Comorbid Physical and Psychiatric Disorders among Elderly Patients : A Study at an Outpatient Clinic in Saudi Arabia = تشارك الإضطرابات البدنية و النفسية في المرضى المسنين : دراسة

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Amr ◽  
Tarek Tawfik Amin ◽  
Usama Al-Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Outpatient Clinic

Value of the Mini-Mental State Examination and Informants' Data for the Detection of Dementia in Geriatric Outpatients

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 1003-1009E ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. M. van der Cammen ◽  
F. van Harskamp ◽  
D. L. Stronks ◽  
J. Passchier ◽  
W. J. Schudel
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Dutch Version ◽  
State Examination ◽  
Source Of Information

The Dutch version of the Mini-Mental State Examination was administered to 138 elderly patients who were referred to a geriatric outpatient clinic for a variety of reasons. An optimal cut-off point of 24/25 was found for the detection of dementia. At this cut-off point, the Mini-Mental State Examination was 87.6% sensitive and 81.6% specific in detecting dementia. The discriminative validity was influenced by education and by the presence of psychiatric disorders other than dementia. Informants' data showed better sensitivity and specificity than the Mini-Mental State Examination for the detection of dementia. The findings suggest that informants' data are a primary source of information for the detection of dementia in geriatric outpatients.

scholarly journals Evaluation of psychotropic medications use among elderly with psychiatric disorders in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulkarim M. Meraya ◽  
Otilia J F Banji ◽  
Moteb A Khobrani ◽  
Abdulaziz Alhossan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Psychotropic Medications

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Overview of Polypharmacy in Elderly Patients in Saudi Arabia

Geriatrics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aseel Alsuwaidan ◽  
Norah Almedlej ◽  
Sawsan Alsabti ◽  
Omamah Daftardar ◽  
Fawzi Al Deaji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Adverse Drug Reaction ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Drug Reaction ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Health Care Management ◽  
Significant Difference

Background/Objectives: Saudi Arabia has a great percentage of geriatric patients associated with multiple chronic diseases who require close attention and monitoring for their medications. The purpose of this study is to develop a full-framed picture about the utilization of medications for geriatric patients and how to provide better health-care management. Methodology: A retrospective cross-sectional study targeting patients 65 years of age and older, who are taking multiple chronic medications for different indications. Descriptive analysis and frequency of the main variables were used as appropriate. Only qualified and professional candidates were chosen for data entry to present the quality and accuracy of data. Results: A total of 3009 patient profiles were analyzed, with the patients’ average age in years being 73.26 ± 6.6 (SD). It was found that 55% of the patients have polypharmacy. An average of 6.4 medications were prescribed for patients aged between 65 and 70 years compared with a significant difference for patients aged 71 years and above, while a linear correlation between age and comorbidity diseases associated with all elderly patients. Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus are the most common comorbidity diseases for elderly patients aged 65 years and older. Conclusion: Polypharmacy in geriatrics is defined as a patient aged 65 years and older receiving five or more appropriate medications. It is the responsibility of health-care professionals to reduce the number of medications in elderly patients. Awareness of geriatric medications and diagnosed diseases will improve managing adverse drug reaction and other risk factors. Awareness of geriatric medications should elaborate on how to avoid adverse drug reaction and other risk factors. It is the responsibility of physicians and pharmacists to reduce the number of medications in elderly patients. We also prove that the number of medications will not necessarily increase with age. The main impact of this study is to follow the main recommendations to improve health care management in geriatrics.

Psychiatric Disorders in Patients Attending a Dermatology Outpatient Clinic

Dermatology ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 197 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Şebnem Aktan ◽  
Erol Özmen ◽  
Berna Şanli
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Outpatient Clinic

scholarly journals Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina M. Gardner ◽  
Rehan Aziz ◽  
Sunanda Muralee ◽  
Rajesh R. Tampi
Keyword(s):  
Valproic Acid ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Demented Patient ◽  
Behavioral Disturbances ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Complications

Valproic acid and its derivatives are now commonly used to treat various psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Data indicates that the elderly patients are more susceptible to developing neuropsychiatric complications when treated with these medications. In this report, we describe the case of a 66-year-old woman with early-onset, Alzheimer's type dementia, who developed myoclonus when treated with a valproic acid preparation for behavioral disturbances associated with the dementia.

scholarly journals Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in older patients attending an Arab tertiary facility

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-508
Author(s):  
Mostafa Amr ◽  
Tarek Tawfik Amin ◽  
Dahoud Al-Rhaddad ◽  
Khalid Sallam
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Psychiatric Profession

The phenomenon of population aging which was defined as an increase in the median age of the population is already a major social and health problem in a developing country such as Saudi Arabia and represents a challenge to the psychiatric profession (Hafez et al., 2000).

scholarly journals Adequacy of the Endometrial Samples Obtained by the Uterine Explora Device and Conventional Dilatation and Curettage: A Comparative Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Abdulrahim Arafah ◽  
Ammar Cherkess Al-Rikabi ◽  
Rakia Aljasser ◽  
Yaser Adi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Diagnostic Yield ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Dilatation And Curettage ◽  
Clinical Indications ◽  
The Difference

Aims. Our aim is to compare the adequacy and diagnostic yield of samples obtained by the endometrial Explora Sampler I-MX120 with endometrial specimens obtained by conventional dilatation and curettage (D&C).Methods. A total of 1270 endometrial samples were received in the histopathology laboratories at the King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between 2007 and 2010. In the outpatient clinic, the Uterine Explora Model I was used to obtain 996 samples. The remaining 274 samples were obtained by conventional D&C. Sample adequacy and the clustering of inadequate specimens according to age groups by the two different techniques were compared and statistically analyzed.Results. Out of 1270 endometrial samples, 253 (19.9%) were inadequate. The Uterine Explora was used in 88.5% of these inadequate samples (253 samples), and the remaining 11.5% were obtained by D&C. The insufficient tissue incidence was higher with the Explora (17.6%) than with the D&C (2.2%) and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.0001). The ages of the patients, as well as the clinical indications for the procedures, were recorded.Conclusion. This retrospective study demonstrated better specimen adequacy when D&C was used compared to the higher rate of sample insufficiency obtained with the Explora.

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