Type 2 diabetes mellitus in older people: a brief statement of key principles of modern day management including the assessment of frailty. A national collaborative …

WD Strain, SV Hope, A Green, P Kar… - Diabetic …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rates of population ageing are unprecedented and this, combined with the progressive
urbanization of lifestyles, has led to a dramatic shift in the epidemiology of diabetes towards …

The Asia-Pacific clinical practice guidelines for the management of frailty

E Dent, C Lien, WS Lim, WC Wong, CH Wong… - Journal of the American …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Objective To develop Clinical Practice Guidelines for the screening, assessment
and management of the geriatric condition of frailty. Methods An adapted Grading of …

Brief assessments and screening for geriatric conditions in older primary care patients: a pragmatic approach

L Seematter-Bagnoud, C Büla - Public health reviews, 2018‏ - Springer
This paper discusses the rationale behind performing a brief geriatric assessment as a first
step in the management of older patients in primary care practice. While geriatric conditions …

Determinants of quality of life and the need for support for the elderly with good physical and mental functioning

D Talarska, S Tobis, M Kotkowiak… - … medical journal of …, 2018‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The ageing of population is the reason that there are various strategies
developed to help seniors acquire greater independence and a better quality of life. The aim …

Use of the electronic Frailty Index to identify vulnerable patients: a pilot study in primary care

LN Lansbury, HC Roberts, E Clift, A Herklots… - British Journal of …, 2017‏ - bjgp.org
Background Identifying frailty is key to providing appropriate treatment for older people at
high risk of adverse health outcomes. Screening tools proposed for primary care often …

Integrated care: enhancing the role of the primary health care professional in preventing functional decline: a systematic review

JE Morley, H Arai, LI Cao, B Dong, RA Merchant… - Journal of the American …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Background Although the older population is increasing worldwide, there is a marked deficit
in the number of persons trained in geriatrics. It is now recognized that early detection and …

[HTML][HTML] A proposal for the retrospective identification and categorization of older people with functional impairments in scientific studies—Recommendations of the …

S Brefka, D Dallmeier, V Mühlbauer… - Journal of the American …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
When treating older adults, a main factor to consider is physical frailty. Because specific
assessments in clinical trials are frequently lacking, critical appraisal of treatment evidence …

Community health assessment tools adoptable in nursing practice: a sco** review

C Pazzaglia, C Camedda, NV Ugenti, A Trentin… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The WHO European Region defined the role of a new central professional for primary care,
the Family and Community Nurse (FCN). The introduction of an FCN in the framework of …

Impact of community-based multidomain preventive health program on healthcare utilisation among elderly persons in Singapore: a propensity score matched and …

F Phng, AU Yap, W Teo, JHS Chong, CX Wu… - BMJ open, 2024‏ - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Ageing populations present substantial challenges for healthcare systems.
Community-based health worker (CHW) interventions for promoting healthy ageing and …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the profile of people with fall risk in community-living older people in algarve region: a cross-sectional, population-based study

C Guerreiro, M Botelho, E Fernández-Martínez… - International journal of …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
One in three people aged 65 years or older falls every year. Injuries associated with this
event among the older population are a major cause of pain, disability, loss of functional …