burden index. CONCLUSIONS A hospital-based, patient-centered deprescribing intervention is feasible and may reduce the medication burden in older adults.
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- Alec W. Petersen
- Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Geriatrics, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical
Center, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical
Center, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
- Section of Hospital Medicine, Vanderbilt
University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation
Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Geriatrics, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt
University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Section of Hospital Medicine, Vanderbilt
University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation
Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Center for Quality Aging, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Geriatrics, Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical
Center, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research,
Center for Quality Aging, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public
Health, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Tennessee
Valley, 2525 West End Ave, Suite 450, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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Kharrazi H, Anzaldi LJ, Hernandez L, Davison A, Boyd CM, Leff B, Kimura J, Weiner JP. The Value of Unstructured Electronic Health Record Data in Geriatric Syndrome Case Identification. J Am Geriatr Soc 2018; 66:1499-1507. [PMID: 29972595 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the value of unstructured electronic health record (EHR) data (free-text notes) in identifying a set of geriatric syndromes. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of unstructured EHR notes using a natural language processing (NLP) algorithm. SETTING Large multispecialty group. PARTICIPANTS Older adults (N=18,341; average age 75.9, 58.9% female). MEASUREMENTS We compared the number of geriatric syndrome cases identified using structured claims and structured and unstructured EHR data. We also calculated these rates using a population-level claims database as a reference and identified comparable epidemiological rates in peer-reviewed literature as a benchmark. RESULTS Using insurance claims data resulted in a geriatric syndrome prevalence ranging from 0.03% for lack of social support to 8.3% for walking difficulty. Using structured EHR data resulted in similar prevalence rates, ranging from 0.03% for malnutrition to 7.85% for walking difficulty. Incorporating unstructured EHR notes, enabled by applying the NLP algorithm, identified considerably higher rates of geriatric syndromes: absence of fecal control (2.1%, 2.3 times as much as structured claims and EHR data combined), decubitus ulcer (1.4%, 1.7 times as much), dementia (6.7%, 1.5 times as much), falls (23.6%, 3.2 times as much), malnutrition (2.5%, 18.0 times as much), lack of social support (29.8%, 455.9 times as much), urinary retention (4.2%, 3.9 times as much), vision impairment (6.2%, 7.4 times as much), weight loss (19.2%, 2.9 as much), and walking difficulty (36.34%, 3.4 as much). The geriatric syndrome rates extracted from structured data were substantially lower than published epidemiological rates, although adding the NLP results considerably closed this gap. CONCLUSION Claims and structured EHR data give an incomplete picture of burden related to geriatric syndromes. Geriatric syndromes are likely to be missed if unstructured data are not analyzed. Pragmatic NLP algorithms can assist with identifying individuals at high risk of experiencing geriatric syndromes and improving coordination of care for older adults.
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- Hadi Kharrazi
- Center for Population Health Information Technology, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health.,Division of Health Sciences and Informatics, Department of General Internal Medicine, University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Population Health Information Technology, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- Division of Health Sciences and Informatics, Department of General Internal Medicine, University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Transformative Geriatric Research, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Transformative Geriatric Research, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Population Health Information Technology, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Cheung JTK, Yu R, Wu Z, Wong SYS, Woo J. Geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability overlap and increase healthcare use among older Chinese. BMC Geriatr 2018; 18:147. [PMID: 29940868 PMCID: PMC6019236 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-018-0840-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability are prevalent among ageing population. However, no study empirically examined their additive or synergistic effect on healthcare use. The present study aims to estimate overlapping prevalence of geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability; and to examine associations of these three conditions with healthcare use. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and above in 12 Hong Kong districts. Pearson’s chi-squared test for trend was performed to examine prevalence of geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability across three age groups (60–69, 70–79, and ≥ 80). Multiple logistic regression was conducted to explore associations of these three conditions with three types of healthcare use (hospital admission, general outpatient clinic and specialist outpatient clinic attendance) respectively. Results Among 2618 participants, 75.3, 41.8, and 22.5% had geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability respectively, and 10.4% had all the three conditions. Prevalence of the three conditions and their coexistence significantly increased with age (p for trend < .001). Each condition was independently associated with at least two out of three types of healthcare use. Interestingly, the associations of multimorbidity and disability with specialist outpatient clinic attendance were weakened at older age, while the associations of geriatric syndromes with hospital admission and specialist outpatient clinic attendance were strengthened. Furthermore, the odds of all the three types of healthcare use increased with the number of conditions present (p for trend < .001). Conclusions Our findings support that the three conditions overlap and increase healthcare use. Early identification, prevention and intervention targeting older adults living with multiple healthcare needs are necessary.
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- Johnny T K Cheung
- Institute of Ageing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
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- Institute of Ageing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.,Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Ageing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.,Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Liberman O, Freud T, Peleg R, Keren A, Press Y. Chronic pain and geriatric syndromes in community-dwelling patients aged ≥65 years. J Pain Res 2018; 11:1171-1180. [PMID: 29950889 PMCID: PMC6016537 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s160847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background In growing elderly populations, there is a heavy burden of comorbidity and a high rate of geriatric syndromes (GS) including chronic pain. Purpose To assess the prevalence of chronic pain among individuals aged ≥65 years in the Southern District of Israel and to evaluate associations between chronic pain and other GS. Methods A telephone interview was conducted on a sample of older adults who live in the community. The interview included the Brief Pain Inventory and a questionnaire on common geriatric problems. Results Of 419 elderly individuals who agreed to be interviewed 232 (55.2%) suffered from chronic pain. Of those who reported chronic pain, 136 participants (68.6%) noted that they had very severe or unbearable pain. There were statistically significant associations between the pain itself and decline in patient’s functional status, increased falls, reduced mood, and cognitive decline. Conclusion The results of this study show that chronic pain is very common in older adults and that it is associated with other GS. There is a need to increase awareness of chronic pain in older adults and to emphasize the important role that it plays in their care.
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- Orly Liberman
- Nursing Department, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Family Medicine, Siaal Research Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Family Medicine, Siaal Research Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.,Pain Clinic, Clalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Nursing Department, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Family Medicine, Siaal Research Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.,Yasski Clinic, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Unit, Clalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Israel.,Unit for Community Geriatrics, Division of Health in the Community, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Kojima G, Iliffe S, Walters K. Frailty index as a predictor of mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Age Ageing 2018; 47:193-200. [PMID: 29040347 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afx162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 452] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background two popular operational definitions of frailty, the frailty phenotype and Frailty index (FI), are based on different theories. Although FI was shown to be superior in predicting mortality to the frailty phenotype, no meta-analysis on mortality risk according to FI has been found in the literature. Methods an electronic systematic literature search was conducted in August 2016 using four databases (Embase, Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO) for prospective cohort studies published in 2000 or later, examining the mortality risk according to frailty measured by FI. A meta-analysis was performed to synthesise pooled mortality risk estimates. Results of 2,617 studies identified by the systematic review, 18 cohorts from 19 studies were included. Thirteen cohorts showed hazard ratios (HRs) per 0.01 increase in FI, six cohorts showed HRs per 0.1 increase in FI and two cohorts each showed odds ratios (ORs) per 0.01 and 0.1 increase in FI, respectively. All meta-analyses suggested that higher FI was significantly associated with higher mortality risk (pooled HR per 0.01 FI increase = 1.039, 95% CI = 1.033-1.044, P < 0.001; pooled HR per 0.1 FI increase = 1.282, 95% CI = 1.258-1.307, P < 0.001; pooled OR per 0.01 FI increase = 1.054, 95% CI = 1.040-1.068, P < 0.001; pooled OR per 0.1 FI increase = 1.706, 95% CI = 1.547-1.881, P < 0.001). Meta-regression analysis among 13 cohorts with HR per 0.01 increase in FI showed that the studies with shorter follow-up periods and with lower female proportion were associated with higher mortality risks by FI. Conclusions this systematic review and meta-analysis was the first to quantitatively demonstrate that frailty measured by the FI is a significant predictor of mortality.
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- Gotaro Kojima
- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Galvin A, Delva F, Helmer C, Rainfray M, Bellera C, Rondeau V, Soubeyran P, Coureau G, Mathoulin-Pélissier S. Sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and clinical determinants of survival in patients with cancer: A systematic review of the literature focused on the elderly. J Geriatr Oncol 2018; 9:6-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2017.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Yang F, Chen QW. Evaluation of frailty and influencing factors in old people in hospital institution: Evidence for a phenotype of frailty. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e9634. [PMID: 29504994 PMCID: PMC5779763 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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We assessed the frailty status of inpatients and analyzed the factors influencing frailty status to explore the reasons for frailty and identify feasible intervention strategies.A total of 1494 geriatric patients aged ≥60 years were recruited as subjects. All patients were hospitalized between September 2014 and August 2015 in the internal medicine units of 3 hospitals in Chongqing and Zunyi in the southwestern area of China. Patients' frailty status was evaluated using the Phenotype of Frailty scale, via face-to-face interviews coupled with physical examinations using simple equipment.Of the 1494 cases, 1400 (93.71%) were eligible for analysis. Participants' mean age was 75.52 ± 9.28 years. The overall prevalence of frailty was 18.0%, and was higher for frail females (9.4%) than males (8.6%). Increasing age and body mass index, low income (<1000 Ren Min Bi for per month), poor self-rated health, cognitive impairment, depression, polypharmacy (≥5 medications), disability, and a history of fall in the past 1 year were independently significantly correlated with frailty (P < .05 for each comparison).Numerous factors were associated with frailty. As treatment for frailty is focused on prevention in this study, intervention strategies should target a comprehensive list of physiological and psychological aspects of the older people.
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Tabue-Teguo M, Grasset L, Avila-Funes JA, Genuer R, Proust-Lima C, Péres K, Féart C, Amieva H, Harmand MGC, Helmer C, Salles N, Rainfray M, Dartigues JF. Prevalence and Co-Occurrence of Geriatric Syndromes in People Aged 75 Years and Older in France: Results From the Bordeaux Three-city Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2017; 73:109-116. [PMID: 28541397 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Geriatric syndromes (GSs) are often the result of cumulative insults to multiple organ systems and are considered common in older adults. However, their frequency and co-occurrence are not well known in the elderly population. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of several GSs and to analyze the co-occurrence of these syndromes in a general population of elderly individuals. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of 630 adults aged 75 years or older participating in the 10-year follow-up of the Bordeaux sample of the French Three-City Study was conducted. The following 10 GSs were assessed: physical frailty, dementia and cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, polymedication, social isolation, thinness, falls, dependence, sensory deficit, and incontinence. The prevalence of the 10 GSs was estimated, and multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) models were used to explore the mutual associations between these GSs. Results The mean age of the participants was 83.3 years; 69% were women, and 80.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 76.3-82.7] had at least one GS. The most frequent GSs were polymedication (50.6% 95%CI = 46.7-54.5) and falls (43.1% 95%CI = 38.4-46.1). The MCA models identified two major dimensions of the 10 GSs: "Dementia-Dependence-Incontinence" and "Frailty-Depression-Isolation." Conclusions GSs were very common in this French elderly population and were grouped into two major dimensions: the "Dementia-Dependence-Incontinence" and "Frailty-Depression-Isolation."
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- Maturin Tabue-Teguo
- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France.,Centre Hospitalier Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France.,Department of Geriatrics, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France
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- Pôle gérontologie clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France.,Pôle gérontologie clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U 1219, Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut de Santé Publique d'Epidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED), Université de Bordeaux, France.,Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, France
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Zimmerman S, Sloane PD. JAMDA's New Editors-in-Chief Present a Vision for the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2017; 19:1-3. [PMID: 29191766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Sheryl Zimmerman
- Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Schools of Social Work and Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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- Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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Piedra LM, Andrade FCD, Hernandez R, Boughton SW, Trejo L, Sarkisian CA. The Influence of Exercise on Cognitive Function in Older Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results From the "¡Caminemos!" Study. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2017; 57:1072-1083. [PMID: 28329844 PMCID: PMC5881662 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Purpose of the Study We examined the prospective effect of an evidence-based exercise intervention (¡Caminemos!) on cognitive function among older Hispanic/Latino adults and the potential synergistic effects (if any) of an attribution-retraining intervention given to a random sample to counter negative ascriptions of the aging process. Design and Methods We analyzed baseline and follow-up (1- and 2-year) data collected from Hispanics/Latinos ≥60 years (N = 571) who participated in ¡Caminemos! across 27 senior centers. All participants were randomly assigned to either (a) the treatment group-a 1-hr attribution-retraining session plus a 1-hr exercise class or (b) the control group-health education plus a 1-hr exercise class. Mixed-effects linear regression was used to determine the effects of the exercise class and the attribution-retraining component on longitudinal changes in cognitive functioning, as measured by the Modified Mini-Mental State (3MS) examination. Results In analyses adjusted for age, sex, education, income, and medical comorbidities, participants in both trial arms displayed higher cognitive functioning scores at the 1-year (β = 1.76, p = .001) and 2-year (β = 1.37, p = .013) follow-ups when compared with original baseline scores. However, we found no significant difference in cognitive function between the treatment versus control conditions (β = 0.41, p = .582), nor were any differences found across groups over time. Implications The exercise intervention improved cognitive function in older Hispanics/Latinos, regardless of whether it was supplemented with the age-related attribution retraining. These findings suggest that limited access to exercise programs may be a greater obstacle in forestalling cognitive decline in older Hispanics/Latinos than the negative beliefs they might hold of the aging process.
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- Kinesiology & Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- City of Los Angeles Department of Aging, California
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- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and VA Greater Los Angeles Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Kim S, Park JH, Ahn H, Lee S, Yoo HJ, Yoo J, Won CW. Risk Factors of Geriatric Syndromes in Korean Population. Ann Geriatr Med Res 2017. [DOI: 10.4235/agmr.2017.21.3.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Dominguez LJ, Barbagallo M. The Multidomain Nature of Malnutrition in Older Persons. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2017; 18:908-912. [PMID: 28974466 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Ligia J Dominguez
- Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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- Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Gómez-Batiste X, Martínez-Muñoz M, Blay C, Amblàs J, Vila L, Costa X, Espaulella J, Villanueva A, Oller R, Martori JC, Constante C. Utility of the NECPAL CCOMS-ICO © tool and the Surprise Question as screening tools for early palliative care and to predict mortality in patients with advanced chronic conditions: A cohort study. Palliat Med 2017; 31:754-763. [PMID: 27815556 DOI: 10.1177/0269216316676647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Surprise Question (SQ) identifies patients with palliative care needs. The NECPAL CCOMS-ICO© (NECPAL) tool combines the Surprise Question with additional clinical parameters for a more comprehensive assessment. The capacity of these screening tools to predict mortality is still unknown. AIM To explore the predictive validity of the NECPAL and SQ to determine 12- to 24-month mortality. DESIGN Longitudinal, prospective and observational cohort study. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Three primary care centres, one general hospital, one intermediate care centre, and four nursing homes. Population cohort with advanced chronic conditions and limited life prognosis. Patients were classified according to SQ and NECPAL criteria and followed for 24 months. RESULTS Data available to assess 1059 of 1064 recruited patients (99.6%) at 12 and 24 months: 837 patients were SQ+ and 780 were NECPAL+. Mortality rates at 24 months were as follows: 44.6% (SQ+) versus 15.8% (SQ-) and 45.8% (NECPAL+) versus 18.3% (NECPAL-) ( p = 0.000). SQ+ and NECPAL+ identification was significantly correlated with 24-month mortality risk (hazard ratios: 2.719 and 2.398, respectively). Both tools were highly sensitive (91.4, CI: 88.7-94.1 and 87.5, CI: 84.3-90.7) with high negative predictive values (84.2, CI: 79.4-89.0 and 81.7, CI: 77.2-86.2), with low specificity and positive predictive value. The prognostic accuracy of SQ and NECPAL was 52.9% and 55.2%, respectively. The predictive validity was slightly better for NECPAL. CONCLUSION SQ and NECPAL are valuable screening instruments to identify patients with limited life prognosis who may require palliative care. More research is needed to increase its prognostic utility in combination with other parameters.
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- Xavier Gómez-Batiste
- 1 The Qualy Observatory/WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Palliative Care Programs (WHOCC), Catalan Institute of Oncology (CIO), Department of Health (DoH), Barcelona, Spain.,2 Chair of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1 The Qualy Observatory/WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Palliative Care Programs (WHOCC), Catalan Institute of Oncology (CIO), Department of Health (DoH), Barcelona, Spain.,2 Chair of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 2 Chair of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain.,3 Programme for the Prevention and Care of Patients with Chronic Conditions, Department of Health (DoH), Government of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- 2 Chair of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain.,4 Hospital de la Santa Creu, Hospital General de Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 2 Chair of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain.,5 Institut Català de la Salut - SAP Osona, Barcelona, Spain
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- 2 Chair of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain.,5 Institut Català de la Salut - SAP Osona, Barcelona, Spain
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- 2 Chair of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain.,4 Hospital de la Santa Creu, Hospital General de Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 7 Department of Economics and Business, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 8 Department of Health (DoH), Government of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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Huang TY, Liang CK, Shen HC, Chen HI, Liao MC, Chou MY, Lin YT, Chen LK. Gait Speed rather than Dynapenia Is a Simple Indicator for Complex Care Needs: A Cross-sectional Study Using Minimum Data Set. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8418. [PMID: 28827697 PMCID: PMC5566363 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08791-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The impact of dynapenia on the complexity of care for residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) remains unclear. The present study evaluated associations between dynapenia, care problems and care complexity in 504 residents of Veterans Care Homes (VCHs) in Taiwan. Subjects with dynapenia, defined as low muscle strength (handgrip strength <26 kg), were older adults with lower body mass index (BMI), slow gait speed, and higher numbers of Resident Assessment Protocol (RAP) triggers. After adjusting for age, education, BMI, and Charlson’s comorbidity index (CCI), only age, education, BMI and gait speed were independently associated with higher numbers of RAP triggers, but not dynapenia or handgrip strength (kg). Dividing subjects into groups based on quartiles of gait speed, those with gait speed ≤0.803 m/s were significantly associated with higher complexity of care needs (defined as ≥4 RAP triggers) compared to the reference group (gait speed >1 m/s). Significantly slow gait speed was associated with RAP triggers, including cognitive loss, poor communication ability, rehabilitation needs, urinary incontinence, depressed mood, falls, pressure ulcers, and use of psychotropic drugs. In conclusion, slow gait speed rather than dynapenia is a simple indicator for higher complexity of care needs of older male LTCF residents.
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- Tzu-Ya Huang
- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. .,Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Degenholz HB, Newman AB. Legacy of Bob Kane. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Gómez-Batiste X, Murray SA, Thomas K, Blay C, Boyd K, Moine S, Gignon M, Van den Eynden B, Leysen B, Wens J, Engels Y, Dees M, Costantini M. Comprehensive and Integrated Palliative Care for People With Advanced Chronic Conditions: An Update From Several European Initiatives and Recommendations for Policy. J Pain Symptom Manage 2017; 53:509-517. [PMID: 28042069 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.10.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The number of people in their last years of life with advanced chronic conditions, palliative care needs, and limited life prognosis due to different causes including multi-morbidity, organ failure, frailty, dementia, and cancer is rising. Such people represent more than 1% of the population. They are present in all care settings, cause around 75% of mortality, and may account for up to one-third of total national health system spend. The response to their needs is usually late and largely based around institutional palliative care focused on cancer. There is a great need to identify these patients and integrate an early palliative approach according to their individual needs in all settings, as suggested by the World Health Organization. Several tools have recently been developed in different European regions to identify patients with chronic conditions who might benefit from palliative care. Similarly, several models of integrated palliative care have been developed, some with a public health approach to promote access to all in need. We describe the characteristics of these initiatives and suggest how to develop a comprehensive and integrated palliative approach in primary and hospital care and to design public health and community-oriented practices to assess and respond to the needs in the whole population. Additionally, we report ethical challenges and prognostic issues raised and emphasize the need for research to test the various tools and models to generate evidence about the benefits of these approaches to patients, their families, and to the health system.
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- Xavier Gómez-Batiste
- The "Qualy" Observatory/WHO Collaborating Center for Palliative Care Public Health Programs, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain; Chair in Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Primary Palliative Care Research Group, The Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- End of Life Care, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Chair in Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Chronic Care Program, Catalan Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Primary Palliative Care Research Group, The Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Education and Health Practices Laboratory, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, France; Health Simulation CenterSimUSanté®, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Education and Health Practices Laboratory, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, France; Health Simulation CenterSimUSanté®, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Research Group Palliative Care, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Care, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Research Group Palliative Care, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Care, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Research Group Palliative Care, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Care, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain, Palliative Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare (IQ Healthcare), Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Palliative Care Unit, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Verlaan S, Ligthart-Melis GC, Wijers SLJ, Cederholm T, Maier AB, de van der Schueren MAE. High Prevalence of Physical Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Malnourished Older Adults-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2017; 18:374-382. [PMID: 28238676 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.12.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Malnutrition and frailty are two geriatric syndromes that significantly affect independent living and health in community-dwelling older adults. Although the pathophysiology of malnutrition and physical frailty share common pathways, it is unknown to what extent these syndromes overlap and how they relate to each other. METHODS A systematic review was performed resulting in a selection of 28 studies that assessed both malnutrition and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. Furthermore, a meta-analysis was performed on 10 studies that used Mini- Nutritional Assessment and the Fried frailty phenotype to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition within physical frailty and vice versa. RESULTS In the systematic review, 25 of the 28 studies used the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (long or short form) for malnutrition screening. For frailty assessment, 23 of the 28 studies focused on the physical frailty phenotype, of which 19 followed the original Fried phenotype. Fifteen studies analyzed the association between malnutrition and frailty, which was significant in 12 of these. The meta-analysis included 10 studies with a total of 5447 older adults. In this pooled population of community-dwelling older adults [mean (standard deviation) age: 77.2 (6.7) years], 2.3% was characterized as malnourished and 19.1% as physically frail. The prevalence of malnutrition was significantly associated with the prevalence of physical frailty (P < .0001). However, the syndromes were not interchangeable: 68% of the malnourished older adults was physically frail, whereas only 8.4% of the physical frail population was malnourished. CONCLUSIONS The systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that malnutrition and physical frailty in community-dwelling older adults are related, but not interchangeable geriatric syndromes. Two out of 3 malnourished older adults were physically frail, whereas close to 10% of the physically frail older adults was identified as malnourished.
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- Sjors Verlaan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Nutricia Research, Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Nutricia Research, Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Health and Kinesiology, Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Nutricia Research, Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences/Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine and Aged Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Human Movement Sciences, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Nutrition, Sports and Health, Faculty of Health and Social Studies, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Umegaki H, Asai A, Kanda S, Maeda K, Shimojima T, Nomura H, Kuzuya M. Factors associated with unexpected admissions and mortality among low-functioning older patients receiving home medical care. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17:1623-1627. [DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Hiroyuki Umegaki
- Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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- Minami Health-Medical Cooperative Kaname Hospital; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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- Department of Home Medical Care; Mokuren Clinic; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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- Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya Aichi Japan
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Huang CC, Lee JD, Yang DC, Shih HI, Sun CY, Chang CM. Associations Between Geriatric Syndromes and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Elderly: Results of a National Longitudinal Study in Taiwan. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2016; 18:246-251. [PMID: 27838338 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although geriatric syndromes have been studied extensively, their interactions with one another and their accumulated effects on life expectancy are less frequently discussed. This study examined whether geriatric syndromes and their cumulative effects are associated with risks of mortality in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS Data were collected from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study in Aging in 2003, and the participant survival status was followed until December 31, 2007. A total of 2744 participants aged ≥65 years were included in this retrospective cohort study; 634 died during follow-up. Demographic factors, comorbidities, health behaviors, and geriatric syndromes, including underweight, falls, functional impairment, depressive condition, and cognitive impairment, were assessed. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the probability of survival according to the cumulative number of geriatric syndromes. RESULTS The prevalence of geriatric syndromes increased with age. Mortality was significantly associated with age ≥75 years; male sex; ≤6 years of education; history of stroke, malignancy; smoking; not drinking alcohol; and not exercising regularly. Geriatric syndromes, such as underweight, functional disability, and depressive condition, contributed to the risk of mortality. The accumulative model of geriatric syndromes also predicted higher risks of mortality (N = 1, HR 1.50, 95% CI 1.19-1.89; N = 2, HR 1.69, 95% CI 1.25-2.29; N ≥ 3, HR 2.43, 95% CI 1.62-3.66). CONCLUSIONS Community-dwelling older adults who were male, illiterate, receiving institutional care, underweight, experiencing a depressive condition, functionally impaired, and engaging in poor health behavior were more likely to have a higher risk of mortality. The identification of geriatric syndromes might help to improve comprehensive care for community-dwelling older adults.
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- Chi-Chang Huang
- Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Economics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Amblàs-Novellas J, Murray SA, Espaulella J, Martori JC, Oller R, Martinez-Muñoz M, Molist N, Blay C, Gómez-Batiste X. Identifying patients with advanced chronic conditions for a progressive palliative care approach: a cross-sectional study of prognostic indicators related to end-of-life trajectories. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e012340. [PMID: 27645556 PMCID: PMC5030552 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2016] [Revised: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES 2 innovative concepts have lately been developed to radically improve the care of patients with advanced chronic conditions (PACC): early identification of palliative care (PC) needs and the 3 end-of-life trajectories in chronic illnesses (acute, intermittent and gradual dwindling). It is not clear (1) what indicators work best for this early identification and (2) if specific clinical indicators exist for each of these trajectories. The objectives of this study are to explore these 2 issues. SETTING 3 primary care services, an acute care hospital, an intermediate care centre and 4 nursing homes in a mixed urban-rural district in Barcelona, Spain. PARTICIPANTS 782 patients (61.5% women) with a positive NECPAL CCOMS-ICO test, indicating they might benefit from a PC approach. OUTCOME MEASURES The characteristics and distribution of the indicators of the NECPAL CCOMS-ICO tool are analysed with respect to the 3 trajectories and have been arranged by domain (functional, nutritional and cognitive status, emotional problems, geriatric syndromes, social vulnerability and others) and according to their static (severity) and dynamic (progression) properties. RESULTS The common indicators associated with early end-of-life identification are functional (44.3%) and nutritional (30.7%) progression, emotional distress (21.9%) and geriatric syndromes (15.7% delirium, 11.2% falls). The rest of the indicators showed differences in the associations per illness trajectories (p<0.05). 48.2% of the total cohort was identified as advanced frailty patients with no advanced disease criteria. CONCLUSIONS Dynamic indicators are present in the 3 trajectories and are especially useful to identify PACC for a progressive PC approach purpose. Most of the other indicators are typically associated with a specific trajectory. These findings can help clinicians improve the identification of patients for a palliative approach.
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- J Amblàs-Novellas
- Geriatric and Palliative Care Department, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu/Hospital Universitari de Vic, Barcelona, Spain Department of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- St Columba's Hospice Chair of Primary Palliative Care, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, The Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Geriatric and Palliative Care Department, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu/Hospital Universitari de Vic, Barcelona, Spain Department of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Data Analysis and Modeling Research Group, Department of Economics and Business, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Data Analysis and Modeling Research Group, Department of Economics and Business, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Research Management, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Geriatric and Palliative Care Department, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu/Hospital Universitari de Vic, Barcelona, Spain Department of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain Programme for the Prevention and Care of Patients with Chronic Conditions, Department of Health, Government of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Palliative Care, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain The Qualy Observatory, WHO Collaborating Centre for Palliative Care Public Health Programs (WHOCC), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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Namioka N, Sakurai H, Terayama H, Iwamoto T, Fujihira T, Tsugehara H, Tsuchida A, Hanyu H. Geriatric problems correlated with cognitive decline using a screening test named “Dr. SUPERMAN” for comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly inpatients. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; 17:1252-1256. [PMID: 27489221 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Nayuta Namioka
- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Tokyo Medical University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Tokyo Medical University; Tokyo Japan
- Comprehensive Counseling and Support Center; Tokyo Medical University Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Tokyo Medical University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; International University of Health and Welfare; Ohtawara Tochigi Japan
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- Comprehensive Counseling and Support Center; Tokyo Medical University Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Comprehensive Counseling and Support Center; Tokyo Medical University Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Comprehensive Counseling and Support Center; Tokyo Medical University Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Tokyo Medical University; Tokyo Japan
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Harding KM, Dyo M, Goebel JR, Gorman N, Levine J. Early malnutrition screening and low cost protein supplementation in elderly patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility. Appl Nurs Res 2016; 31:29-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Davis D, Cooper R, Terrera GM, Hardy R, Richards M, Kuh D. Verbal memory and search speed in early midlife are associated with mortality over 25 years' follow-up, independently of health status and early life factors: a British birth cohort study. Int J Epidemiol 2016; 45:1216-1225. [PMID: 27498153 PMCID: PMC6639118 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cognitive capabilities in childhood and in late life are inversely associated with mortality rates. However, it is unclear if adult cognition, at a time still relatively free from comorbidity, is associated with subsequent mortality, and whether this explains the associations of early life factors with adult mortality. METHODS We used data from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development, a birth cohort study prospectively assessing 5362 participants born in 1946. The present analysis includes participants followed up from age 43 and undergoing cognitive assessment (verbal memory and search speed). Mortality outcomes were notified through linkage with a national register. Cox regression was used to estimate mortality hazards in relation to cognitive performance at age 43, adjusting for early life factors, socioeconomic position and health status. RESULTS Data were available on 3192 individuals. Univariable analyses indicated that adult verbal memory and search speed, parental factors, childhood cognition and educational attainment were associated with mortality. However, multivariable models showed that the mortality associations with earlier life factors were explained by adult cognitive capability. A standard deviation increase in verbal memory and search speed scores was associated with lower mortality rates [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.86, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.77-0.97, P = 0.02; HR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.78-1.00, P = 0.05, respectively), after adjustment for adult health. CONCLUSIONS Cognitive capability in early midlife was inversely associated with mortality rates over 25 years and accounted for the associations of family background, childhood cognitive ability and educational attainment with mortality. These findings, in a nationally representative cohort with long-term follow-up, suggest that building cognitive reserve may improve later life health and survival chances.
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- Daniel Davis
- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, 33 Bedford Place, London WC1B 5JU, UK.
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, 33 Bedford Place, London WC1B 5JU, UK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, 33 Bedford Place, London WC1B 5JU, UK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, 33 Bedford Place, London WC1B 5JU, UK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, 33 Bedford Place, London WC1B 5JU, UK
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Dent E, Kowal P, Hoogendijk EO. Frailty measurement in research and clinical practice: A review. Eur J Intern Med 2016; 31:3-10. [PMID: 27039014 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 710] [Impact Index Per Article: 88.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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One of the leading causes of morbidity and premature mortality in older people is frailty. Frailty occurs when multiple physiological systems decline, to the extent that an individual's cellular repair mechanisms cannot maintain system homeostasis. This review gives an overview of the definitions and measurement of frailty in research and clinical practice, including: Fried's frailty phenotype; Rockwood and Mitnitski's Frailty Index (FI); the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) Index; Edmonton Frailty Scale (EFS); the Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illness and Loss of weight (FRAIL) Index; Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS); the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI); Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI); PRISMA-7; Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI), Sherbrooke Postal Questionnaire (SPQ); the Gérontopôle Frailty Screening Tool (GFST) and the Kihon Checklist (KCL), among others. We summarise the main strengths and limitations of existing frailty measurements, and examine how well these measurements operationalise frailty according to Clegg's guidelines for frailty classification - that is: their accuracy in identifying frailty; their basis on biological causative theory; and their ability to reliably predict patient outcomes and response to potential therapies.
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- Elsa Dent
- Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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- WHO SAGE, Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; University of Newcastle Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing, Newcastle, Australia.
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- Department of General Practice & Elderly Care Medicine, EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Liu B, Taylor DM, Ling SLY, MacGibbon P. Non-medical needs of older patients in the emergency department. Australas J Ageing 2016; 35:174-9. [PMID: 26969830 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To determine the non-medical needs of older patients in the emergency department (ED). METHODS We undertook a cross-sectional survey of three age groups (50-64, 65-79, 80+ years) using a self-administered questionnaire with five response options (strongly agree-strongly disagree) for 31 items. RESULTS There were 548 patients enrolled. Significantly fewer older patients knew how to call for assistance (P < 0.01), knew how the ED works (P < 0.01), felt frightened by their illness (P < 0.01) or felt that the ED lights were too bright (P < 0.03). A substantial proportion of all patients did not agree that their illness and/or treatment had been well explained. CONCLUSION Older patients appear resilient but need to be told to call for assistance when needed, to know how to call for this assistance and how the ED works. Clear information regarding their illness and treatment should be provided, particularly to younger patients who may be anxious.
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- Bonnia Liu
- Emergency Department, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Emergency Department, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia. .,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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- Emergency Department, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Emergency Department, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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da Silva AA, de Mello RGB, Schaan CW, Fuchs FD, Redline S, Fuchs SC. Sleep duration and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e008119. [PMID: 26888725 PMCID: PMC4762152 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to evaluate the association between short and long sleep duration and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among elderly individuals. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based cohort studies. SETTING Articles were retrieved from international and national electronic databases. STUDY SELECTION Studies were identified in PubMed, EMBASE, LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature), IBECS (Bibliographic Index on Health Sciences from Spain) and CAPES (PhD thesis repository) between 1980 and 2015. Studies which met all criteria were eligible: participants aged 60 years or over, assessment of sleep duration as 24 h, nighttime or daytime sleep, evaluation of all-cause or cause-specific mortality, population-based cohort studies conducted on representative samples. There was no language restriction and studies published as abstracts were excluded. DATA EXTRACTION Data were analysed using the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software (V.3.3.070), and summary estimates (relative risk (RR), 95% CI) were calculated using a random effects model. Heterogeneity and consistency were evaluated through Cochran's Q and the I(2) statistics, respectively, and sensitivity analyses were conducted. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES All-cause and cardiovascular mortality. RESULTS Overall, 27 cohort studies were selected, comprising >70,000 elderly individuals, and followed up from 3.4 to 35 years. In the pooled analysis, long and short sleep duration were associated with increased all-cause mortality (RR 1.33; 95% CI 1.24 to 1.43 and RR 1.07; 95% CI 1.03 to 1.11, respectively), compared with the reference category. For cardiovascular mortality, the pooled relative risks were 1.43 (95% CI 1.15 to 1.78) for long sleep, and 1.18 (95% CI 0.76 to 1.84) for short sleep. Daytime napping ≥ 30 min was associated with risk of all-cause mortality (RR 1.27; 95% CI 1.08 to 1.49), compared with no daytime sleep, but longer sleep duration (≥ 2.0 h) was not (RR 1.34; 95% CI 1.95 to 1.90). CONCLUSIONS Among elderly individuals, long and short sleep duration are associated with increased risk for all-cause mortality. Long sleep duration is associated with cardiovascular mortality.
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- Andressa Alves da Silva
- Postgraduate Studies Program in Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Division of Cardiology, National Institute for Health Technology Assessment (IATS/CNPq), Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Postgraduate Studies Program in Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Postgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Choosing wisely in case of hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia in older patients. Wien Med Wochenschr 2016; 166:166-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s10354-015-0426-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Camina-Martín MA, de Mateo-Silleras B, Malafarina V, Lopez-Mongil R, Niño-Martín V, López-Trigo JA, Redondo-Del-Río MP. [Nutritional status assessment in Geriatrics: Consensus declaration by the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology NutritionWork Group]. Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol 2016; 51:52-57. [PMID: 26388249 DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2015.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ongoing population ageing is one of the factors influencing the increase in the prevalence of undernutrition, as elderly people are a vulnerable group due to their biological, psychological and social characteristics. Despite its high prevalence, undernutrition is underdiagnosed in the geriatric sphere. For this reason, the aim of this consensus document is to devise a protocol for geriatric nutritional assessment. A multidisciplinary team has been set up within the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (in Spanish Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología [SEGG]) in order to address undernutrition and risk of undernutrition so that they can be diagnosed and treated in an effective manner. The MNA-SF is a practical tool amongst the many validated methods for nutritional screening. Following suspicion of undernutrition, or after establishing the presence of undernutrition, a full assessment will include a detailed nutritional history of the patient. The compilation of clinical-nutritional and dietetic histories is intended to help in identifying the possible risk factors at the root of a patient's undernutrition. Following this, an anthropometric assessment, combined with laboratory data, will describe the patient's physical and metabolic changes associated to undernutrition. Currently, the tendency is for further nutritional assessment through the use of non-invasive techniques to study body composition in association with functional status. The latter is an indirect index for nutritional status, which is very interesting from a geriatrician's point of view. To conclude, correct nutritional screening is the fundamental basis for an early undernutrition diagnosis and to assess the need for nutritional treatment. In order to achieve this, it is fundamental to foster research in the field of nutritional geriatrics, in order to expand our knowledge base and to increasingly practice evidence-based geriatrics.
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- Área de Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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- Área de Geriatría, Clínica Los Manzanos, Grupo Viamed, Logroño, La Rioja, España.
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- Área de Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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Bartoszek A, Domżał-Drzewicka R, Kachaniuk H, Kocka K, Muzyczka K. The state of nutrition and the self-assessment of symptoms of depression in the group of seniors living in the countryside of Lublin province - preliminary report. PRZEGLAD GASTROENTEROLOGICZNY 2015; 10:208-14. [PMID: 26759627 PMCID: PMC4697030 DOI: 10.5114/pg.2015.49476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The incidence of malnutrition increases together with the number of chronic diseases and medications taken daily. There are also other factors causing changes in the nutrition of the elderly, raising the risk of undernourishment. Such factors include difficulties with daily shopping, meal preparation and other everyday activities, hindering access to food with proper quantitative and qualitative properties. The nutritional state of the elderly is influenced not only by somatic disorders, but also by mental disorders such as depression. AIM To define the relationship between the nutritional state of the elderly living in their home environment and the incidence of depression. MATERIAL AND METHODS The described sample consisted of 116 (100%) elderly persons living in the Lubelskie Voivodeship, using the services carried out within primary healthcare. The nutritional state of the elderly was assessed with the use of the full version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire. In order to determine the intensity of depression symptoms, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (the 15-item version by Yesavage) was applied. RESULTS During analysis of the impact of depression on malnutrition risk, a correlation with a high statistical significance level was found. Malnutrition was significantly more often identified in people in whom the GDS scale revealed severe depression (p = 0.00002). The risk of depression has a substantial impact on nutritional state. The nutritional state of the elderly deteriorates together with the increase of the risk of depression. CONCLUSIONS In over 48% of respondents, including those living with their families, an intensification of depression symptoms was found.
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- Agnieszka Bartoszek
- Chair of Oncology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Chair of Oncology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Chair of Oncology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Chair of Oncology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Chair of Oncology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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