Search Results - "van Munster, Barbara C"
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Frailty screening methods for predicting outcome of a comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly patients with cancer: a systematic review
Published in The lancet oncology (01-10-2012)“…Summary Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is done to detect vulnerability in elderly patients with cancer so that treatment can be adjusted accordingly;…”
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The chance of survival and the functional outcome after in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in older people: a systematic review
Published in Age and ageing (01-07-2014)“…physicians are frequently confronted with the question whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a medically appropriate treatment for older people. For…”
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Involvement, topics, and roles of nurses in shared decision‐making with patients with dementia in acute hospitals: An integrative review
Published in Nursing open (01-06-2023)“…Aim To describe nurses' roles, involvement, and topics in shared decision‐making with older patients with dementia in acute hospitals. Design An integrative…”
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Psoas hematoma in the elderly patient, a diagnostic challenge, a case report
Published in International journal of surgery case reports (01-01-2020)“…•Psoas hematoma is an uncommon illness, presenting with non-specific symptoms.•The elderly patient often has an atypical presentation of illness.•A psoas…”
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Functional and Cognitive Impairment, Frailty, and Adverse Health Outcomes in Older Patients Reaching ESRD-A Systematic Review
Published in Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology (07-09-2016)“…Older patients reaching ESRD have a higher risk of adverse health outcomes. We aimed to determine the association of functional and cognitive impairment and…”
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Validation of the Charlson Comorbidity Index in Acutely Hospitalized Elderly Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-02-2014)“…Objectives To determine whether the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) predicts short‐ and long‐term mortality. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting The…”
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The effect of a geriatric evaluation on treatment decisions and outcome for older cancer patients – A systematic review
Published in Journal of geriatric oncology (01-09-2018)“…The aim of this systematic review is to summarise all available data on the effect of a geriatric evaluation on the multidisciplinary treatment of older cancer…”
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Development and internal validation of prediction models for future hospital care utilization by patients with multimorbidity using electronic health record data
Published in PloS one (17-03-2022)“…To develop and internally validate prediction models for future hospital care utilization in patients with multiple chronic conditions. Retrospective cohort…”
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Decision aids to help older people make health decisions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in BMC medical informatics and decision making (21-04-2016)“…Decision aids have been overall successful in improving the quality of health decision making. However, it is unclear whether the impact of the results of…”
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The effect of a geriatric evaluation on treatment decisions for older cancer patients--a systematic review
Published in Acta oncologica (01-03-2014)“…The aim of this systematic review is to summarise all available data on the effect of a geriatric evaluation on the multidisciplinary treatment of older cancer…”
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The Association Between Delirium and the Apolipoprotein E Epsilon 4 Allele: New Study Results and a Meta-Analysis
Published in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry (01-10-2009)“…Objectives: To determine a possible association between Apolipoprotein E (APOE)σ4-allele and delirium in a large cohort and combining these current data with…”
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“I Feel Worn Out, as if I Neglected Myself”: Older Patients’ Perspectives on Post-hospital Symptoms After Acute Hospitalization
Published in The Gerontologist (14-03-2019)“…Abstract Background The transition between hospital and home is a vulnerable period for acutely hospitalized older patients during which they are at increased…”
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Reducing Inappropriate Proton Pump Inhibitors Use for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients: Systematic Review of De-Implementation Studies
Published in Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM (01-07-2021)“…Background A large proportion of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prescriptions, including those for stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP), are inappropriate. Our study…”
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Changes in Self-Reported and Device-Measured Physical Activity Before Abdominal Resection Surgery: A Meta-Analysis
Published in Clinical rehabilitation (01-02-2024)“…Objective To determine the effect of interventions on physical activity levels of patients awaiting abdominal resection surgery using self-reported as well as…”
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Measures of Anticholinergic Drug Exposure, Serum Anticholinergic Activity, and All-cause Postdischarge Mortality in Older Hospitalized Patients with Hip Fractures
Published in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry (01-08-2013)“…Objectives To assess possible associations between anticholinergic drug exposure and serum anticholinergic activity (SAA) and their capacities to predict…”
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Systematic comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly patients on chronic dialysis: a cross-sectional comparative and feasibility study
Published in BMC nephrology (30-05-2012)“…Elderly dialysis patients are prone to disabilities and functional decline. This aggravates their last period of life. It would be valuable to be able to…”
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Clusters of medical specialties around patients with multimorbidity – employing fuzzy c-means clustering to explore multidisciplinary collaboration
Published in BMC health services research (09-09-2023)“…Abstract Background Hospital care organization, structured around medical specialties and focused on the separate treatment of individual organ systems, is…”
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Kidney Transplantation Improves Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Recipients
Published in Transplant international (15-04-2024)“…Kidney transplantation is the best treatment for kidney failure in older patients. However, little is known regarding changes in health-related quality of life…”
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Determinants of trajectories of fatigability and mobility among older medical patients during and after hospitalization; an explorative study
Published in BMC geriatrics (03-01-2022)“…Fatigability is an important marker of functional decline in community dwelling older people, yet its relationship with functional decline after…”
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Translation and validation of the Dutch Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale for older adults
Published in BMC geriatrics (08-07-2020)“…The original Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS) was developed to assess perceived fatigability in older adults. The objective of this study was to translate…”
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