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Link between loneliness and risk of dying challenged by new study
A new study has found that for older adults receiving in-home care, loneliness doesn’t increase the risk of death. The ...
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P167 Frail patients receiving gastroscopy for suspected gastro-intestinal bleeding have a low rate of clinically relevant pathology and high mortality | Gut
Conclusions In this study of frail patients receiving OGD for suspected UGIB, the need for endoscopic intervention and the rate of clinically relevant pathology was low. In addition, post-procedure ...
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Diagnostic and predictive accuracy of the Clinical Frailty Scale among hospitalised older medical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol - BMJ Open
Introduction Frailty is a common condition affecting older adults and is associated with increased mortality and adverse outcomes. Identification of older adults at risk of adverse outcomes is central ...
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Synthesis of interventions using an interRAI tool to guide care management and assess intervention efficacy in older adults: protocol for a scoping review - BMJ Open
Introduction interRAI is a global collaboration of clinicians, researchers and policy-makers who have developed a suite of assessment tools to assess the health status and care needs of older adults ...