Search Results - "Degryse, J"

Reduction of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Using the STOPP Criteria in Frail Older Inpatients: A Randomised Controlled Study by Dalleur, O., Boland, B., Losseau, C., Henrard, S., Wouters, D., Speybroeck, N., Degryse, J. M., Spinewine, A.

“…Background Hospital admissions may provide an opportunity to discontinue potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older patients. Little is known about…”
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The relationship between grip strength and muscle mass (MM), inflammatory biomarkers and physical performance in community-dwelling very old persons by Legrand, D, Adriaensen, W, Vaes, B, Matheï, C, Wallemacq, P, Degryse, J

“…Abstract The main consequence of the loss of MM and muscle strength is limitations of physical performance and disability in older people. It is unclear…”
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Spousal Caregiving Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Frailty: A Case-Control Study by Potier, F, Degryse, J-M, Aubouy, G, Henrard, S, Bihin, B, Debacq-Chainiaux, F, Martens, H, de Saint-Hubert, M

“…Evidence suggests that providing care for a disabled elderly person may have implications for the caregiver's own health (decreased immunity, hypertension, and…”
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Developing Family Medicine through education - the next steps by Buchanan, Jo, Degryse, J.

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Accuracy of office spirometry performed by trained primary-care physicians using the MIR Spirobank hand-held spirometer by Degryse, J, Buffels, J, Van Dijck, Y, Decramer, M, Nemery, B

“…With the availability of compact, portable, effective microspirometers, pulmonary function tests no longer need to be performed only in specialized…”
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The online Cough Clinic by Leconte, S, Degryse, J

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influence of renal function on vitamin D metabolism in the very elderly by Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, Mathei, C, Vaes, B, Adriaensen, W, Gruson, D, Degryse, J. M

“…OBJECTIVES: Hypovitaminosis D and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are highly prevalent in older adults. The factors correlating with 25-OH-vitamin D and PTH…”
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Impact of medication use on mortality in Belgian community-dwelling oldest Old by Wauters, M, Elseviers, M, Vaes, B, Degryse, J, Dalleur, O, Vander Stichele, R, Van Bortel, L, Azermai, M

“…Usage of antidepressants (Hazard Ratio 2.0, 95% CI 1.0 - 3.9), loop diuretics (HR 2.6, 95% CI 1.4 - 4.9), verapamil/diltiazem (HR 3.5, 95% CI 1.4 - 8.9), or…”
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Age-related normative values for handgrip strength and grip strength's usefulness as a predictor of mortality and both cognitive and physical decline in older adults in northwest Russia by Turusheva, A, Frolova, E, Degryse, J-M

“…This paper sought to provide normative values for grip strength among older adults across different age groups in northwest Russia and to investigate their…”
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Measuring the glomerular filtration rate in different age groups using iohexol, the protocol from the Belgian iohexol study by Van Pottelbergh, G., Hoste, L., Degryse, J., Pottel, H., Claes, K., Demoulin, N., Jadoul, M., Bammens, B., Wallemacq, P.

“…Measuring the exact glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is difficult. Iohexol can be used instead of inulin or labeled EDTA or DTPA. In recent years, different…”
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A High Sense of Coherence as Protection Against Adverse Health Outcomes in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older by Boeckxstaens, Pauline, MD, PhD, Vaes, Bert, MD Phd, De Sutter, An, MD, PhD, Aujoulat, Isabelle, PhD, Pottelbergh, Gijs van, MD, PhD, Matheï, Catharina, MD PhD, Degryse, Jean-Marie, MD PhD

“…Abstract Purpose We set out to assess whether a high sense of coherence (SOC) protects from adverse health outcomes in patients aged 80 years and older who…”
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STOPP criteria: Evaluation of their clinical importance by Dalleur, O, Boland, B, Spinewine, A, Degryse, J

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COPD AWARENESS SURVEY: DO BELGIAN PULMONARY PHYSICIANS COMPLY WITH THE GOLD GUIDELINES 2010? by Decramer, M, Brusselle, G, Buffels, J, Corhay, JL, De Backer, W, Degryse, JM, Janssens, W, Marchand, E, Van den Brande, P, Vincken, W, Gayan-Ramirez, G, Van Craenendonck, V, Vandenberghe, H, De Vuyst, P

“…Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is underestimated, underdiagnosed and often undertreated in the general population. A survey of 17 structured…”
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The prevalence of sarcopenia in very old individuals according to the European consensus definition: Insights from the BELFRAIL study by Legrand, D, Vaes, B, Matheï, C, Swine, C, Degryse, J

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Cardiac dysfunction in the elderly in the St-Petersburg (Russia) by Frolova, E, Tadjibaev, P, Gurina, N, Degryse, J

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An alternative classification system for chronic kidney disease by Van Pottelbergh, G, Degryse, J M

“…1 Firstly, two large cohort studies with long follow-up have shown that the chance of developing adverse outcomes (mortality or need for renal replacement…”
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An evaluation of a computer based education program for the diagnosis and management of dementia in primary care. An international study of the transcultural adaptations necessary for European dissemination by Degryse, J., De Lepeleire, J., Southgate, L., Vernooij-Dassen, M., Gay, B., Heyrman, J.

“…Objectives: The aim of this study is to make an inventory of the changes that are needed to make an interactive computer based training program (ICBT) with a…”
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High glass transition chromophore functionalised polyimides for second-order nonlinear optical applications by Van den Broeck, K., Verbiest, T., Degryse, J., Van Beylen, M., Persoons, A., Samyn, C.

“…Nonlinear optical (NLO) polymers with glass temperatures ( T g) as high as 291°C were prepared, PI 2-4 by covalent bonding of a chromophore to the backbone of…”
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The health status of the elderly in a St. Petersburg district: Results of the crystal project by Gurina, N. A., Frolova, E. V., Degryse, J.

“…Using the Crystal study as an example of an epidemiological study that investigates the global health of the elderly, the potential of a comprehensive…”
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Prevalence of impaired renal function in the elderly in the St. Petersburg District: results of the Crystal study by Van Pottelbergh, C, Gurina, N, Degryse, J, Frolova, E

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a high prevalence in the elderly. It has been recognized as an independent cardiovascular risk factor and detecting CKD is…”
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