EVALUATION OF THE ELDERLY PATIENT WITH WEAKNESS: AN EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH

AbstractReflecting the worldwide aging trend and close association of aging with cancer, geriatric oncology is now growing beyond its pioneer years. Nevertheless, geriatric oncology in the gynecologic field is in the beginning stage; indeed, there is no geriatric specialist who is trained in this particular field of gynecologic oncology. Therefore, we held the first workshop in geriatric gynecologic oncology. In this review, we summarize what we discussed at the workshop and provide evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancer in elderly individuals.

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Treatment-assessment of Zygoma-tripod, -quadripod, -arch and Orbital floor Fractures in the Elderly Patient: Results of a Longitudinal Clinical Study of 20 years (1995-2015) with 1318 Patients in a General Traumatology-department and Evidence-based Treatm

International Journal of Oral and Craniofacial Science ◽

10.17352/2455-4634.000002 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 006-016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A Troedhan

Keyword(s):

Elderly Patient ◽

Clinical Study ◽

The Elderly ◽

Orbital Floor ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Treatment Assessment ◽

Orbital Floor Fractures ◽

Longitudinal Clinical Study

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New Research on Anxiety Disorders in the Elderly and an Update on Evidence-Based Treatments

Current Psychiatry Reports ◽

10.1007/s11920-015-0595-8 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 17 (7) ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Carmen Andreescu ◽

Daniel Varon

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorders ◽

The Elderly ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Evidence Based Treatments ◽

New Research

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Creating a Safer Patient Room Environment: The Contribution of Patient Bed Height

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care ◽

10.1177/2327857921101163 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 180-184

Author(s):

Dorothy Taylor ◽

Janice Morse ◽

Andrew Merryweather

Keyword(s):

Elderly Patient ◽

Fall Risk ◽

The Elderly ◽

Lower Leg ◽

Patient Specific ◽

Leg Length ◽

Patient Room ◽

Patient Falls ◽

Sit To Stand ◽

Bed Height

Elderly patient falls are expensive and may cause serious harm. Studies have identified the sit-to-stand-and-walk (STSW) task as the task where the greatest number of elderly patient falls occur. There is a great need to identify the particular movement and environmental conditions that lead to these elderly patient falls. This study begins to address this gap by evaluating the elderly patient during self-selected hospital bed egress. Using an observed fall risk episode (FRE) as a fall proxy, statistically significant parameters were identified which include bed height, pausing prior to initiating gait, level of fall risk, and Stand phase. Low bed height was identified as the least safe bed height. Patient-specific bed height (PSBH) using the patient’s lower leg length (LLL) is recommended. In addition, suggested guidelines are presented for clinical application in setting PSBH without measuring the patient’s LLL.

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