Roughly 1 in 9 older adults (10.9%) developed a new geriatric syndrome - such as disorientation, dehydration, or falls - ...
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Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The goal of our analyses was to assess the independent association of a prior cancer diagnosis, and common cancer ...
In Vietnamese outpatients aged 60 years and older, frailty strongly predicted falls in the prior year, with adjusted odds ...
New-onset geriatric syndrome linked to higher risk for 30-day complications, prolonged hospitalization, non-home discharge. (HealthDay News) — For older adults, development of geriatric syndrome (GS) ...
Common health problems of old age -- dehydration, delirium, malnutrition or falls -- can become catastrophic if they occur following a major surgery, a new study reports. Seniors who suffer these ...
Given the dramatic demographic shift observed in developed countries, the medical community, especially oncologists, geriatricians, and primary care providers, are confronted with the expanding ...