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Frailty

Comorbidities and Disease Severity as Risk Factors for Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Colonization: Report of an Experience in an Internal Medicine Unit

Antonio Nouvenne, Andrea Ticinesi, Fulvio Lauretani, Marcello Maggio, Giuseppe Lippi, Loredana Guida, Ilaria Morelli, Erminia Ridolo, Loris Borghi, Tiziana Meschi

published 15 Oct 2014

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The Synergistic Effect of Functional Status and Comorbidity Burden on Mortality: A 16-Year Survival Analysis

Cynthia Chen, Isaac Sia, Hon-ming Ma, Bee Choo Tai, Angela Cheong, Ngan Phoon Fong, Shi Yu Julia Tan, Kin Ming Chan, Boon Yeow Tan, Edward Menon, Chye Hua Ee, Kok Keng Lee, Yee Sien Ng, Yik Ying Teo, Stefan Ma, Derrick Heng, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh

published 29 Aug 2014

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Alterations to the Frequency and Function of Peripheral Blood Monocytes and Associations with Chronic Disease in the Advanced-Age, Frail Elderly

Chris P. Verschoor, Jennie Johnstone, Jamie Millar, Robin Parsons, Alina Lelic, Mark Loeb, Jonathan L. Bramson, Dawn M. E. Bowdish

published 08 Aug 2014

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A Self-Reported Screening Tool for Detecting Community-Dwelling Older Persons with Frailty Syndrome in the Absence of Mobility Disability: The FiND Questionnaire

Matteo Cesari, Laurent Demougeot, Henri Boccalon, Sophie Guyonnet, Gabor Abellan Van Kan, Bruno Vellas, Sandrine Andrieu

published 07 Jul 2014

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Thoracic Surgeons' Perception of Frail Behavior in Videos of Standardized Patients

Mark K. Ferguson, Katherine Thompson, Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, Jeanne Farnan, Josh A. Hemmerich, Kris Slawinski, Julissa Acevedo, Sang Mee Lee, Marko Rojnica, Stephen Small

published 03 Jun 2014

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A Randomized Clinical Trial of the Immunogenicity of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Compared to 23-Valent Polysaccharide Vaccine in Frail, Hospitalized Elderly

C. Raina MacIntyre, Iman Ridda, Zhanhai Gao, Aye M. Moa, Peter B. McIntyre, John S. Sullivan, Thomas R. Jones, Andrew Hayen, Richard I. Lindley

published 23 Apr 2014

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Prevalence and Outcomes of Frailty in Korean Elderly Population: Comparisons of a Multidimensional Frailty Index with Two Phenotype Models

Hee-Won Jung, Sun-Wook Kim, Soyeon Ahn, Jae-Young Lim, Ji-Won Han, Tae-Hui Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Kwang-il Kim, Cheol-Ho Kim

published 04 Feb 2014

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Factors Associated With the Time to Next Attack in Neuromyelitis Optica: Accelerated Failure Time Models With Random Effects

Sung-Min Kim, Junwoo Park, Sun Hee Kim, Su-Yeon Park, Jee Young Kim, Jung-Joon Sung, Kyung Seok Park, Kwang-Woo Lee

published 16 Dec 2013

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The Development of the Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey Minimum DataSet (TOPICS-MDS): A Large-Scale Data Sharing Initiative

Jennifer E. Lutomski, Maria A. E. Baars, Bianca W. M. Schalk, Han Boter, Bianca M. Buurman, Wendy P. J. den Elzen, Aaltje P. D. Jansen, Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, Bas Steunenberg, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, René J. F. Melis, on behalf of TOPICS-MDS Consortium

published 04 Dec 2013

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The Revolving Door Phenomenon Revisited: Time to Readmission in 17’415 Patients with 37’697 Hospitalisations at a German Psychiatric Hospital

Ulrich Frick, Hannah Frick, Berthold Langguth, Michael Landgrebe, Bettina Hübner-Liebermann, Göran Hajak

published 08 Oct 2013

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Outcomes of a Geriatric Liaison Intervention to Prevent the Development of Postoperative Delirium in Frail Elderly Cancer Patients: Report on a Multicentre, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Liesbeth Hempenius, Joris P. J. Slaets, Dieneke van Asselt, Geertruida H. de Bock, Theo Wiggers, Barbara L. van Leeuwen

published 19 Jun 2013

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Frailty in Old Age Is Associated with Decreased Interleukin-12/23 Production in Response to Toll-Like Receptor Ligation

Nathalie Compté, Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia, Michel Vanhaeverbeek, Sandra De Breucker, Joel Tassignon, Anne Trelcat, Thierry Pepersack, Stanislas Goriely

published 05 Jun 2013

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Research on a Community-based Platform for Promoting Health and Physical Fitness in the Elderly Community

Tsai-Hsuan Tsai, Alice May-Kuen Wong, Chien-Lung Hsu, Kevin C. Tseng

published 27 Feb 2013

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